Glossary¶

This glossary defines the words you meet across Risenoow, for employers and candidates alike, in alphabetical order. Each entry links to the guide that explains the feature in full.

Where: Every screen in the workspace and the candidate portal

Who it is for: Employers and candidates

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A Risenoow candidate record showing the stage pill, the score tiles and the tabs named in this glossary — Most of these terms appear on the candidate record.

A to C¶

Admin: A workspace member with full access: roles, candidates, team, companies, settings and billing. See Permissions.
AI interviewer: The AI voice that asks the role's interview questions out loud, listens and follows up. See The voice interview.
AI reviewed: The stage an application reaches on its own once the AI has written its report and score. Shown as AI Reviewed on the Candidates page. See Application stages.
Application pipeline: The dashboard chart that counts candidates in each stage. See Application pipeline chart.
Auto decline: A setting on a requirement question. An answer that does not meet it moves the application to Declined, and the candidate is told by email after they submit. See Requirement questions.
Avg candidate score: The dashboard card showing the average match score across the roles you can see. See Average candidate score card.
Candidate portal: The job seeker's own area: applied jobs, saved jobs, job alerts, career profile, resume review and CV manager. See Candidate portal.
Candidate record: The page for one application, with score tiles, tabs, stage and notes. See The candidate record.
Career profile: A candidate's work history drafted from their CV, which they can correct. Employers see it as it stood when the candidate applied. See Career profile.
Category scores: Scores from 1 to 10 in the written report, one for each question category, or "No evidence" where there is none. See Written report tab.
Communication: One of the five interview dimensions: was the answer clear, organised and specific. Never accent or grammar. See Scores explained.
Company: An organisation your workspace hires for. Its introduction appears above its job descriptions and in what the AI interviewer says. See Companies.
Composure when pushed: One of the five interview dimensions: whether an answer held when the interviewer asked for specifics. See Dimension by dimension.
Confidence: High, medium or low, shown on each interview dimension. A dimension with no quote behind it is always low. See Scores explained.
Consent: The box a candidate ticks before starting, and the separate statement they agree to before a technical interview. See Privacy, data and recordings.
Cover letter: A letter a candidate can send with their application when the role asks for one. See Cover letter tab.
CV fit: A score out of 100 for how well the CV alone matches the role's description: Strong, Fair or Weak. A reading order, not a decision. See Scores explained.
CV manager: The portal page listing the CVs a candidate has uploaded or applied with. See CV manager.

D to J¶

Declined: The stage for an application your team will not take further. The candidate sees Not selected and is emailed. See Decline or delete.
Dimension: One of five things the interview is read on: role knowledge, reasoning, communication, composure when pushed and engagement, each from 0 to 100. See Dimension by dimension.
Draft: A role that is saved but not published, so candidates cannot see it. See Save as draft.
Email activity: The list of emails your workspace has sent about candidates, with delivery status. See Email activity.
Engagement: One of the five interview dimensions: interest in this role in particular. Content, not tone. See Scores explained.
Field type: The kind of answer a written question takes, such as short text, long text, single choice, multiple choice or rating. See Field types.
Flag for review: A setting on a requirement question. An answer that does not meet it keeps the application in your list, marked. See Requirement questions.
Follow up questions: Questions the AI writes for one candidate after their answers, to probe a claim or reopen a thin answer. See Follow up questions.
In review: The stage a team member chooses while weighing a candidate. The candidate sees Under review and is emailed. See Application stages.
Interview average: The average of the five dimension scores from the voice interview, out of 100. See Score tiles.
Job alert: A saved search in the portal that emails a candidate new roles that match. Never the same role twice. See Job alerts.
Job board: The public list of open roles anyone can search and apply to. See Find a job.
Job description: The text candidates read about a role. You can write it with AI, enter it, paste it, upload it or import it. See Step 2: Job description.
Job opening: One role you are hiring for, with its description, questions, interviews and applicants. See Job openings.

M to R¶

Match score: The overall score out of 100 from the written report. Called Overall match on the candidate record. See Scores explained.
New: The stage every application starts in, as soon as it is submitted. See Application stages.
Overall match: See Match score.
Plan usage: How many AI interviews, seats and roles your workspace has used against its plan. See Plan usage.
Platform support access: The list in Settings of every time a Risenoow administrator entered your workspace to help. It cannot be edited. See Settings.
Post a role: The guided steps that create a role, from role facts to the technical interview. See Post a role.
Reasoning: One of the five interview dimensions: how a candidate works through a problem. See Dimension by dimension.
Recommendation: The last part of the written report: Proceed, Proceed with caution, Do not proceed or Insufficient evidence. See How scoring works.
Recording retention: How long technical interview recordings are kept, from 7 to 365 days. See Recording retention.
Recruiter: A workspace member who works on the roles they create and reviews those candidates, without access to settings, billing or the team. See Accounts and roles.
Requirement question: A question with marked answers that meet your bar, asked before the interview. See Requirement questions.
Resume review: The portal tool that scores a candidate's CV against a job they choose and lists the gaps. See Resume review.
Role knowledge: One of the five interview dimensions: depth in the actual work of the role, shown through specifics. See Dimension by dimension.

S to W¶

Saved jobs: Roles a candidate keeps in the portal to compare later. See Saved jobs.
Screening questions: The written questions candidates answer for a role. See Screening questions.
Shortlisted: The stage for candidates you want to take further. The candidate is emailed good news. See Stage and notes.
Sound check: The short check before an interview: hear the interviewer's voice, then say a few words back. See Camera and sound check.
Stage: Where an application stands: New, AI reviewed, In review, Shortlisted or Declined. See Application stages.
Technical interview: A second stage AI interview, often with the camera on, that you invite a candidate to from their record. See Invite to a technical interview.
Tone and style: How the AI should sound when it drafts a job ad or questions, set for the workspace or one role. See Tone and style.
Voice interview: The spoken interview with the AI interviewer, taken as part of the application. A role can switch it off. See Voice questions.
Voice language: The language the voice interview is spoken in, one of 7. See Languages.
Workspace: Your organisation's private area in Risenoow, with its team, roles, candidates and plan. See Workspace.
Written language: The language of the job description and written questions, one of 23. See Languages.
Written report: The AI assessment of a candidate in eight parts, from the summary and score to the recommendation. See Written report tab.

Frequently asked questions¶

What is the difference between match score and CV fit in Risenoow?¶

Match score reads everything the candidate sent, including the interview. CV fit reads the CV alone against the description, to help you choose whom to open first.

What are the five interview dimensions?¶

Role knowledge, reasoning, communication, composure when pushed and engagement.

What does AI reviewed mean?¶

The AI has finished the candidate's report and score. Nobody on your team has decided yet.