Using an AI Assistant for a Zoom Interview

A Zoom interview assistant sits on your computer alongside the Zoom client. It captures two audio streams: your microphone and the system audio coming out of Zoom (the interviewer's voice). That audio is converted to text in real time, and a language model generates suggested talking points or code based on what was just asked.

With SubcueAI, this happens through a native desktop app on macOS and Windows. There is no Zoom bot joining your meeting, no calendar integration required, and no browser extension. The interviewer sees a normal Zoom call from you.

Zoom is a desktop application, not a web page, so browser-based assistants struggle to capture the interviewer's audio cleanly. A native app can tap into system audio directly, which generally produces better transcription accuracy.

• Dual audio capture — your voice and the interviewer's voice are transcribed separately.
• Local overlay — suggestions appear in a floating window on your own screen, not inside Zoom.
• No meeting participant added — nothing shows up in Zoom's participant list.

See how it works for more on the capture pipeline.

An AI assistant is not a magic shield. There are real scenarios where it is visible or off-limits:

• If you share your screen, anything visible — including the overlay — can be seen. Move it off the shared display or hide it before sharing.
• If the interview is recorded, your spoken answers are recorded normally; the assistant does not change that.
• Proctored or company-managed devices may block third-party apps or monitor running processes. Do not use an assistant in those environments.
• Coding platforms with their own proctor (CoderPad, HackerRank with webcam proctoring, etc.) often have stricter rules than Zoom itself.

More detail on what is and is not visible: detectability & privacy.

Practical checklist before you hit "Join":

• Install the desktop app and grant microphone and system-audio permissions (macOS will ask for both).
• Do a dry run with a friend or a test call so you know where the overlay sits.
• If you have a second monitor, put the overlay there — it keeps your eyes off the corner of the Zoom window.
• Decide in advance: will you share your screen? If yes, plan to move or hide the overlay first.

Step-by-step walkthrough: tutorial. Pricing and free-tier details: pricing.