Illinois · Applied AI
AI recruiting in Chicago
AI candidate screening – wired into a Chicago workflow, not bolted on the side.
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.
Chicago 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.
- 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
Why Chicago businesses choose this
Chicago runs on logistics, manufacturing, finance and a genuinely diverse industrial base – AI here means fitting into operations that were already running lean before AI existed.
What we keep seeing in Chicago.
A major freight and logistics hub, a deep manufacturing base, and a futures and options trading industry with zero patience for anything slow. Chicago businesses want AI that respects an operation that already runs tight.
We work with teams across Chicago: The Loop · River North · Wicker Park · Lincoln Park · Evanston · Naperville.
How we build AI recruiting for a Chicago team
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Chicago business, so value lands before the build is finished. Every engagement starts with a short call and a paid discovery if the brief needs one.
AI candidate screening.
The outcome for Chicago teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Chicago teams are using the system without thinking about us. Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
AI recruiting in Chicago – common questions
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".
What's the smallest engagement you'd take on?
A two-week paid discovery for Chicago businesses that aren't sure whether the build is worth doing at all. You get a one-page write-up of what we'd build, what we'd skip, and what it would cost. About 30% of those discoveries end with us recommending you don't proceed.
Do you have proof this works for Chicago businesses?
Direct case study: Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days. Happy to walk you through full numbers on a call.
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 Chicago team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
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