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Screen job applicants automatically on WhatsApp before your team reviews a single CV

WhatsPortal runs a structured screening conversation on WhatsApp — collecting experience, notice period, salary expectations, and location preference automatically, for every applicant.

Official Meta BSP · No credit card required

  • Official WhatsApp BSP
  • Free plan — no credit card required
  • Instant webhook integrations
  • Custom WhatsApp Flows
  • Billed in INR via Razorpay

Recruiting at scale is a volume problem. And volume kills quality.

01

You post a job opening. 200 applications come in over 48 hours. Your recruiter manually reads each one, calls the top 30, and finds that half of them have the wrong notice period or salary expectations. Two weeks wasted.

02

Applicants don't respond to screening emails. They pick up calls from unknown numbers once. WhatsApp is different — response rates are meaningfully higher than email or cold calls.

03

Your screening process depends entirely on who does it. Some recruiters ask the right questions. Others don't. There's no consistency, and great candidates get filtered out while mediocre ones get through.

The solution

WhatsPortal screens every applicant on WhatsApp — consistently, at scale.

Structured screening conversation

The bot asks your predefined questions — years of experience, current role, notice period, expected CTC, work location preference — and logs every answer to the candidate's contact record.

  • The bot asks your predefined questions
  • years of experience, current role, notice period, expected CTC, work location preference
  • and logs every answer to the candidate's contact record

Automatic shortlisting

Set your criteria. Candidates who meet the bar get tagged as shortlisted and your recruiter gets a notification. Candidates who don't meet criteria get a polite thank-you message.

  • Set your criteria
  • Candidates who meet the bar get tagged as shortlisted and your recruiter gets a notification
  • Candidates who don't meet criteria get a polite thank-you message

Instant application acknowledgement

Every applicant gets a WhatsApp the moment they apply — confirming receipt and kicking off the screening flow. No candidate feels ignored.

  • Every applicant gets a WhatsApp the moment they apply
  • confirming receipt and kicking off the screening flow
  • No candidate feels ignored

Shared recruiter inbox

All candidate conversations flow into one team inbox. Assign conversations, add notes, and track stage — without switching tools.

  • All candidate conversations flow into one team inbox
  • Assign conversations, add notes, and track stage
  • without switching tools

How it works

Streamlined automation in four simple steps.

  1. 01

    Connect your job applications

    Link WhatsPortal to your job board, ATS, or careers page via webhook. Every new application triggers the screening flow.

  2. 02

    Configure your screening questions

    Set up your questions, define pass/fail criteria, and write your shortlist and rejection messages. One-time setup.

  3. 03

    Recruiters only review qualified candidates

    WhatsPortal handles the first filter. Your team sees a shortlist with full answers attached — ready to call.

  4. 04

    Sync ATS database

    Candidate screening info, interview schedules, and payslip confirmations are synced with your ATS or HRMS platform.

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HR Recruiter

Innovate Solutions

Hi Pooja! Thanks for applying for the Software Engineer role at Innovate Solutions. 💼

11:00 AM ✓✓

We'd love to schedule a 30-minute technical screening interview. Please select your preferred day.

11:00 AM ✓✓

Thursday (June 11)Friday (June 12)Monday (June 15)

Friday (June 12)

11:05 AM ✓✓

Great! Please choose a time slot for Friday.

11:05 AM ✓✓

11:00 AM2:30 PM4:00 PM

2:30 PM

11:06 AM ✓✓

All set! Your interview is scheduled for Friday, June 12 at 2:30 PM. A Google Meet link has been sent to your email. Best of luck! 📅

11:06 AM ✓✓

Example conversation — automated by WhatsPortal

What our customers say

“We used to take 4–5 days to shortlist for a single role. WhatsPortal gets us a qualified shortlist in under 24 hours.”

— [Staffing agency or company name]

Live

WhatsApp response rates are significantly higher than email for candidate outreach

< 1 min

Average setup time for standard workflows

Increase in response rates compared to email alerts

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Get started for free — free plan included

FAQ

Common questions about hr candidate screening bot on whatsapp

Does WhatsPortal integrate with applicant tracking systems (ATS)?

WhatsPortal connects via webhook and Custom HTTP Request actions, which means it can push shortlisted candidate data to most ATS platforms. For HubSpot and Zoho, native CRM integrations are available out of the box.

Can I screen for different roles with different questions?

Yes. You can build separate screening flows for each role and trigger the right one based on which job the candidate applied to.

What if a candidate replies in Hindi or another Indian language?

WhatsPortal supports multi-language templates. You can run your screening flow in Hindi, Hinglish, or any regional language your candidate base is comfortable with.

What does it cost?

Free plan: ₹0, 100 messages/month. Standard: ₹1,199/month (5,000 messages). Premium: ₹2,499/month (unlimited). All billed in INR via Razorpay. WhatsApp API conversation charges from Meta are billed separately.

Stop reading CVs. Start talking to the right candidates.

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