What the recruiting module doesn't do for you
- An HR generalist on every front. Between payroll, time off and admin, applications wait their turn and the best candidates go elsewhere.
- Resumes read at the end of the day. The recruiting module keeps applications in one place, but someone still has to open and compare every one.
- First calls, one after another. Availability, salary, commute: checking these for every candidate takes time the HR team doesn't have.
How the Personio integration works
- You authorize the connection. During setup, a Personio admin authorizes Delectus to read your jobs and applications.
- Applications arrive in Delectus. Jobs, applications and resumes are imported automatically, read-only: nothing is changed in Personio.
- The agents take over. Each resume is compared to the job, then the prescreening agents contact the candidates you pick.
What does the Delectus Personio integration add?
Personio is HR software from Germany, widely used by small and midsize European companies. Many teams use it to manage employee records, time off and recruiting all at once, with a built-in applicant tracking module.
It's often the same person handling this month's payroll, a new hire's onboarding and three open roles. Recruiting then comes after everything else. Delectus picks up the jobs and applications from Personio and takes part of the work off their plate: reading resumes, contacting candidates, preparing interviews.
Nothing changes in how you work. You post your jobs in Personio as before, candidates apply through the same channels, and in Delectus you find applications already read, candidates already contacted and interviews ready to go. For a small business, it mostly means time given back to the people who hire on top of their actual job.
Screen Personio applications without rereading everything
Each resume imported from Personio is read by AI and compared to the job's criteria. You get a ranking where every candidate has a fit score and its reasons: experience close to the role, a must-have skill found in the resume, a compatible location.
No candidate is set aside without you. The ranking helps you read the closest candidates first, and a summary sums up each one's strengths and gaps. If you have a specific question about a candidate, the AI chat answers it from the resume.
Candidates contacted while you handle everything else
The SMS prescreening agent texts the candidates you shortlist. It says it's an AI, gets their consent, then checks the job's key points: availability, expectations, commute, working conditions. It adjusts its tone to a hesitant or a hurried candidate, and the conversation can also happen on WhatsApp.
A candidate who stays silent after two follow-ups gets a call from the voice prescreening agent, which holds a real phone conversation. The answers land in the candidate profile sorted by criterion, with the call transcript, and you're notified as soon as a candidate replies.
Example: a 300-person company hiring for three roles at once
The HR manager at a midsize manufacturer has opened a technician role, an accountant role and a sales role in Personio. Applications arrive in Delectus as they come in. On Monday morning, she finds an explained ranking for each role, and the SMS agent has already checked availability and expectations for the top five candidates on each list. She schedules the week's interviews in half an hour, instead of spending two days on it.
AI interview or assisted interview
Depending on the role, the first interview can be run by Alicia, the Delectus AI interviewer, at a time that suits the candidate, or by the manager over video with the agent transcribing and suggesting follow-up questions. Either way, the same kit of questions is the starting point and the final report covers the candidate's answers.
Personio integration: your HR data stays untouched
The connection is read-only and covers recruiting only. Delectus picks up your jobs, applications and resumes without writing anything to Personio. Your employee records, payroll and the rest of your HRIS stay outside its scope.
The imported data is hosted in the European Union and isn't used to train any model. It follows your retention periods, and the hiring decision always stays with your teams.
Frequently asked questions
Does Delectus replace Personio?
No. You keep Personio for HR and recruiting. Delectus adds resume reading, candidate prescreening and interview prep on top of it.
Does Delectus change data in Personio?
No. The connection is read-only and covers recruiting only: nothing is written to Personio.
How do I connect Personio to Delectus?
During setup, a Personio admin authorizes access from Delectus. Jobs and applications then come in automatically.
Can Delectus access my employees' data?
No. It only picks up the recruiting part of Personio: jobs, applications and resumes.
Do candidates know they're talking with an AI?
Yes. The prescreening agents introduce themselves as an AI in the very first message and ask for the candidate's consent.
