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Act 01AI recruiter · Next wave

AI recruiter that phone-screens applicants and books interviews

An AI recruiter calls applicants to screen them against your criteria, records their answers, shortlists the ones who fit and books interviews with your hiring team. It suits staffing agencies and companies hiring in volume, where applications pile up faster than recruiters can call. People make every hiring decision. Pricing is a one-time setup fee plus a monthly fee.

Talk about this roleSee a typical day

A one-time build fee plus a monthly fee, quoted after a short call.

Act 02The job

What it does

Phone-screens applicants, shortlists, books interviews.

  1. Calls applicants to check availability, location, salary expectations and skills
  2. Records the answers against your screening criteria
  3. Shortlists candidates and sends the rest a polite reply
  4. Books interviews with your hiring team
  5. Sends reminders to candidates before the interview
  6. Updates your applicant tracker or sheet

Act 03Example day

A shift, hour by hour

An illustration of a typical day for this role, not results from a client.

  1. 10:00 am

    A job post for delivery associates brought in a fresh batch of applicants. The employee calls each one with your questions: area, shift, two-wheeler and licence, expected pay.

  2. 1:00 pm

    Answers go into your sheet, with each candidate marked as meets, does not meet, or unclear for a recruiter to check.

  3. 3:30 pm

    Shortlisted candidates get an interview slot on WhatsApp. The rest get a polite reply instead of silence.

  4. Next morning

    Reminders go out before each interview, and no-shows are flagged for your team.

Illustrative Times and events are examples of how the role works.

Sample call

Hear it on the phone

A staged call with synthetic voices and an invented business, run by the same rules a real one is.

Sample callOutboundHindi

Screens an applicant and books the interview

Retail hiring · Nimbus Retail (invented)

A first-round screen for a store job. The recruiter checks location, experience and shifts, books an interview and leaves pay and shift decisions to the store manager.

What it did

  • Consent to talk taken, recording announced
  • Screen: lives in Aliganj, 1 year billing experience
  • Shift preference: mornings only
  • Pay and shift decision left to the store manager
  • Interview booked: Thursday 11:00 am, Hazratganj
  • Address and document list sent on WhatsApp

Voice: Sarvam Bulbul, Kabir. Scripted and synthetic: not a recording, not a real customer.

Transcript
  1. नमस्ते, मैं Nimbus Retail की hiring team की तरफ़ से AI assistant बोल रहा हूँ। आपने store associate की job के लिए apply किया था। ये call record हो रही है। क्या अभी पाँच मिनट बात हो सकती है?Hello, I am an AI assistant calling for the Nimbus Retail hiring team. You applied for the store associate job. This call is recorded. Do you have five minutes now?
  2. हाँ जी, बोलिए।Yes, go ahead.
  3. धन्यवाद। आप Lucknow में किस area में रहती हैं?Thank you. Which area of Lucknow do you live in?
  4. अलीगंज में।Aliganj.
  5. अच्छा, हमारा Hazratganj store वहाँ से पास है। क्या आपने पहले retail या billing का काम किया है?Good, our Hazratganj store is close to there. Have you worked in retail or billing before?
  6. हाँ, एक साल एक mobile shop में billing संभाली है।Yes, I handled billing at a mobile shop for a year.
  7. बढ़िया। Shift सुबह नौ से शाम छह, या दोपहर एक से रात दस बजे की होती है। क्या आप दोनों shifts कर सकती हैं?Great. Shifts run 9 am to 6 pm, or 1 pm to 10 pm. Can you do both?
  8. सुबह वाली ठीक है। रात दस बजे तक रुकना मुश्किल होगा।The morning one is fine. Staying until 10 pm would be hard.
  9. समझ गया, मैं ये note कर लेता हूँ। Shift और salary का final फ़ैसला store manager करेंगे। क्या आप गुरुवार सुबह ग्यारह बजे store पर interview के लिए आ सकती हैं?Understood, I’ll note that. The store manager makes the final call on shifts and salary. Can you come to the store for an interview on Thursday at 11 am?
  10. हाँ, आ जाऊँगी।Yes, I’ll come.
  11. बहुत बढ़िया। गुरुवार सुबह ग्यारह बजे, Hazratganj store। Address और documents की list मैं WhatsApp पर भेज रहा हूँ। All the best!Excellent. Thursday, 11 am, Hazratganj store. I’m sending the address and the list of documents on WhatsApp. All the best!

Act 04Channels and hand-over

Where it works. When it steps back.

Channels

  • Phone calls
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Email
  • Your applicant tracker or sheet

Hands over to a person when

  • A candidate asks about terms outside the brief
  • A candidate wants to speak to a recruiter
  • The answer does not clearly meet or fail the criteria

Suits

  • Recruitment and staffing agencies
  • Companies hiring in volume
  • Training and placement teams

Act 05Questions

Asked often

Every employee says it is an AI when asked, announces call recording and follows your written limits.

Does it make the hiring decision?

No. It screens and shortlists against criteria you set. People decide who gets hired.

Can it screen in Hindi?

We set it up in the languages your candidates use.

How does it treat candidate data?

Candidate data is personal data under the DPDP Act. Brand Bakery acts as your processor, and the contract includes a data processing agreement.

Will candidates know it is an AI?

Yes, if they ask. The employee says it is an AI assistant when asked, and call recording is announced.

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