Personalizing Interview Prompts

When setting up an interview in the HR portal, you can customize how the AI interviewer behaves using template variables. These are placeholders that automatically fill in with real data for each candidate.

Where Can I Use Variables?

You’ll find these text fields in the Interview Configuration section of your job posting settings:

Field	Purpose
Prompt Intro	How the AI interviewer opens the conversation
Prompt Outro	How the AI interviewer wraps up
Additional Instructions	Extra behavioral guidance for the AI
Per-question Instructions	How the AI should ask or handle a specific question

How to Use Variables

Wrap the variable name in double curly braces: {{ variable_name }} Example — Prompt Intro:

Welcome the candidate by saying "Hi {{ candidate_first_name }}, thanks for
joining us for the {{ job_title }} interview at {{ company_name }}."

If the candidate is Jane Smith applying for Senior Backend Engineer at Acme Corp, the AI interviewer will say:

“Hi Jane, thanks for joining us for the Senior Backend Engineer interview at Acme Corp.”

Available Variables

Candidate

Variable	What it contains	Example
`candidate_first_name`	Candidate’s first name	`Jane`
`candidate_last_name`	Candidate’s last name	`Smith`
`candidate_full_name`	Candidate’s full name	`Jane Smith`

Company

Variable	What it contains	Example
`company_name`	Your organization name	`Acme Corp`
`company_description`	Your organization description	`A leading SaaS company...`

Job Posting

Variable	What it contains	Example
`job_title`	Job title	`Senior Backend Engineer`
`job_description`	Full job description
`job_additional_information`	Additional information from the posting
`job_location`	Job location	`Berlin, Germany`
`employment_type`	Employment type	`full_time`
`salary_min`	Minimum salary	`60000`
`salary_max`	Maximum salary	`80000`
`salary_currency`	Currency code	`EUR`
`salary_frequency`	Pay frequency	`yearly`

Interview

Variable	What it contains	Example
`interviewer_name`	The AI interviewer’s display name	`Veo`
`language`	Interview language code	`en`
`language_name`	Interview language	`English`
`is_phone_interview`	Whether this is a phone interview	`true` / `false`
`interview_minutes`	Estimated duration in minutes	`15`
`max_retakes`	Maximum retakes allowed	`3`
`retake_number`	Which attempt this is (0 = first)	`0`

CV

Variable	What it contains
`cv_context`	A summary of the candidate’s uploaded CV. Empty if no CV was uploaded.

Conditional Text

You can show different text depending on the situation using {% if %} blocks: Example — Adjust for phone interviews:

{% if is_phone_interview %}
Speak clearly and confirm the candidate can hear you before starting.
{% endif %}

Example — Reference the candidate’s CV if available:

{% if cv_context %}
The candidate's background: {{ cv_context }}
Use this to ask more relevant follow-up questions.
{% endif %}

Variables are resolved automatically for each interview. If a variable has no value (e.g. no CV was uploaded), it will be empty.

Tips

Keep it natural — the AI works best when instructions sound like guidance you’d give a human interviewer
Don’t repeat job details the AI already knows — the job description, questions, and evaluation criteria are provided automatically

Getting Started

Guides

Personalizing Interview Prompts

Where Can I Use Variables?

How to Use Variables

Available Variables

Candidate

Company

Job Posting

Interview

CV

Conditional Text

Tips

​Where Can I Use Variables?

​How to Use Variables

​Available Variables

​Candidate

​Company

​Job Posting

​Interview

​CV

​Conditional Text

​Tips

Where Can I Use Variables?

How to Use Variables

Available Variables

Candidate

Company

Job Posting

Interview

CV

Conditional Text

Tips