Multi-level AI screening for high-volume blue-collar hiring
The challenge
A single hiring drive for one client could draw hundreds of applicants for a few dozen roles. Recruiters phoned candidates one by one to check basic eligibility, licences and availability before any real assessment happened, so good candidates waited days for a response and many dropped out before anyone had spoken to them.
Our approach
We designed screening as four levels, each narrower than the last. Level one confirms eligibility (location, licence, availability and pay expectations) through a short chat or voice flow in the candidate's own language. Level two gathers structured answers and a short video profile. Level three runs role-specific skills and situational evaluations. Level four is a recruiter interview. AI structures and scores responses against a written rubric at levels one to three, every outcome comes with a reason, and a recruiter can review and override any of them.
- Gave every applicant a timely response instead of leaving most of them waiting
- Freed recruiters to spend their time on candidates who had passed the early levels
- Made each outcome explainable and open to human override
- Gave the client a consistent, comparable view of every shortlisted candidate
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