> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.callecho.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Echo for recruiters

> How recruiters use Echo from the client intake call to the candidate submission: searching, shortlisting, interviewing, formatting CVs and briefing the client.

The Recruiting path covers a search from client intake to candidate submission. It helps you capture the brief, build a shortlist, interview, create a CV Out draft, and run the hiring manager debrief.

Your first useful task is [create and review a CV Out draft](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/cv-out.md). You need the Recruiting Work type, a candidate CV, a job description, and the candidate's name. A Saved Session is optional.

![A new Echo Agent conversation for the Recruiting work type, with Create CV Out and the Build a shortlist starter.](https://mintcdn.com/callecho/C4ImPO7Z0p3alLsq/images/tracks/recruiting/new-conversation-recruiting-v1.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=C4ImPO7Z0p3alLsq\&q=85\&s=fd114334877fa214ebe96cc1d7410c8c)

## What Recruiting adds

* Default Meeting Types for **Candidate interview** and **Client briefing**, alongside **General meeting**. Older or customized accounts may also retain Client intake or Hiring manager debrief.
* Your own formats. Echo learns how you write interview notes, client briefings, CVs and client emails, and uses them from then on.
* Candidate search in Echo Agent, which checks people against a job description and builds a ranked Excel shortlist when your account has the needed capability.
* **CV Out**, which makes a formatted Word CV and the client email together from the job description and the candidate's CV.
* Recruiter Quick Actions in meetings: **Recap last 5 min**, **Ask next**, **Gaps so far** and **Candidate summary**.
* If your team uses Skillflo Hire, interview links so the job description and CV inform the brief and live help. These work on any track.

## Halden and Priya

This walk-through follows one search. Sam Carter, a recruiter at Fernway, is filling a role for Tom Reyes at Halden. Priya Raman is one of the candidates. All three are invented.

**1. Intake call with the client**

Sam takes Tom's brief with **Client briefing** (called Client intake on some older accounts). He configures its checklist to cover role scope, must-haves, compensation, work model, interview process and timeline, and its notes to include a follow-up draft. See [Client briefings and hiring manager debriefs](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/client-meetings.md).

**2. Search and shortlist**

Sam selects **Build a shortlist** and gives Echo the job description. Echo confirms the must-haves, finds a first batch for Sam to react to, then widens the search using that feedback. The result is an Excel shortlist with a column per must-have. See [Search for candidates and build a shortlist](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/find-candidates.md).

**3. Interview**

Sam interviews Priya with the **Candidate interview** Meeting Type. Questions to ask are graded as she answers, and FAQ Answers show Tom's approved answer when Priya asks about hybrid work. See [Run a candidate interview](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/interviews.md).

**4. CV and client email**

After the interview, Sam creates a **CV Out**: Priya's CV in Sam's Word template, and an email to Tom in Sam's format, with anything missing flagged. See [Format a CV and draft the client email](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/cv-out.md).

**5. Debrief**

Sam uses a saved **Hiring manager debrief** or creates a Meeting Type for the feedback call. Its notes capture the decision, the reasons and the next stage.

Before the next call with Tom, the brief brings back what's still open, such as the salary band he promised to confirm. Each interview, intake and debrief feeds Tom's and Priya's contact records.

## Features by stage

| Stage | Feature | What it helps with |
| - | - | - |
| Intake | [Client briefing](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/client-meetings.md) | Captures the role mandate, constraints, process, and follow-up draft |
| Search | [Build a shortlist](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/find-candidates.md) | Turns role criteria and feedback into a ranked workbook |
| Interview | [Questions to ask and FAQ Answers](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/interviews.md) | Helps cover topics, assess answers, and answer candidate questions |
| Submission | [CV Out](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/cv-out.md) | Creates a Word CV draft and client email draft for review |
| Debrief | [Hiring manager debrief](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/client-meetings.md) | Records feedback, decision reasons, and next steps |

## Setup and optional tools

> [card] [Set up recruiting](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/set-up.md)
>
> Choose Recruiting and teach Echo your formats.

> [card] [Create a CV Out](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/cv-out.md)
>
> Start with a candidate CV, a job description, and the candidate's name.

> [card] [Recruiter prompts](https://docs.callecho.ai/tracks/recruiting/prompts.md)
>
> Requests to copy for each stage of a search.

> [card] [Use Echo in other AI apps](https://docs.callecho.ai/anywhere/ai-apps.md)
>
> Connect an external AI agent through MCP. This is separate from Echo Agent inside Echo.

> [card] [Troubleshooting](https://docs.callecho.ai/reference/troubleshooting.md)
>
> Fix missing files, notes, or capture issues.

## Echo Agent prompts to copy

Use these inside **Echo Agent**. External AI apps use MCP through [Use Echo in other AI apps](https://docs.callecho.ai/anywhere/ai-apps.md).

```text theme={null}
Build a shortlist for this role: Senior Platform Engineer for Halden. Use the attached job description. Must-haves: 6+ years backend, Kubernetes in production, and on-call ownership.
```

```text theme={null}
Draft a client-ready summary of Priya Raman from her candidate interview. Include motivation, package, notice period, strengths, and concerns. Only use what was said.
```

```text theme={null}
Create a CV Out for Priya Raman using the attached CV and Halden job description.
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> Treat Echo's grades, flags and notes as input to your own judgment. The hiring decision is yours. Tell candidates and clients that you're taking notes with an AI assistant.


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