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Async Screening Funnel Build for Volume Hiring (7-12 days)

A productized build that turns a client's high-volume junior hiring into a branded async screen with scoring rubrics and a ranked shortlist, so agency recruiters stop spending senior hours on first-round calls. Time: 7-12 days.

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Screening Interview Assist

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Async Screening Funnel Build for Volume Hiring (7-12 days)

A productized build that turns a client's high-volume junior hiring into a branded async screen with scoring rubrics and a ranked shortlist, so agency recruiters stop spending senior hours on first-round calls.

Prerequisites
  • [Client job specs and competency rubrics for at least three recurring volume roles, Access to the client's ATS or a shared candidate pipeline export, Brand assets and tone guidelines for candidate-facing pages, Named client-side hiring manager available for rubric sign-off, Agreed candidate volume band (for example 50-300 applicants per role per month)]
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Map the client's current screen-to-shortlist steps and record hours spent per hire
  • 2.Identify which roles qualify for async screening and which stay live-call only
  • 3.Confirm the escalation owner for candidate complaints
  • 1.Draft scoring rubrics per role with 4-6 weighted criteria
  • 2.Set knockout questions for eligibility and availability
  • 3.Get hiring manager sign-off on rubric wording
  • 1.Configure the chosen platform's branded candidate portal and video prompts
  • 2.Write question scripts capped at 90 seconds per response
  • 3.Load fallback text-form paths for candidates who decline video
  • 1.Build the scoring and ranking logic inside the automation stack
  • 2.Connect the platform to the client ATS via webhook or native integration
  • 3.Test with five synthetic candidate submissions
  • 1.Run a live pilot with 10-15 real applicants from the client's backlog
  • 2.Compare AI rankings against a recruiter's manual ranking
  • 3.Log disagreements and adjust weights
  • 1.Write the candidate communication sequence (invite, reminder, outcome)
  • 2.Add a human-review step for any candidate flagged below confidence threshold
  • 3.Draft the client-facing shortlist template
  • 1.Train two junior agency staff on running the funnel end to end
  • 2.Document the weekly review cadence and SLA for shortlist delivery
  • 3.Set up a dashboard tracking time-to-shortlist and pass-through rate
  • 1.Go live on one role with a 48-hour monitoring window
  • 2.Fix prompt or rubric issues surfaced in the first 20 submissions
  • 3.Confirm data retention settings match the client's policy
  • 1.Publish the runbook and hand over credentials
  • 2.Present baseline metrics against the pre-build time-to-shortlist
  • 3.Agree the retainer scope for ongoing screening volume
$3,500-$7,500 setup + $600-$1,500/mo per client depending on applicant volume7-12 days
ROI Logic

Agencies bill this as a fixed build plus a per-role or per-applicant retainer because it replaces recruiter hours that would otherwise sit on a senior rate card. Once the rubric and portal exist, marginal cost per additional client is mostly configuration, so a shop running three or four volume-hiring accounts can hold gross margin above 60 percent. The defensible part is the scoring rubric and the shortlist SLA, not the software subscription.

Deliverables
  • Role-specific scoring rubrics with weighted criteria and knockout logic
  • Branded async screening portal configured for the client's roles
  • Candidate communication sequence and outcome templates
  • Shortlist reporting template with time-to-shortlist and pass-through metrics
  • Operations runbook covering escalation, human review, and data retention
Definition of Done

The client has received at least one ranked shortlist produced entirely through the async funnel, with documented time-to-shortlist beating their pre-build baseline.

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