AI candidate screening calls
Have Willa call new applicants who agreed to a call and ask a few screening questions.
Where in Willa: Hiring > Settings
Who can do this: Owners and admins on Professional or Concierge.
Before you start
- A working Willa phone line
- Your 3 to 5 screening questions
- 1
Turn on screening calls
Choose your questions and calling hours (9am to 7pm by default).
- 2
Applicants consent
Only applicants who agree to a call are contacted. Willa tries up to two more times if they miss it.
- 3
Review results
The candidate card shows the transcript, recording and summary.
Tips
- Willa never promises a job or asks about protected topics.
- If you set up your phone line before screening calls existed, save your phone settings again.
Common problems
- An applicant never got a call.
- They may not have agreed to a call, it's outside calling hours in their time zone, or they're marked do not call.
- Willa used an old script.
- Save your phone settings again so the latest screening script is used.
- The candidate didn't answer.
- Willa tries up to two more times. You can also press Call now or mark them as no call.
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Need a hand? Email kyle@heywilla.ai.