AI interview assistant for Zoom
Zoom is still where most remote interviews happen, and it is the platform where audio setup causes the most avoidable problems. CueNova runs alongside Zoom as a separate Windows application — it listens to your system audio rather than joining the meeting, so there is no bot in the participant list and no integration to authorise. This page covers the Zoom-specific setup that determines whether it works at all.
Why Zoom audio is the part that goes wrong
CueNova hears the interviewer through system audio — the sound your computer is playing. If Zoom is routing the interviewer's voice to a Bluetooth headset, that audio never reaches the system mix that CueNova captures, and the overlay stays silent while you assume it is broken.
This is the single most common setup failure on Zoom, and it is entirely fixable in the Zoom audio settings before the call. Speakers, wired headphones and most USB headsets route through the default output device and work without any change. Bluetooth headsets using a hands-free profile are the case to check.
The corollary is that CueNova never joins your meeting. There is no participant named after it, no recording notification, and no authorisation prompt, because it is not a Zoom app — it is a program on your computer that can hear your speakers.
Zoom setup, once
Set your Zoom speaker output
In Zoom, open Settings → Audio and note the Speaker device. Choose the same device Windows uses as its default output.
Test with Zoom's own speaker test
Use the Test Speaker button. If you hear the tone through your machine's normal output, CueNova will hear the interviewer too.
Start a solo meeting and share your screen
Open a meeting with no participants, share your entire screen, and join from your phone to confirm what the shared view contains.
Add your resume and job description
Do this in your CueNova account before the call. It is what makes answers reach for your own projects rather than generic ones.
Zoom interview formats CueNova is used for
Recruiter screens
Compensation, notice period and why-this-company, answered without improvising under pressure.
Technical rounds over screen share
Zoom screen share plus a shared editor. Capture reads a coding prompt off the screen when the question arrives as text rather than speech.
System design discussions
Trade-offs and the follow-up chain after the first diagram, where the structure is most of the grade.
Panel interviews
Multiple voices in one audio stream, where question detection matters more than in a one-to-one call.
Frequently asked questions
- Does CueNova join my Zoom meeting as a participant?
- No. It listens to your computer's system audio and never connects to Zoom. Nothing appears in the participant list, no meeting bot joins, and no Zoom app authorisation is required.
- Will Zoom notify the interviewer that I am running something?
- Zoom has no visibility into other applications on your machine and no mechanism to report them. It transmits your camera, your microphone and the screen content you choose to share.
- Does it work with Bluetooth headphones on Zoom?
- It depends on the audio profile. Many Bluetooth headsets in hands-free mode take the call audio off the system output CueNova captures. Wired headphones, speakers and most USB headsets are reliable. Test with Zoom's speaker test before the interview.
- Does it work when I share my screen in Zoom?
- Stealth Mode requests OS-level capture exclusion for the overlay on supported Windows capture paths, including full-desktop sharing. Verify on your own setup by joining a solo meeting from your phone and inspecting the shared view.
Try CueNova before it matters
Creating an account is free and needs no payment method. Set up your resume, run one practice round, and confirm your audio and screen-share behaviour on your own machine.