The Cornerstone TalentLink integration, for AI at first screening and first contact

What weighs on recruiters in a structured organization

• Well-run processes, but slow ones. Every hire follows its steps and approvals. The work between two steps, though, still falls on recruiters.
• Applications to read one at a time. On the most popular roles, reading resumes takes hours and delays first contact.
• Little time to revisit past candidates. Applications from past years sit idle in the tool, because nobody has time to search them.

How the Cornerstone TalentLink integration works

1. An admin authorizes the connection. During setup, a TalentLink admin gives Delectus read access to recruiting data.
2. Data arrives read-only. Jobs, applications and resumes sync automatically. TalentLink is never changed.
3. The agents take over. In Delectus, resumes are ranked with their reasons, candidates are prescreened and interviews are prepared.

What does the Cornerstone TalentLink integration do?

Cornerstone TalentLink is the recruiting solution from Cornerstone, a vendor known for its learning and talent management tools. It's used by organizations that want a well-governed hiring process, with clear steps and approvals.

The Delectus Cornerstone TalentLink integration respects that framework. It reads the data the agents need and leaves your tool as it is. Your teams keep following their processes in TalentLink, and use Delectus for the most time-consuming work between steps.

Find the right people among your past applications

Synced resumes are read by AI and turned into structured profiles. Your database becomes searchable in plain language, for example "payroll specialist with multi-site experience in the Lyon area," with filters on experience, skills or location.

For every new job, Delectus also suggests, on its own, past candidates close to the role, with a score and its reasons. A finalist from a previous search can be contacted again before the job is even posted.

Prescreen candidates by text and phone

The SMS prescreening agent contacts the candidates you shortlist, introduces itself as an AI and asks for their consent. It then asks the job's questions and files the answers in the candidate profile. If there is no reply after two follow-ups, the voice prescreening agent calls, and you are notified if the candidate still can't be reached. Meetings are booked into your open slots, thanks to the calendar synced with Outlook and Teams.

Prepared, comparable interviews

Delectus prepares an interview kit for each role, with questions and scoring criteria. The video interview is transcribed in real time, and a report by theme is available at the end. Candidates for the same role are assessed on the same basis, which makes group decisions easier.

Example: hiring customer service reps on a common framework

An organization regularly hires customer service representatives for several branches. Jobs are posted from TalentLink. Delectus ranks applications by customer-facing experience and availability, then the SMS prescreening agent checks the shifts they accept and their preferred work location.

Each branch manager then runs the interview with the same question kit. The reports by theme can be compared from one branch to another, and leadership can align its decisions without piling on meetings.

Data, security and human oversight

The connection is limited to reading. Data is hosted in the European Union and is not used to train any model. The agents tell candidates they are talking to an AI, and no decision is made without the recruiter.

Setup starts with the read-only connection and choosing a first job. You check the ranking criteria and the agents' questions, then gradually extend to other roles. Recruiters don't have to change their habits in TalentLink.

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