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targetapply – conversational pre-screening ATS
Fair, fast pre-screening at scale for early careers volume hiring
Reducing volume, protecting fairness
Early careers teams are overwhelmed by application volume, increasingly homogenous profiles and the rising use of AI by candidates themselves. Reviewing every application fairly and defensibly, while still protecting candidate experience, has become unsustainable using a traditional form-based process.
targetapply replaces the traditional application form with a chat-based, candidate-facing experience. Instead of static questions and a CV upload, candidates are guided through a conversation that helps them work out which role is right for them, learn about your organisation, and provide stronger evidence through structured questions rather than keyword-matched CVs.
It reduces the volume that reaches your ATS, improves hiring quality through work-sample style screening, and keeps every decision transparent, auditable and defensible.
Fair, fast pre-screening with less resource
Candidate Experience
Short, chat-based application that feels like a conversation, not a form. Includes a "which role is for me?" style guide and organisation insight along the way.
Structured evidence gathering
Structured questions surface stronger signals than CV keyword matching, giving assessors real evidence to work from rather than guesswork.
Calibrated AI scoring
Scoring is handled by AI that has been human-calibrated, so decisions are consistent without becoming a black box
Transparency and override
Every result comes with full transparency and override capability. Nothing is hidden from the recruiter and nothing is final without a human able to check it.
Fairness and diversity protection
Because the AI is observable and controllable, it protects diversity rather than quietly narrowing it, the way opaque scoring tools can.
Full ATS integration
Built to sit ahead of your ATS (including targetconnect), so screened candidates flow straight through rather than creating a second system to manage.
Designed with rigour
Built for volume hiring
Created specifically for high-volume early careers environments, not adapted from a generic recruitment tool.
No black-box decisions
Avoids CV keyword matching and opaque AI scoring. Every decision is transparent and auditable.
Expert-validated
Validated by occupational psychologists and early careers specialists from the ground up.
Conversational screening
Short, chat-based application that replaces the traditional form.
Which role is for me
Candidates get organisation insight and role guidance as they go
Stronger evidence
Structured questions surface real signals instead of CV keyword matching.
Calibrated AI scoring
Every result is transparent and can be overridden by a recruiter.
Frequently asked questions
We’d love to chat so please get in touch or take a look at these FAQs.
Who is the platform suitable for
Any early careers or high-volume hiring team that wants to screen candidates fairly and quickly before they reach the ATS stage. If you run low-volume, CV-first hiring, it's probably not the right fit.
How does the AI scoring work
Structured questions are scored by AI that has been calibrated against human judgement, with occupational psychologist input. Every score is visible and can be overridden by a recruiter.
What is targetapply for employers
Part of the wider targetconnect suite. It works as a standalone pre-screen or alongside targetconnect Candidate Management ATS, Assemble (assessment centres) and Engage & Develop (keeping candidates warm).
How does it integrate with our ATS
Targetapply is built for full ATS integration, so screened and scored candidates pass straight into your existing recruitment workflow
What support do you offer
Our Customer Success team helps with best-practice screening design and configuration, drawing on occupational psychology input from setup onwards.
Why targetapply?
A modern CRM designed specifically for higher education student services, combining case management, workflow automation and actionable insight.
