Aligning Candidate Requirements with Hiring Managers: A Collaborative Approach

Introduction: The Struggle of Aligning with Hiring Managers

One of the most challenging aspects of recruitment is aligning with hiring managers on what to look for in a new position. The process of defining criteria for a role can often lead to misunderstandings or misaligned expectations. The frustration doesn’t end there—once candidates are screened, presenting the shortlist can sometimes lead to dissatisfaction. Hiring managers may feel the results don’t align with their expectations and dive into the ATS themselves to screen resumes. This often results in frustration, as they must sift through irrelevant applications, with studies showing that up to 85% of applicants for a given role may not meet the basic requirements.

Brainner: Streamlining Collaboration and Efficiency

Brainner’s AI resume screening tool bridges the gap between recruiters and hiring managers, offering a collaborative platform designed to simplify and improve the hiring process. Here’s how:

Collaborative Criteria Definition

Brainner’s platform allows recruiters and hiring managers to work together within the same criteria definition panel. This fosters discussions, ensures clarity, and facilitates the calibration of expectations for the position. With Brainner directly integrated into top ATS platforms like Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and Recruitee, the process begins seamlessly by pulling job positions and generating a first draft of criteria based on the job description.

Customizable and Real-Time Screening

Recruiters and hiring managers can refine and customize these criteria, specifying mandatory and preferred requirements collaboratively. Once candidates apply, Brainner evaluates their profiles in real time against the agreed-upon criteria, sorting applicants based on how many mandatory requirements they meet. This allows for an immediate and focused view of the most suitable candidates.

Shortlisting Made Simple

Without reviewing a single resume, recruiters and hiring managers can navigate profiles through Brainner’s dynamic dashboard. Together, they can create a shortlist of the top 5–10% of candidates who meet the defined criteria. For these shortlisted candidates, Brainner provides detailed insights, including resumes, criteria analysis, and pre-application responses. From there, hiring managers can efficiently identify the best candidates to advance to the next stage.

Seamless ATS Integration

Every decision made within Brainner is synced directly with the ATS, ensuring continuity in the recruitment workflow. This integration means that once the shortlist is finalized, the process can continue seamlessly, saving both time and effort.

Actionable Insights and Data

With Brainner, recruiters can gain insights and statistics that would otherwise be impossible to capture in a manual resume screening process. For instance, the platform provides data on which skills are the hardest to find among candidates. This information can help recruiters and hiring managers adjust job requirements or recalibrate expectations, making the hiring process more targeted and effective.

The Benefits of Collaborative Hiring

Brainner’s approach eliminates much of the subjectivity from the hiring process by ensuring that all candidates are evaluated against a consistent set of criteria. This collaboration not only improves the quality of hiring decisions but also fosters trust and alignment between recruiters and hiring managers.

Moreover, involving hiring managers in the process efficiently—without requiring hours of their time—adds value to the company. Hiring managers’ time is often overlooked when calculating the cost-to-hire, but it is a critical factor. Brainner reduces this time investment while ensuring that hiring managers feel included and validated in the process.

Final Thoughts

Aligning job opening criteria with hiring managers doesn’t have to be a painful, time-consuming process. With Brainner, recruiters and hiring managers can collaborate effectively, make data-driven decisions, and reduce inefficiencies. The result? A hiring process that saves time, fosters better alignment, and ensures top-quality hires—without the frustration of endless resume screening.

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