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SCREEN 250 RESUMES IN 2 MINUTES

Stop reading resumes.Start reviewing shortlists.

Your next hire is already in your applicant pool. You just can't find them in 300 resumes. Arbiter screens all of them in 2 minutes — and shows you exactly why each candidate ranked where they did.

Free pilot available · No ATS replacement required · Works with Greenhouse, Lever, Workday & more

Why Screening Now Decides Hiring

At 250+ applications per role, no recruiter can read every resume carefully. The result: good candidates get skipped, and decisions vary by reviewer.

Too Many Resumes to Read

At 250+ applicants, full review is impossible. Most resumes are skimmed in under 10 seconds.

10+ hrs / role

No Two Reviews Are the Same

Different reviewers weigh different things. The same resume gets different outcomes depending on who reads it.

3–5x variance

Speed Amplifies Bias

Under time pressure, reviewers default to pattern-matching — penalizing non-traditional backgrounds.

Compliance risk

Qualified Candidates Get Skipped

When screening is rushed, strong candidates are silently rejected. No one notices the miss.

Hidden cost

This isn't a recruiter problem. It's a systems problem. And it has a systems solution.

The Cost of Unstructured Screening

One bad hire costs $15,000 on average. Screening 250 candidates with Arbiter costs $37.50.

$15,000average bad hire cost
vs
$37.50Arbiter screens 250 resumes

When screening varies by reviewer and nothing is documented, every hiring decision is a liability — internally and legally. The problem isn't speed. It's making decisions you can't explain or reproduce.

What Changes The Outcome

The fix is not more recruiters or better keywords. It is structured screening — define your criteria once, apply them identically to every candidate, and keep a full record of every decision.

How Structured Screening Works

1

Define Screening Criteria

Paste a job description. Skills, requirements, seniority, and location are extracted into structured screening rules automatically.

  • Works with any JD format — paste text, upload a file, or build step by step
  • Skill synonyms resolved automatically (e.g. JS = JavaScript = ECMAScript)
  • Real-time skill market data shows demand for each requirement
  • Criteria become the single source of truth for all scoring
2

Screen Every Candidate

Upload up to 500 resumes at once. Every candidate is evaluated against the same criteria — no exceptions, no shortcuts.

  • Two-phase process: fast filter eliminates hard mismatches, then detailed scoring
  • Handles PDF, DOCX, TXT — any layout, multi-column, tables, graphics
  • Runs in the background — upload and keep working
  • Smart deduplication prevents re-processing candidates already in your pool
3

Get a Ranked Shortlist

Candidates are ranked by role fit across 5 categories — not by resume formatting or keyword density.

  • Scored on skills, experience, education, location, and seniority
  • 7 verdict levels from Priority Talent to Reject
  • Evidence citations tied to specific resume content
  • Matched and missing skills identified per candidate
4

Explain Every Decision

Every screening outcome comes with a full scorecard — traceable, explainable, and exportable.

  • Detailed scorecards with pros, cons, and a recommendation
  • Every score backed by evidence from the resume
  • Full decision transparency — see exactly why each candidate was ranked
  • Export results as CSV, XLSX, or PDF for stakeholder review

One Platform. Resume to Hire.

Screen, rank, manage, communicate, and report — without switching tools. Every capability is built around structured data and auditable outcomes.

Hiring Pipeline

Never lose track of a candidate again. Every applicant moves through your pipeline automatically — no spreadsheet updates, no manual follow-ups missed.

  • Drag-and-drop Kanban board with custom stages per job
  • Assign interviewers and schedule via Google Calendar
  • Structured evaluation templates so interviewer feedback is consistent
  • Bulk operations — move, email, or export multiple candidates at once

Email & Automation

Candidates hear back faster — without you sending a single extra email. Automated, personalized, and always on-brand.

  • Templates with dynamic variables — candidate name, score, verdict, job title
  • Review queue before send — no accidental emails
  • 8 automation triggers: stage changes, time-based nudges, evaluation consensus
  • Delivery tracking per candidate: sent, delivered, bounced, failed

Careers Page

Branded job board where applicants are automatically screened on submission.

  • Hosted under your brand with custom screening questions per job
  • Resumes parsed, matched, and scored the moment a candidate applies
  • Candidates enter your pipeline automatically — zero manual intake
  • Application status tracking for both you and the candidate

Talent Pool

Every candidate you have ever processed, searchable across 20+ dimensions.

  • Filter by skills (with years), experience, location, education, certifications, verdict
  • Full-text search across all resume content
  • Re-screen your entire pool against any new role for $0.04/resume
  • Track candidate history across multiple jobs and applications

Candidate Sourcing

When your applicant pool runs dry, Arbiter sources new candidates from the internet — pre-matched, pre-scored, and ready to review. If the right hire doesn't exist in your pool, we find them for you.

  • Set a quality target and credit budget — sourcing loops until targets are met
  • 3-layer deduplication ensures you only pay for new candidates
  • Sourced candidates are parsed, scored, and added to your pool automatically
  • Override search parameters: skills, location, seniority, experience

Scout — Hiring Assistant

Ask Scout anything about your pipeline and it acts. "Show me the top 3 React engineers who applied this week" — done in 5 seconds, not 5 minutes.

  • Match candidates, shortlist, send emails, schedule interviews — all in chat
  • Query your pipeline, pool, and analytics in plain English
  • Generate job descriptions, draft outreach, compare candidates side by side
  • Many read tools and write tools with built-in safety confirmations

Analytics & Reporting

See where your hiring process is fast, where it stalls, and who is most productive.

  • Hiring funnel with conversion rates and bottleneck detection per stage
  • Pipeline velocity: average days per stage and time-to-hire
  • Recruiter performance metrics across the team
  • Exportable reports for leadership and compliance reviews

Enterprise-Ready

Multi-language, mobile, role-based access, and enterprise security — out of the box.

  • English and Arabic with full RTL support
  • Install as a native app on any device (PWA)
  • 50+ granular permissions with custom roles and visual editor
  • Data isolation per organization, account sharing detection, encrypted storage

Your Platform. Your Brand.

Arbiter disappears behind your brand — candidates only see you. Full white-label capabilities so your hiring platform feels native to your organization.

Brand Everything

Upload your logo, set 15+ brand colors, and theme every surface — dashboards, careers pages, candidate portals, and system emails.

  • Custom logo with live preview across the platform
  • 15 customizable color fields: core, surface, text, input, and feedback
  • Branded careers pages and candidate portals
  • Themed dashboards that match your visual identity

Own Your Domain

Host candidate experiences on your domain. Send emails from your address. Route through your SMTP. No "Powered by" attribution.

  • Custom domain support — candidates see your URL, not ours
  • Custom sender identity for all automated communications
  • Dedicated SMTP routing through your email infrastructure
  • Remove all third-party branding on enterprise plans

Control Access

Role-based permissions with custom roles, granular controls, and flexible seat scaling — built for teams that take security seriously.

  • Four system roles: Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer
  • Create custom roles with 50+ granular permissions
  • Invite team members with scoped access per role
  • Scale seats mid-cycle with prorated or end-of-cycle billing

Plug Into Your Hiring Stack

Connect in minutes. No migration required. Arbiter works alongside your existing tools — or replaces them entirely.

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Greenhouse

Sync jobs, import candidates, and push screening results back to Greenhouse automatically.

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SmartRecruiters

Pull applicants from SmartRecruiters, screen them in Arbiter, and update candidate status in real time.

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BambooHR

Connect BambooHR to import employee and applicant data for streamlined screening workflows.

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Zoho Recruit

Integrate with Zoho Recruit to sync candidate pipelines and automate screening across roles.

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Lever

Import opportunities from Lever, screen candidates with Arbiter, and sync verdicts back to your pipeline.

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Jobvite

Connect Jobvite to pull applicants into Arbiter for consistent, automated screening at scale.

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Workday

Enterprise-grade integration with Workday HCM — sync requisitions, candidates, and screening outcomes.

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Paylocity

Integrate Paylocity workforce data with Arbiter for unified hiring and HR management.

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Ashby

Sync Ashby jobs and candidates with Arbiter to add AI-powered screening to your modern recruiting stack.

Gmail Sync

Candidate email conversations tracked automatically — no copy-pasting, no missed threads.

API Access

Scoped API tokens for custom workflows. Build integrations that fit your process.

Webhooks

Real-time event notifications to your systems. HTTP callbacks for every pipeline event.

See What You Get After Every Screen

Every screening run produces ranked shortlists, detailed scorecards, and full audit trails — not a list of names with no context.

Candidate Scorecard

Full evaluation: weighted scores across 5 categories, mandatory skill gates, pros/cons, evidence citations, and a clear recommendation.

87

Sarah K.

Strong Shortlist
Senior Berlin, DE8 yrs / 5 req
Hard Skills
9140%
Experience
8225%
Context
8820%
Achievements
7915%
Mandatory: 3/4AWS

Pros

8 yrs in target domain

Led team of 12

Strong quantified impact

Cons

Missing AWS cert

No remote exp

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLCI/CDAWS

Recommendation

Strong candidate for interview. Technical depth compensates for missing cloud certification.

Synonym: "TS" → "TypeScript"

Leadership exceeds req

Pipeline Board

Kanban board tracking candidates through your custom stages — with assignments, scheduling, and bulk actions.

Applied2
SK
Sarah K.87
MC
Michael C.72
Screening1
ER
Emily R.91
Interview2
NB
Nadia B.85
LK
Leo K.78
Offer1
SL
Sofia L.94

Ranked Results

Every candidate scored and sorted by fit — with skill overlap, verdict badges, and one-click export.

CandidateScoreVerdictSkills
SL
Sofia L.
94Priority Talent
ReactUXFigma
ER
Emily R.
91Priority Talent
Node.jsAWSPM
SK
Sarah K.
87Strong Shortlist
ReactTSNode.js
NB
Nadia B.
85Strong Shortlist
ProductUXSQL

Candidate Sourcing

Find new candidates from the internet with quality-gated loops, 3-layer deduplication, and automatic matching.

Source Candidates

We'll search the internet to find candidates matching your job criteria. This process may take a few minutes.

Select Job Description

Search job descriptions...
Senior React Engineer
Product Manager — Growth
UX Designer — Mobile

Quality candidates needed

5

Max credit budget

100

Minimum match score: 70%

50%100%
Advanced options

We won't stop until we hit your credit limit or find your candidates.

Cancel
Start Sourcing

Scout — Hiring Assistant

Run your full hiring workflow from a single conversation — match, shortlist, email, schedule, and report.

Scout AI12 tools
Jobs
Talent Pool
Matching
Pipeline
Interviews
Evaluations
Shortlists
Email
Careers
Team
Exports
Billing

Show me top React candidates in Berlin with 5+ years experience

Found 12 candidates matching your criteria. Here are the top 3:

87Sarah K.Strong Shortlist
85Nadia B.Strong Shortlist
78Leo K.High-Potential Fit
Ask about your candidates...

Trusted by Hiring Teams

Currently in pilot with hiring teams across UAE, KSA, and Egypt

Arbiter is in active pilots with companies in tech, logistics, and consulting. Early results show 60–80% reduction in time-to-shortlist and consistent positive feedback from recruiters on scorecard quality.

60–80%reduction in time-to-shortlist
2 minaverage screening time
0missed qualified candidates
500+resumes per batch
Limited spots available

The Real Cost of Screening

One bad hire costs $15,000 in lost productivity and rehiring. Arbiter screens 250 resumes for $37.50 — seats unlock the platform, credits power every screen.

New CV Parsing

$0.15

per resume

Parse and store new resumes into a structured talent pool.

Pool Screening

$0.04

per resume

Re-screen your entire pool against new roles.

Advanced Search

Free

included

Search your structured talent pool at any time.
Credits + Seats — both required

Full Platform Access

$15

per seat / month

Unlock the full hiring platform — pipeline, email, careers page, Scout, automation, analytics, and team management. Seats provide access; credits power screening. Both are required to use Arbiter.

What does Arbiter actually cost per month?

Small team

2 recruiters, 5 open roles, ~200 CVs/month

$30 seats + $30 credits = $60/month

Growing team

3 recruiters, 15 open roles, ~600 CVs/month

$45 seats + $90 credits = $135/month

Active hiring

5 recruiters, 30+ open roles, ~1,500 CVs/month

$75 seats + $225 credits = $300/month

Compare to: one agency placement fee = $2,000–$8,000. Arbiter pays for itself in the first hire.

Get Your Credits

We'll contact you within 24 hours to confirm your demo schedule.

Try It on Your Next Role

Upload your resumes, paste a job description, and see the shortlist in minutes. Compare the results against your manual screening. No commitment, no lock-in.

Free pilot availableNo ATS lock-inEnterprise securityWhite-label ready9+ ATS integrationsCustom roles & permissions

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. Arbiter replaces inconsistent screening, not human judgment. Recruiters spend less time reading resumes and more time on interviews, relationships, and closing candidates.