1. Set up the role and sequence
Start with the role, company context and candidates you want to reach. Add an AI phone-call step alongside email and LinkedIn outreach, and set the sequence timing before launch.
Candidate outreach
Put calling in the same workflow as your outreach.
A candidate may miss a message or leave it unanswered. A phone conversation gives your team another way to introduce the opportunity, hear the candidate's questions and understand whether they want to continue.
2. Give the agent the context
The voice agent uses the candidate's details and the company and position information in the workflow. Review that context and use the test-call option to hear how the conversation works before candidate outreach.
3. Let the agent make the introduction
The agent runs a live voice conversation rather than reading a pre-recorded message. It introduces itself as an AI recruiting assistant and explains the opportunity using the role context.
4. Review the conversation
Return to the candidate thread to review the call outcome, summary, transcript and recording. Use what the candidate said to prepare a recruiter conversation or decide the next step.
What comes back
A call your team can review, not just a dial count.
The candidate thread keeps the conversation connected to the outreach that led to it.
Call outcome and summary
See whether a conversation happened and read a concise summary of the discussion, including the candidate's interest and questions where captured.
Transcript and recording
Read the exchange or listen to it before following up. The source conversation gives recruiters context beyond the summary.
The wider outreach history
Review the call alongside the candidate's messages in the outreach workflow. Your next conversation can start from what has already been discussed.
Your recruiting process
Choose when calling belongs in the sequence.
Your team chooses the role context, channels and sequence timing. Use calling where a live introduction helps, then review the conversation and decide the next step.
Keep the brief accurate
Review the company, role and location information the agent will use. A useful candidate conversation starts with a clear opportunity.
Hear the experience first
Use the test-call option to hear the voice conversation against your role context before candidate outreach.
Keep people in the decision
Recruiters can review the summary and source conversation, answer follow-up questions and decide how to move forward. The call does not make a hiring decision for you.
One connected process
Calling starts a conversation. Interviews go deeper.
AI recruiting calls help you reach candidates and establish interest. First Interview is a separate workflow for collecting screening facts and assessing answers against a role-specific rubric. Keep that distinction clear when you decide what to automate.
Your existing systems
Keep the call connected to the candidate record.
Review the conversation in Perfect alongside the candidate’s outreach history. Use Perfect’s built-in pipeline and candidate CRM to manage the next step, or connect a supported ATS to fit your existing process.
Questions before rollout
AI Recruiting Calls: frequently asked questions
What is an AI recruiting call?
It is a live voice conversation between an AI recruiting agent and a candidate. In Perfect, calling is an outreach step that uses candidate and role context to introduce an opportunity and bring the conversation back to the recruiting team.
Does the candidate know they are speaking with AI?
Yes. Perfect’s calling agent introduces itself as an AI recruiting assistant and explains who it is calling for.
Can I hear a call before using it with candidates?
The calling workflow includes a test-call option. Ask to see it with your role context in a demo, along with the candidate information and company details the agent uses.
What does the recruiter receive after a call?
The candidate thread shows the call outcome, summary, transcript and recording. Recruiters can review the conversation and use it to prepare a follow-up.
Is calling available for every country and account?
No. Calling requires an enabled account and a supported candidate market. Share the countries where you recruit so the team can confirm the current coverage and setup for your workflow.
Is an outreach call the same as an AI interview?
No. Outreach calling introduces the opportunity and establishes interest. First Interview is a separate workflow that collects screening facts and evaluates answers against a role-specific rubric.
Will call activity sync to my ATS?
The supported connection and write-back depend on your ATS and configuration. Bring your system name to the demo and confirm which call information can return to it before rollout.
Bring one role. See how calling fits.
Bring an open role and see the calling experience, the context the agent uses and the conversation your recruiters receive.
See AI calling in a demo