The flip side of wide distribution
- The volume hits all at once. A job posted on many sites can get dozens of applications within days.
- Lots of off-target profiles. Some candidates have neither the experience nor the location required. You still have to open everything.
- A very small business with no recruiter. The owner screens in the evening, after a full day's work, and replies when they can.
How the JOIN integration works
- Connection. An administrator on your JOIN account grants access from Delectus.
- Applications arrive. Jobs, applications and resumes are read from JOIN, read-only.
- Screening and conversations are done. Explained rankings, prescreening by the agents, interviews booked on your calendar.
Why a JOIN integration with Delectus?
JOIN is recruiting software that lets you post a job on many job boards at once, widely used by small businesses.
Wide distribution brings volume. The JOIN integration adds screening and prescreening to that volume. Applications are read automatically by Delectus, without changing anything in your JOIN account, then ranked and prescreened.
An explained ranking, not a blind filter
Every resume is compared with your job's criteria. Delectus gives it a match score and says why: experience close to the role, a must-have skill found or missing, distance to the workplace. Nobody is rejected automatically. You read the closest profiles first, and an unconventional candidate stays visible with their reasons.
Example: a bakery hiring a sales associate
An artisan baker posts a sales associate job through JOIN. In a week, he gets about sixty applications. In Delectus, the profiles with food retail experience who live nearby are at the top. The SMS prescreening agent asks them whether they're OK starting at 6 a.m. and working Sunday mornings.
In the evening, the baker reads five candidate profiles that fit and picks two people to meet. The other candidates remain searchable for a future hire.
Hiring without an HR team: what changes day to day
At a very small business, hiring is done by the owner, between customers. Delectus takes on whatever can be done without them: reading resumes, first conversations, follow-ups, scheduling. The owner keeps what calls for their judgment: meeting people and deciding. The calendar is synced with Outlook or Teams, and interviews are placed in their real open slots.
Prescreening candidates for a hands-on role
For a delivery driver, warehouse worker or janitorial role, the deciding questions are practical: driver's license, hours, distance, start date. The SMS prescreening agent asks the candidate after introducing itself as an AI and asking for their consent. The conversation can happen on WhatsApp, and the agent spots an answer that contradicts another one so it can ask for clarification.
If the candidate doesn't reply after two reminders, the voice prescreening agent calls them. Those who are a fit are offered an interview in your open slots.
What the owner finds in the evening
Instead of an inbox full of applications, the owner opens a ranked list and completed candidate profiles: answers to the questions, a profile summary, interviews booked. They choose who to meet. Data is hosted in the European Union, and Delectus makes no decision on their behalf.
Frequently asked questions
Does Delectus replace JOIN?
No. JOIN remains your tool for posting and tracking. Delectus works alongside it to rank and prescreen.
Does Delectus change data in JOIN?
No. The sync is read-only.
How do I connect JOIN to Delectus?
An administrator on your JOIN account authorizes the connection from Delectus during setup.
Are off-target candidates rejected?
No. They're ranked lower, with the reasons. You're the one who decides.
Can candidates be prescreened on WhatsApp?
Yes. The prescreening agent can chat by text or on WhatsApp, and call if needed.
