How to Use InterviewLift on Google Meet
A complete 8-step setup guide for the real-time AI interview copilot on Google Meet. Present-safe, captions-aware, undetectable overlay. ~10 minute read.
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Install the InterviewLift desktop app
Download the macOS or Windows installer from interviewlift.com/downloads. The Windows installer is EV-signed (passes Defender SmartScreen); the macOS app is notarised by Apple. Both install in under 60 seconds and require no admin privileges on most machines.
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Sign in and pick your target loop
Open InterviewLift and sign in with the email you used at sign-up. The first-run wizard asks for your target company (Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, TCS, Tencent, SAP, Siemens, etc.) and target level (e.g. Google L5, Amazon SDE-II). This calibrates the answer scaffolds and pulls the right slice of the 48,000-question bank.
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Position the overlay below your camera
Drag the overlay window so it sits just below your laptop's camera. This keeps your eyes naturally centered when you read it — interviewers do not see you "looking away". The overlay is excluded from screen-capture at the OS level (NSWindowSharingNone on macOS, WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE on Windows), so it never appears when you Present or in a Meet recording.
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Join Google Meet as you always do
Open the Meet link from your calendar or Gmail. InterviewLift listens to system audio at the OS level — no Chrome extension, Meet add-on, or extra permission is required. The overlay stays invisible to Meet's Present now, recording, and Gemini meeting notes.
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Watch the live transcription + answer scaffolds
As your interviewer speaks, InterviewLift transcribes their question and renders a structured answer scaffold in the overlay within about 700 milliseconds. The scaffold tells you which points to hit (STAR for behavioural, complexity-anchored for coding, scale-anchored for system design) — you fill in the prose in your own voice. This is the difference between sounding prepared and sounding rehearsed.
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Present a tab or window without exposing the overlay
When you are asked to Present now — a Chrome tab, a window, or your full screen for CoderPad, HackerRank, or a Google Doc — present as usual. InterviewLift is filtered out of the capture at the operating-system level. Your interviewer sees only what you chose to present; you still see the scaffold.
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Use Meet captions alongside the overlay
Turning on Meet captions is fine and does not conflict with InterviewLift. Captions are a meeting feature everyone can see; the overlay is only on your display and never enters the share. If Gemini recaps the call, it still cannot see the overlay — the copilot is excluded from capture.
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Run a post-interview debrief
After your interview, the InterviewLift desktop app saves an encrypted local transcript and a structured debrief: which questions came up, how each was scored against the rubric, and where to deepen prep before the next round. Your dedicated customer-success manager reviews the debrief and gives you the three highest-impact improvements before your next loop.