New in Ringtime. Most screenings treat experience as a yes or no. Or as a number. "4 years." But what does that really tell you? Deep Screening turns experience into specific tasks, skills and durations before the call ends.

The answer that tells you nothing

"I did maintenance." "15 years." "I was an operator."

The candidate answered the question. The screening ticks the box. And you still don't know what this person can do.

Which machines? Fifteen years of what? Did they run the line or fix it when it stopped? So your recruiter picks up the phone again. Or runs an interview on half an answer and finds out there.

Short answers are common. In our own data, one in four screening answers is a single word. Mostly "yes", "no" or "full-time". With Deep Screening we ask the right follow-up questions.

Which follow-up questions does the screening ask?

Deep Screening checks the answers to your knock-out and high-priority questions. When an answer is too thin to judge, the agent asks for the missing part before the call ends.

• A number with no context. "15 years." "Great, and where was that?"
• Training instead of work. "I studied electronics." "What do you still use from it?"
• A vague duration. "Quite a while." "How long exactly?"
• A skill with no detail. "PLC." "What did you do with it?"
• Doubt on a practical question. "Is the distance OK?" "Maybe." "How would you get there?"

Which means the answer in the candidate record is one you can act on. Your recruiter reads tasks, skills and years, not a yes. You get proof that the candidate fits the skills the job needs. Your recruiter only books a second meeting with candidates who earned one.

It works on a "no" too. "Do you have a driving licence?" "No." Most screenings stop there. Deep Screening asks: "What's the situation with your licence?" "I lost it for a while. I get it back in November." That candidate stays in your pipeline.

The agent also remembers what the candidate already told you. Someone who said they drive to work doesn't get asked how they get there.

Ask the follow-up a senior recruiter would ask

Most recruiters learn the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result. A recruiter trained in STAR never stops at "I have experience".

We gave the agent the same habit for the first three steps. It asks where it happened, what the job was and what the candidate did themselves.
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"The most recurring feedback on our screening calls was clear: ask more questions and go deeper when an answer isn't specific. Now we can launch that for all our customers."
Charlotte Van Den Bussche, Product Manager

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That last question matters most. When a candidate says "I was an operator", the agent asks what they did at the machine during a breakdown or a changeover. The answer separates someone who watched the machine from someone who fixed it.

Your team decides which details matter for each question. We write the follow-ups into the screening flow with you, so the agent asks what your recruiter would ask.

The difference between a junior and a senior recruiter is asking the right follow-up question. So that is what we did: we listened in to the best recruiters and analyzed their skills and interview patterns.

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Already a customer? Ask your customer success manager to set up Deep Screening for your questions.

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FAQ

Does Ringtime's AI screening ask follow-up questions?
Yes. With Deep Screening, the agent checks whether an answer is complete enough to judge. When it is too thin, the agent asks a follow-up before the call ends, such as where, which tasks or how long.

Which questions get a follow-up?
Your knock-out and high-priority questions. Your team decides per question which details the agent asks for. We set up the follow-ups in the screening flow with you. Today Deep Screening runs on phone screening.

Does the candidate have to repeat answers they already gave?
No. The agent keeps what the candidate already said and does not ask it a second time.

Does Deep Screening make calls longer?
A little. Each follow-up adds a question, so a call with a thin answer takes a bit longer. Your recruiter does not have to call back.