Recruitment · Deployed playbook
Candidate Screening Agent
Recruiters burn their week on first-round calls that follow the same script. This agent runs those screens at any volume: it calls or answers candidates, asks your qualifying questions, captures structured answers and routes strong profiles into the next hiring step while the role is still hot.
The problem it kills
Speed wins candidates the same way it wins buyers: the best applicants are off the market in days, and every day between application and first contact bleeds your funnel. But first-round screens are the least leveraged hour in recruiting, the same ten questions asked hundreds of times, answers scribbled into free-text notes nobody can filter. The agent calls within minutes of application, asks exactly your questions, and returns a ranked, structured shortlist instead of a pile of resumes.
What it handles
- Outbound screening bursts across hundreds of applicants in hours
- Structured capture: experience, skills, notice period, expected compensation
- Role FAQs answered from your job spec
- Interview scheduling straight onto recruiter calendars
- Scorecards and transcripts pushed to your ATS
How a call actually runs
- A new application lands. The agent calls the candidate within minutes.
- It confirms interest and walks through your screening questions conversationally.
- It captures answers as structured fields, not free-text notes.
- Qualified candidates pick an interview slot on the call.
- The recruiter opens a ranked shortlist, not a pile of resumes.
What it plugs into
- Your ATS
- Job boards
- Calendars
- WhatsApp / email follow-up
The numbers it moves
100s
of screens per day
<10 min
application to first call
Hours
of recruiter time back per role
What it costs
Pilot deployments start at $500/month including 3,000+ call minutes, one production agent and a dedicated number, live inside 14 days with no setup fee. At volume, effective rates drop to about $0.05 per minute all-in, against $0.30+ per minute typical platform pricing. Every engagement ships with the ROI model in writing before we build. If the math does not clear 5x, we decline the project.
Questions we get
- Do candidates mind being screened by AI?
- The agent is upfront about what it is, keeps the call short and lets candidates ask questions about the role. Most prefer a same-day screen to waiting a week for a callback.
- Can it ask role-specific questions?
- Yes. Every campaign runs your exact question set per role, with follow-up probing where answers are vague.
- How do results land in my ATS?
- As structured fields and a scorecard on the candidate record, plus the full transcript, so filtering and ranking work instantly.
Want this running on your phone lines?
One call with the founder. We run your numbers live and tell you, honestly, whether this playbook clears 5x for your operation.