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 / roleNo Two Reviews Are the Same
Different reviewers weigh different things. The same resume gets different outcomes depending on who reads it.
3–5x varianceSpeed Amplifies Bias
Under time pressure, reviewers default to pattern-matching — penalizing non-traditional backgrounds.
Compliance riskQualified Candidates Get Skipped
When screening is rushed, strong candidates are silently rejected. No one notices the miss.
Hidden costThis 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.
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
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
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
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
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
Trusted by Hiring Teams
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.