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.
Role criteria
- Enterprise account renewals
- Client team leadership
- CRM pipeline reporting
- Fluent German
Not evidenced stays visible to the recruiter
Eight things agencies should look for
Use these as a checklist when you trial any screening tool, including Beatview.
Explainable scores
Interviews built in
Intake from anywhere
Works with your ATS
Client-safe sharing
Human decisions
Transparent pricing
Proven in a trial
Manual review vs ATS filters vs AI screening
| Manual review | ATS keyword filters | AI screening with evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who reads each application | A recruiter, one by one | A recruiter, after keyword filters | Scored against criteria first, then reviewed |
| Consistency | Varies by reviewer | Consistent but blunt | Same configured criteria for every application |
| Evidence for decisions | Reviewer notes | Filter matched or not | Resume lines and answers behind each score |
| Interviews | Scheduled separately | Usually separate | Structured video interview in the same flow |
| Final decision | Recruiter | Recruiter | Recruiter |
How Beatview screens candidates
Beatview is an AI recruiting agent: it screens, interviews and prepares evidence, and your recruiters decide.
Step 01
Application
Beatview received the application and the candidate’s consent record.Step 02
Screening
Beatview checked the resume against the configured role criteria.Step 03
Invite
A configured stage rule sent the timed interview invitation.Step 04
Interview
Beatview recorded five structured answers and prepared answer-level scores.Step 05
Review
Beatview assembled the completed evidence for recruiter review.
Candidate screening software questions
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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.