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Completing an Assignment

Universities, workforce development entities, non-profits, and other organizations utilize assignments to provide specific questions or lessons to their users.

Keep in mind that assignments are a little bit different from Practice Sets. You may have a due date, time, and take limits, or specific review criteria.

Assignment videos are now stored in My Videos along with your Practice videos.

Start Your Assignment (from an email)

You may be invited directly to an assignment via email. Click the link in your email to directly access your assignment. If you are new to Big Interview, you'll be prompted to set up a password. If you received a code, skip to the next step.

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Start Your Assignment (from a code)

If you have an assignment code from your instructor or administrator, first sign in through your school or organization’s unique Big Interview page—not the consumer paid account page. After registering or logging in, click on the Assignments tab, enter the code in the designated field, and click GO to begin. If your instructor sent an assignment link, make sure you are logged in before opening it.

If you need to reenter the code, return to the Assignments tab and enter the same code again. Assignment codes are not case-sensitive, but they must belong to an active assignment; an archived assignment cannot be accessed with its code.

Please note: this is not the same as your login password or organizational registration code. Big Interview Support does not provide assignment codes; contact your instructor or administrator if the code is missing, invalid, or an assignment invitation was not received. The instructor or administrator must provide the code. If you completed a practice video instead of the assigned interview, it may not count toward the assignment; practice videos can be shared using the Share button when external sharing is enabled.

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Complete Interview Questions/Lessons

Your assignment may contain Interview Questions, Lessons, or both. To complete Lessons, watch the entire lesson and look for the green checkmark indicating completion. To complete Interview Questions, click Start Recording and submit your response. You must complete all Interview Questions and watch all Lessons in an Assignment before you can submit it.
If a question or lesson does not show as complete, verify that the required activity has been fully completed and that the completion indicator appears before submitting the Assignment.

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Save Responses

After recording your responses, click "Save Answer." If the video shows that you have used all available takes (for example, 2/2) but the answer will not save or submit, try the save/submit action again. If the technical error continues, contact your instructor or admin and request that they reset the take limit for the affected question. Explain that the recording was not saved even though the take limit was reached. Support may reset takes for a verified technical issue.

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Take Limits and Failed Uploads

Your assignment may have "take limits" (a maximum number of recording attempts). If one required video fails to save or remains stuck uploading—especially at **0%**—the affected question may remain incomplete, and the assignment cannot be submitted even if the other questions have saved successfully. Refreshing or leaving the page does not create a saved answer when no video appears for that question.

You cannot reset takes yourself. Contact your instructor or administrator and request a reset for the affected question. Explain that the recording failed to save or upload even though the take limit was reached. The instructor or administrator must approve and perform the reset; the instructor decides whether to allow additional takes.

After the takes are reset, record the response again, and save it. Before re-recording, use a practice video to check the camera and internet connection. If possible, use Google Chrome or Firefox in an incognito window, and ensure that no VPN or security firewall is running. Then verify that every required question shows as complete before submitting the assignment. If the issue was caused by a technical error, contact Chat Support or email support@biginterview.com.

Assignments are a feature on the Big Interview Platform. The Assignments tab is in the top menu within Big Interview.

If you would like to share your assignment videos, external sharing must be enabled for you to do so.

From Assignments, click on Submitted and then Share. If you don't see the Share button, external sharing has not been enabled by your instructor and you will not be able to share your videos.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why don't I see my assignment?
If you don't see your assignment after signing in, don't worry—it usually means you haven't been assigned it yet.
Assignments do not automatically appear when you log in. Your instructor or career center must assign the activity using one of these methods:

An email invitation sent to your email address
An assignment code provided by your instructor

If you believe you should already have access, contact your instructor or career services office to confirm:

The assignment has been assigned to you.
You have the correct assignment code or invitation.
You're signed in with the correct email address.

Updated on: 13/08/2026

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