Automatically Pre-Screen Applicants
Pre-screen applicants to ensure you have the necessary information to decide whether to advance them to an interview, saving hiring managers time by focusing only on viable candidates. It also helps confirm that applicants are genuinely interested in the job.
How you might currently be doing this
Pre-screening is one of the most time-consuming parts of hiring, especially when job postings attract hundreds of applicants. Traditional ATS platforms and sites like Indeed often lack effective screening and sorting tools, forcing hiring managers to sift through each resume manually. Even after that, scheduling phone screens can involve days or weeks of phone tag—just to confirm if someone meets basic qualifications.
How to do this more effectively
Team Engine takes you three steps ahead in the screening process, cutting a two-week effort down to just a day or two:
- First, our software automatically ranks your applicants, so the best candidate always appears first in your list—no more scanning through hundreds of resumes on your own.
- Meanwhile, Team Engine automatically reaches out to these top applicants right away, ensuring you’re the first employer to connect before they get swarmed by other recruiters.
- By the time you engage, you’re stepping into a warm conversation with a candidate who’s already shown genuine interest in the role.
Why Use Team Engine Instead
AI & Automation: Team Engine’s AI tools compare your job’s requirements against applicants’ qualifications and ask follow-up questions as needed, giving you all the information you need to decide.
Speed: Team Engine reviews resumes and ranks the best applicants at the top, allowing you to schedule interviews quickly before candidates accept other offers.
Efficiency: Team Engine's texting software for recruiters handles resume review and initial contact, so you can focus on deciding who’s the best fit for your organization.
How you can use Team Engine to do this
Option 1 - Automatically Pre-Screen Applicants
- Create a new job or edit an existing one in Team Engine.
- Turn on the Interest Confirmation automation and select “Personalized by Team Engine,” allowing our software to analyze applications and ask follow-up questions to identify the best applicants.
- Monitor the replies and continue the conversation manually if needed.
- Click Interested, Reject or Save once you have enough information to decide.
Option 2 - Manually Pre-Screen Applicants via Text
- Create a new job or edit an existing one in Team Engine.
- Navigate to the Jobs Tab, then click “Needs Review” in the upper right
- Open an application and review it.
- To message a candidate who has incomplete or unclear information, click their name to open the message dialog, where you can text them clarifying questions or request additional details. (See sample text provided in the copy-and-paste box.)
- Monitor the replies and continue the conversation as needed.
- Click Interested, Reject or Save once you have enough information to decide.
See our professional text message examples if you need help getting started.
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How you can use Team Engine to do this
Option 1 - Automatically Pre-Screen Applicants
- Create a new job or edit an existing one in Team Engine.
- Turn on the Interest Confirmation automation and select “Personalized by Team Engine,” allowing our software to analyze applications and ask follow-up questions to identify the best applicants.
- Monitor the replies and continue the conversation manually if needed.
- Click Interested, Reject or Save once you have enough information to decide.
Option 2 - Manually Pre-Screen Applicants via Text
- Create a new job or edit an existing one in Team Engine.
- Navigate to the Jobs Tab, then click “Needs Review” in the upper right
- Open an application and review it.
- To message a candidate who has incomplete or unclear information, click their name to open the message dialog, where you can text them clarifying questions or request additional details. (See sample text provided in the copy-and-paste box.)
- Monitor the replies and continue the conversation as needed.
- Click Interested, Reject or Save once you have enough information to decide.
See our professional text message examples if you need help getting started.
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