Your AI interview panel. Right there with you.
It follows the conversation, asks better questions, and keeps an eye on the candidate.
human led. AI assisted. better together.
Be present.
Stay curious.
Let Cognito
take the notes.
Experience. Projects. Potential.
context, connected ✓
“Hey Cognito, ask a
follow up question.”
Fully Cognito led or Interviewer + Cognito - SmartAssess supports both.
Explore how Cognito joins your team for collaborative interviews.
Cognito follows both the candidate and the interviewer. It connects what has already been said with the résumé, role, and interview round - so the next question builds on the actual conversation.
less tab switching. more connecting. ↗One companion.
The whole picture.
Stay with the conversation. Ask Cognito to explore a topic, go deeper, or follow up on an answer - with your voice.
just say “Hey Cognito…” ↗“How would you decide which columns to index, and what trade-offs would you consider?”
When a candidate switches tabs, leaves fullscreen, or switch to other apps, Cognito can speak up with a reminder - helping you keep the interview on track.
a gentle nudge. right when it matters. ↗Screen signals add context. They aren't a verdict on the candidate.
“Please return to fullscreen and remain there during the interview.”
Cognito sample Reminder
Revisit the conversation with transcripts and reports grounded in the candidate's answers. More to reflect on, without relying on memory.
you make the call. always. ↗Broke the problem into smaller steps before discussing a solution.
Ask for a specific example of handling a production trade-off.
Take Cognito for a tiny test conversation.
I'm Cognito.You lead the conversation.
I'll be right here.
Choose a prompt below to see how I can help during an interview.
An illustrative demo with sample responses. No microphone or account needed.
Every role and every hiring team needs a different approach. SmartAssess brings fully Cognito-led interviews and Interviewer + Cognito interviews into one platform.
The right interview approach for every hiring need.
Choose fully Cognito-led interviews for automated conversations at scale. In Interviewer + Cognito interviews, Cognito supports your interviewer with conversation context, relevant follow-ups, and on screen awareness.
Two ways to interview.
One goal: better informed hiring decisions.
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Cognito is an AI interview panel that joins real human interviews. It follows both sides of the conversation, asks relevant questions and follow-ups, and gives spoken reminders when supported screen-awareness signals are detected.
Yes. SmartAssess offers fully Cognito-led interviews as well as Interviewer + Cognito interviews. This page shows the Interviewer + Cognito experience, where Cognito supports an interviewer with questions and context.
During a supported Interview, the interviewer can say “Hey Cognito or just Cognito” and ask for a question, a follow-up, or a deeper question on a specific topic.
Cognito responds to full screen exits, tab changes, hidden apps, app switches and AI overlays with spoken reminders. These signals help the interviewer assess the situation in real time; they do not automatically make a hiring decision.
No. Its reports help people review the conversation. Hiring decisions and next steps stay with the human team.
more context. clearer decisions.
