Configurable pre-screening for AI interviews
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Until now, every pre-screening question in an AI Interviewer screening guide disqualified a candidate — one wrong answer ended the application. Configurable pre-screening lets recruiters mark each question as disqualifying or passive, so information-gathering questions no longer knock candidates out. It also adds a pipeline filter for pre-screening answers, so recruiters can shortlist candidates by how they responded.
Note:
Your existing screening guides don't change until you choose to mark a question as passive. The new control is opt-in, question by question, going forward.
This feature is available for existing AI interview types and 360 interviews.
WHY IT MATTERS
Ask pre-screening questions that gather information without disqualifying candidates — only questions you mark as disqualifying knock a candidate out.
Mix disqualifying and passive questions in the same screening guide, so one wrong answer no longer ends every application.
Filter your pipeline by candidates' pre-screening answers, so you can shortlist on the responses that matter.
FEATURE DETAILS
Who can access | Customer Admins, Recruiters, Hiring Managers |
Feature type | Default Off (Configuration implementation required) |
Requirements | AI Interviewer and screening guides must be enabled, with pre-screening questions in use |
GETTING STARTED
Admins: Eightfold enables configurable pre-screening for your tenant. In Admin Console → Product Setup, confirm configurable pre-screening is enabled. Your existing questions stay disqualifying — this doesn't change any current behavior; it adds the option to mark individual questions as passive going forward.
To know more, read Configure pre-screening for AI interviews.
End users: Recruiters mark each pre-screening question as disqualifying or passive when creating it. To shortlist candidates, open the new Pre-screening Questions section in the pipeline filter panel and pick the questions and answers to filter by. Select one or more answers per question — a candidate matches if they gave any of the selected answers to that question (OR), and must match every question you add (AND). Candidates see no change in the pre-screening experience — disqualification is decided silently at submission.
