This feature is currently in beta and will evolve as we fine-tune it based on real interviews and your feedback.
AI isn't flawless, so we always recommend a quick review before sharing highlights.
With auto-highlights enabled, Honeit can now extract your call highlights automatically so you can focus on the conversation instead of the buttons.
FYI: Highlights are short audio clips of meaningful moments from your interview, like a candidate answering a specific question. They make up your candidate presentation and feed the AI-generated candidate summary. You'll sometimes hear them called "audio clips," which mean the same thing.
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Manual vs Auto Highlighting
Manual highlighting has always been part of Honeit. You click Record Answer when the candidate starts answering and Stop Recording when they finish. You decide exactly what gets captured, when it starts, and when it ends.
Auto-generated highlights is the new option. Once enabled, Honeit's AI listens to your call and extracts highlights automatically after the call ends. No clicks needed during the conversation.
Manual gives you full control. Great for interviewers who want to curate exactly what makes the highlight reel and prefer hands-on capture during the call.
Auto gives you flexibility. Great for interviewers who want to stay fully present in the conversation and trust the AI to surface the meaningful moments.
You can switch between them anytime in your Preferences.
BEFORE: manually extract each answer
AFTER: auto highlights enabled, simply check as asked
Already using the Honeit Notetaker? Auto-highlights work the same way. When the Notetaker joins your call on Google Meet or Teams, highlights are extracted automatically after the call ends. This setting now brings that same experience to calls conducted within Honeit.
How to turn on Auto Highlights
Auto-highlights is an account-level setting. Head to your account Preferences and toggle on 'Auto-generate Call Highlights' under AI Preferences.
When enabled, Honeit uses AI to extract relevant questions and answers from the call, which can then be used to create instant presentations.
Note: Setting changes only apply to future calls.
Setting your clip mode
Auto-generate Call Highlights Clip Mode controls what's inside each audio clip.
Exclude the question and capture only the response (account default) The clip contains just the candidate's answer. Cleaner for sharing, since the listener already sees the question on screen.
Include the question and the response The clip contains both you asking the question and the candidate answering. Useful when context matters or when the way the question was framed shaped the response.
What gets captured (and do I still need a call guide?)
Short answer: yes, your call guide still matters. Here's how the AI decides what to highlight.
When the call ends, the AI looks at two things:
Your call guide questions. These are your priorities, so they get captured first. If you asked it in your guide, the AI treats it as a meaningful moment worth surfacing.
Relevant topics that came up naturally. Even if you didn't have a specific question for it, the AI picks up on things like compensation, relocation, visa, notice periods, and other topics that tend to matter in a recruiting conversation.
So your call guide shapes the structured part of the highlight reel, and the AI fills in the side conversations that organically came up around it. You get the questions you planned for plus the moments you didn't see coming.
If you skip the call guide entirely, the AI will still surface meaningful moments based on conversation topics alone. But a call guide gives the AI a clearer signal about what you care about, which makes the auto-generated highlights more useful out of the gate.
What your interview dashboard looks like now
When auto-highlights is enabled, your in-call experience is simpler.
You'll see:
The checkboxes replace the old Record Answer buttons. Clicking it signals that you covered the question, opens an inline notes panel, and lets you score the response, add notes or give a thumbs up or thumbs down in real time.
Gear icon menu with quick options to auto-expand notes, pin the active question, or jump back to your AI Preferences to change the mode
"Auto-highlights enabled" indicator next to the gear icon, confirming the feature is on for this call.
What happens after the call
Once the call wraps, you'll find your auto-extracted highlights waiting for you on the call details page, right where manually captured highlights have always lived. From there, you can follow your usual steps to build and share candidate presentations.
You can still:
Add more highlights manually. If the AI missed a moment you want to feature, you can manually extract additional highlights from the call transcript or audio.
Change or add a question type.
Add scores to answers (so long as they have a type associated with them).
Remove highlights you don't want. If something got captured that doesn't belong in your presentation, just delete it or omit it from the candidate presentation.
Edit, rename, or reorder highlights just like you always have.
Auto-generate gives you a strong starting point. You decide what stays, what goes, and what to add.
When a highlight has no audio clip
Sometimes you'll see a highlight in your list that's missing its audio clip. We call these unmatched highlights. You can spot them by the muted speaker icon where the play button usually sits.
This happens when a question gets checked as asked, but the AI can't find a clear match for it in the call audio. A few reasons this comes up:
The question was asked in a roundabout way. If you reworded the question heavily or wove it into a longer back and forth, the AI may not recognize it as the same question from your call guide.
The topic came up naturally without you formally asking. You may have gotten the answer through general conversation and checked the box because you got what you needed.
The box got checked but the question wasn't actually asked. Easy to do when you're moving fast through the call.
The highlight is still useful. Your score, notes and thumbs up or down are all preserved and they still feed into the candidate summary. You just won't have an audio clip to share for that specific question.
Want fewer unmatched highlights? Stick a little closer to the wording in your call guide when you ask the question out loud. The AI uses that wording as its anchor, so the closer you are, the easier it is to match.
As always, we recommend a quick review before sharing your highlights.
FAQ
Do I still need a call guide? Yes. Call guides steer the conversation and help the AI identify which questions matter most to you. They shape the structured part of your highlights, while the AI also surfaces relevant topics that come up naturally in conversation (like compensation, relocation, or visa) even if those weren't in your guide.
How long after the call do highlights appear? Highlights are typically ready within a few seconds of the call ending. Taking a bit longer? Try refreshing your browser!
What if I forget to check a question as asked during the call? No problem. Honeit will still capture the question and responses.
Can I review highlights before anything gets shared? Always. Nothing goes out automatically. Auto-generate creates the starting point, then you decide what stays, what goes, and what gets added before building or sharing a candidate presentation.
Why are some of my highlights missing audio clips? Those are unmatched highlights. They happen when a question gets checked as asked but the AI can't find a clear match for it in the call audio, usually because the question was reworded heavily, covered through general conversation or checked off without being formally asked. Your score and notes are still saved, you just won't have an audio clip for that specific question. Sticking closer to your call guide wording when you ask questions out loud helps the AI match more of them.
What if the AI misses an important moment? You can manually add highlights anytime from the call details page, just like you always have. Auto-generate is a starting point, not a final answer.
What if the AI captures something I don't want to share? Delete it from the highlights list, or simply leave it out of the candidate presentation. You're in control of what gets shared.
The AI got something wrong. How do I let you know? We want to hear it. Auto-highlights is in beta, and real feedback from real interviews is how it gets sharper. Email support@honeit.com with the call and what you'd expect to see instead.
Can I switch between manual and auto on different calls? Settings apply to future calls at the account level, so the mode you choose is the mode you'll use until you change it. You can toggle anytime in your AI Preferences.
Does auto-highlights work on Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet calls? Yes. If you're already using the Honeit Notetaker, auto-highlights work the same way they always have. This setting brings the same experience to calls conducted within Honeit.
Will this affect my past calls? No. Setting changes only apply to future calls.
Quick recap
Highlights are short audio clips of meaningful moments from your interview that power your candidate presentation and AI summary.
Manual and auto are both fully supported. Pick what fits your style.
Toggle on Auto-generate Call Highlights in AI Preferences to enable the auto option.
Clip Mode controls what's inside each audio clip (response only vs question and response).
Check as asked during the call to track progress, take notes, and score responses in real time.
After the call, you can add, remove, or edit highlights just like always. You stay in control.
Unmatched highlights (highlights without audio clips) happen when the AI can't match a checked question to the call audio. Your score and notes are still preserved.
Settings only affect future calls.
Questions? Let us know at support@honeit.com