AI phone screener
AI Phone Screener: 15-minute calls, placed minutes after they apply
The QuillHire AI Phone Screener is a 15-minute outbound phone call placed automatically when a candidate applies. It asks structured questions about must-have skills, notice period, salary expectations, and motivation, then returns a transcript, a score, and a shortlist recommendation. It runs on ordinary mobile numbers, so candidates need no app, no login, and no data connection.
How it runs
- 1
Candidate applies
Upload a list, connect your careers page, or push candidates from your job board flow. No candidate-side setup.
- 2
QuillHire calls within minutes
An outbound call goes to the candidate’s mobile number while your role is still top of mind for them, the window where reply rates are highest.
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A structured 15-minute conversation
The AI works through your rubric: must-have skills, current and expected compensation, notice period, location and shift fit, and why they applied. It follows up on vague answers instead of accepting them.
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Evidence lands in your dashboard
Full transcript, per-criterion scores, and a clear advance-or-reject recommendation, ready before a recruiter has opened their inbox.
Who it's for
- Teams receiving more applications than they can call back
- Agencies whose speed-to-first-call decides whether they place a candidate
- Campus drives where thousands of students need the same fair rubric
What you get back
- Full call transcript
- Per-criterion scores against your rubric
- Notice period, current and expected compensation, captured as structured fields
- Advance / hold / reject recommendation
What AI phone screening software replaces
The job being automated is not a hard one. It is a recruiter working down a list, asking the same six questions, and writing the answers somewhere. What makes it expensive is the volume and the hour of the day it has to happen in.
A recruiter dialling manually gets through perhaps eight to twelve screens in a working day, and only during hours the candidate is also free. Half the calls go to voicemail. By the time the third attempt connects, a candidate who was actively looking on Monday has already accepted something else.
The 15-minute AI phone screen removes the scheduling problem rather than speeding up the calling. Every applicant gets a call within minutes of applying, in parallel, at whatever hour they applied. Nobody waits behind anyone else in a queue.
The second thing it replaces is drift. A human asking the same question for the fortieth time that week asks it differently: shorter, or with the answer half-implied. That variation is invisible while it happens and impossible to correct afterwards. A structured screen asks every candidate the same thing in the same order, which is what makes two scorecards genuinely comparable.
What it does not replace is judgement. The screen produces evidence: a transcript, scores against your rubric, and the structured fields you filter on. Deciding who moves forward is still yours.
Frequently asked
What exactly is QuillHire?
QuillHire runs AI interviews in two formats: a 15-minute phone screen, and a 45-minute live technical video interview with anti-cheat. Each one returns a transcript, a scorecard, and a clear recommendation.
Do I have to use both formats?
No. They are independent products, not stages of one funnel. Many teams run only the 15-minute phone screen for high-volume roles. Others skip the phone entirely and go straight to the 45-minute video interview.
Is the video interview different for developers?
It is the same 45-minute format either way. For a developer role it includes a live coding round, chosen during setup or picked automatically from the role. For every other role the same session is a technical interview with no coding in it. Same length, same price, same anti-cheat coverage.
Does QuillHire replace recruiters?
No. It takes the repetitive first-round interview work off your plate. You keep control of the questions, the criteria, and every hiring decision.
Why a standard video call instead of a proprietary interview portal?
Because every extra step between a candidate and the interview costs you candidates. QuillHire runs on an ordinary video call link that opens in a browser, with nothing to download, no account to create, no unfamiliar interview product to learn five minutes before a high-stakes conversation.
How do I get started?
Sign up with your work email, add a job, upload candidates, and dispatch an interview. Most teams complete their first one the same day. Start free, no card required.
What is AI phone screening?
AI phone screening is an automated live phone call that asks structured hiring questions the moment a candidate applies. QuillHire dials the candidate, captures the answers, and scores fit before a human recruiter spends any time.
How long is a QuillHire phone screen?
15 minutes. That is enough to cover must-have skills, notice period, current and expected salary, location and shift fit, and motivation, while still respecting the candidate’s time. The call is hard-limited to that length, so it cannot overrun.
Do candidates need an app or internet connection?
No. It is an ordinary phone call to their mobile number. No app, no login, no data connection, which matters for candidates on patchy networks or entry-level phones.
Can we customise questions per role?
Yes. Each job can define mandatory skills, a salary band, notice-period limits, and custom screening questions, so every call matches the role it is hiring for.
Does the phone screen include anti-cheat?
No, and it does not need to. Anti-cheat monitoring applies to the video interview, where there is a screen and a camera to monitor. The phone screen is a conversation about availability, expectations, and background.
What happens after a strong phone screen?
That is your call. You can hire straight from it for high-volume roles, or move the candidate to the 45-minute video interview. The two formats are independent, so there is no required order.
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