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How to screen resumes with AI criteria
A one-minute walkthrough of resume screening in Truffle: describe the role, answer the three role-brief questions, choose the public apply link so resume screening runs on its own, and let Truffle draft the criteria it scores every resume against. Nothing is auto-rejected.
Key takeaways
- Truffle drafts the resume scoring criteria from your job description, then scores every resume against them and shows the reasoning next to each score.
- The role brief is three questions — what winning looks like in 90 days, who would nail the position, and who would struggle even if their resume looks great. Answering them makes the drafted criteria specific rather than generic.
- Choosing the public apply link lets resume screening run on its own: no video interview, no assessment. You get a shareable apply page and every resume through it is scored.
- Choosing to collect resumes during the screening process instead requires a video interview or an assessment, because the upload needs a screening flow to live in.
- Criteria are a starting point. Regenerate the set, add your own, or mark the ones a candidate cannot be without — and nothing is ever auto-rejected.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use Truffle's resume screening without a video interview?
- Yes. Choose the public apply link when you turn on the Resume component and resume screening runs on its own — Truffle gives you a shareable apply page, and every resume submitted through it is scored. Collecting resumes during the screening process is the option that also needs a video interview or an assessment.
- Where do the scoring criteria come from?
- Truffle drafts them from your job description and the role brief when you reach the Configure screening step. You can regenerate the whole set, add your own criteria, or edit what it drafted. They're a starting point, not a verdict.
- Does Truffle reject candidates automatically?
- No. Resume screening produces a score against the criteria you set and shows the reasoning behind it. Truffle never auto-rejects — you review the evidence and decide who moves forward.
- What makes a good resume criterion?
- Something verifiable from a resume. "Has run outbound sequences in a CRM" can be checked; "strong communicator" can't, and will score inconsistently. Truffle links to examples of strong criteria next to the list.
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