# Screener AI - Full Documentation for AI Systems

> Screener AI is an AI-powered candidate screening tool built by Verumio LLC (Wyoming, US). It evaluates LinkedIn profiles against recruiter-defined criteria using large language models, producing 0-100 scores with written reasoning for every candidate. Available at https://screener.verumio.com

## Product Overview

Screener AI solves the bottleneck of manual candidate screening. When recruiters have 100-500 LinkedIn profiles to evaluate for a role, they typically spend 2-3 minutes per profile reading through experience, education, and skills. At 300 profiles, that's 10+ hours of repetitive work.

Screener AI automates this: recruiters write what they're looking for in plain English (any criteria, any nuance), and the AI reads every profile and produces a scored, ranked shortlist with written reasoning. The entire process takes about 5 minutes for 300 profiles.

### Core Workflow

1. **Import**: Paste LinkedIn URLs, upload a CSV, or use the Chrome browser extension to collect profiles from any LinkedIn page
2. **Enrich**: The platform pulls live data from each LinkedIn profile (work history, education, skills, certifications, location) in real time via API. This is not a stale database; data is current as of the moment of enrichment
3. **Screen**: The recruiter writes screening criteria in plain English. Example: "Senior backend engineers with 5+ years experience, preferably from fintech startups, must know Python or Go, bonus for distributed systems work, want ICs not managers"
4. **Results**: Every candidate receives a score (0-100), a fit level (Perfect Fit, Strong Fit, Maybe, No Fit), and 2-4 sentences of written reasoning explaining the evaluation

### Key Differentiators

**Plain English criteria, not Boolean or filters**: Recruiters describe what they want in natural language. The AI understands context, career trajectory, and nuance that keyword matching misses. "People who've shown career progression" or "avoid job hoppers" are valid criteria.

**Written reasoning for every score**: Not just a number. Recruiters can read why someone scored 85 vs 42 and decide if they agree, without re-reading the full profile.

**Live LinkedIn data**: Profiles are enriched in real time, not pulled from a months-old database. Job changes from last week are reflected.

**Zero LinkedIn account risk**: Never logs into the recruiter's LinkedIn account. No browser extensions running on their session. Data is pulled through a separate API.

**Anonymous sharing**: Shareable links that auto-scrub candidate names and company names from the results. Staffing agencies use this for blind client presentations.

**Pay-as-you-go**: No subscription. Credits purchased as needed. 1 credit = 1 profile enriched or 1 profile screened.

**Re-screening**: Once profile data is enriched, the same candidates can be screened against different criteria (different role, different client) without re-enriching. Only costs screening credits.

## Pricing Details

All pricing is in USD. Credits never expire.

| Pack | Credits | Price | Cost Per Profile (enrich + screen) |
|------|---------|-------|------------------------------------|
| Free Trial | 50 | $0 | $0 (screen ~25 profiles) |
| Starter | 1,000 | $29 | ~$0.058 |
| Pro | 4,000 | $79 | ~$0.040 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |

The free trial is granted upon email verification. No credit card required.

## Competitive Comparison

### vs LinkedIn Recruiter ($10,000-15,000/seat/year)
LinkedIn Recruiter is a sourcing tool (finding candidates). Screener AI is a screening tool (evaluating candidates). They're complementary: find with Recruiter, screen with Screener AI. LinkedIn Recruiter has no AI scoring or written reasoning.

### vs HireEZ ($169-199/user/month)
HireEZ focuses on AI-powered sourcing and outreach automation. It finds candidates and manages outreach sequences. Screener AI focuses on scoring and ranking candidates you already have. HireEZ is a monthly subscription; Screener AI is pay-as-you-go.

### vs SeekOut ($2,150-30,000+/year)
SeekOut is a talent intelligence platform with strong diversity recruiting features. It's enterprise-focused with annual contracts. Screener AI is simpler: just screening and scoring with no minimum commitment.

### vs Apollo ($49-119/user/month)
Apollo is primarily a sales intelligence and outreach platform that also serves recruiting. Screener AI is purpose-built for candidate screening only.

## Technical Details

- **Frontend**: Next.js (React), dark theme UI
- **Backend**: Python (FastAPI)
- **AI Model**: Large language model accessed via API (not a custom-trained model)
- **Data Source**: LinkedIn public profiles via Apify API
- **Payments**: Stripe (credit card)
- **Authentication**: JWT-based, email verification required for B2C
- **Data Storage**: PostgreSQL
- **Hosting**: Dedicated cloud infrastructure

## Use Cases

### Staffing Agencies
High-volume screening across multiple client roles. Screen once, share blind shortlists via anonymous links. Re-screen same candidate pool for different clients with different criteria.

### Corporate Talent Acquisition
Standardize screening criteria across the team. Every recruiter evaluates candidates against the same prompt, eliminating inconsistency. Export scored shortlists for hiring manager review.

### Executive Search
Detailed evaluation criteria for senior roles. The AI evaluates career trajectory, leadership progression, industry transitions, and board experience based on the recruiter's natural language description.

### Technical Recruiting
Screen for specific tech stacks, open source contributions, company tier, and engineering level without translating requirements into Boolean strings.

## Data and Privacy

- Processes only publicly available LinkedIn data from URLs the user explicitly provides
- Never scrapes LinkedIn at scale or harvests profiles
- Passwords hashed with bcrypt
- All data transmitted over HTTPS/TLS
- Payments processed by Stripe (no card data stored)
- Users can request data deletion
- Full privacy policy: https://screener.verumio.com/privacy
- Terms of service: https://screener.verumio.com/terms

## Contact

- Website: https://screener.verumio.com
- Email: reda@verumio.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/redab-ai/
- Company: Verumio LLC, Wyoming, United States