Textio

Recruit and develop a high-performing team

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Recruit and develop a high-performing team

5.0•12 reviews•

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Textio is a leader in building tools that help high-growth companies recruit and coach high-performing teams. Our latest innovation is Lavalier, an interview intelligence tool that helps you make confident hiring decisions by turning interviews into comparable evidence about skills and ability to do the job. Founded in 2014, People leaders at companies like Bloomberg, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, and Spotify choose Textio to help them recruit and develop the top 1% of talent.

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Rating: 5.0 (12 reviews)

The community submitted 12 reviews to tell us what they like about Textio, what Textio can do better, and more.

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What's great

I appreciate Textio's Lavalier as an interviewer because the hiring process feels so much more clear as I'm using it.

The candidate's info is right in front of me
I know exactly what I'm supposed to cover
I can focus on the candidate and worry less about taking perfect notes
Bookmarking moments for later is easy - and I can tie my feedback directly back to the candidate's words

This is super different from my past experiences of manual notes, scrambling for PDF resumes and prebriefs, and making sure I'm including quotes from the candidate real-time in my notes (which takes away from my ability to actually interview!)

What needs improvement

Right now it does a good job of covering the full candidate evaluation pipeline, but I'd like to see it cover more of what my ATS does.

For example:

Can it help me with the beginning of the funnel to narrow down applicants to people we actually want to interview?
Can it detect "fake" candidates and/or cheaters for me?

I'd love to see these features in the future

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Lavalier had real-time interview capabilities that guided me through the live experience, and great integration from that live experience through to writing great feedback after the interview was done. I didn't find a competitor that could do that.

Can Lavalier compare candidates on the same skills rubric?

Yes! That's the whole point of generating the role ahead of time directly in Lavalier - to be able to interview and then assess candidates based on that role.

How do teams adopt structured interviews without slowing hiring?

Lavalier helps a lot with this because it has a great role definition process that guides a hiring manager through one question at a time until the role and requirements are super clear, then auto-generates structure including questions for each stage.

It then uses that structure systemically throughout the platform to guide how interviews are performed, both real-time at the time of the interview but also afterward for leaving feedback and comparing candidates.

What happens if transcription quality is poor or noisy?

So far the transcription quality has been good, but if part of the transcription is poor at least the rest is captured and I can add notes to the poor part of the transcription to fill in the data! It sure beats trying to manually type out the whole thing.

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What's great

What stood out right away was how quickly I could spin up a role with the requirements already structured. In most hiring processes, a lot of time gets lost in meetings and email threads just trying to align on what the role actually needs. This made that part much faster.

I also liked the flexibility around scheduling interviews. Being able to coordinate interviews not just for myself but for others in the loop makes the process much easier to manage.

The AI summaries after the interviews were also solid. What I appreciated most is that each insight links directly back to the exact point in the transcript. That makes it easy to verify what was said or quickly review the surrounding context without digging through the entire conversation.

What needs improvement

The candidate compare view is useful for spotting patterns across candidates and interviews. That said, it feels like a missed opportunity that the interviewer’s hiring recommendation isn’t surfaced there. It would be much more powerful if you could quickly see each interviewer’s rating or recommendation alongside the AI-generated insights.

Can Lavalier compare candidates on the same skills rubric?

Yes, candidate compare was focused sed on the skills and responsibilities defined in the role.

How does Textio ensure structured, comparable interview feedback?

The same set of questions for every candidate in the same stage regardless of who was conducting the interview.

How well does Textio work in non-English roles or markets?

Lavalier has capability to switch languages. I didn't use this function, but it looks like it would work well.

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What's great

What I liked:

The onboarding video is the right length and does a great job showing how the product works. The chat interface is really intuitive — it understood what I was looking for and made it easy to set up a role without feeling like I was filling out a form. I tried it with a PM role and the initial competency options were solid. When I asked for more, the next set it generated were even closer to what I'd actually want, which tells me the AI is really paying attention to context and getting smarter as you interact with it. The whole experience of building out a role feels natural and conversational in a way that most HR tools absolutely do not. The interface is clean, the functionality makes sense, and I could see this being something my team picks up quickly without needing a training session.

What needs improvement

What I'd love to see next:

It would be helpful if the experience level options had a wider range as a starting point depending on the seniority of the role. And I'm curious whether there's a way to build in something around team and culture fit — in my experience, skills alone don't always predict success if someone's working style doesn't match how the organization operates. Would be powerful if there was a way to surface that.

Really fun to explore — looking forward to using this more!

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What's great

As someone who interviews consistently, they have always come with a hidden tax: the mental gymnastics of staying present with a candidate while simultaneously scribbling notes I'll barely be able to decipher later. Textio's Lavalier eliminates that entirely, and I didn't realize how much that friction was costing me until it was gone.

The core value is simple but profound, I can actually show up for the candidate. No more split attention. No more rapid typing during a moment that deserves eye contact. Lavalier handles the capture so I can focus on the conversation.

What really sets it apart is the candidate comparison feature. Being able to objectively evaluate candidates side-by-side against specific criteria AND then have the tool surface exactly where in the recording that evidence lives is remarkable. I can jump to the timestamp, watch the moment, and make a confident call backed by real context, not fuzzy memory. That alone is a game changer.

The thumbs up/down feature also deserves a shoutout. It feels almost too simple, but that's the beauty of it. Capturing a reaction in the moment, without breaking flow to type an explanation, means the context is actually preserved. It's the kind of small UX decision that shows the team really understands the workflow.

Bottom line: if you're skeptical, just ask for a demo. I was an instant convert the moment I saw it in action. It's that intuitive, and that good.

What needs improvement

One area I'd love to see evolve: the feedback sections can feel a bit automated. In a domain where trust and human judgment matter deeply, there's a risk that AI-generated language flattens the genuine assessment a manager wants to communicate. While I trust Textio I'd love more tools to make that output feel distinctly mine and not just accurate, but authentically voiced. For teams navigating AI adoption carefully, this is worth being thoughtful about.

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What's great

I used it for an interview with my direct report and the experience was really cool. Being able to mark responses I liked and disliked in real time kept me engaged in the conversation without having to worry about taking notes. The follow-up question suggestions were smart and relevant to what we were actually discussing. Where it really shines is after the interview — the recap and summary are awesome. Super user friendly, easy to navigate, and being able to go back and listen to a specific section of the conversation is a game changer. I could see this saving hours every week for anyone who's doing multiple interviews.

What needs improvement

A few things that feel like they're probably already on the roadmap — the ability to add skills and edit summaries directly on screen instead of through the chat, and maybe a simplified view option during the interview for folks like me who want to focus on the conversation first and explore all the features later.

Really impressive for a launch. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.

How easy is the browser extension to deploy company-wide?

Very easy and simple to share

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What's great

As a hiring manager, of operations, the entire interview process was always something I dreaded, starting with creating the job posting through looking at all my notes and doing my best to select the right applicant. I was amazed at the Lavalier product. The ease of use and guidance in selecting the applicant qualifications (the list to choose from looked to capture everything) and great questions that it generated was an absolute time saver! I also appreciated space to be able to add my own additional questions. The note taking feature allowed me to focus on the “conversation” rather than trying to jot down notes while trying to listen. Best of all was the impartial interviewee comparison that it generated bringing out and comparing the strengths of each applicant. Simply put, this is an amazing product.

What needs improvement

I was using the beta version, so I don't know if this was already changed, but when selecting the applicant qualifications from a long list, it would have been nice to either have a scroll or a back button for ease of adding a qualification that was omitted. I only had the "next" button and had to go back to the beginning of the list to add something I missed.

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What's great

I appreciate knowing that Textio's Lavalier product will capture the interview notes, so I can focus on the person in front of me instead of working to write everything down myself. The suggested interview questions are helpful, and the categorization of the type of questions help me ensure that I'm asking the right variety. The Lavalier feature for objectively comparing multiple candidates is a helpful element as well.

What needs improvement

I'm excited to see how they can continue building out the suggested interview question set - it's great right now, but I can see that being an area where they really dig in.

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Workable

I find Lavalier much easier to navigate and utilize than my previous recruitment tool.

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What's great

I like the consistency that Lavalier brings to my interview process and the easy (and quicker) 'apples-to-apples' comparisons I can see at a glance. I also find the objectivity of the assessments useful when discussing potential recruitment with the team - gone are the days of favoritism and relying solely on intuition. For me, the value of Lavalier will compound over time as we ensure consistency of approach, save time in the process, and, ultimately, hire the best people.

What needs improvement

The product is awesome. The next step, for me, would be integration into a wider ATS suite to fully exploit its capabilities and realize a true end-to-end platform.

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What's great

Lavalier has completely leveled up my interviews. It helps me ask the right follow-up questions, transcribes everything, and lets me flag important information for later. With all of those things covered, I can focus more on the person in front of me, without getting distracted or missing something. It’s like having a personal assistant help you run your interviews more effectively.

What needs improvement

It can be a little weird having to explain why a bot is joining your calls, but I guess that's the norm now. Platform has a lot of functionality, so it can be a little overwhelming at first.

How accurate is Lavalier’s real-time transcription in interviews?

Very accurate!

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Lavalier has been great to work with so far. The system is intuitive and I specifically appreciate the real time conversation analytics to generate valuable follow up questions that I can ask. Traditionally I’m more focused on taking notes and thinking about what’s next, but now I can focus more on the conversation and gaining a better understanding of who the candidate is.

What needs improvement

Nothing to note at this point. I’m excited to see what improvements they come out with in the future.

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