Hervey Bay sits in a regional context that genuinely changes the build. Connectivity assumptions, the rhythm of the working week, the proximity of your team to your customers - none of those are details our default AI recruiting template would catch.
AI recruiting that lives in your stack, not on a vendor's roadmap. Shipped from Queensland.
What AI recruiting actually does
Job ads written for SEEK, Trade Me, and LinkedIn. CVs screened against role criteria with reasoning. Phone screens done by voice AI - so shortlists land on your desk ready to interview.
- 01 Drafts compliant NZ job ads with realistic salary bands
- 02 Screens CVs and ranks by fit with written rationale
- 03 Voice AI runs first-round phone screens 24/7
- 04 Bias checks built in - flagged in the audit log
Built on: Claude Vapi Workable SEEK API Vercel
Without Koala Dynamics
With Koala Dynamics
The pattern across Hervey Bay engagements we've shipped.
- Hervey Bay is tourism, retirement and health on the Fraser Coast, with an older customer base that still calls rather than clicks.
- Whale watching and Fraser Island tourism, aged care, health services and the trades servicing steady inbound migration. Phone volume is the constraint for most local operators.
We work with teams across Hervey Bay: Pialba · Urangan · Torquay · Scarness · Maryborough.
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How we build AI recruiting for a Hervey Bay team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Hervey Bay business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI candidate screening.
Talk to usThe outcome for Hervey Bay teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Hervey Bay teams are using the system without thinking about us. Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
FAQ
How quickly can we see something running?
Week three for a clickable internal demo against real data. Week six for a slice your team can actually use. We hold ourselves to those numbers because they're what stops a project drifting into "endless discovery".
Is AI recruiting worth it for a smaller Hervey Bay?
Often, yes - and counterintuitively the ROI is sometimes faster than for the big end of town because there's less integration overhead. We'll tell you honestly on the scoping call if it isn't.
What's the realistic outcome for Hervey Bay businesses?
Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days. We don't promise tenfold lifts because we don't see them outside of marketing decks.
What tools do you build AI recruiting on?
For AI recruiting we usually reach for Claude, Vapi, Workable, SEEK API, Vercel. We're tool-agnostic at heart - we pick what your Hervey Bay team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
One reply, one direction.
We don't run sequences or follow-up automation. One useful answer, one decision on your side.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it - no obligation.