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Resume screening software

Never wonder who you missed

A 6-second resume skim is not enough to determine who proceeds or doesn't. Truffle reads every resume against what your role actually needs, scores it on real evidence, and puts the strongest fits in front of you. Nobody good stays buried.

7 days · 30 credits · no card required

4.9/5rating on G2
1 creditper resume screened
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The old way

Too much administering, too little recruiting

Reading hundreds of resumes to find the few worth interviewing? That's not efficient, and you risk missing someone who could transform your business.

Storage, not sorting

You need help sorting, not storing

The Applicant Tracking System digitized the filing cabinet. Fine when there were a dozen applications. Not fine when there are hundreds.

Speed

Manual resume review slows you down

The candidates you want have other options. While you're three hours deep in Indeed, the strongest one already accepted an offer somewhere.

Keywords

Keyword matching is easy to game

Resumes are tuned by a machine to echo every word you're scanning for. Matching keywords doesn't find the best candidate anymore so you need something smarter.

How Truffle works
Scoring criteria

Turn the job post into clear, gradable criteria

Paste the job description and Truffle pulls out the criteria that decide this hire: years in the tool you run on, the certification, the industry background, whether they've managed people or just worked next to them. It weights the must-haves over the nice-to-haves, and you edit before anything runs.

Resume Match

Reads the resume the way you would, if you had all the time in the world

It knows "led a team of eight" isn't "collaborated with the team." It notices when five years of experience is really five jobs in five years. It weighs the recent, relevant role heavier than the one from 2013, and it catches the resume that name-drops your keyword with nothing behind it. Every candidate comes back High, Mid, or Low, with the exact lines that earned the score.

Magic Review

Quickly see top matches and the reasoning in plain English

"Eight years in the field, strong recent track record, no direct management experience." That's the read waiting on every candidate, strengths and gaps spelled out so you know what to ask about. No score ever rejects anyone.

See it work

Resume screening, end to end in 53 seconds

Every resume read and scored against the criteria you set. Open one and you see what matched, what didn't, and the line it's pointing at. Then advance the ones worth a conversation, all at once.

Video thumbnail: Resume screening that shows its work
Truffle vs. the alternatives

Comparing resume screening software? Let's make it easy.

There's plenty of resume screening software out there. As long as you're fine with keyword matching, a black box that can't explain itself, and auto-rejecting people before you ever lay eyes on them.

Alternatives are expensive

7-day free trial, no credit card required. You can actually test out Truffle, and when you're ready you don't need the Brink's truck, with plans starting at just $49.

Alternatives just count keywords

Keyword tools reward the resume that repeats your job post. Truffle reads what someone actually did, weighs recent experience heavier, and shows you the exact line from the resume behind every score. You can check its work.

Alternatives only do one thing

Resume screening, one-way interviews, and assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when you want the full picture.

Your first screen

You don't need to jump through hoops

A few minutes, start to finish. No demo, no onboarding call required (unless you want one).

1

Sign up free

Start a free trial. 30 credits, no credit card.

2

Build the rubric

Paste a job description. Truffle proposes weighted criteria. Edit it, then test it on a resume or two.

3

Screen and review

Upload the resumes or share a Position Link. You get a ranked shortlist, each candidate scored with plain-language reasons. You decide who moves forward.

FAQ

FAQs about resume screening software

What is resume screening software?

Resume screening software reads inbound resumes for you and ranks them, so you don't go through every one by hand. Most tools just match keywords. Truffle reads what a resume actually shows and scores it against the role you define, with the reasoning behind every score. It also runs one-way interviews and skills assessments, so you can use one, two, or all three.

How does AI resume screening work?

You paste the job description, and Truffle turns it into a scoring rubric weighted by what matters most. It reads each resume, gives it a High, Mid, or Low match, and writes a short reason. It reads for meaning, not keyword matches, and counts recent experience more heavily. The AI never auto-rejects anyone. You review a ranked shortlist and make the calls.

Is Truffle better than keyword-based ATS screening?

Keyword screening rewards whoever repeated the right words, which is exactly what AI-written resumes are built to do. Truffle scores on evidence instead, so the candidate who clearly did the work beats the one who stuffed the keywords. And every score comes with the reason and the line from the resume behind it, so you're not trusting a black box.

Does Truffle reject candidates automatically?

Not on its own. The AI never auto-rejects anyone. Truffle flags and ranks, and candidates below your threshold still show up for review. The only automatic rejection is a qualification rule you write and switch on yourself, such as a work authorization question. Every other advance and pass is your call.

Is AI resume screening fair?

The same criteria run on every candidate, and the reasoning behind each score is logged, so the process is consistent and you can show exactly how any decision was made. Check your own legal requirements with your compliance team. But an auditable, evidence-based read is a lot fairer than a six-second skim.

How many resumes can Truffle handle at once?

Hundreds. Upload the resumes, then move through the ranked shortlist in Magic Review with single keystrokes. Most teams clear a big role faster than they used to get through a handful of resumes by hand.

What file formats and sources does Truffle accept?

PDF and DOCX. Resumes can come in through your Position Link, an ATS connection, or direct upload, one at a time or up to 50 files at once.

Does resume screening integrate with my ATS?

Yes. Native two-way sync with Ashby, Workable, Breezy HR, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Pinpoint, Recruitee, and Teamtailor, plus Indeed for sourcing. Match scores write back into the system you already use. Zapier, a REST API, and webhooks cover everything else.

Can I use resume screening on its own?

Yes. Each screening method stands alone. Start with resume screening, then add one-way interviews and assessments when you want more to go on. Everything lands on the same candidate profile.

How much does resume screening software cost?

Plans start at $49 a month. You get credits to spend across resume screening, assessments, and video interviews, and a screened resume costs 1 credit. Every feature is on every plan, and unused credits roll over on Core and up. There's a 7-day free trial with 30 credits and no credit card.

Never wonder who you missed

Resume screening, one-way interviews, and assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when you want the full picture.

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