Candidate screening

Screen every candidate without sitting on every call.

An AI Employee runs the first interview with every applicant, asks the same questions every time, and sends you a scored summary.

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A candidate on a screening video call

Account manager applicant

Experience
4 years
Available
in 3 weeks
Score
Strong

The first interview eats your week.

  • 50applicants for one role
  • 50twenty-minute calls
  • 17 hoursof your week
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Scheduling, the call, the notes, the scoring and chasing no-shows. With the AI Employee, every applicant gets a fair first interview and you meet the best ones.

Fair and fast

Every candidate gets the same questions, at a time that suits them.

For candidates

  • No waiting a week for a slot
  • Take the interview from a link, day or night
  • Told clearly that it is an AI

For you

  • Same questions for everyone
  • Every answer scored
  • A summary in your inbox
Screening summarySample
Role
account manager
Experience
4 years, agency side
Available
in 3 weeks
Pay range
fits
Score
strong
Next step
interview with the hiring manager

Free template

Phone screen template

The 15-minute screening call, minute by minute.

Screening call guide · 15 minutes
  1. 0minWelcome. Say who you are, how long the call takes and what happens next.
  2. 1minAsk them to walk through their last two roles.
  3. 5minAsk the must-have questions for this role.
  4. 9minCheck the basics: timing, pay range and location or remote.
  5. 12minAnswer their questions about the role.
  6. 14minTell them the next step and when they will hear back.

Free questions

Phone screen interview questions

Twenty questions in four groups. Pick eight to ten for a 15-minute screen.

Background

  1. 1Walk me through your current role.
  2. 2Why are you looking for something new?
  3. 3What drew you to this role?
  4. 4What are you best at in your work?
  5. 5Tell me about a result you are proud of.

How they work

  1. 6What was a hard problem at work and how did you handle it?
  2. 7How do you like to be managed?
  3. 8What kind of team do you work best in?
  4. 9Which tools do you use every day?
  5. 10What do you want to learn next?

Logistics

  1. 11What would make you turn down an offer?
  2. 12When could you start?
  3. 13What pay range are you looking for?
  4. 14Do you need a visa or sponsorship to work here?
  5. 15Are you open to the location or remote setup for this role?

Closing

  1. 16Are you interviewing anywhere else?
  2. 17What questions do you have about the role?
  3. 18What does a good first 90 days look like to you?
  4. 19Why should we move you to the next round?
  5. 20Is there anything else we should know?
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Free checklist

Phone screening checklist

Before and during the call

  • Write the must-haves for the role.
  • Pick 8 to 10 questions.
  • Use the same questions for every candidate.
  • Score must-haves, clear examples, and timing and pay fit.

Questions to avoid

  • Age or date of birth.
  • Marriage, children or plans for a family.
  • Religion, health or disability.
  • Race, ethnicity or national origin.
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Sasan Zarrin, founder of DelegateWorker

Who built this

DelegateWorker is founded by Sasan Zarrin.

Sasan sold enterprise software at Oracle, Salesforce and DocuSign, and has delivered projects to over 200 large enterprises. He built DelegateWorker to give every business an AI Employee that does real work.

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Who it is for

Recruiters and staffing firms

Hundreds of applicants a role, and the first call is the same every time.

Growing teams

The founder or manager runs every screen, and it eats their week.

High-volume roles

Sales, support and service roles where speed wins the good candidates.

Pricing

Start with the plan built to run a real process.

Operator

$99a month

  • 190 minutes
  • 2 parallel calls
  • HubSpot and Go High Level connected

Scale

$299a month

Everything in Operator, plus

  • 575 minutes
  • 3 parallel calls
  • Priority support
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Questions

What questions should I ask in a phone screen?
Ask about their last roles, why they are looking, the must-haves for the job, timing, pay range and location. The twenty questions above cover it.
How long should a phone screen be?
Fifteen minutes is enough to check the must-haves. The template above shows how to use each minute.
What questions should I not ask?
Anything about age, family plans, religion, health, disability, race or national origin. Keep every question about the job.
Can an AI Employee screen candidates?
Yes. It asks every candidate the same questions, scores the answers and sends you a summary. Talk to it and it will screen you.
Do candidates know it is AI?
Yes. The AI Employee says it is an AI at the start of every call.
What does it cost?
Plans for a real process start at $99 a month.
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