Guide · Updated 18 September 2026

Candidate screening software for recruitment agencies

The short answer

Candidate screening software helps recruiters review applications against a role’s requirements faster and more consistently. For recruitment agencies it usually combines resume screening, screening questions or interviews, and a shortlist that can be shared with clients — while the recruiter still makes the decision.

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Role criteria

  • Enterprise account renewals
  • Client team leadership
  • CRM pipeline reporting
  • Fluent German

Not evidenced stays visible to the recruiter

What to compare

Eight things agencies should look for

Use these as a checklist when you trial any screening tool, including Beatview.

Explainable scores

Every score should show the evidence behind it, so recruiters can check it and disagree.

Interviews built in

Structured interviews in the same workflow avoid copying candidates between tools.

Intake from anywhere

Applications should arrive from your career page and job boards like LinkedIn and Indeed.

Works with your ATS

Screening should run alongside your system of record, not force a migration.

Client-safe sharing

Agencies need to share candidates without opening their whole workspace.

Human decisions

The software should prepare evidence; recruiters should decide who progresses.

Transparent pricing

Published plans make it easier to compare cost against screening time today.

Proven in a trial

Record only what you see working on a real role, not what a sales deck promises.
Approaches

Manual review vs ATS filters vs AI screening

Manual screening, ATS keyword filters and AI screening compared
Manual reviewATS keyword filtersAI screening with evidence
Who reads each applicationA recruiter, one by oneA recruiter, after keyword filtersScored against criteria first, then reviewed
ConsistencyVaries by reviewerConsistent but bluntSame configured criteria for every application
Evidence for decisionsReviewer notesFilter matched or notResume lines and answers behind each score
InterviewsScheduled separatelyUsually separateStructured video interview in the same flow
Final decisionRecruiterRecruiterRecruiter
With Beatview

How Beatview screens candidates

Beatview is an AI recruiting agent: it screens, interviews and prepares evidence, and your recruiters decide.

  1. Step 01

    Application

    Beatview received the application and the candidate’s consent record.
  2. Step 02

    Screening

    Beatview checked the resume against the configured role criteria.
  3. Step 03

    Invite

    A configured stage rule sent the timed interview invitation.
  4. Step 04

    Interview

    Beatview recorded five structured answers and prepared answer-level scores.
  5. Step 05

    Review

    Beatview assembled the completed evidence for recruiter review.
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FAQ

Candidate screening software questions

Still deciding?

Bring a live vacancy and we’ll walk through where automation ends and recruiter review begins.

An ATS stores applications and tracks candidates through hiring stages. Candidate screening software acts on those applications — scoring them against role criteria and, in Beatview’s case, running structured interviews — so recruiters review evidence instead of reading every CV from scratch.

Rules vary by country and are changing. Use job-related criteria, tell candidates how applications are assessed, keep a human in every decision and follow the laws that apply to you. AI output is decision support, not a replacement for your legal obligations.

No. It removes repetitive first-pass reading so recruiters can spend time on candidate conversations, client context and judgement. Beatview never makes the final hiring decision.

Pricing varies by vendor and volume. Beatview has a Free plan with one active job, Pro at $219 a month or $179 a month billed annually with AI video interviews, and custom Enterprise pricing.

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Candidate screening checklist

Structure first-round application review for every role.

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Resume screening

Score every application against the criteria your consultant configures.

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AI video interviews

Structured, timed interviews candidates complete on their own schedule.

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Bring a live vacancy

Screen your next role with the evidence attached.

Resume screening is included on the Free plan. Try it on one active role.

  • Free plan with one active role
  • Runs alongside your ATS
  • Recruiters keep every decision

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