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AI resume screening checks every resume against the same requirements. It scores each Candidate and can decline those who don’t qualify, so you spend less time on manual review. The AI only counts what the resume actually says and quotes it as evidence.

Before you begin

Set up resume screening

1

Open the Resume tab

Open your Interviewer and click Resume.
2

Add required qualifications

On the Required Qualifications tab, list what Candidates must have. Click Generate with AI for a draft, or Add qualification to write your own.Tick Auto reject when must-have fails to decline resumes that miss any of them.
Resume Evaluation Settings on the Required Qualifications tab with summary tiles, the Auto reject when must-have fails checkbox ticked, and must-have qualification cards

Required Qualifications with Auto reject turned on.

3

Add evaluation criteria

On the Evaluation Criteria tab, click Generate with AI or Add criterion. For each one, describe what you’re looking for and what strong and weak resumes look like, and set its Weightage from 1 to 10.Set the Minimum pass score from 0 to 100. The default is 70.
Evaluation Criteria tab showing Minimum pass score 70 and the first criterion with What you're looking for, Score of 5 (Strong), and Score of 1 (Weak)

Evaluation Criteria with the Minimum pass score.

4

Save

Click Save Settings.

What happens to each Candidate

The AI screens each resume when the Candidate applies.
  • Candidates who miss a must-have (with auto reject on) or score below the pass score are Declined.
  • On a Private Interviewer, Candidates who pass wait in Applied for you to accept them.
  • On a Public Interviewer, Candidates who pass go straight to the interview.
To email declined Candidates, turn on Early rejection email in Interviewer settings.

Review the results

On the Applicants tab, the Resume Score column shows each Candidate’s match. Click View Analysis to see the score and quoted evidence for each requirement.
Resume Feedback Analysis showing Overall Score 63/100, Dealbreaker Status Pass, and Criteria Evaluation cards each with a weight, a score out of 5, and quoted resume evidence

Resume Feedback Analysis.

Tips

  • Be specific: Instead of “good leadership”, write “managed a team or held a Lead or Manager title.”
  • Limit must-haves: Too many deal-breakers decline good Candidates.
  • Test soft skills in the interview: Screen resumes for tools and results.