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AI recruiting in San Diego
Built and supported here – the way a San Diego business would actually use it.
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.
The version of AI recruiting that works for a San Diego business is rarely the version a national vendor would sell you. We build the one that fits how your team actually operates – usually with fewer parts than the off-the-shelf pitch.
- 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 San Diego businesses choose this
San Diego runs on biotech, defence and tourism, with a research base that rivals much bigger cities – AI here has to be precise enough for scientists and simple enough for a hospitality team.
The San Diego context, plainly.
A dense biotech and life sciences cluster around Torrey Pines, a major naval presence, and a tourism economy built on year-round weather. San Diego businesses span from lab-grade rigor to hospitality speed, often in the same block.
We work with teams across San Diego: Downtown · La Jolla · Mission Valley · North Park · Chula Vista · Carlsbad.
How we build AI recruiting for a San Diego team
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your San Diego 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 San Diego teams
If we build the right slice first, San Diego teams feel the difference inside the first month. Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
AI recruiting in San Diego – common questions
What's a typical engagement length for San Diego businesses?
Six to twelve weeks for the build, then a short managed-services month while the system goes from "shipped" to "owned by your team". After that you keep us on retainer if you want, or take it from there yourself.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call – fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
What's the realistic outcome for San Diego 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.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default AI recruiting stack we reach for is Claude, Vapi, Workable, SEEK API, Vercel, but we'll bend it around whatever you already run – Xero, HubSpot, Shopify, Cin7, your own in-house apps. The discovery week maps every data source before any build starts.
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