First-round screening
Work authorisation, notice period, rate expectation and location, asked in the same order every time so answers can be compared.
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Outcome · Candidate screened & availability captured Industries / Staffing & Recruitment
AI voice agent for recruitment that screens, schedules and confirms Day 1
Call every applicant within minutes, book client interviews, confirm shifts and chase joining dates in English, Hindi and 40+ languages. Every call says it is an AI, asks the same questions in the same order and writes the answer back to your ATS or CRM.
100% of calls disclosed as AI100% recordedDND enforcedSame questions, same order
Sample call01:06
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Riya · AI agentFirst-round screening · Java dev
Hi Arjun, I'm Riya, an AI assistant calling from ABC Staffing. This call is recorded. Is now a good time?
Yes, go ahead.
You applied for the Java developer role in Pune. What is your notice period and expected CTC?
30 days. Looking at around 14 LPA, and I'm already in Pune.
Noted: 30 days, 14 LPA, Pune. A recruiter will WhatsApp you the client interview slots today.
OUTCOME LOGGED TO ATSCandidate screened & availability capturedNotice 30d · ₹14 LPA · Pune
Every call ends in one of 16 outcomes
At a glance
What is an AI voice agent for recruitment?
An AI voice agent for recruitment is software that phones candidates, clients and contractors, talks with them in their own language, and ends every call with a logged result, such as a screened candidate, a booked client interview or a confirmed shift. VoiceGun's agents say they are AI in the first sentence, ask every candidate the same approved questions, and record every call.
LAST UPDATED 27 SEP 2026
- BUILT FOR
- Staffing agencies, RPO providers, search firms and in-house TA teams in India
- USE CASES
- Screening, interview scheduling, offer and joining follow-up, background check consent, shift and Day-1 confirmation, no-show replacement, redeployment, database reactivation
- OUTCOMES
- 16 defined call outcomes, written back to your ATS or CRM
- LANGUAGES
- 40+ languages, including English, Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Malayalam
- COMPLIANCE
- AI disclosure, DPDP-aligned consent and deletion, DND and opt-out checks, identical questions for every candidate
- PRICING
- From ₹2.99 per connected minute, no setup fee. First test campaign in under 15 minutes
Public figures from Indian hiring
India's recruiters are already hiring with AI
Published industry figures, not VoiceGun's results. Each one links to its source.
71%
Of Indian recruiters say AI helps them find candidates with skills they would earlier have missed. About 80% plan to use more of it.
Source · LinkedIn research, via The Hans India, Feb 20262x
Applicants per open role in India since 2022. 74% of recruiters say finding qualified candidates is a struggle.
Source · LinkedIn research, via The Hans India, Feb 20261.91M
Formal flexi workers employed by ISF member firms, after 1.18 lakh were added in FY26, up 8% year on year.
Source · Indian Staffing Federation, via IBEF, Jun 202615%
Year-on-year rise in Indian hiring activity in December 2025, with logistics up 30% and retail up 31%.
Source · foundit insights tracker, via Careers360, Jan 2026Hear it, don't take our word
Recruitment calls in English, Kannada and Punjabi
Three calls, three languages. Where a recording is still being produced, the card rings your own phone with the same script instead.
Shift confirmation
Confirms tomorrow's warehouse shift, site and reporting time. If the candidate has wobbled, you find out tonight, not at 7 am.
Rings your phone
Outcome · Assignment / shift accepted Day-1 reporting check
Two days before joining. Confirms reporting time, site address and supervisor, and flags a likely no-show to the recruiter.
Rings your phone
Outcome · Day-1 reporting details confirmed Sample calls are produced for demonstration and labelled. Real recordings are published only with the customer's permission.
Why staffing teams switch
Your recruiters are paid to place, not to dial
Time to submit decides the fee
On a shared job order, the agency that submits a screened profile first usually wins it. Applicants who wait a day take another agency's call. More on time to submit.
Hours go to calls that don't connect
Unanswered numbers, wrong numbers and "call me later" eat the recruiter's day, while the database you paid for sits uncalled.
A Day-1 no-show costs the client
An offer accepted in a 30 to 90 day notice period, or a shift nobody reconfirmed, turns into an empty seat and a hard call with the client.
In their language, at their time
Calls that sound like your candidates' own
Warehouse associates, nurses, drivers and developers pick up in different languages. The agent follows them into Hindi, Tamil, Kannada or any of 40+ languages.
16 outcomes, one placement lifecycle
Every call ends in a result your recruiters can act on
The agent doesn't just talk. Each call closes on one of these outcomes, with the details written back to your ATS or CRM. See how it fits your stack in recruitment automation.
1. Take the order and screen the pipeline
3 OUTCOMES08
Client job order captured
The hiring manager gives the role, headcount, rate and the date they need it closed by.
OutboundInboundWebsite
01
Candidate screened & availability captured
Skills, notice period, pay expectation and work location are captured against a live role.
OutboundInboundWebsite
15
Candidate qualified only
Fit and interest are captured, but no interview or assignment is booked yet.
OutboundWebsite
2. Interview to offer
4 OUTCOMES02
Client interview slot booked
The candidate confirms a dated interview slot with the end client.
Outbound
12
Client feedback on candidate captured
The client shares interview or on-the-job feedback, so the next submission is sharper.
Outbound
10
Reference check completed
The referee confirms the candidate's role, tenure and performance.
Outbound
04
Offer accepted & joining date locked
The candidate verbally accepts the offer and commits to a start date.
Outbound
3. Deploy and fill every shift
3 OUTCOMES03
Assignment / shift accepted
The candidate accepts a specific shift or contract, with a start date and site.
OutboundInbound
06
Day-1 reporting details confirmed
Reporting time, site address and supervisor are confirmed before the start date.
Outbound
11
No-show replacement arranged
A replacement candidate is confirmed for a shift or role someone didn't turn up for.
OutboundInbound
4. Onboard, pay and redeploy
4 OUTCOMES05
Onboarding documents & check consent confirmed
The candidate agrees to submit IDs and consents to the background check.
OutboundInbound
13
Bank / payroll details confirmed
The contractor confirms bank and payroll details, so the first pay-out doesn't bounce.
OutboundInbound
09
Timesheet submission confirmed
The contractor confirms the timesheet for the period is submitted.
Outbound
07
Redeployment confirmed
A bench or rolling-off contractor accepts the next assignment.
Outbound
ON EVERY CALL
Two exits, always open
14 · OUTBOUND · INBOUND · WEBSITECallback booked with a human
Handed to a recruiter or account manager, with a slot captured.
16 · OUTBOUNDNot interested / DNC recorded
The contact asks not to be called again. The opt-out is logged and honoured on every future list.
Sample call · Hindi00:58
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Neha · AI agentDay-1 reporting confirmation
नमस्ते, मैं ABC स्टाफ़िंग की AI असिस्टेंट नेहा हूँ। यह कॉल रिकॉर्ड हो रही है। कल आपका पहला दिन है।
हाँ, पर साइट का पता पक्का नहीं है।
चाकण वेयरहाउस, गेट 2. सुबह 7 बजे रिपोर्टिंग, सुपरवाइज़र पाटिल जी। लोकेशन WhatsApp पर भेज दी है।
ठीक है, मैं पौने सात तक पहुँच जाऊँगा।
बढ़िया। आधार कार्ड साथ लाइए। कल के लिए शुभकामनाएँ!
Location sentWhatsApp
Day-1 details confirmed07:00 · Gate 2
Built for volume and shift staffing
From "offer accepted" to a filled seat on Day 1
Chase documents and background check consent, confirm the site and supervisor the night before, and replace a drop-out from the bench before the shift starts. The worker gets the details in their language, not a missed call.
Offer accepted
Documents & consent
Day-1 details confirmed
Replacements arranged
ILLUSTRATIVE FUNNEL SHAPE · NOT MEASURED DATA · REPLACE WITH A REAL CAMPAIGN
The evening before the shift
Confirms time, site and supervisor, sends the location, and flags anyone who can't make it.
When someone drops out
Calls down your bench list for the same skill and site until a replacement accepts.
Measured on VoiceGun production campaigns
4 to 18% of contacts ended in a booking or settlement per campaign, 48% of dialled contacts answered (129 of 266), and 0 calls were marked hostile or complaining by the reviewing team.
Calls by placement stage
The right call at every stage of a placement
The agent collects facts and confirms dates. Recruiters still decide who gets shortlisted, and it hands over the moment judgement is needed.
StageWhat the agent doesOutcome loggedHands to a human when
Job orderClient sideWhat the agent doesTakes the role, headcount, rate and closure date from the hiring manager.Outcome loggedClient job order capturedHands to a human whenThe client wants to negotiate the rate card
ScreeningMinutes after applyWhat the agent doesAsks your approved questions in a fixed order: skills, notice, pay, location. See AI screening calls.Outcome loggedCandidate screened · Candidate qualified onlyHands to a human whenThe candidate asks about the client or salary bands
Interview and offerShortlist to yesWhat the agent doesBooks slots, takes client feedback, runs reference calls, confirms the verbal yes and joining date.Outcome loggedInterview slot booked · Feedback captured · Reference check completed · Offer acceptedHands to a human whenThe candidate has a counter-offer
Pre-joiningNotice period to Day 1What the agent doesChases IDs, takes background check consent on record, confirms site, time and supervisor.Outcome loggedDocuments & check consent confirmed · Day-1 details confirmedHands to a human whenThe candidate declines the background check
On assignmentShifts and payrollWhat the agent doesConfirms shifts, fills no-shows from the bench, checks bank details and timesheets.Outcome loggedShift accepted · No-show replacement arranged · Payroll confirmed · Timesheet confirmedHands to a human whenThe worker raises a pay dispute or a site issue
Bench and databaseRoll-off and reactivationWhat the agent doesCalls rolling-off contractors and old applicants about new roles. See database reactivation.Outcome loggedRedeployment confirmed · Candidate screened · DNC recordedHands to a human whenThe contractor wants to discuss a rate change
Every candidate for a role hears the same questions in the same order, and nothing about caste, religion, marital status or family plans. Your team approves the script, and the agent doesn't improvise new questions.
Compliance
Mapped to the rules your clients' audit teams ask about
The controls are on by default, not a setting someone forgot. Your legal or compliance team still signs off every script.
RuleWhat it asks of recruitersHow VoiceGun enforces it
DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025Notified 14 Nov 2025, phased over 18 monthsWhat it asksA clear notice of the specific purpose for which a candidate's data is collected, and consent for it.How VoiceGun enforces itThe agent names your agency and the role it is calling about up front. Consent and opt-outs are logged against the contact.
DPDP purpose limitationBackground verificationWhat it asksData collected for one purpose, such as screening, isn't quietly reused for another, such as a background check.How VoiceGun enforces itBackground check consent is asked as its own question, on record. A "no" is logged and handed to a recruiter, never pushed.
DPDP rights of the data principalAccess, correction, erasureWhat it asksRequests to access, correct or erase data answered within a maximum of 90 days, per the Rules.How VoiceGun enforces itRecordings, transcripts and outcomes exportable any time. Data deleted on request. Never used to train models.
TRAI TCCCPR, as amended Feb 2025DND and unsolicited callsWhat it asksCommercial calls only from registered senders and number series; explicit consent and an opt-out for promotional calls.How VoiceGun enforces itVerified, registered business caller IDs. Automatic DND suppression on every list, plus the opt-outs your own calls collect.
Code on Wages, 2019In force from 21 Nov 2025What it asksNo discrimination on the ground of gender in recruitment, wages or conditions of employment.How VoiceGun enforces itOne approved question set per role, asked in the same order to every candidate, with every answer recorded and transcribed.
Data
Candidate data doesn't leave your control
Encrypted in transit and at rest
Region-based storage, in the region you choose
Never used to train models
Never shared or sold
Recordings and transcripts exportable any time
Data deleted whenever you ask
Languages
The agent switches when the candidate does
EnglishHindiHinglishTamilTeluguKannadaMarathiGujaratiPunjabiMalayalam40+ in total
HINDIआपकी शिफ़्ट कल सुबह 7 बजे से है।
PUNJABIਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਵੀਰਵਾਰ ਸਵੇਰੇ 11 ਵਜੇ ਹੈ।
TAMILஉங்கள் நேர்காணல் வியாழன் காலை 11 மணிக்கு.
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Integrations
Outcomes land where your recruiters already work
Each outcome, with its captured details, is written back to your systems as the call ends. The recruitment automation guide covers the full stack.
ATSScreening answers and stages, via webhook, API or Zapier
CRMHubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho: clients, job orders, owners
Google CalendarInterview slots booked on the call
Meta Lead Ads & Google Lead FormsApplicants called back within a minute
WhatsApp & SMSSlot confirmations, site location, reminders
Google SheetsShift rosters, bench lists, payroll checks
VoiceGun in production
Real numbers, with their denominators
Read off two production campaigns. Not rounded, not averaged, not projected.
48%Of dialled contacts answered. 129 of 266.
0.5%Of callers asked to be put through to a person. 1 of 184.
0Calls marked hostile or complaining by the team reviewing them.
4 to 18%Bookings and settlements per campaign, start to finish.
AI agent vs recruiter dialling
Pay for connected calls, not for dialling hours
Same calls, different economics. A calling desk costs the same in a slow week as in a bulk hiring drive.
RECRUITER CALLING DESKVOICEGUN AGENT
Speed to callWhen a recruiter gets to the listMinutes after the application
Bulk drivesCapped by seatsScales to the list
LanguagesWhoever is on shiftSwitches mid-call
ConsistencyQuestions vary by recruiterSame questions, same order
CostSalaries and seats, busy or idlePay only per connected minute
PRICING Usage-based, per connected minute
From ₹2.99 per connected minute. No setup fee, and you pay only when a candidate or client picks up.
Volume pricing for large staffing firms and RPOs. Pause or stop any time.
See pricingGoing live
Your first test campaign in 15 minutes
STEP 1 · MINUTESPick your outcomes
Choose from the 16 outcomes above and upload a list of applicants, contractors or clients.
STEP 2 · UNDER 15 MINRun a test campaign
Most teams go live in under 15 minutes, and nobody from engineering is needed.
STEP 3 · YOUR PACESign off the question set
Your delivery head listens to test calls and signs off the questions for each role.
STEP 4 · WHEN READYConnect and scale
Link your ATS, CRM and calendar, then widen from one job order to every desk.
Buyer's checklist
10 questions to ask any recruitment voice AI vendor
Ask us too. If a vendor can't answer these on the first call, your clients' audit teams will ask them later.
- 01Does every call say it is an AI in the first sentence?
- 02Does every candidate for a role get the same questions in the same order?
- 03Who decides the shortlist: the agent or my recruiters?
- 04How is background check consent taken, and what happens on a "no"?
- 05How are DND and opt-outs checked before a number is dialled?
- 06Where is candidate data stored, and is it used to train models?
- 07How fast is a new applicant called after they apply?
- 08Can it fill a no-show from my bench list the same evening?
- 09Which of my systems does it write outcomes back to: ATS, CRM, calendar?
- 10Do you price per minute or per outcome, and what counts as a connected call?
What is an AI voice agent for recruitment?
It's software that phones candidates, clients and contractors, holds a natural conversation in their language, and ends each call with a logged outcome, such as a screened candidate, a booked interview or a confirmed shift. It says it is an AI in its first sentence, and every call is recorded and transcribed.
Which recruitment calls can it handle?
Job order intake, first-round screening, interview scheduling, client feedback, reference checks, offer and joining date confirmation, document and background check consent, Day-1 reporting, shift confirmation, no-show replacement, payroll and timesheet checks, redeployment and database reactivation. The 16 outcomes above list them all.
Does it work for blue-collar and shift-based hiring?
Yes. It confirms shifts the evening before, sends the site location on WhatsApp, and calls down your bench list when someone drops out. It speaks Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and 40+ other languages, so workers hear the details in the language they use.
Will candidates know they are talking to an AI?
Yes. The first sentence says it is an AI assistant calling on behalf of your agency, and that the call is recorded. If the candidate asks for a person, the agent books a callback with a recruiter.
Does the AI decide who gets shortlisted?
No. The agent collects answers to your approved questions and logs them against the role. Your recruiters review the answers and make every shortlisting and hiring decision.
How do you keep AI screening fair?
Every candidate for a role hears the same approved questions in the same order, and the agent doesn't improvise new ones. Your team keeps questions on caste, religion, marital status or family plans out of the script, and every answer is recorded for review.
How is candidate consent handled under the DPDP Act?
The agent states who is calling and why at the start, and consent and opt-outs are logged against the contact. Background check consent is asked separately, on record. Candidate data can be exported or deleted on request and is never used to train models.
Can it write results into our ATS?
Yes. Outcomes and captured details sync to HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho and Google Sheets, and to your ATS through webhook, API or Zapier. Interview slots are booked in Google Calendar during the call.
Can it reactivate our old candidate database?
Yes. It calls past applicants and rolling-off contractors about live roles, updates their notice period, pay expectation and location, and records anyone who asks not to be called again, so the list stays clean.
Will our number get flagged as spam?
Calls go out from verified, registered business caller IDs rather than rotating unknown numbers, which is what triggers spam tagging. DND numbers are suppressed automatically before dialling.
How fast can we go live?
Most teams go live in under 15 minutes, with nobody from engineering: upload a list, pick the outcomes and run a first test campaign. Connecting your ATS and signing off the question set follow at your pace.
How is it priced?
Usage-based, from ₹2.99 per connected minute, with no setup fee. Volume pricing is available for large staffing firms and RPO providers.
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