hiring is broken - here's how we're trying to fix the first step

so i’ve been in hiring for a while now, and let’s be real: screening candidates is a nightmare. you post a job, get 200 resumes, and half of them are from people who don’t even meet the basic requirements. then you spend hours sifting through the rest, trying to figure out who’s actually worth talking to. and even when you do, you’re stuck playing phone tag or sending endless emails just to schedule a 5-minute chat.

it’s not just tedious, it’s inefficient. you end up wasting time on people who aren’t a fit, or worse, missing out on great candidates because they got lost in the noise. and let’s not even talk about the bias that creeps in when you’re making snap judgments based on a resume.

we built [worksignal](https://worksignal.com) to try and fix this. it’s an ai tool that handles the first layer of screening for you. it reads resumes, pulls out the key details (way more than a human would catch), and then actually talks to candidates, like, a real phone call or voice chat, so you can hear how they answer questions before you even look at their file. no more guessing if someone’s a good fit based on a piece of paper.

it’s not perfect, but it’s saved us a ton of time. you can set up rules for what you care about (skills, experience, whatever), and it’ll flag the best matches while filtering out the noise. plus, it works 24/7, so candidates can do the screening whenever it’s convenient for them. no more back-and-forth scheduling.

if you’re drowning in resumes and sick of the same old cycle, might be worth a look. we’re still tweaking things, but it’s been a game-changer for our team. would love to hear if anyone else has tried something similar, or if you’ve found a better way to handle this mess.