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Interview outsourcing
Which rounds to hand off, what interview outsourcing costs, and how to check the quality of the scorecard that comes back.
Interview outsourcing means an external provider runs some of your interview rounds, usually the first technical screen, and returns a scored report. Teams use it to free engineer time, to handle a hiring spike, or, at a staffing firm, to meet a client SLA. Interview outsourcing pricing at Cointervue is ₹199 per completed interview, ₹169 with 100 or more a month, and from $5 in the US and EU. Human panels are quoted separately.
Which technical rounds to outsource
Outsource the rounds with the most candidates and the most repeatable questions. Keep the rounds where your own engineers judge team fit and senior-level trade-offs.
| Round | Outsource? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| L1 technical screen | Yes | Highest volume; fundamentals and coding are rubric-friendly |
| L2 technical deep dive | Often | Works when the rubric covers design and project depth |
| System design (senior) | Sometimes | AI and specialist panels can cover it; final call stays in-house |
| Hiring manager / culture | Rarely | Team context matters more than consistency here |
| Final round / offer | No | Keep the decision with your team |
Human panels vs AI interviewers
Human outsourcing providers match a freelance or staff interviewer to each candidate. They suit senior and niche roles where a practitioner’s judgment is the point. Scheduling and per-interview fees grow with volume.
AI interviewers run the interview in software. Cointervue conducts a conversational L1/L2 interview with live coding in 20+ languages, DSA, system design, and behavioral questions, then produces a scorecard within 60 seconds. Candidates can take it at any hour, so a spike of 200 applicants does not need 200 interviewer slots.
Interview outsourcing pricing
Interview outsourcing pricing depends on who runs the interview. A human panel is quoted per interview by role and seniority. Cointervue publishes a rate: ₹199 per completed interview pay as you go, ₹169 when you commit to 100 or more a month, and from $5 in the US and EU. The first 5 interviews are free.
That published rate is the technical interview outsourcing cost for an AI screen. Handing the round to an outside provider is technical interview as a service. That page compares a human interviewer with an AI interviewer on availability, turnaround, and price.
How to evaluate an outsourcing provider
- Rubric control: can you set the skills, depth, and pass bar per role?
- Evidence: do reports include code, transcript excerpts, and reasons for each score?
- Integrity: how are tab switches, pasted code, and outside help detected and disclosed?
- Turnaround: how long from interview end to scorecard?
- Candidate experience: can candidates reconnect after a dropped call, and choose their time?
- Data: where is candidate data stored, and is a DPA available?
- Integration: can results go to your ATS by export, API, or webhook?
Outsourcing for staffing and IT services firms
Staffing firms often run technical screens on behalf of clients. The constraint is interviewer capacity per mandate. With AI interviews, delivery teams set a rubric per client, send the link to every candidate the same day, and share ranked shortlists with scorecards. White labeling keeps the candidate experience under the firm’s brand.
Interview outsourcing FAQ
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