Applying to Terac
The Terac AI interview
Terac's AI interviewer interviews you by voice, about 3 minutes for a screening. A very short voice screening: a few direct questions about the candidate's experience relevant to one opportunity, answered briefly.
How it runs
- An opportunity's screening can be a quick AI voice interview of about 3 minutes, in the opportunity's language.
- An optional onboarding interview of about 10 minutes helps Terac match you.
- A completed interview cannot be retaken; one that dropped can be restarted from the beginning.
AI voice interview (about 3 minutes for screening, about 10 for onboarding), short forms, file uploads or an assessment (written answers, files or both, submitted once), then the opportunity's own tasks. Interviews run in the opportunity's language; onboarding is in English. Your camera stays on, and Terac records your camera, shared screen, audio and a transcript; a screening interview first asks you to unplug extra monitors. A screening interview that dropped or that you ended early can be restarted from the beginning, but a completed interview cannot be retaken.
How to prepare
- Read the 'Who Should Apply' section and answer basic-info questions truthfully: answers that do not match are screened out at once, and Terac's terms let it forfeit an unpaid balance for falsified answers.
- Treat the AI voice interview as final. A completed interview cannot be retaken, so answer about your real, specific work in your field.
- Set up first: use Chrome or Edge, allow microphone and camera access, share your entire screen (not a window or tab), unplug extra monitors, and try headphones if the audio is poor (there is no microphone picker inside the interview).
- Finish your profile before you apply: Terac says completed profiles are much more likely to be approved.
- Apply soon after an opportunity opens: groups fill, and listings can switch to 'Spot just filled' or 'Reserved for other profiles' while you are applying (your progress is saved if a spot opens again).
- Stay in the interview window and keep pauses short: switching tabs, leaving full screen, muting or turning off your camera are recorded for the reviewer, and a long silence can be taken as the end of your answer (say 'let me think').
Why people fail it
- Not matching what the study needs, which Terac lists as the main reason for being screened out.
- The group you fall into is already full, even if you qualify.
- Submitted work that does not pass review (the screen shows no reason).
- An ID that does not match your account details, or one already used on another Terac account, which puts cash-outs on hold.
- Ending a screening interview with End interview before the interviewer wraps up: it is not saved, and you start again from the beginning.
Terac AI interview: questions
What does the Terac AI interview ask?
A very short voice screening: a few direct questions about the candidate's experience relevant to one opportunity, answered briefly.
What is the Terac assessment?
Per-opportunity screening (often a short AI voice interview), reusable assessments, plus an optional onboarding interview. There is no single entrance exam. Each opportunity runs its own screening: a short form, a quick AI voice interview of about 3 minutes, or a file upload, and your work may be reviewed again after its tasks. Since 24 October 2026 some opportunities also ask for an assessment, real work from your field that you submit once and that counts for every opportunity requiring it. Separately, an optional onboarding interview of about 10 minutes helps Terac match you with opportunities. The AI interviewer does not decide: a person on Terac's team, and on some opportunities an automated review, judges the recording. If you are screened out the screen says so, and if submitted work does not pass review it shows no reason.
How long is the Terac AI interview?
About 3 minutes for a screening, by voice.
How do I prepare for the Terac interview?
Read the 'Who Should Apply' section and answer basic-info questions truthfully: answers that do not match are screened out at once, and Terac's terms let it forfeit an unpaid balance for falsified answers. Treat the AI voice interview as final. A completed interview cannot be retaken, so answer about your real, specific work in your field. Set up first: use Chrome or Edge, allow microphone and camera access, share your entire screen (not a window or tab), unplug extra monitors, and try headphones if the audio is poor (there is no microphone picker inside the interview).
Why do people fail the Terac interview?
Not matching what the study needs, which Terac lists as the main reason for being screened out. The group you fall into is already full, even if you qualify. Submitted work that does not pass review (the screen shows no reason).
Can I practise the Terac AI interview?
Yes: our free practice asks questions in Terac's format and gives feedback on each answer. It is not Terac's own interview and is not shared with Terac.
From our Terac guide, researched 2026-11-08, and our AI interview guide. Some links on AITraining.jobs are referral links. If you sign up through one, AITraining.jobs may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes what a platform pays you.