Stop Drowning in Resumes.
Interview Only the Top 5% Candidates.
Stop losing 25+ executive hours each week sifting through 600+ unqualified applicant spams, chasing unverified work histories, and dealing with interview no-shows. Hire a fully managed, HR-trained Indeed Applicant Screening Virtual Assistant to enforce knockout criteria, score assessment tests, conduct structured phone screens, and sync shortlisted finalists directly into your calendar.
Filtered 240 applicants missing mandatory state license and remote time-zone overlap.
Verified Indeed 'Attention to Detail' & 'Spreadsheets' scorecards before scheduling call.
Candidate confirmed $85k salary expectation, 2-week notice period, and fluent communication.
Enterprise Job Portals, Applicant Tracking Systems & Screening Tools
Why Hiring on Indeed Without a Dedicated Screener Drains Executive Bandwidth.
One-click job applications on Indeed mean a single open position often receives 400 to 1,000+ applicants within 72 hours. More than 80% are underqualified, out-of-region bots, or spray-and-pray job seekers who never read your job description.
When busy founders or department managers try to review resumes between meetings, decision fatigue kicks in. Real talent gets overlooked, response times stretch to weeks, top candidates sign with competitors, and angry applicants vent on Glassdoor about being ghosted.
Every candidate is systematically scored against mandatory criteria (experience, certifications, salary expectations, tech proficiency).
We review and message promising talent while they are actively searching, securing interviews before other employers notice them.
The Sagedoer Talent Standard
Unsupervised Solo Freelancers
Solo hires glance at keywords on resumes without validating true depth. They misinterpret compensation benchmarks, invite disqualified people to expensive manager interviews, and vanish when candidate volume spikes.
Dedicated Screener + Sagedoer Project Manager
You get a specialized talent researcher plus a dedicated Project Manager. The PM conducts secondary quality audits: spot-checking phone screening notes, auditing knockout question logic, verifying compensation alignment, and guaranteeing continuous inbox triage.
EEO & Candidate Data Confidentiality
We operate under legally binding corporate NDAs. Candidate resumes, compensation histories, and internal hiring discussions remain strictly secure within restricted ATS environments.
Complete Indeed Screening & Candidate Operations
From knockout filter configuration and assessment grading to live 15-minute phone interviews—delegate the entire top-of-funnel hiring queue.
Knockout Question Architecture
Configuring automated and manual deal-breaker criteria on Indeed: required professional licenses, geographic/commute limits, minimum years of industry experience, and required working hours.
Rubric-Based Resume Auditing
Evaluating work histories, career continuity, and tenure against custom 5-point job rubrics. We look beyond buzzwords to verify tangible achievements and role-specific competencies.
Indeed Skill Assessment Grading
Administering and auditing automated skill tests (e.g., Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Technical Literacy, Work Style). Disqualifying applicants who fail benchmark scores before they consume interview time.
15-Minute Candidate Phone Pre-Screens
Conducting structured telephone interviews to evaluate spoken communication skills, confirm salary expectations, verify start dates, and gauge genuine cultural enthusiasm.
ATS Ingestion & Calendar Dispatch
Importing qualified profiles into Greenhouse, Lever, or Workable with comprehensive pre-screen notes. Dispatching Calendly booking links directly to your managers' available slots.
Courteous Rejections & Brand Shielding
Delivering prompt, professional, and respectful rejection notices to unqualified applicants. Preventing candidate ghosting to safeguard your employer review rating on Indeed and Glassdoor.
Sagedoer Talent Deployment Framework
No hiring friction. Share your role profile, ideal candidate profile (ICP), and dealbreakers, and let our PM manage output.
Submit Job Requisition
Share your job description, salary band ceiling, mandatory credentials, must-have skills, and preferred interview schedule via form or WhatsApp.
Finalise Vetting SOPs
Your dedicated Sagedoer Project Manager drafts customized candidate grading scorecards, configures Indeed knockout questions, establishes pre-screen call scripts, and locks hours.
Expert Execution
Your PM assumes operational control. Our vetted VAs clear your applicant inbox daily, score assessment results, conduct 15-minute phone screens, and schedule top finalists.
Pay Only for Output
Enjoy total billing transparency. We log active task hours strictly. Your dedicated Project Manager's candidate audits, quality checks, and supervision are 100% free.
The Intelligent Choice for Growing Companies & Agencies
How Sagedoer compares against high-fee headhunters and unverified, solo freelance marketplaces.
| Candidate Screening Metric | Traditional Freelance Marketplaces | The Sagedoer Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Screening Quality & Depth | Freelancers glance at surface keywords, passing along unqualified applicants or misinterpreting critical technical skills. | Standardized 5-point grading rubrics: every resume is evaluated for role-specific achievements, certifications, and assessment scores. |
| Phone Pre-Screening Consistency | Rarely conducts calls, or conducts unstructured chats with vague notes that tell hiring managers nothing useful. | Structured 15-minute phone interviews confirming compensation bounds, notice periods, communication clarity, and work authorization. |
| Operational Oversight | You must check every rejected applicant yourself to make sure great candidates weren't accidentally filtered out. | Dedicated Project Manager acts as your talent QA director, spot-checking rejected lists and auditing scorecards daily. |
| Employer Brand & Glassdoor Protection | Ghosts hundreds of applicants when queues get busy, leading to bitter public reviews on Indeed and Glassdoor. | Prompt, courteous status notifications delivered within 48 hours to preserve a stellar candidate experience. |
| Pricing Transparency & Recruiter Fees | Traditional placement headhunters demand 20%–30% of first-year salary ($15,000+ per hire). | 0% Placement Margins. Pay strictly for pure working hours. Zero salary commissions. |
Scale Screening Hours As Hiring Requisitions Open
No recruitment commissions or per-hire headhunter fees. Scale hours dynamically during high-volume hiring sprints, seasonal ramp-ups, or expansion cycles.
Part-Time Retainer
20 Hours / WkEst. $560 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
- ✓ Pay strictly for tracked applicant screening and phone pre-screens
- ✓ Dedicated Project Manager included
- ✓ Free PM review, scorecard audits, and rubric calibration
- ✓ Zero recruitment commissions or placement percentages
- ✓ No monthly platform contracts or markups
Full-Time Retainer
40 Hours / WkEst. $960 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
- ✓ Perfect for multiple open requisitions, high-growth startups & staffing agencies
- ✓ Dedicated Project Manager included
- ✓ Free PM review, scorecard audits, and rubric calibration
- ✓ Zero recruitment commissions or placement percentages
- ✓ Complete candidate confidentiality & EEO compliance guidelines
Trusted by Hiring Managers, Scaling Startups & Talent Directors
"We posted a customer success position on Indeed and woke up to 740 applicants. It would have paralyzed our team for two weeks. Our Sagedoer VA filtered out the bot resumes, evaluated assessment tests, and held 25 quick pre-screens. Every single candidate who reached my calendar was a home run."
"Solo freelancers kept letting candidates sit in our Indeed inbox for 10 days. Sagedoer’s PM instituted a strict 4-hour review SLA. Candidates were impressed by our speed, and we hired two critical engineers before our competitors even reviewed their profiles."
"Traditional staffing agencies wanted $12,000 upfront to screen candidates for our 5 warehouse openings. Sagedoer’s full-time screener handled our entire candidate pipeline in Greenhouse for under $1,000. It is the most cost-effective hiring decision we've ever made."
"We posted a customer success position on Indeed and woke up to 740 applicants. It would have paralyzed our team for two weeks. Our Sagedoer VA filtered out the bot resumes, evaluated assessment tests, and held 25 quick pre-screens. Every single candidate who reached my calendar was a home run."
"Solo freelancers kept letting candidates sit in our Indeed inbox for 10 days. Sagedoer’s PM instituted a strict 4-hour review SLA. Candidates were impressed by our speed, and we hired two critical engineers before our competitors even reviewed their profiles."
"Traditional staffing agencies wanted $12,000 upfront to screen candidates for our 5 warehouse openings. Sagedoer’s full-time screener handled our entire candidate pipeline in Greenhouse for under $1,000. It is the most cost-effective hiring decision we've ever made."
Frequently Asked Questions
Straightforward answers regarding Indeed Employer access, candidate scoring, and phone pre-screening.
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Accelerate Your Hiring.
Never Sift Resumes Alone Again.
Every hour your senior managers spend reading unqualified resumes is an hour stolen from revenue generation and team leadership. Partner with Sagedoer to deploy a fully supervised Indeed Applicant Screening Virtual Assistant today.
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