Challenge
A recruitment agency processed inbound candidate applications entirely by hand: manually reading CVs, asking the same screening questions over email or phone, and copying candidate data into a shared spreadsheet. Recruiters spent the majority of their time on the initial screening stage, leaving less time for interviews and placement work.
Solution
A Telegram bot that handles the full top-of-funnel: candidates apply via a bot link, submit their CV, and complete a structured screening questionnaire. Responses are scored automatically against configurable criteria. When a candidate meets the threshold, the relevant recruiter receives a Telegram notification with a formatted summary and a link to the Google Sheet row.
Results
Time-to-first-screen dropped from 2 business days to under 4 hours. Recruiters now spend the screening stage reviewing bot-scored summaries rather than reading raw CVs. The bot processed 340 candidates in the first month with zero additional staff time compared to manual processing.