<p>Consolation, from a quick search online, it seems Google Hangouts offer the ability to record the hangout. If the interviewer did not feel comfortable in English, or wanted to replay parts of the interview later, I could see (for her) the attraction to having the whole thing “on tape,” as it were. (However, that makes this interview very different from all the other students’ interviews, whose interviewers cannot replay the interview at a later point.)</p>
<p>I will assume the interviewer did not plan to use the Google Hangouts On Air feature, which allows users to broadcast hangouts on the internet. Nevertheless, the service seems to offer that option. </p>
<p>Again, we’re back to the question of confidentiality in an alumni admissions interview. I will sound stuffy, I suppose, but the interviews are not supposed to send applicants into a panic. The interviews are not to be used to buttress the interviewer’s career. If you’re in the same city, you should do the applicant the favor of showing up in person. If you can’t agree on a time, the alumna should notify the office which gave her the applicant’s name.</p>
<p>The applicant should never feel, “gosh, if I refuse to allow my interview to be used in her movie, maybe she won’t like me.” </p>