Boutique Recruitment Agencies
Cut every consultant's admin in half. Zatersio screens, reformats and reference-checks on autopilot.
An AI Screening + CV Reformat agent that runs the voice or chat screen against your scorecard, reformats CVs into your agency template, and pushes a ranked shortlist into your ATS. The agent shortlists, never rejects. Every decision is logged with the scoring rationale, bias-audit-ready.
Keeps the tools you already run
- JobAdder
- Bullhorn
- Vincere
- Recruit CRM
- LinkedIn Recruiter
Watch the core agent screen a live application
books into JobAdderInbound application
New applicant for the Senior DevOps Engineer (contract) role: 8 years, Kubernetes and Terraform, available in 2 weeks.
Agent screens to scorecard
Voice-screened against your tech-contract scorecard: meets the must-haves, day rate inside range, right-to-work confirmed. Scored 87/100, rationale logged for bias review.
Reformats and shortlists
CV reformatted into your agency template and pushed as a ranked shortlist into JobAdder. Shortlisted for consultant sign-off, never auto-rejected.
Consultant handoff
Flagged to the consultant: 1 strong candidate ready to send, 3 below threshold held for your review.
Why now
employment-placement and recruitment-services businesses in Australia (80% sub-15-headcount specialist desks)
Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · May 2026
more likely to grow revenue: agencies using AI for screening
Bullhorn 2026 GRID / Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · 2026
of agencies have seen KPIs increase >25% because of AI screening alone
Bullhorn 2026 GRID / Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · 2026
forecast FY26 revenue growth as corporate hiring recovers (after FY25 contracted 3.1%)
Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · FY26 forecast
Where the money leaks today
The admin that quietly costs you jobs
CV reformatting
Every candidate CV reformatted into your agency template before the client send.
Screening unqualified applicants
Phone screening 80% of applicants who fail the role basics.
~$30,600/month · 5-consultant desk wasted on screening unqualified CVs / Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · May 2026
Slow shortlists losing billings
Placements lost to a shortlist that lands too late.
~$90,000/month · 5-consultant desk, one lost placement per consultant per month at ~$18,000 fee / Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · May 2026
Re-writing client JDs
Turning client briefs into engaging Seek and LinkedIn job ads.
Reference checks
2-3 calls per placement, written up into a report.
Weekly client status updates
Friday afternoon admin grind drafting a status email per active role.
Boolean sourcing and long-listing
Long-list building in LinkedIn Recruiter, then drafting outreach by hand.
~$90,000/month
A 5-consultant desk losing one placement per consultant per month to a slow shortlist at ~$18,000 fee / Zatersio Recruitment Blueprint · May 2026
The solution stack
One core agent, four compounding add-ons
Screening & CV Reformat Agent
Inbound applications flow into the agent: it runs a voice or chat screen against your scorecard, qualifies the candidate, reformats the CV into your agency template, and pushes a ranked shortlist into JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere or Recruit CRM. Every decision is logged with the scoring rationale, an auditable trail ready for bias review.
Trained per desk, not generic. Your tech-contract scorecard differs from your exec-search scorecard, and the agent learns both. The agent shortlists, never rejects: the consultant signs off every long-list, human-in-the-loop by design.
Job Ad & JD Writer
Client briefing in, branded ad copy out, with Seek and LinkedIn variants. The AI writes in the desk's voice; the consultant approves and posts.
Reference Check Voice Agent
AI calls referees, runs a structured reference conversation, transcribes, and writes the report in your template. The consultant reviews and signs.
Client Update Generator
Weekly status emails per role, drafted from ATS activity (shortlist, interviews scheduled, offers, drop-outs). The consultant reviews and sends.
Boolean Sourcing Agent
Long-lists candidates from LinkedIn Recruiter plus alternative sources, drafts personalised outreach DMs in the consultant's voice, and routes replies back through the agent for triage.
Investment
Setup and monthly, per component
| Component | Setup | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Screening & CV Reformat Agent1 | $2,200 | $1,800 / mo |
| + Job Ad & JD Writer2 | $600 | + $350 / mo |
| + Reference Check Voice Agent3 | $900 | + $550 / mo |
| + Client Update Generator4 | $500 | + $300 / mo |
| + Boolean Sourcing Agent5 | $1,200 | + $750 / mo |
A 5-consultant desk billing $80-$120k/month sits well under the 5-8% software-spend benchmark with Core + 2 add-ons at ~$2,650/month. Start with Core (screening + CV reformat is the largest immediate time-saver), then add the Reference Check Voice Agent and Client Update Generator, which touch every active role.
1 For 5-consultant desks. Solo / 2-3 consultant tier $1,800 setup + $1,400/mo.
2 Brief in, ad out.
3 AI calls referees, writes report.
4 Weekly status per role.
5 Long-list + outreach DMs.
ROI snapshot
What recovery looks like
Estimate your recovery
- Monthly upside
- $77,940
- Full-stack cost
- $3,750/mo
- Net per month
- $74,190
Indicative only, based on your inputs and the per-component monthly pricing in the table above. Assumes ~4.33 weeks per month.
How we work together
From first call to live in six weeks
Week 1
Discovery
Two 60-minute sessions with the desk lead and a consultant. We capture the scorecard for each desk type, agree your agency CV template, and check how applications and shortlists flow through JobAdder, Bullhorn or Vincere before we lock scope.
Weeks 2-4
Build
We train the screening agent on each desk's scorecard, build the CV reformat into your template, and wire the ranked shortlist back into your ATS, with the scoring rationale logged for bias review. You review sample shortlists each week.
Week 5
Pilot
Live on one consultant's desk. We check the voice or chat screen scores candidates correctly, the agent shortlists but never rejects, and the consultant signs off every long-list, then tune in flight.
Week 6 onward
Retainer
Roll out across the desks. The monthly retainer kicks in: we own uptime, keep the bias-audit log clean, retune each scorecard as roles shift, and add the Reference Check or Client Update agents when you're ready.
Day-60 guarantee
If Core doesn't reduce per-consultant screening hours by at least 50% by day 60, we waive the month-3 retainer.
Compliance and data residency
Built to keep your data onshore and yours
On your own servers
Run the full stack on-premise, inside your own network. Nothing leaves your building.
Australian-resident cloud
Or host on Australian-resident cloud (AWS Sydney). Your data stays onshore.
Either way, your data is never used to train third-party models.
Regulatory coverage
- Privacy Act 1988
- Fair Work AI-screening guidance (flagged for 2026)
What we guarantee on data
- The agent shortlists, never rejects. The consultant signs off every long-list, human-in-the-loop by design.
- Every shortlist decision is logged with its scoring rationale, bias-audit-ready out of the box.
- Run it on your own servers, or on Australian-resident cloud (AWS Sydney by default). Your choice.
- Your candidate and client data is never used to train third-party models.
- Integrates with JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere and Recruit CRM via API.
Integrate, never replace
We sit on top of the tools you already run
JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere and Recruit CRM already hold your candidates, your jobs and your placement pipeline. We sit on top via API and do the things they don't: run the voice or chat screen against your scorecard, reformat the CV into your template, write the reference report, and never replace the ATS your consultants live in.
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