Employ Inc., a leading provider of intelligent, people-first recruiting solutions across its JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite brands, today announced the launch of its AI Screening Companion — the latest addition to its growing suite of AI-powered recruitment tools designed to enhance recruiter efficiency and candidate experience through responsible automation.
Developed in partnership with IBM watsonx.governance, the new companion represents a major step forward in ethical AI for talent acquisition. It empowers recruiters to identify best-fit candidates faster, engage them more effectively, and deliver personalized feedback — all while ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance across every stage of the hiring process.
Proactive AI Screening: The companion automatically matches candidates to open roles, explains its reasoning behind fit recommendations, and helps recruiters fill critical positions faster by surfacing qualified talent in real time.
Engagement Monitoring: It identifies candidates showing signs of disengagement and alerts recruiters with actionable suggestions to re-engage them before they drop out or accept competing offers.
Candidate Transparency: By automatically generating personalized feedback for rejected applicants, the solution enhances the employer brand and creates a more respectful, transparent candidate experience.
Responsible AI Governance: Built on IBM’s watsonx.governance framework, it incorporates real-time bias monitoring, audit-ready tracking, and explainable AI to ensure ethical and compliant hiring practices.
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“Recruiters don’t need another black-box system — they need a trusted partner that helps make hiring more human,” said Dara Brenner, Chief Executive Officer at Employ. “Our AI Screening Companion empowers recruiters with transparent insights, faster workflows, and the ability to deliver a fairer candidate experience. Every AI Companion we develop is built on the principles of responsible innovation — practical, ethical, and impactful.”
Industry data continues to highlight growing inefficiencies in traditional hiring. Research shows that 75% of candidates are screened out by automated systems, yet one-third of recruiters still struggle to find qualified talent. Meanwhile, 80% of job seekers report being ghosted, and over half (52%) have turned down offers due to poor hiring experiences.
According to Employ’s 2025 Recruiter Nation Report, hiring volumes have increased by 70% year-over-year, while nearly half of recruiters continue to describe hiring as difficult — underscoring the need for smarter, more transparent technology that delivers both speed and quality.
“Candidates deserve clarity, not silence,” said Stephanie Manzelli, Chief Human Resources Officer at Employ. “The AI Screening Companion ensures every candidate gets personalized feedback and fair consideration. It manages high-volume screening with precision while giving recruiters the space to build meaningful human connections. This is how AI should enhance — not replace — the human side of hiring.”
The AI Screening Companion joins the Employ AI Companion Suite, a connected ecosystem of people-first tools that includes the AI Interview Companion, launched in June 2025. Together, these innovations reflect Employ’s mission to make AI a trusted, transparent, and ethical partner in every stage of the hiring process.
By blending advanced automation with IBM’s watsonx.governance compliance safeguards, the AI Screening Companion ensures that every recommendation is explainable, bias-monitored, and aligned with responsible technology standards.
The new AI companion will initially roll out for Lever customers, with plans to expand availability across Jobvite and JazzHR in upcoming releases.
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