Field notes on AI screening and high-volume hiring
How AI screening actually works in production: resume scoring, voice interviews, and high-volume hiring, written from live pilots.
Bolna Does 200K Calls a Day. Infra Isn't a Product.
Voice AI infrastructure is commoditising fast. Bolna does 200K daily calls before UX, workflows or scoring — a finished screening product is not that.
Microsoft Just Rebuilt HR Around AI. Campus Hiring Is Next.
Microsoft merged People Analytics with Employee Experience and built a Workforce Acceleration team. The same math applies to Indian campus drives.
39% of HR Teams Use AI. Most Risk an Audit.
SHRM 2026: 39% of organisations use AI in HR, and only 12% of those who know their state's AI hiring rules have acted.
73% of Employers Now Screen Freshers Differently
73% of Indian employers plan to hire freshers in H1 2026, but degrees are out and skills are in. How that shifts campus screening.
AI Hiring Bias Is Now a Legal Risk: Mobley v. Workday
A US federal court advanced Mobley v. Workday as an ADEA class action. With EU AI Act enforcement landing too, what enterprise HR must do now.
The Real ROI of AI Screening Isn't Speed. It's Rejection.
Everyone talks about time-to-hire. The real ROI of AI screening is rejection accuracy: reviewing 400 profiles instead of 1,000 every drive.
AI Adoption in HR Is Crossing the Chasm in 2026
43% of HR teams now use AI in HR tasks, up from 26% in 2024, per SHRM. The early-majority wave is here. What changes when AI goes mainstream in HR?
AI Hiring Bias and Lawsuits: What HR Must Know in 2026
Workday, Eightfold, NYC, California, Colorado — AI hiring compliance is no longer theoretical. Here's what the legal landscape means for your HR team.
How We Screened 3,000 Applicants With 2 Hours of HR Review
A real case study of AI voice screening replacing manual phone screens: HR time on a 3,000-applicant drive cut from 18 hours to 1-2 hours, validated…
India's Campus Hiring AI Moment: Why Now
April to June is peak campus hiring season in India. Why AI voice screening built for India, not adapted from US tools, changes the economics.
The Application Flood Is Real. HR Teams Are Winning.
Two-thirds of recruiters saw more applicants per role last year and 46% cite too few quality candidates, per Employ.
Why 78% of Candidates Prefer Voice AI to Humans
In a 70,000-applicant field experiment, 78% of candidates chose the AI voice interview and got 12% more offers. The data behind the shift.