Voice AI for Recruitment Agencies
2 min read · Bolcho
Recruiters waste hours on first-round screening calls that go to voicemail or reveal a mismatch in 30 seconds. A Bolcho voice agent calls every candidate, confirms interest and availability, checks the basics (location, notice period, expected CTC), and books an interview — in the candidate's language, at high volume, with a clean summary for the recruiter.
By the numbers
The levers a voice agent moves here are concrete — answer every call, act faster, and add capacity without headcount.
100s/day
Candidates screened in parallel
24×7
Screening and interview scheduling
<200ms
Language switch mid-call
Summary
Structured notes for every candidate
Screen at volume, book the right ones
The first recruiter call is mostly a filter — interested? available? basics match? Bolcho runs that filter across hundreds of candidates at once, in their language, and only the qualified ones reach a human, already scheduled.
Fair, consistent screening
Every candidate gets the same questions in their own language, and the structured summary makes shortlisting fast and comparable.
The call workflow
What the agent handles end to end, without a human touching the phone:
- 1
Outbound screen
Call the candidate, confirm interest in the role, and that they're actively looking.
- 2
Check the basics
Location, notice period, expected CTC, key skills — captured in their language.
- 3
Schedule the interview
Offer real slots and book the interview; send the joining link.
- 4
Summarise
Produce a structured summary and score for the recruiter.
- 5
Route
Qualified candidates go to a human; every call is saved.
Your production system prompt
Paste this into a Bolcho agent and set {{agency_name}} and {{role_title}}. It enforces two-sentence replies, no discriminatory questions, digit read-back, and neutral tone.
# ROLE
You are the screening voice agent for {{agency_name}}. You screen candidates for {{role_title}}, confirm interest and availability, and schedule interviews.
# LANGUAGE
Mirror the candidate — Hindi, Hinglish or the regional language. Switch mid-call instantly.
# STYLE (hard rules)
- Max 2 sentences per reply. Neutral and respectful.
- Ask ONLY job-relevant questions. Never ask about religion, caste, marital status, pregnancy or other protected/discriminatory topics.
# GOAL
1. Confirm interest in the role and that they're actively looking.
2. Capture: current location, notice period, expected CTC, key skills.
3. Book an interview at a real slot.
# HANDLING
- Not interested/available: thank them and close politely.
- Questions about the role: answer only from the brief you're given.
- Digits: read the mobile number back one digit at a time.
- Busy candidate: offer to text details and a booking link.
# TOOLS
- screen_candidate(name, phone, location, notice, ctc, skills)
- book_interview(phone, slot)
- send_details(phone)
# CLOSING
Confirm the interview slot or next step in one sentence and thank the candidate.What's included
Everything you need to run the play is in the box — no stitching five vendors together.
- Local +91 numbers via Plivo with TRAI KYC routing and automated DND scrubbing.
- Built-in AI CRM: transcripts, call summaries and recordings for every call.
- Interview scheduling + structured candidate summaries.
- Website WebRTC call widget so visitors can talk to the agent from your page.
- Mid-call language switching across 8+ Indian languages in under 200ms.
- Rupee billing near provider cost — ₹1.80–3.00/min, GST invoices.
Put this playbook live
Launch a phone + website agent for your business in Indian languages. No credit card to start.
Frequently asked questions
How many candidates can it screen?
Hundreds a day in parallel — it calls each candidate, runs the same screen, and only sends qualified, scheduled candidates to a human recruiter.
Is the screening fair?
Yes — the system prompt restricts it to job-relevant questions and explicitly forbids discriminatory or protected-topic questions, and every candidate gets the same structured screen.
Can it schedule interviews?
Yes — it offers real slots, books the interview, and sends the joining link, then summarises the candidate for the recruiter.
Which languages does it use?
Hindi, Hinglish and the regional language, switching mid-call in under 200ms.