Screen CVs faster — before they go into your ATS
CV screening software built specifically for recruitment agencies. Score candidates against job descriptions and generate recruiter-ready shortlists in minutes.
The problem: too many CVs, too little time
Recruitment agencies live on volume. Your ATS keeps things in one place, but it doesn't score or shortlist—that's the ATS shortlisting gap. You need CV screening software for recruitment agencies that evaluates candidates before (or alongside) your ATS and turns inbox overload into ranked shortlists and client-ready candidate shortlists.
CV Overload
Hundreds of CVs per role. Manual screening takes hours. Important candidates get missed in the noise.
Manual Screening
Recruiters spend 40% of their time on manual CV screening. It's repetitive, time-consuming, and error-prone.
Slow Shortlists
Days to produce a shortlist. Clients wait. Opportunities slip away. Your team can't scale efficiently.
How ShortListHQ solves CV screening
Upload CVs
Drag and drop multiple CVs (PDF, DOC, DOCX). Process 5-100 candidates at once. No manual data entry.
Role-Based Scoring
Score each candidate against a specific job description. Every score is relative to the role, not generic.
Clear Explanations
Understand why each candidate scored. See matched skills, missing requirements, and recruiter-ready summaries.
Why your ATS doesn't solve agency screening
ATSs handle tracking and workflow, not evaluation. They don't score CVs against job descriptions or produce ranked shortlists. For real screening, agencies use a pre-ATS candidate screening layer—often with a dedicated resume shortlisting tool—so only the best candidates hit the ATS and your clients get client-ready shortlists faster.
Who this is not for
This CV screening software is built for recruitment agencies and high-volume recruiters. It's not an ATS—if you need pipelines, scheduling, and full tracking, keep your ATS and use this for screening only. It's also not for in-house teams that see a handful of CVs per role and don't need ranked shortlists or client-facing docs.
Before vs after: agency screening
Before
- • Hours of manual CV review per role, different standards per consultant
- • Client shortlists built in Word/Excel, lots of copy‑paste
- • No shared scoring—hard to justify who made the cut
After
- • Ranked shortlists in minutes, same criteria every time
- • Summaries and scores ready to drop into client decks or ATS
- • Clear “why” for each candidate—faster sign-off from clients
Built for recruitment agencies
Not an ATS
ShortListHQ is a focused screening tool. We don't replace your ATS — we make your screening process faster and more accurate.
Use it before candidates enter your ATS, or alongside your existing workflow. No integrations required.
No workflow change
Upload CVs, get ranked shortlists, copy summaries. That's it. No complex setup, no training required.
Your team can start using ShortListHQ in minutes. No disruption to your existing processes.
How it works
Paste Job Description
Create a role by pasting the job description. Our AI extracts key requirements automatically.
Upload CVs
Drag and drop multiple CV files. Process 5-100 candidates at once. Supports PDF, DOC, and DOCX formats.
Get Ranked Shortlist
Receive a ranked list of candidates with scores, explanations, and recruiter-ready summaries. Copy directly into your ATS.
Ready to screen CVs faster?
Try ShortListHQ with your CVs. No credit card required.
FAQ
- Is this an ATS?
- No. It's CV screening software for recruitment agencies—focused on scoring and shortlisting. You keep your ATS for tracking and workflows; use this for evaluation before or alongside it.
- Do recruiters still review CVs?
- Yes. The tool ranks and summarises; you still choose who goes on the shortlist and who gets sent to clients. You just stop spending hours on the long tail. For format tips, see client-ready candidate shortlists.
- How is this different from keyword matching?
- Scores reflect role-specific fit, not keyword counts. The system reads the job description and each CV and explains why someone scored high or low—so you get “strong match on Python back-end” instead of “contains Python.”
Understand the ATS shortlisting gap and how pre-ATS candidate screening fits in. Need a resume shortlisting tool or client-ready candidate shortlists? We cover both.
Try the demo to see the screening workflow.