Hundreds apply. Hear every one. Talk to the few.
Round Zero gives every applicant a real interview and ranks them on our baseline plus your own criteria, with their words behind every score.
- Candidates interview on their schedule; you review on yours
- Every word captured in a searchable transcript
- Scores with evidence quotes, not gut feel
Maria L. (example)
Home Health Aide · Interviewed 11:40 PM
Full transcript
Interviewer: Tell me about a client with dementia who refused care. What did you do?
Candidate: Mr. Patel wouldn't let me help him shower. I stopped asking, sat with him over tea, and let him pick the time. By the third visit he asked me himself.
Interviewer: And if a family member disagreed with how you handled it?
Candidate: I'd log it, call my coordinator the same day, and explain what I saw. I don't change a care plan on my own.
Scores by criterion
Baseline 76 · Your criteria 84
Your criterion · calm, patient-led approach
Your criterion · escalates, doesn't improvise
Baseline · clear, specific examples
AI summary
Strongest on your dementia-care criterion, with a concrete example. Escalates rather than improvising. Worth a call.
The screening call, automated
Same live interview engine candidates use to practice, now on your side of the table.
How it works
From job post to ranked candidates
Set up once. Every candidate gets the same fair, structured screen, without booking your calendar.
Post the role
Add the job description, then add your own criteria, or use the Round Zero baseline alone.
Share one link
Candidates apply and interview on their schedule. No calendar Tetris, no phone-tag.
They interview with AI
A live, adaptive conversation, not a fixed question list. Same criteria for every candidate.
You review transcripts
Read the full dialogue, see ranked scores with evidence quotes, and shortlist the ones worth your time.
Why teams switch
Screening that scales without losing signal
24/7 screening
Candidates interview at midnight or on lunch break. Your pipeline fills while you sleep.
Full transcripts
Every word captured, not a summary of a summary. Read exactly what they said before you hop on a call.
Round Zero baseline
Every candidate scored on the same five fundamentals, with quoted evidence from the transcript.
AI candidate summaries
One-click read on how each candidate did against your criteria.
Every applicant gets heard
Not only the ones whose résumé matches your keywords. Each one gets a real interview and their own feedback afterwards.
Your criteria, your role
Add up to ten weighted criteria per job. They count for half the overall score.
Questions
Is this replacing human interviews?
No. It replaces the repetitive first round. Round Zero handles async screening so your team spends live time only on candidates worth meeting.
What do candidates experience?
A live AI interview (voice or text) that adapts to their answers, on their schedule. They're told up front what you'll see, and afterwards they get their own feedback on every area they were scored on.
Is it fair to candidates?
Everyone for a role gets the same interview rules and the same criteria, and every score has to be backed by their own words. No demographic data goes in. You see only the interview they took for your role: anything they practiced on Round Zero stays private to them.
Do I get the full transcript?
Yes. Every turn of the conversation is saved. You can read the dialogue, review scores with evidence quotes, and generate an AI summary before deciding who to advance.
Can I customize the interview?
Per role you add your own criteria: what to probe for and how to weight it, on top of the Round Zero baseline. You also set the interviewer's style, length, and any questions it must ask.
How is this different from a one-way video tool?
Most async tools ask fixed prompts and score keywords. Round Zero runs a conversational interview with follow-ups, then scores against the Round Zero baseline and your criteria, with cited evidence.
How do I get started?
Create a free account, open your Screening Room, post a role, and share its link. Your first candidates can interview today.