Scheduling emails, back and forth
Offer times, re-offer times, send reminders. The hours go before the interview starts.
Send one link. Candidates can sit it any hour of the day.
AI面接 for Companies
Ask onlywhat's missing.
First-round interviews, around the clock.
Your interviewers just read the report.
When an answer is missing part of STAR (situation, task, action, result), the interview asks one more question right there. Shallow answers do not pass through as shallow. No scheduling, and it keeps running at night and on weekends.
Nothing to installNo schedulingRuns nights and weekendsVoice or textAbout 15 minutes6 languages
An illustrative exchange — not a transcript of a real interview.
Why
Less busywork, less variance.
The more applications you get, the heavier scheduling and interviewer load become. KIKITASU makes the first round itself consistent.
Every interviewer scores differently
What gets asked, and how deep it goes, varies by person. The results do not compare.
The same competencies for everyone, side by side.
Shallow answers move to the next round
"I forgot to ask how it turned out" is something you notice afterwards.
The AI asks about the missing part of STAR, in the moment.
Who it's for
For high volume, and hours that never line up.
The gain is clearest where the count and the timing of first-round interviews are the problem.
High-volume hiring across stores and sites
Store and head-office interviewers no longer have to see every applicant. Everyone is compared on the same competencies.
Shift work in logistics, care and manufacturing
Candidates can sit it after a night shift or on a break. Nothing has to be fitted around your interviewers' hours.
Hiring people who are not native Japanese speakers
Candidates answer in their own language; you read the report in yours. No interpreter needed to get through the first round.
Growing companies short on interviewers
With one or two recruiters, a busy month no longer jams the first round. Interviewers spend their time deciding.
24 hours / 365 days
It runs while your interviewers sleep.
KIKITASU starts the interview the moment a candidate opens the link — at night, on weekends, whenever. Nobody has to match your interviewers' hours. The reports are waiting when you get in.
22:06Weekday, evening
Interviewer: off the clockKIKITASU: taking interviews
Interviewer hours 9:00–18:00
0:40 interview finished6:40 interview finished12:15 interview finished19:32 interview finished22:04 interview finished23:48 interview finishedGood morning.The dashboard at 9:00 · interviews finished since 18:00 yesterday
- A-0139Store staff · sat it after work3.6
- A-0142Store staff · after the kids were asleep3.9
- B-0157Store staff · sat it in English4.2
- C-0163Warehouse · on a night-shift break3.1
- C-0165Warehouse · before their shift3.8
Illustrative timings — not records of real interviews.
They can interview the same night they apply
You catch them while interest is highest, instead of losing them to the wait for a slot.
Weekends and holidays do not stop it
No block of catch-up interviews after a break. A weekend application gets through the first round that same day.
Easier for candidates who are already working
People in a job, on shifts or night work, or with children can sit it at a time that suits them.
No evening or weekend hours for your interviewers
Nobody has to take an interview outside working hours to suit a candidate.
How it works
From setup to decision, your team does three things.
Build a template, send the link, read the report and decide. The interview itself and the first draft of the evaluation are the AI's job.
Interview templateEditing
Role
Store staff (permanent)Live
Store staff (permanent)Live
Questions
A time you improved how work was doneSTAR
A time the team disagreedSTAR
Something you changed in how you serve customersSTAR
Competencies scored
Framing the problemInitiativeReasoningWorking with othersGetting resultsLearning
Follow-ups allowed per question2
Share the interview linkSAMPLE
Sending the link is the whole invitation
https://kikitasu.com/i/store-staff-2026CopyThank you for applying. You can sit the first interview from this link, whenever suits you (about 15 minutes).
I'll do it tonight at 10!
EmailMessaging appJob board messageQR code
Scheduling messages0
The candidate's screen22:04 in progress
Tell me about a time the team disagreed.
A senior colleague and I disagreed about the floor layout.
asks one more
What did you do yourself, specifically?
What did you do yourself, specifically?
I proposed running both layouts for two weeks each and comparing sales.
Result reportSAMPLE
InitiativeFraming the problemGetting resultsWorking with others
AI comment
From end of interview to reportImmediate
CandidatesSAMPLE
A-0142 · 3.9
Strong on: initiative, framingNext roundNot this time
Strong on: initiative, framingNext roundNot this time
B-0157 · 4.2
Strong on: results, reasoningNext roundNot this time
Strong on: results, reasoningNext roundNot this time
C-0163 · 3.1
Worth checking: specifics of the resultNext roundNot this time
Worth checking: specifics of the resultNext roundNot this time
✓The interviewer chose "Next round"
Easier on the candidate too.No account, nothing to installSwitch between voice and textPause and come backTheir answers shown to them at the end
Result report
The report is ready as soon as the interview ends.
A score per competency, each one carrying the quote it came from, plus the AI's comments. Your interviewer can check why the score is what it is.
Candidate A-0142 SAMPLE
Store staff (permanent) · first round
3.9/ 5
Overall score (for reference)
Initiative stands outInitiative
4.6I rebuilt the stock-count procedure myself, before anyone asked me to
Framing the problem
4.2We had 12 stockouts a month and I was asked to bring that down
Getting results
4.0We moved to a weekly count and stockouts went to 2 a month
Reasoning
3.8I proposed running both layouts two weeks each and comparing sales
Learning
3.6I taught myself how ordering works from a book
Working with others
3.4Little sign of checking what the other person meant during the disagreement
AI comment: strengths
- Frames problems in numbers and carries a change through to a result
- Proposes testing and comparing when a team disagrees
Worth checking
- Little detail on how agreement was reached
- Unclear how long the change stayed in place
Questions for the next interview
- When your colleague disagreed, how did you bring them round?
- Is that process still running today?
This evaluation is reference information for your selection. The decision is made by your interviewer.
Competency scores
Scored out of five on the competencies you chose in the template, so candidates are measured the same way.
Every score carries its quote
Beside each score is the answer it came from, with a timestamp. One click back to the audio or the transcript.
Comments that feed the next interview
Strengths, things worth checking, and the questions to open the second interview with.
The real report screen is in the overview document.
Cost
Cheaper than a first round run by people.
A first-round interview costs more than the interview hour: scheduling and write-ups are paid time too. Try it with your own numbers.
What your first round costs now
Scheduling, preparation, the interview and the write-up (e.g. 20 + 20 + 60 + 20)
JPY
Enter the unit price from your quote to see it hereCompared with today, your first round costs about 1/8.
With people (per month)400,000 JPY
KIKITASU (per month)50,000 JPY
Saved per year4,200,000 JPY
Interviewer timeper month 100 hoursof interviewing and scheduling becomes reading reports
An estimate from the numbers you entered. Where two interviewers sit each interview, the people-cost side is larger still.
0
Messages spent on scheduling
24 hours
Hours a candidate can sit it — nights and weekends included
0 min
Interviewer time in the first-round interview
6 languages
No interpreter needed for candidates in other languages
Pricing
No setup fee. Pay for what you use.
Billed per interview. A quiet month does not leave you paying for seats.
Pay as you go
Setup fee0 JPY
Per interviewdraft1,000 JPY
Minimum termNone
- Unlimited interview templates
- Unlimited dashboard users
- All six languages at no extra cost
- Invoiced monthly in arrears
The unit price depends on the interview and the volume. We turn quotes around in one business day.
Higher volumes are quoted at a volume rate.
For 100 or more interviews a month we quote a rate against your volume. Ask us about a trial before you commit.
Fairness
Less subjectivity, fewer candidates lost.
Only what the candidate said is used. A first round where looks and delivery make no difference lowers your fairness risk and is an easier thing for a candidate to sit.
✓What the evaluation uses
- When it happened and what the situation wasS
- What they were being asked to achieveT
- What they did themselves, and how they decidedA
- How it turned outR
✕What it does not use
- Face, expression, clothing
- How loudly or quickly they speak
- Hesitation and pauses
- Screening on education alone
Start an answer overPause to thinkSwitch to typingStop and come backDecline to answer
Data handling
How candidate data is handled, stated up front.
What legal and IT review will ask for. The full detail is in the overview document.
How long it is kept
Audio is deleted after 90 days, text after 365. Nothing remains once the period is over.
Who can see it
Only the recruiters at the company applied to. The candidate is shown their own answers when they finish.
Deletion requests
A candidate can ask for their data to be deleted at any time. We act on company requests too.
Try it now
Easier shown than described. Sit a demo interview as a candidate first.
No sign-up, no sales call. Fifteen minutes in a browser and you know what an interview that asks one more question feels like. The demo runs on a sample role and has nothing to do with real hiring.
- No account, nothing to install
- Voice or text
- Works on a phone
- Your answers shown to you at the end
FAQ
What people ask before adopting it
Do candidates dislike being interviewed by an AI?
They can sit it whenever they like, from a phone, without signing up, so they reach the interview faster than they would waiting for a slot. It takes about 15 minutes, and they can restart an answer, pause, or switch to typing. Figures on completion and drop-off are in the overview document.
What stops someone else sitting it, or reading out an answer written by a chatbot?
The first round leaves the audio and the transcript intact. Press on the same episode in the second interview and you will know quickly whether they lived it. That is what the "questions for the next interview" are for.
Does the AI decide who passes?
No. The AI handles the questions and a first draft of the evaluation; the decision is made by your interviewer. The evaluation is reference information for your selection.
Does it connect to our ATS or job boards?
You send candidates a link, so you can start from any board or system you already use. For report data feeds, tell us which system you run and we will take it from there.
How long does setup take, and who does it?
Once a role has an interview template (questions and competencies) you can issue links the same day. We draft the first template from your job description.
What changes from the second interview onwards?
KIKITASU replaces the first round only. Later rounds stay with your people, who now start from the quotes and the AI's comments instead of from scratch.
Can we choose the competencies ourselves?
Yes — the interview template sets which competencies are scored for each role, and how many follow-ups each question may ask.
Who can see the recordings?
Only the recruiters at the company applied to. Audio is deleted after 90 days and text after 365, and candidates can request deletion at any time.
Get startedOnly what's missing,
Only what's missing,
asked.
The overview document has the real dashboard screens, the price list and the detail on data handling. Once you send the form, someone on our side sends it over.