System requirements — what you need to take the interview

RecruitMe interviews have hard technical requirements. They aren't preferences — if your setup doesn't meet them, the platform will block you from starting. Better to know upfront than discover the blocker five minutes before your interview window.

1. A desktop or laptop computer

Phones and tablets are not supported, full stop. The platform detects mobile devices and blocks them before you even reach the pre-flight checks.

Any of the following will work:

• Mac (Intel or Apple Silicon, macOS 12+)
• Windows 10 or 11
• Most modern Linux distros (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.)
• A Chromebook

2. Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

The platform supports only Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Both browsers use the same underlying engine (Chromium) and behave the same way for our purposes.

You need a recent version — within the last 6 months. Both browsers auto-update, so unless you actively block updates, you are fine.

Why not Safari or Firefox? Two reasons:

• Screen-share reliability: Chromium browsers expose a clean API for capturing the entire screen on first prompt. Safari and Firefox handle this differently across versions and operating systems and we have seen too many candidates blocked halfway through. We block them outright rather than risk a broken interview.
• Audio capture consistency: the AI interviewer needs a steady audio stream with low latency. We've tuned the audio pipeline specifically for Chromium's WebRTC implementation.

3. A microphone

You need a working microphone. Any of these is fine:

• Built-in laptop microphone
• Wired earbuds or headset with a mic
• Bluetooth headphones (AirPods, etc.)
• A USB or XLR microphone

A headset with a dedicated boom mic gives the best audio quality, but a built-in laptop mic is acceptable as long as you are in a reasonably quiet room.

When the interview starts, your browser will pop up a permission request asking you to grant microphone access. You must click Allow. If you accidentally click Block, see Fix: browser blocked or unsupported for how to undo that.

4. A webcam

A working webcam is required. Built-in laptop cameras are fine. The video is recorded so the recruiter can review it afterwards.

Position yourself so your face is clearly in frame, with reasonable light coming from in front of you (not behind — backlighting makes you a silhouette).

5. The ability to share your full screen

This is the one most candidates trip on. When you click Start interview, your browser will prompt you to share your screen. You must share your entire screen, not just a window or a tab.

If you select Window or Chrome Tab in the share dialog, the platform will reject it and ask you to try again, picking Entire screen this time. We explain the reasoning in Why we ask for full-screen sharing.

6. A stable internet connection

Aim for at least 5 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up. The platform runs a network speed check during pre-flight and will warn you if you are below that threshold.

Recommended setup, in order of best to worst:

1. Wired ethernet to your router (most stable)
2. 5 GHz Wi-Fi, sitting close to the router
3. Mobile hotspot (works, but use a phone with good signal)
4. 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi from across the house (works, but you'll feel lag)

7. Not a corporate-proxied or "isolated" browser

Some corporate networks route browsers through browser isolation services (Zscaler, Menlo Security, McAfee, Island.io, Cloudflare Browser, etc.). These services run the browser on a remote server and stream pixels to you. They block hardware access — meaning your mic, camera, and screen don't actually exist as far as the interview platform is concerned.

RecruitMe detects these proxies and blocks the interview before it starts. If you see a message about isolated browser or unsupported browser environment, you'll need to take the interview on a personal device on a regular network. See Fix: corporate proxy / browser isolation.

8. A quiet room

Not a hard requirement, but a strong suggestion. The AI is good at filtering out moderate background noise, but loud chatter, music, or echo will hurt your transcription quality. A door you can close is ideal.

The 30-second pre-check

Want to verify everything before the day of the interview? Open Chrome, go to https://test.webrtc.org, and run the audio + camera test. If those pass, you're 90% of the way there. The remaining 10% — full-screen sharing — will be tested when you click your interview link.

Once your setup checks out, head to the step-by-step interview guide.