Session types — Interview vs Regular Call

When you click Start Session in Sessions AI, the first decision is session type. Two options today: Interview (default) and Regular Call. They're different flows with different defaults.

Interview (default)

Use this for actual job interviews — recruiter screens, hiring-manager rounds, technical screens, on-sites.

What you get:

• Full scorecard rubric at session end (Pro+/Lifetime)
• AI defaults to interview-coaching framing ("answer as if you're a candidate")
• Coaching nudges tuned for behavioral / technical interview patterns
• Tone defaults to Default (direct, confident)
• Auto-Answer toggle defaults to OFF — you fire AI manually until you trust the rhythm
• Session counts toward your interview history on /sessions
• Transcript is saved + indexable, used to grade you against the rubric

Regular Call

Use this for everything else where you want a live AI assistant but it's not a formal interview:

• Sales calls — AI suggests counter-arguments, objection handling
• Customer-discovery interviews — AI surfaces follow-up questions
• Networking chats — AI suggests pivot points
• Recruiter intro calls — softer than a real interview
• Coaching / mentoring sessions — AI is in suggestion mode, not interview-prep mode

What's different:

• No scorecard. The rubric doesn't apply because the call isn't an interview.
• AI defaults to assistant framing — less "answer this question as a candidate," more "be useful in this conversation."
• Coaching nudges are softer — less "use STAR," more "what they actually asked was X — answer that."
• Reference document uploads available per session — see Resume AI — but capped per plan tier (Free=0, Hour Pack=1, Pro=2, Pro+=3 per session).
• Same models, same tones, same shortcuts — only the framing changes.

Why "Practice" is no longer an option

Earlier versions had a third session type called Practice where the AI acted as the interviewer asking you questions. It was retired 2026-04-22 as part of the core-product strip — /practice now redirects to /sessions. Practice-style flows are coming back as a separate feature when we have customer data showing what mock-interview shapes people actually want.

Picking when you're unsure

• Is the other person hiring you? → Interview
• Is the other person evaluating you? → Interview
• Is the other person buying from you? → Regular Call (sales)
• Is the other person mentoring you? → Regular Call
• Default if confused? → Interview. Scorecard at the end is bonus signal even if it's not strictly an interview.

Where these settings live

Session type is stored on the session row at create time. Settings (tone, model, custom prompt) come from your last session's defaults. The Start Session dialog at /sessions is where you pick — see apps/web/app/sessions/_components/start-session-dialog.tsx.

Gotchas

• You can't switch type mid-session. Pick at start. To switch, end the current one and create a new one.
• Regular Call uploads are session-scoped. Documents uploaded in one Regular Call don't appear in the next one. Re-upload if needed.
• Both types use the same hour-counting. Free 60-min/month cap applies to both equally.

Still stuck?

Help & Feedback → Contact us with category "How do I…?" if you want a third session type for a specific use case.

Video walkthrough

Coming soon.