WorkSignal

AI voice screening for recruiting

WorkSignal homepage screenshot

The Challenge

Recruiting teams are buried in phone screens. Every open role means 50-200 candidates, and each one needs a 30-minute call just to check the basics. Recruiters burn hours on unqualified candidates while good ones slip away to faster-moving companies. The bottleneck is always the same: there are not enough hours in the day to talk to everyone.

The Solution

WorkSignal screens every candidate with an AI phone call - natural conversation, not a robotic survey. Candidates get called within hours of applying, scored against role-specific criteria, and ranked automatically. Recruiters only spend time on the candidates who actually made it through. The result: 25+ hours saved per open role and a 98% reduction in screening costs.

WorkSignal replaces the most time-consuming part of hiring - the initial phone screen. Instead of a recruiter spending 30 minutes per candidate asking the same questions, WorkSignal calls candidates on their actual phone number and has a natural conversation. It asks follow-up questions, adapts to responses, and scores everything against the criteria the hiring manager cares about.

The results are not just a pass/fail. Hiring managers get a detailed scorecard with highlights, red flags, and a clear recommendation - plus the full transcript and recording. If you use Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby, scores push back automatically. Candidates who pass can be auto-advanced to the interview stage. The ones who do not get a respectful rejection email without anyone lifting a finger.

Under the hood, each screening is evaluated by an LLM that scores candidates criterion by criterion, cross-references claims against their resume, and flags authenticity concerns when answers seem rehearsed or AI-generated. The system handles scheduling, reminders, no-show detection, and multi-channel delivery through phone, web, WhatsApp, and X.

Key Features

AI phone and web interviews that feel like a real conversation
Candidates screened within hours of applying, not weeks
Automatic scoring with clear hire/pass recommendations
Plugs into Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby without changing your workflow
Candidates self-schedule or get called directly on their phone
Detects rehearsed or AI-generated answers automatically
Verifies resume claims against what candidates actually say
Talent pools for building candidate pipelines across roles
Hiring analytics with funnel, cost-per-hire, and source ROI
Results delivered to Slack so managers never need to log in
Workflow automation that moves candidates forward or flags them
Multi-channel screening via phone, career portal chat, WhatsApp, and X
AI Capabilities

How AI Powers WorkSignal

Voice Screening That Feels Human

Candidates talk to an AI interviewer on the phone or in a browser. It holds a natural conversation, asks follow-ups, and adapts to answers in real-time. Most candidates do not realize it is AI until told.

Scoring That Explains Itself

Every candidate gets a detailed scorecard showing how they performed on each hiring criterion - not just a number, but evidence from the conversation and a clear recommendation for the hiring manager.

Catches What Humans Miss

The system flags resume discrepancies, detects scripted responses, and identifies candidates who may be using AI to answer questions. Hiring managers see red flags and highlights before they ever talk to anyone.

Tech Stack

Rails 8Voice AIPostgreSQLHotwire

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