Audio is not working

If your microphone does not seem to be recording any audio, please follow the steps below:

1. Close applications other than AboutHire that use your webcam and microphone. Applications such as Skype and FaceTime may interfere with AboutHire's ability to access your webcam and microphone. This is especially important on Windows, as the Windows operating systems allows only one program to access the webcam and microphone. You may need to restart your browser as well in order to "reset" video/audio access.

2. Lack of audio could be either because of some speaker issues, or the fact that your microphone is muted/disallowed.

3. If nothing seems to work, restart your computer to ensure that the microphone is not being used by another application. You can log back into the interview via the link that you received in your email.

4. Use a newer web browser or a different device. For the most up-to-date list of supported platforms and web browsers, see our browser and platform support page.

5. We've compiled some links for you below to troubleshoot your microphone based on your operating system.

- For Mac users
- For Windows users

On a Mac

Occasionally, the audio subsystem on Macs can freeze. When this happens, the audio input settings will be unresponsive and you won't be able to record your interview responses on AboutHire. There are two ways to fix this:

1. The longer option is to simply restart your computer, as it will reset your entire computer

2. The shorter option is to run a special command in the Terminal, which will restart the audio recording subsystem:

 - Open Terminal.app

 -  Run sudo killall coreaudiod

 - You will be prompted for your password

Select a different microphone

The first suggestion is to select a different microphone in the media settings menu of your browser. Different browsers have the settings icon in different places, but it is usually somewhere on the address bar. You should be able to select a different microphone (if available) from the popup settings menu.

Ensure microphone is plugged in properly (for external microphones)

If you're using an external microphone (one that plugs into your computer,) make sure it is plugged in all the way. If it is partially plugged in, you may experience intermittent audio. Make sure the correct microphone is selected in the browser media settings.