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Cost Analysis: Conversational AI Screening

Recruit AI is a powerful screening tool capable of evaluating thousands of applicants 24/7. It saves you valuable time by filtering and identifying candidates, allowing you to focus on engaging with your top candidates.

How Does it Save you Money?

Let’s compare the cost of conducting phone screening interviews manually versus with Recruit AI, here’s a detailed breakdown:

Manual Screening Cost

Based on time spent by the recruiter/hiring manager conducting the phone screening interviews manually.

1) Recruiter/Hiring Manager Salary:

  • Assuming an average recruiter/hiring manager salary of $70,000 - $100,000 / year, which translates to $36.06 - $48.07 / hour
  • Each phone screening interview takes approximately 30 minutes

2) Cost Per Screening:

  • $36.06 / hour x 0.5 hours = $18.03 per phone screening interview
  • $48.07 / hour x 0.5 hours = $24.04 per phone screening interview

3) Total Screening Cost:

  • The cost to complete each phone screening interview is approximately $18.03 - $24.04

Recruit AI Screening Cost

Based time spent by the recruiter/hiring manager conducting the phone screening interviews with Recruit AI.

1) Pricing:

  • Recruit AI charges $3 per successful phone screening interview

2) Benefits:

  • Let's companies with limited or no hiring team scale quality hiring
  • Phone screening is accessible 24/7 for candidates
  • Consistent information captured for each candidate:
    • A summary of the conversation
    • Ratings on key qualification metrics
    • Full recording of the conversation
    • A transcript of the conversation
    • Provided documents i.e. resume, cover letter, etc.
  • Ensures fairness to all candidates from a DEI perspective
  • Additional candidate data points prior to committing valuable time from the hiring team

Cost Savings Breakdown

Manual screening cost: $18.03 - 24.04 / screen

Recruit AI screening cost: $3 / screen

Conclusion

Recruit AI saves you 83 - 87% or $ 15.03 - $21.04 per phone screening interview.

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