The Challenge: A Crisis of Signal Vs. Noise
Hiring teams currently lose significant revenue and talent due to a “high-volume paradox.” While they have access to more resumes than ever, they lack the tools to find the right candidate quickly. At the same time, AI-led interviews on third-party platforms have often created poor candidate experiences, leaving a critical gap in early-stage screening for genuine fit and intent.
The Friction Points:
- Manual Overload: Recruiters spend nearly 3 to 4 hours daily on repetitive phone screening and 2 to 3 hours manually reviewing irrelevant resumes
- The Follow-up Loop: Time is wasted on “call rescheduling” and chasing candidates who may not even be interested.
- Delayed Delivery: Slow shortlisting leads to missed placements and unhappy clients.
The Product Strategy: Signal - First Automation
Our primary goal was to design a platform that moves beyond keyword matching. We built Evality to automate “first-level” hiring work, allowing recruiters to focus on closing roles.
The Core Value Proposition
- 70% Reduction in total recruiter workload.
- 3X Faster Shortlisting: Moving timelines from days to a few hours.
- Plug-and-Play Integration: One-day onboarding with no ATS migration required.
The Solution: Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
We designed the product around a “Resume-to-Reality” framework, ensuring every candidate is vetted through multiple lenses.
Context-Aware AI Scoring
Unlike traditional keyword tools, our multi-dimensional algorithm evaluates:
- Technical Fit: Skill relevance, experience depth, and recency.
- Career Stability: Tenure patterns and industry similarity.
- Communication & Intent: Derived directly from the AI screening call.
Autonomous AI Voice Agents
I led the design of AI agents that conduct natural-language screening calls to:
- Validate basics: Confirm salary, availability, and intent.
- Assess Soft Skills: Capture communication ability and candidate “vibe”.
- Self-Managing: The system automatically reschedules calls if a candidate is busy, removing the administrative burden from the recruiter.
Recruiter-First Dashboard
We prioritized a unified hiring view that provides “Shortlist readiness at a glance”.
- Client-Ready Shortlists: Includes AI-generated summaries and fit justifications.
- Productivity Tracking: Monitors time-to-shortlist and candidate response rates.
Competitive Advantage: Beyond the ATS
Impact & Ownership
As the Lead Product Manager, I owned the end-to-end journey:
- Discovery: Mapped the “unproductive work” hours to prioritize features like automated rescheduling.
- AI Feature Design: Defined the scoring logic to ensure recruiters speak to 5X fewer (but higher quality) candidates.
- Onboarding UX: Designed a 4-step workflow: Create Account → Create Job → Upload Resumes → AI Screening.
👉 Live product: https://www.evality.ai/
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