Verified intake for hiring teams

Pre-screen layer before live interviews

TalentProof helps you decide who deserves recruiter time — one job page per role, filter async, proctored verify, and a verified scorecard before submittal or live interviews.

One intake link per role — job page, filter, candidate pipeline, proctored verify, and verified scorecards. Add an ATS when you need company-wide req and compliance workflows; run the role here if you do not have one yet.

Built for Staffing agencies · Startups & Series A

The problem we solve

  • Applicant volume is up — including bots and AI-polished resumes.
  • Recruiters still spend hours on resumes that look great on paper and fail live.
  • ATS resume match scores help, but teams still read manually — and blind cutoffs miss good people.
  • Long AI video interviews gate everyone; candidates drop off before you learn anything.

Paper Tigers: Paper Tigers: candidates who interview well on credentials but collapse when work is verified under proctoring.

What we are — and what we are not

A common first question: “So you're an ATS? A background check? Another TestGorilla?” Here is the clean split.

Applicant tracking system (ATS)

Typical tool

Company-wide reqs, compliance, scheduling, and job-board workflows.

TalentProof

Not a full ATS — we do not replace company-wide requisitions, compliance reporting, job-board syndication, or HRIS-style hiring ops. Works with or without an ATS — run the role in TalentProof or companion your existing ATS.

Background check / compliance screening

Typical tool

Verify identity and records after you decide to hire.

TalentProof

Verify skills and integrity signals before expensive live interviews or client submittals — different checkpoint in the funnel.

Enterprise assessment suite

Typical tool

Deep tests, often late in process or for large eng orgs.

TalentProof

Lightweight, role-shaped steps early in intake — filter noise without a 40-minute AI interview for every applicant.

Culture-only assessment

Typical tool

Psychometric fit as the primary product.

TalentProof

Optional psychometric step when relevant — core deliverable is a proctored skill verification scorecard, not culture typing alone.

Works with or without an ATS — job page, pipeline, and scorecards ship today. Details on /works-with-your-ats.

Where TalentProof sits in your funnel

Same hiring team — different moments:

Checkpoint map

TalentProof covers pre-live skill verification. Background screening belongs at offer — a different checkpoint.

Three ways to evaluate TalentProof

Preview the apply experience, book a demo with a sample scorecard, or run a free pilot on a live role — pick the path that matches where you are in hiring.

Intake preview link

A sample job page and assessment shape for a role title — see what candidates experience when they apply.

Best when

You want to see apply flow and question design before publishing live.

Not this

Not a pipeline full of candidates. Not a scorecard from real applicants.

Screen-share demo / sample scorecard

Walkthrough of intake → pipeline → proctored step → verified scorecard (including sample candidate journeys).

Best when

You have no applicants yet, are drafting a req, or want to know what your team sees after someone applies.

Not this

Not a substitute for running your own live role when you are ready to hire.

Free pilot on one open role

Publish a live intake link on a real req — real applicants, real filtering, real scorecards. First role free.

Best when

You are actively hiring with an apply flow and ready to test on live data.

Not this

Not the best first step if you have no pipeline yet — start with a demo or sample scorecard.

What makes TalentProof different

  • Pre-screen layer, not platform swap

    One link for intake. Filter before your calls. Verify before live interviews.

  • Lightweight before live time

    Short proctored steps — not a 30–40 minute AI interview for every applicant.

  • Proctored + integrity context

    Session signals and verified scorecards — not unproctored homework links candidates can paste into ChatGPT.

  • Recruiter judgment stays central

    Job match scores and resume flags are advisory — they do not auto-reject candidates on their own.

  • Screening rules you control

    Knockout questions and pre-screening criteria you set on a role can auto-filter applicants when auto-reject is enabled — rules you control per job, not a black-box letter grade.

  • Same product, two common workflows

    Submit quality for staffing clients, or filter before eng interview time at startups — one intake surface.

  • First role free

    Try one open role free before expanding to additional reqs.

Common questions

Is TalentProof an ATS?

Not a full ATS — we do not replace company-wide requisitions, compliance reporting, job-board syndication, or HRIS-style hiring ops. Yes for verified intake on a role: job page, apply, filter, pipeline, proctored assessment, and scorecard ship today. You still schedule live interviews and run compliance (background checks, offer paperwork) outside TalentProof — we are not a full ATS or background vendor. Many lean teams start here and add Greenhouse or Ashby later. No. Post the TalentProof job page link on Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, LinkedIn, or your careers page. Review and verify in TalentProof; mirror the scorecard into your ATS when you advance. We sit in front of live interview time — not instead of your ATS.

How is this different from HackerRank, TestGorilla, or Codility?

Those tools focus on assessments. TalentProof starts at intake — one link per role, resume filtering, optional knockout questions, then proctored verification and a verified scorecard tied to that req. See our feature comparisons for details.

How is this different from background checks?

Background screening answers compliance and identity after you extend an offer. TalentProof answers whether someone can do the job before you spend live interview or client submittal time.

We only have a job description — no applicants yet. What should we look at?

Start with a screen-share demo or sample scorecard so you see the recruiter view after apply. An intake preview link shows candidate apply experience — it does not simulate a full pipeline with candidates.

Will you auto-reject candidates below a match score?

Not on match score alone — match is advisory call prep. If you enable pre-screening auto-reject on a role, applicants who fail knockout questions or criteria you configured can be filtered before assessment.

Can I auto-filter applicants who fail my screening questions?

Yes. Knockout questions always apply the rules you set. Optional AI pre-screen criteria can auto-filter when you turn on auto-reject for that role — you configure must-haves, required skills, and thresholds per job.

Do you replace recruiter phone screens?

No. Our three-layer model is async intake filter → your verbal screen → proctored verification and verified scorecard.

Better than what, exactly?

Compared to resume keyword scores and manual resume sifting: you still need human judgment, but match gaps and resume flags surface before your call, and a proctored step produces a verified TalentProof scorecard — not vibes from a polished PDF alone. That is the Paper Tiger problem in an AI-heavy applicant pool.

Compared to ATS knockouts and AI inbox triage (Greenhouse, Ashby, and Lever): those tools are built for req workflow and sorting the queue — often with auto-reject on application answers you configure. TalentProof adds verified intake on one job page, session integrity signals, and a scorecard artifact before client submit or engineering live time. Works with or without an ATS.

Compared to take-home tests and unproctored assessment links: homework is slow, easy to game with AI, and hard to defend on a client submittal. TalentProof uses short, role-shaped proctored steps — typically about eleven minutes — not open-ended take-homes on every applicant.

Compared to long AI video interviews for everyone: gating the whole funnel on a forty-minute bot screen hurts completion and your employer brand. We filter async first, keep your verbal screen in the middle, and verify only the candidates worth advancing.

Compared to late-stage-only assessment suites (HackerRank, TestGorilla, Codility): those products center on the test. TalentProof starts at apply — one job page per role, optional pre-screening, pipeline review, then verify. See /compare for side-by-side notes.

What we are not claiming to be better at: replacing your full ATS, running background checks at offer, or substituting your recruiter phone screen. Not a full ATS — we do not replace company-wide requisitions, compliance reporting, job-board syndication, or HRIS-style hiring ops.

See it on your terms

Try the intake preview builder, book a demo walkthrough, or publish your first role free.

Still evaluating? Read the production case study or how it works.