Overview

The Interview step marks the point in a sequence where you need to speak with someone. Vome does not run or book the conversation, so this step's job is to tell the user how to book it and to hold the record that it happened.

1. What is the Interview step?

It is a title, a description, and an optional attachment. The description is where the real work goes: it tells the user how to reach you, and it is where you put the link they use to book the time.

The step then sits in the sequence as a visible requirement until it is marked complete.

2. How do I add one?

1. Open Sequences in the left-hand navigation and open the sequence you are building.

2. Click + Add a step.

3. Choose Interviews.

4. Pick an entry under ADD A PREVIOUSLY SAVED ENTRY, or click New to create one.

5. Enter the title and description, add a supplementary attachment if the user needs one, then save.

Saved entries are shared: editing an entry changes it in every sequence that already uses it. When only one sequence should change, create a new entry instead of editing the existing one.

3. Does Vome book the interview?

No. The Interview step does not handle booking, and nothing on it opens a calendar or holds a time slot.

The recommended approach is to book through the tool you already use. Put the booking link from an external scheduling platform, such as Microsoft Bookings, Calendly or a similar service, into the step's description, and write the description so it tells the user to use that link to book their interview. Something as simple as “Click the link below to book a time that works for you” is enough. The user books in that tool, the time lands in your real calendar, and the Interview step stays as the record that it needs to happen.

4. Can I post interview time slots in Vome instead?

Technically yes. You can create an interview opportunity in your Schedule and post shifts as the available time slots, then point the step's description at it so users reserve a slot the same way they reserve any other shift.

Interview shifts do not sync with your external calendar: shifts you post in Vome are not sent to Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar or any other calendar, and the sync does not work the other way either. If you block time off in your own calendar, Vome will not block off the matching shift automatically, so that slot stays bookable and someone can reserve a time you are not free. If you go this route, you have to keep the two in step by hand.

5. What does the user see?

The user sees the step title, your description with any links you added, and a download button if you attached a supplementary file. There is nothing to upload or submit.

6. How does the step get marked complete?

This step runs Pending, then Complete. There is nothing for Vome to validate, so the completion is a human decision. Depending on the step's settings, either you mark it complete after the interview, or the user marks themselves complete with a Mark as complete button.

For an interview, marking it yourself is usually the right choice, since you are the one who knows whether the conversation actually took place.

7. Where do I record what was said?

The Interview step holds the fact that the interview happened, not its content. For notes and outcomes, use the user's profile notes, or add a Fillable form step so the interviewer's answers come back as data you can search and report on.

Summary

• The Interview step carries instructions and links. It does not book anything.

• Recommended: put an external booking link (Microsoft Bookings, Calendly or similar) in the description and tell the user to book with it.

• You can post interview shifts in Vome instead, but they do not sync with Google Calendar, Outlook or any external calendar in either direction.

• Statuses run Pending, then Complete, marked by you or by the user.

• Use a Fillable form step alongside it when you need the interview's answers as data.

For a side by side view of every step type, see What are the different step categories when adding steps in a sequence?