AI Candidate Screening for Tech Companies
Tech companies and startups receive many applications for each engineering, data or product role, often from several countries. Engineers lose hours in first calls, and recruiters struggle to judge communication and motivation from a CV. Passisto Hire gives every applicant a structured voice interview and gives hiring teams a clear report before the technical rounds.
The challenges
Engineers pulled into screening
Senior developers join early calls to filter profiles, which takes time from the product they should be building.
Remote and international applicants
Time zones and calendars make it slow to schedule even a first call with candidates in other countries.
Hard to compare very different profiles
Self-taught developers, bootcamp graduates and experienced engineers present very different CVs, and keywords say little about how they work.
Collaboration and motivation come late
Communication, ownership and fit with the team often appear only after several technical rounds have been spent.
How it works
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Create the role and its interview
Start from the position: backend engineer, data analyst, product manager, designer or DevOps. The template covers motivation, working style, collaboration and how the candidate explains technical choices.
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Candidates join from their own time zone
Each applicant opens a secure link in their browser and talks with the AI agent whenever they like. No scheduling and nothing to install.
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Hiring teams read a report
The report gives scores and key answers, so recruiters and hiring managers see communication and motivation before the technical rounds.
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People decide
The team chooses who moves on to coding exercises and technical interviews. The AI never decides.
Examples of questions the AI agent asks
- Describe a project you are proud of and what your own contribution was.
- Explain a technical choice you made to a colleague who is not technical.
- Tell me about a disagreement with a teammate over a design or priority. How did it end?
- How do you work in a fully remote or asynchronous team?
- What do you want to learn in your next role, and why this company?
What you get
Engineers keep their focus
The first filter no longer takes developers away from their work, and technical interviews are reserved for candidates who fit.
No scheduling across time zones
Applicants interview when they choose, which speeds up the first round for remote and international hiring.
Soft skills visible early
Communication and collaboration appear in the report before technical time is spent.
A consistent first round
Every applicant for a role answers the same structured questions, which helps compare very different backgrounds.
Frequently asked questions
Does Passisto test coding skills?
No. It holds a structured conversation about experience, motivation and how people work. Technical assessments and coding exercises stay with your team.
Can the interview be in English or another language?
Yes. The language is set in the interview template, and the site and reports are available in several languages. Check the available languages when you create the template.
Who makes the hiring decision?
Your team does. The report supports the first round; recruiters and engineering managers decide who moves forward.
See how it works for your team
Tell us about your context: we will show you the conversations, reports and follow-up that fit it.