Hiring in France with an international HR platform
- Different markets. A sought-after profile in Paris doesn't present itself the way it would in Bangalore. Screening applications takes knowledge of the local market.
- A small team on the French side. The French office often hires with very few people, and every new opening piles on top of the rest of the work.
- Candidates you need to reach fast. Technical candidates usually have several options. One late reply is enough to lose them.
How the Keka integration works
- You authorize the connection. During setup, an admin on your Keka account authorizes Delectus to read your job postings and applications.
- Applications arrive in Delectus. Job postings, applications and resumes are pulled in automatically, read-only: nothing is changed in Keka.
- The agents take it from there. Each resume is compared with the job, then the prescreening agents reach out to the candidates you shortlist.
What does the Delectus Keka integration add?
Keka is an HR and payroll platform born in India that also offers a recruiting module. Companies with teams in India and Europe use it to manage their people in one place.
Delectus doesn't replace Keka. It sits on top of the recruiting side and takes on some of the work the software leaves to your team: reading resumes, reaching out to candidates and preparing interviews. You keep Keka for everything else.
The connection is read-only. Delectus pulls in your job postings, applications and resumes but writes nothing back to Keka: your records and statuses stay exactly as they are. The data is hosted in the European Union, is never used to train models and follows your retention periods. The decisions stay with your team.
A French office inside an international company
When a company manages teams from several countries in the same HR platform, French hiring follows the same process. That's handy for tracking, but the reading and the first contact still fall entirely on the local team.
With the Delectus Keka integration, applications for roles in France are pulled in read-only. The AI reads the resumes, compares them with the role and suggests an explained ranking, then the prescreening agents talk with candidates in French.
Screen Keka applications without reading every one
The AI reads every resume that comes from Keka, turns it into a structured profile and compares it with the job. The ranking it produces is explained: you see why one candidate comes out on top and what another one is missing. No candidate is rejected without you.
The applications you bring in also grow your candidate database. When a new job opens, Delectus suggests past candidates who fit it, and you can search your database in plain language, then narrow down by experience, skills or location.
Prescreen by text and by phone
Shortlisted candidates get a message from the SMS prescreening agent. It introduces itself as an AI, asks for the candidate's consent and holds a real conversation around the job's questions, adapting its tone to the person.
If the texts go unanswered after two follow-ups, the voice agent takes over by phone, then alerts you if the call doesn't get through. Answers are filed in the candidate profile, and the agent offers a time slot taken from your Outlook or Teams calendar.
Example: hiring a developer for the Paris team
The Paris product team is looking for a front-end developer. The job is posted in Keka. In Delectus, the applications are ranked, and two past candidates met last year for a similar role are suggested as well.
The SMS prescreening agent checks each one's availability and salary expectations. The manager gets three strong profiles, each with a summary and a set of questions for the technical interview.
Prepare every interview without spending your evening on it
Before each interview, you have a set of questions specific to the role and a summary of the candidate. During the interview, whether you run it on video or Alicia, the AI interviewer, does, the transcript is produced in real time. The report that follows sorts the answers by theme: technical skills, soft skills and motivation.
Frequently asked questions
Does Delectus replace Keka?
No. You keep Keka for your employees and for tracking your hiring. Delectus adds to it to read resumes, prescreen candidates and prepare interviews.
Does Delectus change data in Keka?
No. The connection is read-only: Delectus pulls in your job postings, applications and resumes without writing anything to Keka.
How do I connect Keka to Delectus?
During setup, an admin on your Keka account authorizes access from Delectus. Job postings and applications then come in automatically.
Do candidates know they're talking to an AI?
Yes. The SMS and voice prescreening agents introduce themselves as an AI from the very first message and ask for the candidate's consent.
Where is the data from Keka hosted?
In the European Union. It's never used to train models and follows your retention periods.
