Overview
merra is a conversational interviewer for first-round hiring. You set up an interview in minutes: add the role and description, choose up to five focus areas (technical skills, communication, problem solving, professionalism, cultural fit), pick duration (1015 minutes), and tune the voice, tone, language, opening line, and follow-up style. Questions can be auto-generated or written by you, and you can set a pass threshold to flag strong submissions.Candidates complete the interview asynchronouslyno scheduling. Reviewers get a single 0100 fit score, per-area evaluation with short notes, and the full recording with a searchable transcript, so its clear why a score was given. It works on its own (CSV in/out if needed), keeps video for 30 days by default, supports transcript retention per employer policy, and sends brief, constructive feedback to every candidate.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Fluent back-and-forth conversation
- Generates match-fit score
- Provides evaluation notes
- Full video and transcript
- Fully customisable interviews
- Autonomous operation
Cons
- Email-only candidate invitations
- Potentially ambiguous match-fit scoring
- Lack of seamless ATS integration
- Video and transcript retention limited to 30-days
- Only desktop/laptop compatible
- Interview customization can be time-consuming
Categories
- Primary: Work
- Secondary: Business
- Specialty: HR
Community Feedback
Only the latest comments are shown.Run Merra on a req and it felt like a real first round. Candidates chat back and forth not a one way video. Setup took minutes and I picked the voice and questions. The scorecard and transcript made shortlisting easy. Free trial covers a small batch then you hit the paywall. For fast screening this is a win. (Also the 10% off code is a clean sweetener if you're on the fence) :D
Hey TAAFT Ahmed here, founder of Merra. Merra replaces first-round interviews with a conversational AI interviewreal back-and-forth with clarifying follow-ups (not one-way video). You choose the voice, tone, language, questions, pass threshold, and duration. Review a match fit score with per area analysis and evaluation, plus the full video & transcript for transparency. Live today: Create Invite Review in minutes, brief candidate feedback by default, and GDPR-friendly defaults (video kept 30 days; transcripts per employer policy). Try it free (no card): 1 job 10 interviews 14 days https://www.trymerra.ai. Id love feedback on fairness & accessibility, review UX, and pricing/onboardingIll be in the thread.