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A step-by-step walkthrough for running Panel Interviews in Microsoft Teams. An Exterview bot joins the Teams meeting, collects the transcript and recording, and Exterview scores the conversation against the job and rubric. Panel Interviews in Microsoft Teams is Available today.
Panel rounds run in Microsoft Teams, with an Exterview bot capturing the session. Upcoming: a built-in Exterview video room (Advanced Video Room) as an alternative to Teams. See Session Types.
Running a panel interview

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Before you start

You need a configured role with a panel round enabled, a candidate to invite, and panel interviewers assigned. See Configure and Session Types.

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Steps

The round runs in Microsoft Teams and is scored from its transcript and recording. The dotted line is Upcoming.
1

Enable the panel round for the role

Turn on the panel round for the pipeline stage and set the number of rounds.
Enable the panel round for the role
2

Assign panel interviewers and confirm the rubric

Assign the interviewers and review the rubric the round is scored against. See How to Set Scoring Weights.
Assign panel interviewers and confirm the rubric
3

Schedule and invite

Schedule the round and invite the candidate and panel. See Invite Flows.
Schedule and invite
4

Run the panel round

The panel conducts the interview in Microsoft Teams. The Exterview bot joins the meeting and, when it ends, collects the transcript and recording.
Run the panel round
5

Scoring and automated quality checks

Exterview scores the transcript and recording against the job and rubric, and automated quality checks run on the output before it surfaces. See AI Observability.
Scoring and automated quality checks
6

Review the Panel AI Report

Open the Panel AI Report from the Decision Center, read the score and the evidence drawn from the conversation, and check any quality review flags. See Session Reports.
Review the Panel AI Report
7

Make the decision

A human reviewer decides and advances or holds the candidate. Every decision change needs a stated reason, and no adverse decision is made autonomously.
Make the decision

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FAQs

A Panel AI Report with one score for the round, reviewed in the Decision Center. The score also feeds the candidate’s Leaderboard rank.
Every panel round is scored from its transcript and recording against the same job and rubric, so rounds stay comparable. Upcoming: separate scores for each panelist.
Yes. The report is decision support; a human owns the outcome.