For roles with hundreds of applicants (delivery partners, warehouse staff, retail associates, telecallers), the bottleneck is calling everyone back. An AI voice agent can call every applicant within hours, ask four or five screening questions in Hindi or their language, and book an interview or walk-in slot for those who qualify, sending the address on WhatsApp. Recruitment is one of the vertical use cases we've built for on the platform: candidate screening plus interview scheduling.
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The screening call
Namaste {{name}} ji, {{company}} ki recruitment team se automated call. Aapne {{role}} ke liye apply kiya tha. Kya do minute baat kar sakte hain?
- Aap abhi kis area mein rehte hain?
- Aap kab se join kar sakte hain?
- Subah ki shift ya shaam ki?
- Kya aapke paas bike aur driving licence hai? (for delivery roles)
- Aapki expected salary kitni hai? Aapke liye {{day}} ko interview slot hai, subah 11 baje ya dopahar 3 baje. Kaunsa theek rahega?
Capture: area, joining date, shift, vehicle/licence, expected salary, qualified (yes/no), slot booked.
Why it works for volume hiring
- Speed: applicants apply to several jobs; the first call often wins the candidate.
- Consistency: every applicant gets the same questions.
- Their language: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and others.
- No-shows drop with a reminder call and WhatsApp details.
Interview scheduling and reminders
The agent offers slots from Google Calendar or Cal.com, books, and sends the venue, time and documents to bring via WhatsApp. The day before, a reminder call confirms attendance and offers to reschedule. See WhatsApp follow-up after an AI voice call.
Fairness and good practice
- Same questions for everyone; nothing about religion, caste, marital status or similar.
- Tell candidates it's automated and offer a person on request.
- Recruiters decide. The agent screens against clear, job-related criteria only.
- Keep data only as long as needed; see DPDP compliance for voice AI.
Exit interviews close the loop
The same workforce often churns quickly. Exit interview calls tell you why; see AI exit interviews for blue-collar workers. For white-collar pre-screening, see voice bots for hiring pre-screening.
Cost
On Edesy, calls cost Rs 4-6 per started minute depending on your prepaid top-up, and unanswered calls are free. A screening call usually takes about two minutes.
Try it
Create a free account, write five screening questions, connect your interview calendar, and call yesterday's applicants.