AI Interview Companion vs. BrightHire

The Employ AI Interview Companion (formerly Pillar) is a built-in assistant for Lever and Jobvite ATS users that streamlines and enhances the interview process. From automated intake summaries and interview guides to real-time coaching and instant feedback collection, it helps teams run consistent, skills-based interviews that reduce bias and improve hiring outcomes.

BrightHire Overview BrightHire, a Zoom company, is the hiring intelligence platform that records, transcribes, and scores every hiring conversation, turning interview notes, scorecards, and calibration sessions into a searchable, coachable record instead of relying on interviewer memory. Unlike note-centric interview tools, BrightHire is built around calibration: hiring teams use recorded interviews to align on what a strong answer sounds like, coach interviewers on question quality, and flag candidate fraud signals, all from the same recording.