The Challenges of Being a Solo Recruiter—And How AI Can Help

The Reality of Solo Recruiters

Being the only recruiter in an organization is no small task. Solo recruiters wear multiple hats—sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, coordinating with hiring managers, conducting interviews, sending offers, and keeping the entire hiring process moving forward. It’s a high-pressure, high-responsibility role that often goes unnoticed.

One of the biggest challenges? Getting hiring managers involved.

When there’s no dedicated recruitment team, hiring managers become part of the process—but not by choice. Instead of a structured hiring collaboration, solo recruiters often find themselves chasing managers down, asking for input on job descriptions, and begging them to review candidates as if they were doing them a favor.

And that’s where things get frustrating.

• Hiring managers don’t have time to screen dozens of resumes.

• Recruiters don’t have time to manually review every application.

• And yet, finding the right candidates is critical to business success.

So how can solo recruiters work smarter, not harder—without relying on hiring managers for last-minute resume reviews?

How Brainner Resume Screening Software Helps Solo Recruiters

Brainner was built to make resume screening effortless, structured, and collaborative—so solo recruiters can stop firefighting and focus on high-value tasks.

Here’s how Brainner saves up to 90% of resume screening time while making hiring managers true collaborators in the process.

Step 1: Align Hiring Criteria with Managers (Before the Applications Come In)

Instead of chasing down hiring managers after receiving a flood of applications, Brainner makes collaboration easy from the start:

1. Pulls job descriptions from the ATS and extracts an initial draft of hiring criteria based on it.
2. Hiring managers and recruiters align upfront, refining the must-have and preferred qualifications together.

By setting clear expectations at the beginning of the process, recruiters can reduce friction later on when reviewing candidates.

Step 2: AI Resume Screening in Real-Time

Once hiring criteria are defined, Brainner automatically analyzes every resume in real time as applications come in.

• No more manually reviewing hundreds of unqualified applications.

• No more energy drain from jumping between irrelevant resumes.

• No more inconsistent decision-making based on recruiter fatigue.

Brainner evaluates each resume objectively, based on the criteria defined at the start, ensuring consistency, fairness, and efficiency—all without manual intervention.

Step 3: Let Hiring Managers Navigate the Right Candidates

Instead of asking managers to review piles of resumes, Brainner makes it easy for them to engage only when it truly matters:

• Hiring managers get direct access to a refined shortlist (usually just 5-10% of total applications).

• They can navigate candidates based on criteria met, not just gut feeling.

• They see why each candidate was included—bringing transparency to the process.

No more favor-asking. No more guesswork. Just a structured, efficient process that respects the recruiter’s time and the hiring manager’s role.

Why Solo Recruiters Love Brainner

• 💡 Spend more time on what matters – Less resume screening means more time for sourcing, engaging, and nurturing top candidates.

• 💡 No more chasing hiring managers – Involve them strategically without asking for favors.

• 💡 No more manual inefficiencies – AI takes care of screening so recruiters can focus on people, not paperwork.

• 💡 Data-driven hiring, not subjective decisions – Every candidate is evaluated consistently, ensuring fair and structured hiring.

🚀 Are you a solo recruiter looking for an AI-powered assistant? Book a demo today and see how Brainner can transform your hiring process!