Async AI screening calls

The screening call
that actually listens.

Nous conducts the first-round call for you — asynchronously, on the candidate's own time — and decides in real time whether an answer needs a real follow-up, instead of marching through a script.

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Senior backend engineer · Q3 of 6 adaptive mode
Question
Tell me about a time you had to debug a production issue under pressure.
Candidate
We had an outage last year, I looked into the logs and figured out it was a memory leak, then I fixed it.
Adaptive follow-up
Per campaign, your choice

Fixed when you need consistency. Adaptive when you need signal.

Every campaign picks one mode. Switch anytime — nothing about your questions or candidates changes.

Fixed

Exactly the questions you wrote, in order.

Every candidate answers the identical script. Easiest to compare side by side, easiest to defend if a candidate asks why they weren't hired.

  • Same questions, same order, every time
  • Best for high-volume, standardized roles
  • Predictable call length
Adaptive

The AI decides when an answer needs digging into.

After each answer, Nous decides — based on what the candidate actually said — whether to ask one short, specific follow-up before moving on. Most answers don't get one; vague or incomplete ones do.

  • Follow-ups reference something specific the candidate said
  • Capped per question — never turns into an interrogation
  • Best when you need to see how someone thinks, not just recite
The loop

From job description to decision, without a scheduling email.

01

Create the campaign

Paste a job description. Nous drafts questions, or add your own — mix freely.

02

Send the link

Each candidate gets a unique link. No account, no download.

03

They answer on their time

Voice or text, from their phone, whenever suits them — before the link expires.

04

You get the report

Notified the moment they finish. Full transcript, score, and AI notes per question.

What lands in your inbox

A report you can actually act on.

Every word the candidate said, plus Nous's read on each answer — not just a single pass/fail score.

82
Overall fit score
Strong yes
Q2 — Describe your experience with distributed systems.
"I spent two years building the event pipeline at my last company, mostly Kafka and Postgres..."
AI noteSpecific, verifiable detail — names real tools and a concrete timeframe.
Q3 — Debugging a production issue under pressure. (+ follow-up)
"...it was a memory leak, then I fixed it." → follow-up: "What specifically told you it was a leak, and how long did the fix take?"
AI noteOriginal answer was thin; follow-up surfaced real diagnostic process — upgraded from vague to concrete.
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The camera is genuinely on, not a prop. Before a call starts, candidates see a plain notice and give consent: Nous uses the camera to capture identity photos, not video recording. What they see is a real, live self-view — nothing about it is staged.

Pricing

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  • Fixed and adaptive modes
  • Full reports and transcripts
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