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Recruiting automation software

Automate the screening grind. Not the hiring decision.

Truffle is recruiting automation software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments into one workflow. AI handles transcription, scoring, and ranking so you can review 50 candidates in the time one phone screen takes. You stay in the seat for every call that matters.

7 days · 30 credits · no card required

600,000+candidates screened
4.9/5rating on G2
3 minfrom JD to live position
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The automation paradox

Most recruiting automation tools automate the wrong layer

The screening grind is what should get automated. Not the call on whether a candidate moves forward.

Volume

Easy-apply pushed hundreds of candidates onto every req

AI-generated resumes pushed the signal down to zero. Vendors answered with more automation: chatbots that interview candidates, algorithms that auto-reject resumes, tools that decide who moves forward for you.

Wrong layer

The busywork didn't go away. It just shifted.

Now you spend your week arguing with a system that rejected someone you would've advanced, or defending a hire the algorithm can't explain. The wrong layer got automated.

The grind

The screening grind is what should get automated

Transcribing video, scoring against criteria, sending reminders, building shortlists. Not the call on whether a candidate moves forward. You're still on the hook for the hire.

How it works

Automated recruiting that does the work you don't want to do

Four steps. No chatbot, no AI Interviewer, no auto-reject. Distribution, scoring, and shortlisting run in the background so you can spend your time on candidates, not pipeline maintenance.

Resume criteria Suggested from your position description. Truffle proposes — you decide what counts.
4 criteria · 2 required Regenerate
1
Outbound & prospecting Resume shows the candidate running outbound to net-new B2B accounts, not just inbound follow-up.
Required
2
CRM & sequencing fluency Resume shows hands-on use of a CRM and sequencing tool to manage a pipeline, not just “familiar with Salesforce” on a skills line.
Required
3
B2B & services-sales exposure Resume shows selling into businesses rather than consumers, ideally in a services context.
Not required
4
Quota attainment & metrics Resume shows quota-carrying work with numbers attached — attainment, activity, or pipeline generated.
Not required
01 · Build

Paste the JD. Truffle builds the interview.

Paste the job description and Truffle suggests tailored screening questions matched to role and seniority. Accept them, edit, or write your own. Set your rubric, add branding, share the link.

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 · Record

Candidates record on their schedule. Reminders run themselves.

Candidates click the link and record from any phone, tablet, or laptop. No app, no login. Automated reminders go out at 24 and 72 hours. You stop chasing candidates who started but didn't finish.

AI Match Marcus Bell · scored against your criteria
84%match
Customer service experience Six years on a busy floor, named two recovery wins.
High
Team leadership Led a 12-person shift, walked through a real conflict.
High
Scheduling & POS systems Knows the tools, no multi-location rollout yet.
Mid
Reliability & availability Open availability, three years in the last role.
High
03 · Score

Every response scored against your criteria. You see the reasoning.

Every response is transcribed and scored against the rubric you set during intake. Match scores show which criteria each candidate aligned with and where there are gaps. AI Summaries and 30-second Candidate Shorts compress each interview into what's worth watching.

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 · Decide

Team review in one structured view. You make the call.

Share any position with your team. Everyone reviews independently with the same structured evidence. Advance, Hold, or Pass with a keyboard shortcut. Consensus view, no per-seat pricing, no thread-hunting across Slack.

Why teams switch

Automation that clears your week, without outsourcing the judgment

Most 'recruiting automation software' automates the thing you'd want to stay close to. Here's what changes when the automation stays in its lane.

Automation takes over the call

Most 'recruiting automation software' automates the thing you'd want to stay close to. Paradox's chatbot interviews candidates for you. Auto-rejection tools decide who moves forward. Truffle goes the other way. Distribution, reminders, transcription, scoring, and ranking are automated. The interview conversation, the call on who's real, the hire, stays with you.

A rank with no reasoning

Most automation tools give you a rank or a 'top pick.' Truffle shows the rubric, the per-criteria match, and the response that drove each score. You can defend any Advance or Reject decision to a hiring manager, a candidate, or a compliance lawyer.

Auto-reject with no context

Candidates polish resumes with AI. Some read answers off-screen during video interviews. AI Check flags responses with patterns of AI assistance so you can ask better follow-up questions. It's a context signal, not an automatic disqualifier. No one gets auto-rejected.

AI replaces your judgment

No chatbot interviewing candidates. No AI Interviewer. No automatic rejection. Candidates record on their own time. You review the highlights and make every Advance or Reject call. The AI handles the scaling work around the decision.

Weeks of vendor onboarding

Paste the description, accept or edit AI-suggested questions, add branding, share the link. No implementation project, no vendor onboarding, no IT tickets. Most enterprise automation platforms take weeks to spin up.

Per-seat enterprise pricing

Self-serve plans from $49/month, credit-based. Unlimited positions and team members. Every automation feature is on every plan. No procurement cycle to use it.

Everything included

Every Truffle plan includes the full automation stack

Truffle is built around the idea that AI should surface evidence, not make decisions. Every feature here is designed to put more signal in front of you, faster.

Build the screen

  • AI-suggested questions tailored from your JD, tagged by criteria
  • Custom rubrics: must-haves, nice-to-haves, and red flags that calibrate scoring
  • Question Compliance Check flags questions that may touch protected characteristics before you publish

Score with reasoning

  • Match scores against your criteria with transparent per-criterion reasoning
  • AI Summaries: key takeaways before you press play, orient in 15 seconds
  • Candidate Shorts: 30-second highlight reels with reasoning for each clip
  • AI Check flags AI-assisted patterns as context, never an auto-reject

Automate the busywork

  • Automated reminders: 24h and 72h candidate follow-ups, handled by Truffle
  • Distribution from one link to job boards, email, ATS, and text
  • Shortlisting and ranking run in the background

Review and decide

  • Magic Review: keyboard-driven flow through your entire pipeline
  • Unlimited team members on every plan, no per-seat fees
  • Read-only sharing for hiring managers without an account
FAQ

Recruiting automation questions, answered

What is recruiting automation software?

Recruiting automation software uses AI and workflow tools to handle repetitive parts of hiring: distribution, reminders, transcription, scoring, ranking, and shortlisting. The best tools automate the logistics without taking over the interview itself. Truffle is candidate screening software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments. Automation runs in the background so your team can spend time on actual candidate conversations instead of admin.

Does Truffle auto-reject candidates?

No. Truffle does not auto-reject anyone. Every candidate gets reviewed by a human. Match scores rank candidates against your criteria so you can start with the strongest matches, but the Advance, Hold, and Reject calls are yours. Automation targets the busywork around the decision, not the decision itself.

How is Truffle different from Paradox or other AI recruiting automation tools?

Paradox and similar tools automate the candidate conversation. A chatbot interviews the candidate, schedules the call, and answers questions. Truffle does the opposite. The conversation stays with you. Candidates record real answers to your questions. Truffle transcribes, scores against your rubric, and surfaces the highlights. You spend time watching 30-second Shorts, not tuning a chatbot script.

Can I automate resume screening, interviews, and assessments in one workflow?

Yes. Truffle combines all three layers into one automated workflow. Run resume screening on its own, pair it with one-way video interviews, or add talent assessments for deeper signal. Each layer works standalone and the same candidate view consolidates evidence across all three. You design the sequence per position.

How does automated recruiting affect bias and compliance?

Truffle's scoring is transparent and consistent. Every match score shows which criteria each candidate aligned with and why. The Question Compliance Check flags questions that may touch protected characteristics before you publish. AI Check surfaces patterns of AI-assisted responses as a context signal, never as auto-rejection. The system doesn't make hiring calls. You do. That keeps decisions defensible.

How long does setup take?

About three minutes. Paste your job description, accept or edit AI-suggested questions, add your branding, share the link. No implementation project, no vendor onboarding, no IT tickets.

What's the difference between recruiting automation software and an ATS?

An ATS is a system of record. It stores applicants, tracks pipeline stages, and runs knockout questions. Recruiting automation software handles the work around those stages: distribution, reminders, transcription, scoring, shortlisting. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Truffle runs alongside Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Ashby, and Breezy via native integrations or Zapier. You keep your ATS as the pipeline tracker. Truffle does the screening work the ATS wasn't built for.

What does recruiting automation software cost?

Plans start at $49/month (Starter), credit-based. One shared monthly pool of credits across resume screening (1 credit), assessed candidates (2 credits), and one-way interviews (5 credits), with credits rolling over on Core and up. Every plan includes the full automation stack (AI Summaries, match scores, Candidate Shorts, Magic Review, assessments, integrations, unlimited team members). 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no card.

Automation that clears your week, without outsourcing the judgment

Video interviews, assessments, and resume screening on one platform. Automation handles the grind. You make every call that matters.

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