Candidate Screening

Offshore Candidate Screening Support

Add dedicated offshore screening capacity to your desk — first-stage phone and video screens, qualification notes, availability checks, interest confirmation, and shortlist preparation based on your criteria, so your consultants receive structured, review-ready candidates.

14+
Years in Recruitment
50,000+
Hires Delivered
17+
Clients Supported

Built for recruitment and staffing agencies that need offshore recruitment support — not generic VA outsourcing, not generic outsourcing, and not direct-hiring support for Philippine employers.

Why This Matters

Why Screening Matters for Your Desk

When consultants handle every first-stage screen, shortlist quality becomes inconsistent and the desk slows down. Offshore screening support keeps qualification structured and shortlists moving.

Consultants Spend Hours on First Screens

When consultants handle every first-stage call themselves, they lose time for client conversations, candidate relationships, and live deal work.

Inconsistent Qualification

Without structured screening, qualification notes vary from consultant to consultant, making shortlist quality unpredictable.

Shortlists Take Too Long to Build

When screening isn't dedicated, shortlist preparation gets delayed — and clients notice the gap between role briefing and candidate submission.

What the Team Handles

Screening Activities

Practical, recruitment-focused screening activities that integrate with your desk's criteria and workflow.

First-Stage Phone Screens

Conducting first-stage phone screens based on agreed questions, criteria, and process — capturing qualification notes and candidate context.

Video Screens

Conducting first-stage video screens where required, following agreed questions and escalation rules.

Qualification Notes

Capturing structured qualification notes — skills, experience, availability, interest, and role-fit context — for consultant review.

Availability Checks

Confirming candidate availability, notice periods, and start-date flexibility against role requirements.

Interest Confirmation

Confirming candidate interest in the role, company, and market before passing to your consultants.

Communication Fit Assessment

Assessing communication fit based on agreed criteria and flagging any concerns for consultant review.

Shortlist Preparation

Compiling screened candidates into structured shortlists with notes and context for consultant and client review.

Review Against Client Criteria

Screening candidates against client-defined criteria and flagging where judgment calls are needed for your team.

How It Works

How It Works With Your Team

Offshore support that plugs into your existing recruitment desk — not a parallel process running in isolation.

Inside Your Systems

Metacom works inside your ATS, CRM, job boards, and sourcing tools — logging calls, updating candidate records, and documenting activity where your team already works.

Aligned to Your Desk

Support is structured around your consultants' live roles, daily priorities, and agreed targets — not a separate offshore workflow running in isolation.

Candidate Notes and Handoff

Candidates, qualification notes, status updates, and activity are handed off in agreed formats so your consultants can pick up the conversation and make final judgment calls.

Reporting Rhythm

Activity, candidate status, and pipeline movement are logged in your systems and reviewed through agreed check-ins so you can see what was produced and what needs attention.

Who This Fits

Who Screening Fits Best

This capability works well for agencies that need consistent, structured first-stage screening without adding onshore headcount.

Recruitment agencies where consultants spend too much time on first-stage screening calls.

Staffing desks that need consistent, structured qualification notes across all candidates.

Agencies that want to improve shortlist quality and speed without adding onshore screening headcount.

Teams that need first-stage screening capacity that works inside their existing ATS and CRM.

Desks where qualification inconsistency is causing client feedback or submission rework.

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Build Offshore Support Around Your Recruitment Desk

Tell us where your desk is getting stuck and we'll help map the right offshore support model.

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