The recruitment chatbot that replies in seconds
Candidates ask about salary, shifts and next steps at all hours. Hirin.ai's recruitment chatbot answers on WhatsApp and your careers site, asks your screening questions in a natural chat, books the interview and reminds them the day before. Every chat is scored and saved on the profile.
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What is a recruitment chatbot?
A recruitment chatbot is an AI assistant that chats with candidates on WhatsApp and your careers site. Hirin.ai's recruitment chatbot answers questions about the role at any hour, screens candidates in a natural chat on notice period, CTC, location and skills, books interviews and sends reminders, and brings past applicants back for new roles.
Last updated October 2026The Hirin.ai recruitment chatbot at a glance
- Chats on
- WhatsApp and your careers site, with one conversation across both
- Answers
- Salary range, shifts, location, process and next steps, any time of day
- Screens
- Notice period, CTC, location and your role questions, scored as they reply
- Books
- Interview slots, confirmations and reminders the evening before
- Re engages
- Past applicants who fit a new role, straight from your database
- Languages
- English, Hindi and Hinglish
- Part of
- AI screening, with AI voice screening for candidates who prefer to talk
Candidates message at 11 pm. Your team replies at 11 am.
Applied on Monday. No reply by Friday, so I took the other offer.Candidate · customer support
My phone has 300 unread WhatsApps from applicants.Recruiter · Monday morning
Half the questions are the same: salary, shift, location.TA lead · Bengaluru
Booked ten interviews. Four turned up.Agency recruiter · Friday
Watch the chatbot screen a candidate on WhatsApp.
Priya applied for a customer support role at 11:38 pm. The chatbot answers her question in Hinglish, runs a three question screen, books the interview and sends the reminder. The recruiter's view fills in as the chat goes. Sample data.
What the recruiter sees
If an answer doesn't fit, such as a 90 day notice period, the chatbot tells the candidate a recruiter will reply and hands the chat over. Nobody is rejected by the bot.
How does an AI recruitment chatbot work?
- 01 · Start
A candidate starts a chat
They apply on your careers site or reply to a WhatsApp message, and the chatbot greets them and says it is an AI hiring assistant.
- 02 · Answer
Questions answered any time
Salary range, shifts, location and next steps, answered from your role details in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
- 03 · Screen
A short screen in chat
Notice period, CTC, languages and your role questions, asked naturally and scored as they reply.
- 04 · Book
Interview booked, reminder sent
Candidates who fit pick a slot. The chatbot sends a reminder the evening before. Anyone close to the line goes to a recruiter.
- 05 · Keep
Logged and re engaged later
Every chat and score lands on the profile. Past applicants are messaged when a new role fits them.
Part of Hirin.ai AI screening.
The chatbot is one way to run the first round. Candidates who would rather talk get the same questions on an AI voice call, and the answers land on the same profile.
How is an AI recruitment chatbot different from a rule based bot?
| What matters | Hirin.ai | Rule based chatbot | Recruiters on WhatsApp |
|---|---|---|---|
| First reply | Seconds, day and night | Instant, but menu only | When someone is free |
| Free text questions | Understands them | Press a button or rephrase | Yes |
| Screening | Natural chat, scored | Fixed forms | By hand, if there is time |
| Interview booking | Slots, confirmation and reminders | A link, sometimes | Back and forth messages |
| Past applicants | Re engaged when a role fits | Not covered | Rarely |
| Languages | English, Hindi and Hinglish | One script per language | Depends on the recruiter |
| Record | Scored chat on the profile | Chat logs | On someone's phone |
From teams already using Hirin.ai.
"We shortlist tech candidates in hours now, not days, and our tech leads actually trust the scores."Jonathan Lee, IT Hiring Manager
"Hirin.ai does the sourcing, screening and first interviews, and our clients have noticed how fast we turn roles around."Lisa Torres, CEO
"We used to screen 500 plus resumes to fill a handful of finance roles. Now we step in when the shortlist is ready."Markus Klein, Head of Talent Acquisition
Bring one role. We'll set the chatbot up on the call.
A 30 minute call with someone from our team. We'll load a role you're hiring for and you can chat with it as a candidate.
Questions about recruitment chatbots
What is a recruitment chatbot?
A recruitment chatbot is an AI assistant that chats with candidates on WhatsApp or a careers site. It answers their questions, runs a first screen, books interviews and re engages past applicants, so recruiters are not stuck answering the same messages all day.
How does an AI recruitment chatbot work?
It greets a candidate the moment they apply or reply, answers questions about the role in plain language, asks your screening questions on notice period, CTC, experience and location, scores the replies, books an interview for people who fit and saves the whole chat on the profile.
Can a recruitment chatbot work on WhatsApp?
Yes. Hirin.ai's recruitment chatbot runs on WhatsApp, where most candidates in India already are, and on your careers site.
What is the difference between a rule based chatbot and an AI recruitment chatbot?
A rule based chatbot follows a fixed menu and mostly answers FAQs. An AI recruitment chatbot understands free text, holds a real screening conversation, scores the answers, books interviews and follows up, so candidates move forward instead of just getting replies.
Does the recruitment chatbot screen candidates?
Yes. It runs a short screen in chat and scores each reply. Candidates who would rather talk can take an AI voice screening call instead. Both are part of AI screening and write to the same profile.
Does the chatbot reject candidates?
No. When an answer doesn't fit, such as a long notice period, the chatbot hands the chat to a recruiter, who decides. The candidate is told a person will get back to them.
Which languages does the recruitment chatbot support?
English, Hindi and Hinglish, the way candidates in India actually type.
What can a recruitment chatbot do for a staffing agency?
It replies to every applicant within seconds, screens them in chat, books interviews with reminders, and messages past applicants when a new mandate fits them, so each recruiter can carry more requisitions without more admin.