Reducing time to hire with AI

In an ever-evolving job market, hiring the right talent remains a complex challenge. At Rather Labs, we specialize in talent acquisition and understand the real pain points of the hiring process. While many tools claim to solve recruitment with AI alone, we know that’s not the full solution. That’s why we built Huntify—not to replace the human touch, but to enhance it. By leveraging AI strategically, we address specific bottlenecks, making the process more efficient without compromising quality.

But Huntify is more than just a product—it’s a testament to our commitment to solving real-world challenges through cutting-edge technology. Let’s delve into how we built Huntify and how it uses AI to address common recruitment pain points.

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The Genesis of AI

Recruitment has always been a critical yet complex process for companies. The sheer volume of applicants, coupled with the need for precision in hiring, creates inefficiencies that can delay progress. At Rather Labs, we recognized this gap and saw an opportunity to innovate.

Huntify was born out of our desire to simplify this process while maintaining high-quality outcomes. By leveraging AI, we aimed to create a system that reduces manual effort, enhances candidate evaluation, and fosters better decision-making.

However, the journey to Huntify’s creation began with identifying the challenges in our own recruitment process. Before Huntify, our selection methodology heavily relied on technical challenges designed to assess a developer’s skills. While thorough, this approach presented significant drawbacks:

Lost Opportunities Due to Overwhelming Challenges

Before Huntify, our selection process heavily relied on technical challenges to evaluate a developer’s skills. These tests required candidates to spend 90% of their time on repetitive, time-consuming tasks instead of focusing on the critical 10% that truly measures their problem-solving skills. They often felt more like university exams than practical assessments.

While the goal was to ensure technical expertise, the process ended up being counterproductive. Many senior developers, who were highly qualified, chose to opt out because they saw the effort as disproportionate to the opportunity. With Huntify, we remove unnecessary steps and focus on that key 10%, making the process faster, more effective, and fairer for everyone.

Missed Timing in a Competitive Market

Some candidates who did engage with the challenges found themselves investing considerable time learning new technologies or crafting detailed solutions. By the time they completed the task, the team structure had already evolved, or the hiring need had been addressed differently. This created inefficiencies, not only for us but also for talented individuals eager to join our teams.

The Need for Smarter Team Building

These inefficiencies underscored the need for a more agile and intelligent system that could support our team-building philosophy. We needed a process that respected the candidate's time while aligning with our internal timelines to ensure the seamless integration of new developers into our teams.

The AI Solution

Huntify became our answer. By integrating AI into the recruitment process, we moved away from rigid, time-intensive challenges to a more dynamic and efficient system.

How AI Enhances Recruitment:

• Asynchronous Video Interviews: Candidates record their responses at their convenience, reducing scheduling conflicts while providing structured evaluation.
• AI-Powered Analysis: Huntify transcribes responses and compares them against expected answers to evaluate key factors, but final hiring decisions always involve our expert recruiters.
• Human-Driven Selection: AI organizes insights and prioritizes candidates, but Rather Labs’ team reviews all results, ensuring hiring decisions are made with experience and intuition.

This hybrid approach allows us to build teams effectively. Experienced developers from our core group are paired with new talent, fostering knowledge transfer and collaboration. The result is a seamless onboarding process where new team members quickly adapt and contribute to projects.

How AI Powers Huntify

1. Streamlined Candidate Evaluation and Ranking: After recruiters have contacted and shortlisted candidates, Huntify plays a crucial role in evaluating and ranking their suitability for the opening.
   
   • Asynchronous Video Interviews: Huntify facilitates asynchronous video interviews, allowing candidates to record their responses at their own convenience.
   • AI-Powered Analysis: Following the interview, Huntify's AI transcribes the candidate's responses and compares them against expected answers to evaluate key factors:
     
     • Technical Skills: Assessment of the candidate's technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities based on their answers.
     • Communication Skills: Evaluation of the candidate's clarity, fluency, and overall communication effectiveness.
     • Cultural Fit: Assessment of the candidate's alignment with the company's values and work culture based on their responses and communication style.
   • Ranking and Prioritization: Based on this analysis, Huntify generates a ranked list of candidates, prioritizing those who demonstrate the strongest potential for success. This allows the recruiter manager, who will review all applicants, to efficiently prioritize the review of the most promising individuals.

By providing structured insights, Huntify enables recruiters to focus on the most promising candidates while maintaining a human-driven final review.

2. Objective and Data-Driven Insights: By leveraging AI, Huntify minimizes the potential for unconscious bias in the evaluation process.
   
   • Data-Driven Assessment: Instead of relying solely on subjective human judgment, Huntify provides data-driven insights into each candidate's strengths and weaknesses.
   • Focus on Relevant Factors: The AI models are designed to focus on job-relevant criteria such as technical skills, communication abilities, and problem-solving approach, while minimizing the influence of irrelevant factors that could lead to bias.

3. Talent Acquisition KPI Tracking: Huntify also provides valuable data to track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Talent Acquisition department. This includes:
   
   • Conversion Rates: Tracking metrics such as invite-to-log conversion rate, log-to-start conversion rate, start-to-finish conversion rate, and more.
   • Time-to-Hire: Monitoring the time it takes to fill open positions, from initial candidate invitation to final hiring decision.
   • Cost-per-Hire: Analyzing the overall cost associated with hiring each candidate, including sourcing costs, interview costs, and onboarding costs.‍
   • Candidate Experience: Gathering data on candidate satisfaction throughout the recruitment process to identify areas for improvement.

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The Challenges We Solved with AI

1. Time Efficiency

Recruitment often takes weeks—or even months—to complete. With Huntify’s automation, recruiters can cut time-to-hire significantly, without sacrificing quality. This agility is especially critical in fast-paced industries like blockchain development, where skilled professionals are in high demand.

2. Scalability

Startups and enterprises alike need scalable solutions for recruitment. Huntify adapts to the needs of any organization, whether they’re filling a single role or hiring across multiple teams.

3. Informed Decision-Making

By providing detailed insights into each candidate’s profile, Huntify enables recruiters to make well-informed decisions, avoiding the pitfalls of surface-level assessments.

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Innovation at the Intersection of AI and Recruitment

Huntify exemplifies our broader philosophy at Rather Labs: using advanced technologies to tackle meaningful challenges. AI is not just a buzzword for us—it’s a tool that, when applied thoughtfully, can create significant value.

Our team worked tirelessly to build an intuitive platform that combines AI’s analytical power with a human-centric approach to hiring. This balance is key to Huntify’s success in solving real-world problems in talent acquisition.

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Closing Thoughts

Huntify is more than just a tool, it reflects Rather Labs' commitment to progress, problem-solving, and teamwork. By using AI in talent acquisition, we’re improving efficiency and data-driven decision-making.

Huntify’s success shows how AI can help companies solve hiring challenges. Progress isn’t just about new technology; it’s about making a real impact that allows businesses and people to grow.