candidate screening software
Applications are up.
Trust in resumes is down.
Truffle is candidate screening software that gives your team better screening signals — async interviews, talent assessments, and resume screening — so you can separate real candidates from noise and make faster, more confident hiring decisions without outsourcing judgment to AI. Use one method or combine all three.
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Candidate screening software loved by hundreds of great companies
The SCreening Problem
The screening methods most teams rely on are breaking
The problem isn't just application volume. It's signal quality. Traditional screening methods are getting harder to trust, harder to scale, or both.
Resumes are weaker signal than ever
Easy apply, AI-polished formatting, and keyword stuffing mean the average resume tells you less than it did five years ago. Manual review doesn't scale, and resume sorting software alone misses the candidates who can actually do the job.
Phone screens don't scale
A 30-minute call to learn what you could know in 90 seconds. Multiply that by a dozen applicants and your recruiter's entire week disappears into scheduling and small talk. One recruiter, one candidate, one calendar slot — that model can't keep up.
Most AI screening tools overreach
They promise to "find your best candidates" and "automate hiring decisions." But recruiters don't trust AI to pick — and they shouldn't. The answer isn't handing over the reins. It's giving your team the information to decide faster.
HOW TRUFFLE WORKS
Three ways to screen. Powerful alone. Unstoppable together.
Each screening method captures a different signal. Use one to solve your biggest bottleneck today, or combine all three for the strongest signal in your pipeline. Either way, AI organizes the evidence and your team makes the call.
One candidate view
Your control tower for inbound applications
Whether you use one screening method or all three, every candidate enters one clean workflow. Resumes, async interviews, assessments, qualification checks, and AI summaries all live in one view — so recruiters and hiring managers see who is qualified, who is real, and who is worth live time next.
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One workflow per role — video, assessments, resume screening, or any combination
One candidate view across every signal — no tab-switching or spreadsheets
One shortlist your whole team can review, score, and defend
Most teams start with one screening method and add layers as they see the value. Truffle grows with you.
decisions & collaboration
AI surfaces information.
Your team makes the call.
Truffle analyzes each response against your rubric and explains its reasoning. Then your whole team reviews, scores, and decides together — with structured evidence instead of gut feel.
Transparent scoring
You define what success looks like: must-have skills, experience thresholds, cultural values, and red flags. Every candidate is scored against the same bar. Every match score comes with reasoning so you see exactly why someone ranked where they did.
Structured scorecards
Custom scorecards ensure all reviewers assess the same criteria. Fit scores, recommendation distribution, and individual notes aggregate into one view so you see team consensus instantly. No more comparing apples to oranges.
Magic Review
Move through your entire candidate pipeline with keyboard shortcuts. Advance, hold, or pass with a single keystroke while the AI summary and Candidate Shorts stay visible. Move Forward, Unsure, or Pass — no more endless debate.
Built-in AI Check
When candidate responses show patterns of AI assistance, Truffle flags it. Not as an automatic disqualifier, but as a context signal so your team can review more carefully and ask better follow-up questions.
Fairer screening
Truffle analyzes only transcripts — demographic data isn't requested or used in AI scoring. Applying the same criteria to every candidate reduces inconsistency and supports your compliance goals around equal employment opportunity.
Flexible access controls
Keep executive searches confidential or open feedback to the full hiring committee. Manage access by role — recruiter, hiring manager, or executive — without per-seat pricing. Your hiring process, your rules.
One candidate view
Your screening process, your brand
Customizable branding
Add your logo, brand colors, and custom messaging so candidates see your company from the first interaction. A branded screening experience builds trust and reinforces your employer brand.
Flexible interview process
Choose video-only, assessments-only, resume screening, or any combination. Adjust questions, time limits, and response formats to match the role. You design the process — Truffle runs it at scale.
Customizable screening criteria
Define your own rubrics, weight specific skills or behaviors, and set qualification logic that reflects your actual hiring standards. Truffle's customizable solution flexes and scales with your team.
DATA MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
Everything organized in one place
Centralized profiles
Every applicant gets a single profile — video responses, assessment results, resume data, reviewer feedback, and communication history. No digging through email threads or spreadsheets.
Organized storage & compliance
Downloadable transcripts, exportable records, and structured data storage for audits, compliance reviews, and reference checks. Assessment results stay attached to the right profile.
Bulk candidate management
Multi-select candidates to change statuses, send messages, advance, or reject in batches. Automated organization keeps your pipeline clean across hundreds of applicants and multiple positions.
candidate experience
A screening experience candidates actually complete
Mobile-friendly, no login required
Candidates record from any device using any modern browser. No app download, no account creation. A user-friendly interface means time on answers, not troubleshooting.
Async by design
Candidates respond on their own schedule. A personalized journey lets them prepare, pause, and complete when they're at their best — driving higher completion and better responses.
Respectful and transparent
Candidates know what to expect: how many questions, how long it takes, what happens next. Multi-language messaging support reaches diverse candidate pools without barriers.
Multiple response formats
Truffle supports video, audio, and written response styles. Match the format to the role. Give candidates the option that lets them show their best.
scalability & high-volume hiring
Built for teams that hire 10 candidates or 10,000
Whether you're filling one role or running a high-volume hiring season, Truffle's candidate screening platform scales without adding headcount.
Application screening that can handle volume
Bulk applicant processing, automated screening workflows, and AI-powered analysis mean your team's capacity isn't the bottleneck. One recruiter can review 5x more candidates compared to phone-based screening.
Scalable workflows for growing teams
Start with a single position. Add roles as you grow. Truffle handles multi-lingual workforces, multiple hiring managers, and parallel screening processes. Resume keyword scanning and automated logic route candidates through the right path.
Screening insights for smarter pipelines
Track completion rates, time-to-shortlist, and candidate quality metrics. Identify which screening questions produce the best signal and refine your process with every hire.
A structured hiring process at any scale
Every candidate — whether your fifth or five-hundredth — gets the same structured interview, scoring criteria, and fair evaluation. Consistent screening at scale without sacrificing speed or quality.
what recruiting teams are saying
Faster triage. Better signal. Clearer shortlists.
The Truffle edge, in our customer words
Shannon Rechter
HR Generalist
Waldron Private Wealth
Truffle helps us move through high-volume intern hiring, with clear visibility into each student’s fit.
Laura Williams
Founder & CEO
InSync Media
As a marketing agency owner, I don’t have time to screen every applicant. Truffle has saved hundreds of hours.
Maggie Rivers
Sales Recruiter
Classic Country Land
We use Truffle to hire field sales reps. It helps us quickly spot who might be a great fit for us.
Aldila Nimas
Education Recruiter
Pribadi School
Not only has Truffle reduced the time it takes us to hire, their team has been great to work with.
Rick Opton
Founder & CEO
Loggerhead Fitness
Truffle is very easy to use and affordable. Applicants have also said they found it straightforward.
Amanda Harrison
Head of People
Ohla US
Very useful tool for working through a high volume of applicants quickly to get an overview.
Camden Boyd
Founder & CEO
Retro Wolf Games
Truffle allows us to go through the "boring" part of the interview process on candidates ' own time.
Anne Siasco
Recruiter
CatchCo
What I like best about Truffle is its intuitive platform and seamless user experience.
Integrations & workflow compatbility
Fits your hiring stack
Connect Truffle to the applicant tracking system and workflow management tools your team already uses.
With your ATS
Connect with Ashby, Breezy HR, and Indeed to sync candidate data, scores, and screening decisions directly into your ATS candidate portal.
With Zapier
Route candidate data to 7,000+ apps — your HRIS, follow-up tools, or custom workflows. No code required.
No ATS? No problem
Share a unique link for each position via email, job boards, or your careers page. Truffle works standalone or alongside your existing stack.
AI-powered tools that fit your stack. Truffle doesn't replace your ATS — it adds the screening layer: assessments, AI Check, and AI-assisted resume screening. Together, one seamless workflow.