Introducing RoundOne Agents: Give Your ATS a Brain

Most hiring teams already have an ATS, and that’s not the problem. It keeps applications organised, tracks candidates through different stages, and helps recruiters manage the hiring process.

The challenge begins after applications start coming in, because someone still has to review every CV and decide who deserves the next conversation.

That first round of screening takes more time than it should. You might receive a few dozen applications or a few hundred, but the job is still the same. Read every resume, compare candidates, shortlist the strongest profiles, and repeat the process for every open role.

That’s why we built RoundOne Agents, a new way to create role-based screening workflows that help you evaluate candidates from CV review to voice screening.

Instead of replacing your ATS, we built Agents to work on top of the systems you already use. Create an Agent for a specific role and let it manage screening from the first application to a recruiter-ready shortlist. The CV Agent screens every new application against your hiring criteria and identifies the strongest candidates. When needed, the AI Voice Agent conducts structured voice screenings to assess communication, validate key qualifications, and gather deeper insights before interviews.

Together, they write a ranked shortlist back into your ATS, so your existing hiring workflow stays exactly the same, only much faster and more consistent. The idea is simple. Your ATS already knows how to manage candidates. RoundOne Agents help it understand them. Here’s what’s new.

Your ATS Just Got Smarter

RoundOne Agents fit into the process you already have. Once connected, your RoundOne Agent continuously monitors your ATS for new applications. Unlike one-off screening workflows, it automatically reviews every new candidate as they apply, keeping your shortlist up to date without any manual effort. This means it:

• Works on top of your existing ATS
• Integrates with 30+ ATS platforms
• Automatically screens every new application
• Creates ranked shortlists inside the RoundOne platform
• Lets recruiters decide which candidates to move forward
• Syncs those decisions back to your ATS
• No migration or workflow changes required

Everything runs in the background while you continue using the ATS they already know. Every screened candidate gets a Match Score and Match Tier on their candidate card, making it easier to identify the strongest applicants. Recruiters can also review summaries, supporting evidence, and recommendations before deciding who to move forward.

We have introduced two screening agents: the CV Agent and the AI Voice Agent. The CV Agent evaluates resumes, while the AI Voice Agent assesses qualities that are better evaluated through a structured conversation.

CV Agent: An Overview

Our CV Agent focuses on what resumes do best: evaluating experience, qualifications, certifications, technical skills, and domain expertise. Instead of relying on keyword matching, it reviews every application against your hiring criteria, explains what it found, highlights any gaps, and shows how the final score was calculated.

You can use the CV Agent on its own or before voice screening. Better yet, AI CV Screening is now free and unlimited. Every RoundOne Agent includes unlimited AI-powered CV screening at no cost, and we’ve removed the previous 5-candidate preview limit, so every application in your pipeline is screened automatically.

AI Voice Agent: An Overview

Some hiring criteria simply can’t be verified from a resume. Communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and the ability to explain past work all need a conversation.

The AI Voice Agent is built for that next step. It evaluates only the criteria that are better assessed through an interview, asks structured questions based on your role, and captures evidence from every response. The final assessment combines what was validated on the CV with what was learned during the conversation, giving recruiters a more complete view of each candidate.

By separating CV screening from voice screening, each of the RoundOne agents focuses on what it does best. Recruiters spend less time on repetitive screening while making decisions based on stronger, more relevant signals.

How RoundOne Agents Work

Setting up a RoundOne Agent only takes a few minutes. If your ATS is already connected, your open roles are automatically available inside RoundOne, so there’s no need to create a hiring workflow from scratch. 

RoundOne Agents do most of the heavy lifting, while you review and customise the parts that matter. The setup is divided into four simple steps.

Step 1: Add Your Job Description

Start by selecting the role you want to hire for or paste a new job description. RoundOne reads the role, understands the requirements, and automatically generates a structured screening framework. This gives recruiters a strong starting point instead of manually defining every screening criterion. 

Step 2: Review and Refine the Screening Requirements

Once the job description is processed, the agent drafts the screening requirements automatically. Each requirement is assigned to the most appropriate evaluation method, whether it should be verified through the CV, explored during a voice screening, or assessed in both stages.

You can review every requirement before launching the agent. Adjust importance levels, add knockout criteria, or move a requirement between CV screening and voice screening with a single click. This ensures the agent follows your hiring playbook instead of a generic scoring model.

Step 3: Give Your Agent a Voice and Identity

Next, personalise your agent before it starts speaking with candidates. Give it a name, choose from multiple AI voices across different languages, or even clone your own voice for a more familiar candidate experience.

This is also where you define how your agent introduces itself during calls. Every AI voice screening remains structured, while the experience still feels natural and consistent for every applicant.

Step 4: Review Your Screening Funnel

Before launching, RoundOne gives you a complete overview of the hiring workflow. You’ll see how candidates move from free AI CV screening to AI voice screening and finally into a ranked shortlist. The review page also highlights knockout requirements, scoring rules, and the criteria that will be applied throughout the screening process.

From this point onwards, the agent works on its own. Every new application that enters your ATS is automatically picked up and screened against the criteria you’ve defined. Recruiters don’t need to monitor new applications or manually trigger the screening process.

The agent first reviews the CV and builds an initial score based on the evidence it finds. If voice screening is enabled, candidates who meet your chosen threshold are automatically invited to the next stage. Every conversation follows the same structured AI voice screening, making the screening process more consistent for every applicant.

As candidates complete each stage, the shortlist updates automatically. Recruiters can review scores, summaries, screening transcripts, and recommendations directly from their existing workflow without switching between different tools. Whether you’re reviewing twenty applications or two hundred, the process stays exactly the same.

One thing worth highlighting is that AI CV screening is completely free. 

If you only want help reviewing resumes, you can use the CV screening agent on its own without enabling voice screening. Whenever you’re ready, you can add AI voice screening as the next step without changing the rest of your hiring process.

Why You Should Add RoundOne Agents to Your Hiring Process?

Hiring becomes much easier when repetitive screening happens automatically. RoundOne Agents fit into your existing workflow, helping recruiters screen candidates faster, stay consistent, and focus their time on the people who matter most.

Here are some of the biggest benefits of adding RoundOne Agents to your hiring process:

• Fits into your existing ATS: No migration or major workflow changes needed.
• Screens every applicant consistently: Every candidate is evaluated against the same role-specific criteria.
• Saves recruiters valuable time: Automates CV reviews and structured voice screenings.
• Creates ranked shortlists: Makes it easier to identify the strongest candidates quickly.
• Keeps recruiters in control: Agents screen and prioritise; recruiters make the final hiring decisions.
• Scales as you grow: Handle higher application volumes without increasing manual work.

Give Your ATS a Brain, not just a database

Your ATS already manages applications, hiring stages, and candidate records. RoundOne Agents add the missing layer by screening every application, conducting structured voice screenings, and building ranked shortlists automatically.

Instead of spending hours reviewing resumes before screenings even begin, recruiters receive a shortlist backed by consistent evaluation and role-specific evidence. The entire process happens inside the hiring workflow you already know, making it easy to get started without replacing your ATS.

If you’re looking for a faster and more consistent way to screen candidates, it’s time to give your ATS a brain with RoundOne AI agents. 

Try RoundOne Agents on your open roles for free, or book a demo to see how it fits into your hiring process.