HR and peopleVendor storyUC-029

Robotics and VR tech company (Extend Robotics)

Size: 10 to nearly 20
Where: UK
Tool: Employment Hero (Hero AI recruitment agent)

What the AI did

One HR person used an AI recruitment agent to sift CVs and run screening interviews for seven roles at once.

The result

Cut CV screening time by around 70% ... Reduced end-to-end hiring time by around 50%

Check before trusting

Read the CVs it scored lowest as well as the top ones. Check the shortlist for patterns that could be unfair, and keep the final decision with a person.

Prompt to try it

Test the job on your own material before buying anything. Replace the highlighted brackets.

Here is the job description for [ROLE] and [NUMBER] anonymised CVs. Score each CV against the must-have criteria [CRITERIA_LIST], give one line of evidence per score and list three screening questions for each shortlisted candidate.

Source

Employment Hero ↗, 10 April 2026 · vendor story

This source was written or published by the supplier of the tool, so treat the claim as a sales story.

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