Textio has launched Lavalier, a new platform for interview intelligence. It helps organizations improve hiring standards with structured, evidence-based interviews. Announced from San Francisco, Lavalier seeks to modernize recruiting workflows. This comes as AI changes the skills and competencies needed in various industries. The platform is free to start and offers transparent, scalable pricing.
AI and changing business needs are reshaping hiring. Yet, many companies still rely on unstructured interviews and subjective assessments. Lavalier addresses this issue. It helps recruiting teams design interviews that consistently measure the skills essential for each role.
“The bar for what makes a great hire is shifting fast. AI and evolving company needs are redefining the skills that matter for nearly every role. But most teams are still evaluating candidates the same way they’ve always done it: inconsistent interviews, subjective opinions, and no real evidence,” said Colleen Gallagher, CEO of Textio. “That gap is where you lose the people who would have actually transformed your team. Lavalier gives companies a fundamentally new way to find and hire high-quality talent.”
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The platform helps teams define core competencies before interviews. This ensures recruiters and hiring managers are aligned. It automatically creates structured interview guides with tailored questions and interviewer assignments. This cuts down preparation time and boosts consistency. During interviews, AI prompts and real-time note support keep interviewers focused. This helps them collect meaningful evidence instead of relying on instinct or memory.
After the interviews, Lavalier gathers insights from all candidates. This helps provide a clear, evidence-based comparison for making final decisions.
Early users have highlighted the platform’s practical impact. Angela Martin, Operating Partner at Bloomberg Beta, noted, “Lavalier has been great to use. I loved how it actively helped me track questions and suggest new ones while I was interviewing candidates,” adding that automated notes and recordings streamlined post-interview evaluation.
Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures and a Textio board member, emphasized its efficiency benefits, stating that Lavalier reduces administrative burdens while helping teams make stronger hiring decisions grounded in evidence rather than opinion.
