AI resume screening for recruitment teams

Free AI resume screening for faster candidate review

Compare candidate resumes and CVs with the job requirements you provide, review ranked results and verify the evidence before deciding who moves forward.

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Currently free. No credit card required. Final hiring decisions remain with your team.

A structured first review

What AI resume screening helps recruiters do

When one role receives many applications, the first review can become repetitive. ShortlistLens helps organise that stage around the requirements of the role rather than replacing recruiter judgement.

Compare resumes with the job

Use the job description, required skills, preferred skills, experience and education requirements as the basis for candidate screening.

Review stronger matches first

See a ranked candidate list so your team can focus its first attention on applicants with stronger job-related alignment.

Check the evidence

Review strengths, gaps, score breakdowns and supporting information from the CV before deciding what to do next.

How it works

From job requirements to a review-ready candidate ranking

ShortlistLens keeps the screening workflow focused and easy to review.

Create the hiring project

Add the role, job description, required skills, preferred skills, minimum experience and education requirements.

Upload candidate resumes or CVs

Select PDF, DOC or DOCX files for the role. ShortlistLens supports up to 1,000 candidate files in one hiring run, subject to the current safety limits.

Run AI-assisted screening

Candidate information is evaluated against the job-related criteria in the project and organised into structured results.

Review, compare and export

Review ranked candidates, inspect the evidence, compare strengths and gaps, and export the results for your internal hiring process.

Evidence before action

See more than a resume score

A useful screening result should help a recruiter understand why a candidate may deserve closer review.

Candidate ranking

See candidates ordered by their job-related match so you can review the strongest results first without losing access to the complete list.

Strengths and gaps

Identify where a candidate aligns with the role and where important requirements may be missing or unclear.

Supporting CV evidence

Review the information behind the result instead of treating an AI-generated score as a final hiring decision.

Built for practical recruiting

Use AI resume screening where the first review takes time

ShortlistLens can support teams that need a consistent way to organise candidate review for a specific role.

Internal HR teams

Create one project per vacancy and review applicants against the same role requirements before interviews.

Recruitment teams

Structure the early screening stage when several candidate CVs need to be compared for the same client or role.

Growing companies

Reduce repetitive first-pass review when hiring teams have limited time but still need human oversight of every decision.

Human review stays central

AI assistance, not automatic hiring

ShortlistLens is designed to support a structured first review. It should not automatically make final interview, rejection or hiring decisions. Recruiters should verify the supporting evidence, consider information the system may not capture and follow applicable employment laws and internal policies.

Read our Responsible AI approach

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Start without buying credits

ShortlistLens is currently available at no cost. Create an account, set up a hiring project and screen candidate CVs without entering payment details.

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AI resume screening FAQ

Questions recruiters often ask

Clear answers about what the tool does, what it does not do and how it fits into candidate review.

What is AI resume screening?

AI resume screening uses software to compare candidate resumes or CVs with job-related requirements and organise the results for recruiter review. ShortlistLens ranks candidates and shows supporting evidence while leaving final decisions with people.

Is ShortlistLens free to use?

Yes. ShortlistLens is currently free to use. You can create an account and screen candidate CVs without entering a credit card or purchasing CV credits.

Does ShortlistLens make automatic hiring decisions?

No. ShortlistLens supports the first review by organising job-related evidence and rankings. Recruiters and hiring teams remain responsible for interviews, rejections and final hiring decisions.

Which resume and CV file formats are supported?

ShortlistLens supports PDF, DOC and DOCX candidate files, with a current maximum file size of 10 MB per file.

Is AI resume screening the same as an ATS?

Not necessarily. An applicant tracking system can manage a wider hiring pipeline. ShortlistLens focuses on the screening stage: comparing candidate CVs with job requirements, ranking them and presenting evidence for human review.

Can I see why a candidate received a strong score?

Yes. ShortlistLens provides strengths, gaps, score breakdowns and supporting CV evidence so recruiters can review the reasoning before taking action.

Ready to try it?

Screen candidate CVs against your next job description

Create a hiring project, upload candidate files and review the ranked results. No credit card is required while ShortlistLens is free.

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