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AI recruiting software that reads every resume for you.

Rabbit Agents read each application against the role, score candidates on the requirements you set, rank the pile, and show their reasoning. The agent builds the shortlist. A person always makes the final call.

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Built on the free RabbitHR ATS. Agents are on the paid Small Team plan.

in short

AI recruiting software is a tool that reads and evaluates job applications for you. For employers, it screens every resume against the open role, scores each candidate on the requirements that matter, ranks them so the strongest are read first, and explains why. It replaces the manual first pass through a large applicant pool, not the hiring decision. In RabbitHR that decision stays with your team.

How Rabbit Agents screen a resume

Four steps run on every application the moment it lands in the pipeline. Nothing is hidden and nothing is decided for you.

read
Reads against the role

The agent reads the full resume and application next to the job requirements you wrote, not against a generic template.

score
Scores the requirements

Each candidate gets a score on the criteria that matter for this role, so a near miss reads differently from a clear fit.

rank
Ranks the pile

The applicant pool is ordered so your team reads the twenty strongest first instead of opening a hundred and fifty at random.

explain
Shows its reasoning

Every score comes with a short written rationale you can read, question, and overrule in a click.

A human always makes the call

The agent produces a ranked shortlist and its reasoning. It never advances or rejects anyone on its own. Every move between stages is made by a person, and scoring runs only against the job requirements you set, so the ranking narrows the reading order rather than deciding who is out.

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No auto-reject
An agent can score and rank, but it cannot move a candidate out of the running.
Scored on requirements only
Ranking is tied to the criteria you define for the role, not to background signals.
Visible reasoning
Every score is explained, so a reviewer can spot a weak signal and overrule it.

Free ATS, paid agents

The RabbitHR applicant tracking system is free forever, with unlimited jobs, candidates and seats. AI screening sits on the paid Small Team plan, because each screening run costs real compute. Run the pipeline for free, and switch agents on when reading every resume by hand stops being practical.

  • Free: pipelines, careers page, scheduling, unlimited seats
  • Small Team: resume screening, scoring and ranking agents
  • Upgrade in a click, nothing to migrate, your data stays put

The ATS is also open source and self-hostable. See the open-source edition.

Free
the ATS

The full applicant tracking system, unlimited seats and candidates, no expiry. Read and sort resumes by hand.

Small Team
the agents

Everything in Free plus Rabbit Agents that read, score, rank and explain every application for you.

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Where screening fits your pipeline

Automated resume screening runs at the top of the funnel, right after applications land, so the rest of your process starts from a ranked shortlist instead of an inbox.

01
Applications land

Candidates apply from your careers page straight into the role's pipeline.

02
Agent screens and ranks

Each new application is read, scored and placed in a ranked list with its reasoning attached.

03
Your team reviews

A person reads the shortlist top down, checks the rationale, and decides who moves forward.

04
Interview and hire

Scheduling, scorecards and the rest of the process run on the same pipeline.

AI recruiting questions

How is AI used in recruiting?

In RabbitHR, AI is used for resume screening. A Rabbit Agent reads every application against the specific role, scores each candidate on the requirements you set, ranks the pile, and writes a short explanation for each score. It handles the first read of a large applicant pool so your team spends its time on the shortlist instead of the whole stack.

What is the best AI tool for recruiters?

The best AI tool for recruiters is one built into the applicant tracking system you already run, so screening happens where the candidates live and every decision stays auditable. RabbitHR runs its screening agents on top of a free, open-source ATS, ranks candidates with visible reasoning, and always leaves the accept or reject to a person.

Are there free AI recruiting tools?

The RabbitHR ATS is free forever with unlimited jobs, candidates and seats. The AI screening agents sit on the paid Small Team plan, because each screening run costs real compute. You can run the full pipeline for free and turn agents on when your applicant volume makes reading every resume by hand impractical.

Does AI screening introduce bias?

Any screening step can carry bias, human or machine. RabbitHR scores candidates only against the job requirements you define, shows the reasoning behind every score so you can catch a bad signal, and never auto-rejects. Because a person reviews the ranked list and makes the call, the agent narrows the reading order rather than deciding who is out.

Can an AI agent reject a candidate on its own?

No. A Rabbit Agent can score, rank and explain, but it cannot reject or advance anyone by itself. Every move between stages is made by a person. The agent produces a shortlist and its reasoning, and a human always makes the final call.

More on the free ATS in the open-source overview

Let the agents read the pile. You pick the people.

Free ATS to start, screening agents when your volume needs them.

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