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Pre-employment assessment software for property management

Pre-employment assessment software built for property management hiring without a recruiter

Truffle is candidate screening software that combines pre-employment assessments, one-way video interviews, and resume screening in one workflow, built for the property manager or owner hiring a leasing agent, maintenance tech, or on-site community manager without a recruiter. AI scores every candidate against the criteria you set with the reasoning attached. You still make every call.

7 days · 30 credits · no card required

A Truffle assessment selection screen with AI recommending Personality, Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit for a property management role
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20+ hrssaved per role
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The property management hiring problem

You post a leasing agent role and the resumes pile up overnight

Your portfolio runs on a handful of people covering leasing, maintenance, and the property itself. There's no recruiter to hand the pile to, and a resume can't show you how someone handles an angry tenant or a maintenance emergency.

The pile

You post a role and the resumes pile up overnight

Easy-apply means dozens of people apply to a leasing or maintenance role that pays hourly, most without the experience your portfolio needs. You're the one reading through the pile between resident calls and site visits.

Judgment under pressure

A resume can't show you how someone handles a 2am maintenance call or an angry tenant

Anyone can list 'property management experience' on a resume. You won't know how someone actually prioritizes a leaking pipe over a broken doorbell, or defuses a tenant conflict, until they're already on-site.

No recruiter, no ATS

You're managing the portfolio, not running a hiring department

On a team of ten or twenty across a few properties, one bad leasing or maintenance hire means resident complaints and turnover risk fast. There's no recruiter to hand this to and no ATS sorting the pile for you.

How it works

Three screening methods. One workflow. You design the process.

Screen for the experience a leasing or maintenance role needs, see how a candidate actually shows up, and add an assessment when you want more to go on before an in-person walk-through. You choose what applies per role.

Resume match 7 candidates
1 YP
Yolanda Pierce Applied today
High
2 RA
Ravi Anand Applied today
High
The read
Career-changer from recruiting — closing at ~110% of a qualified-meetings quota.
Only 2 years in a direct BDR seat.
Awaiting your review
Advance A Hold H Reject R
Below your threshold — surfaced for review
3 JB
Jordan Blake Worth a look — strong in 2 of 3 areas
Mid
4 KM
Kyle Morrison Not auto-rejected — still yours to decide
Low
01 · Resume screening

Cut the obvious mismatches before you open a profile

Upload resumes from Indeed or your careers page, one at a time or in bulk. Qualification Questions flag who has the leasing experience, maintenance certifications, or availability your role needs, and Truffle ranks the rest against your requirements.

One-way interview Retail associate
Question 2 of 5

Tell us about a time you turned an unhappy customer around.

REC 0:42
Mic Sounds clear
Thinking time 30s
02 · One-way interviews

See how a candidate handles a real scenario before you meet them

Ask how they'd calm a frustrated tenant or prioritize an overnight maintenance call, and candidates record their answer from any device, no app, no scheduling. You review a shortlist in the time one phone screen used to take.

Personality No gaps across 4 prioritized traits
High
Conscientiousness You wanted: Structured & thorough
Aligned
Emotional Stability You wanted: Calm & steady · Leans balanced
Close
Extraversion You wanted: Balanced
Aligned
Agreeableness You wanted: Warm & accommodating
Aligned
Direct & challenging Warm & accommodating
Candidate Your preference
Cooperative and patient. Tends to prioritize harmony and accommodate others’ needs.
03 · Talent assessments

Add evidence a resume and interview can't give you

Personality, Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit surface work style and judgment under real scenarios, like a lease conversation or a maintenance priority call. No universal right answer, alignment is measured against your criteria, and gaps become questions for the interview.

DM
Denise Marsh Store manager · applied today
For review 1 / 18
Overall match Strong
Resume High
Interview High · 84%
Assessment Aligned
The read
Ran a 12-person floor for six years, and the interview backed it up with a real de-escalation story.
No multi-site experience yet, worth asking about.
YPRB 2 of 2 reviewers advanced Advance A Hold H Reject R
04 · Team review

Loop in your maintenance lead or regional manager without paying per seat

Bring in whoever helps you decide, a maintenance lead, a regional manager, a partner. Structured scorecards and notes come standard, and unlimited team members are included on every plan.

Why property management companies switch to Truffle

What no job board or spreadsheet does for you

Most property management companies are stuck between reading every resume themselves and an agency fee that costs more than the role pays. Here's what changes with a screening layer built for this.

Reading every resume yourself, between resident calls and site visits

Truffle reads and ranks every resume against the experience, availability, and requirements you set for the role. You open a shortlist, not a stack of forty unsorted applications.

An agency fee that costs more than the role pays

A staffing agency fee can run a fifth of the role's salary, and most agencies don't want a single leasing or maintenance req. Truffle is self-serve from $49/month, no contract, no sales call.

A job board or spreadsheet that stores applications but doesn't screen them

A job board collects resumes. A spreadsheet files them. Neither tells you who's worth a call. Truffle scores every candidate against your criteria, with the reasoning behind every score.

One hour of best behavior tells you less than you think

A resume and a single interview are easy to get wrong on a small team covering multiple properties. Stack a one-way interview and an assessment on top of the resume read, and the evidence compounds before you ever schedule an in-person walk-through.

Everything included

Everything included for screening property management hires

One flat price, every feature, every screening method. No per-seat fees, no quote process, nothing sized for a national property management firm.

Screen for what the role needs

  • Qualification Questions flag leasing experience, certifications, and availability upfront
  • Resume review reads work history and claimed experience against your role
  • Candidate Profiles put resume, qualifications, and video in one view
  • Candidate Filtering by match score, status, or date applied

See how they show up

  • One-way video interviews with AI-suggested, role-specific questions
  • Response Configuration controls thinking time, retakes, and length
  • Candidate Shorts: 30-second highlights so you're not watching full recordings
  • Position Link works on job boards, your careers page, or a direct email

Go beyond the resume

  • Talent Assessments: Personality, Situational Judgment, Environment Fit
  • Match Percentage Scoring against the criteria you define, with reasoning shown
  • AI Summaries orient you before you open a candidate's profile
  • Question-Level Evaluation shows what each response revealed

Built for a small team

  • Unlimited positions and team members on every plan
  • Magic Review: keyboard shortcuts to move through your pile in one sitting
  • Candidate Sharing: read-only links for a regional manager or owner, no account needed
  • Plans from $49/month, credit-based, credits roll over
FAQ

Pre-employment assessment for property management companies, answered

What is pre-employment assessment software for property management companies?

It's software that reads and ranks your candidates for you, so you're not the one reading resumes between resident calls and maintenance walk-throughs. <a href="/">Truffle</a> combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow, built for an owner or property manager hiring without a recruiter.

How does Truffle help me screen leasing agents and maintenance techs without a recruiter?

You set the criteria for the role once (experience, certifications, availability, must-haves) and Truffle scores every candidate against it. You get a ranked shortlist with the reasoning attached instead of a stack of resumes to read one by one.

Can I screen for a real estate license or a maintenance certification?

Yes. Qualification Questions ask upfront whether a candidate holds the license or certification your role requires, and Resume review reads work history and claimed experience against your role. Nothing is auto-rejected, so a candidate close to your bar still shows up for you to review.

Will candidates for a leasing or maintenance role actually complete a one-way video interview?

Most do when the interview is short. A well-configured Truffle interview runs about 10 minutes, and Candidate Reminders at 24 and 72 hours lift completion. For a thin-pool role like an experienced maintenance technician, you can skip video and screen on resumes and an assessment instead.

How does AI score candidates for a property management role?

You define what matters for the role at intake: experience, certifications, temperament, whatever you'd ask a recruiter to look for. AI analyzes each resume and response against that and produces a match score with the reasoning shown. AI surfaces the evidence. You decide who moves forward.

What roles can I screen with Truffle at my property management company?

Leasing agents, maintenance coordinators and technicians, on-site community managers, and portfolio roles like assistant or regional property managers. Any role you hire for more than once is a good fit, since that's where a ranked, repeatable process saves the most time.

Can a Situational Judgment assessment tell me how someone handles an angry tenant or a maintenance emergency?

An assessment can't predict that with certainty, and Truffle won't claim it does. A Situational Judgment assessment shows how a candidate says they'd approach a real scenario, like a tenant conflict or a 2am maintenance call, which gives you something concrete to ask about in the interview instead of guessing from a resume.

Can I screen for fair-housing-relevant judgment on a leasing role?

A Situational Judgment assessment can include a leasing-conversation scenario and show how a candidate says they'd handle it, which gives you a real conversation to have in the interview. Truffle isn't a fair housing compliance or certification tool, so confirm your training and policies with counsel.

Does Truffle replace an in-person interview or a property walk-through?

No. Most property management companies still want an in-person meeting or a walk-through before an offer, and that's a good instinct on a small team. Truffle gets you to the few candidates worth that meeting faster, with a resume read, a recorded response, and an assessment already in hand.

How is this different from just posting on Indeed and reading resumes myself?

Indeed collects applications. It doesn't screen them. Truffle reads every resume against your role, flags who meets your must-haves, and ranks the pool, so you open a shortlist instead of forty unsorted resumes after your last site visit.

Do I need a full ATS to use Truffle at a small property management company?

No. Most property management companies this size don't have one and don't need one for this. Share your Position Link on your job boards or careers page, and Truffle handles the screening layer on its own. If you add an ATS later, Truffle connects through Zapier or the API.

How fast can I get a role live?

Usually under 15 minutes from a job description. Paste it in, accept or edit the AI-suggested questions, add your company's branding, and share the link.

Can I use assessments on their own, without video interviews?

Yes. Each method stands alone and you choose what applies per role. Many property management companies start with resume screening for maintenance roles and add a one-way interview or assessment for leasing and on-site community manager roles.

What does Truffle cost for a property management company?

Plans start at $49/month (Starter), credit-based: a resume screened is 1 credit, an assessed candidate is 2, a completed one-way interview is 5, all from one shared monthly pool. Every feature is on every plan and credits roll over. See <a href="/pricing">pricing</a> for exact plans and roughly how many roles each covers. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no card.

Screen your next leasing or maintenance hire without reading every resume yourself

Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when the role warrants it.

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