Using an AI Assistant in a Microsoft Teams Interview
作者 Aaron Cao · 更新於 2026-05-21
Yes. SubcueAI runs as a native desktop app on macOS and Windows alongside Microsoft Teams, captures both the interviewer's audio and your microphone, and shows suggestions in a local overlay — without joining the meeting as a bot or installing a Teams plugin.
How an AI assistant fits into a Microsoft Teams interview
Microsoft Teams interviews work like other video calls: the interviewer speaks, you respond, and sometimes a coding or system-design question is shared on screen. An AI interview assistant sits beside Teams, not inside it.
SubcueAI is a native desktop app for macOS and Windows. It does not join the Teams meeting as a participant, and it does not install a Teams add-in or browser extension. Instead, it listens to system audio and your microphone locally, transcribes the conversation in real time, and shows suggested answers in a small overlay window on your own screen.
If you are new to the tool, the tutorial walks through first-time setup step by step.
What SubcueAI captures during a Teams call
For a Teams interview to be useful to an AI assistant, it has to hear both sides of the conversation. SubcueAI uses dual audio capture:
- Interviewer audio is captured from your system output (the audio Teams is playing to your speakers or headphones).
- Your audio is captured from your microphone.
Both streams are transcribed so the assistant understands the full back-and-forth, not just one speaker. You can read more about the mechanics on the How It Works topic page.
Behavioral, coding, and system-design questions in Teams
Microsoft Teams is commonly used for full interview loops, so you may see a mix of formats in one day:
- Behavioral — STAR-style prompts about past experience. The assistant can suggest structured talking points based on what the interviewer just asked.
- Coding — Often done in a shared editor or coding platform alongside Teams. The assistant can help reason about the problem, but you still write code yourself.
- System design — High-level architecture discussions where the assistant can surface trade-offs and components to consider.
For format-specific guidance, see the Interview Types topic.
Honest limits you should know
No AI assistant is invisible in every situation. Before relying on one in a Teams interview, understand where it does not help:
- Screen sharing — If you share your full screen in Teams, anything visible (including the overlay) can be seen.
- Recorded or proctored interviews — Local screen recording on your machine, or a proctoring tool that captures your display, will capture whatever is on screen.
- Company-managed devices — If your employer controls the laptop, installing third-party software may be blocked or monitored.
For a fuller discussion, see Detectability & Privacy and the security page.