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Solutions AI hiring screener India

An AI hiring screener for SMB recruitment.

Call candidates, ask the first-round questions and give recruiters a clean shortlist instead of a pile of missed calls.

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Kooday is an AI hiring screener for Indian businesses that calls candidates, captures qualification details and routes suitable applicants to interview. It is designed for buyers comparing AI receptionist India, AI voice agent and AI call answering service options.

Use case brief

Who this page is for.

Businesses searching for an AI hiring screener want to reduce repetitive first-round calls and identify qualified candidates faster.

The problem
  • Recruiters spend hours asking the same first-round questions.
  • Many candidates do not answer on the first attempt or need local-language support.
  • Availability, location, salary and notice-period details are often missing.
  • Hiring teams need a shortlist, not raw applicant noise.
Implementation flow

What the agent does, and how the conversation moves.

Kooday starts with your services, rules and customer language, then turns repetitive conversations into cleaner next steps for your team.

  1. 1
    Enquiry

    The business provides a candidate list, role criteria and approved screening questions.

  2. 2
    Capture

    The AI screener calls candidates and verifies interest, experience, location, salary expectation and joining timeline.

  3. 3
    Answer

    Qualified candidates receive the next step by WhatsApp or are sent to HR for interview scheduling.

  4. 4
    Handoff

    Recruiters review summaries and focus on candidates who match the role.

What the agent handles

Calls candidates with approved screening questions.

Captures role interest, experience, location, salary expectation and availability.

Checks language comfort and shift or travel constraints.

Schedules interview requests or routes qualified candidates to HR.

Creates a summary for every completed screening conversation.

Proof

Practical deployment fit.

This use case fits Kooday’s structured conversation model: ask approved questions, summarize answers and route the next step.

Guardrails

What stays controlled.

  • It should not ask discriminatory or irrelevant questions.
  • It should clearly identify itself as an AI assistant working for the hiring business.
  • It should route salary negotiation, legal questions and sensitive candidate concerns to HR.
Best fit

Where this works first.

  • Best fit: SMBs, agencies and operations teams hiring for repeated roles.
  • Strong first automation: first-round candidate screening and interview coordination.
  • Primary buyer value: recruiters spend time on qualified candidates instead of raw applicant calls.
Channels

Voice, WhatsApp and web chat work together.

Voice handles first-round screening, WhatsApp sends interview details or document requests, and web chat can answer applicant questions on careers pages.

Phone calls

Answers missed-call-prone enquiries in your customers’ language.

WhatsApp

Continues conversations and follow-ups when the add-on is enabled.

Website chat

Turns website visitors into structured enquiries before they leave.

FAQ

Questions about hiring screener.

Can Kooday screen candidates by phone?+
Yes. It can call candidates, ask approved questions and summarize whether they match your role criteria.
Can it schedule interviews?+
It can collect interview availability and either send the details to HR or continue on WhatsApp with the next step.
Can it handle local languages?+
Yes — we build the agent around whatever languages your candidates use, which helps with frontline and local hiring conversations.
Can it make final hiring decisions?+
No. Kooday should screen and summarize. Final selection, negotiation and sensitive hiring decisions should remain with humans.
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  • No pressure, no lock-in. Try it on a pilot first.
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