Resume screening scores each candidate's resume against criteria you set for the position, so you can see how well their background matches what you're hiring for. Turn it on when you build the position, review the criteria Truffle drafts from your job description, and the results appear on each candidate's profile and in Magic Review. Screening a resume costs 1 credit.
How to turn on resume screening
Resume screening is a component you turn on while building the position, alongside qualification checks, the video interview, and assessments.
Open the position in the Create position flow, or edit an existing position.
On the Build the screen step, find the Resume scoring component and toggle it on.
Continue to the Configure screening step to review the criteria.
Turning on resume scoring also asks candidates to upload a resume during the interview flow, so there is something to score.
How resumes arrive from your job page
Candidates who apply through your hosted job page upload their resume as a PDF at the start of the apply flow. Truffle reads the resume in the candidate's browser and asks them to confirm their details, with manual entry as a fallback. Only PDF files are accepted, and files that only pretend to be PDFs are rejected at upload. If resume scoring is on, the resume is scored on arrival. See How do I publish my job page?.
Candidates waiting at the resume stage are included in the review counts on your Positions page, so the number you see there matches the candidate list.
How to review the criteria
Criteria are the job-specific standards Truffle scores each resume against. When you turn on the Resume component, Truffle drafts a set of criteria from your job description. Drafting usually takes about 15 seconds.
Each criterion has a label, a short description of the evidence to look for, and a Required toggle. On the Configure screening step, open the Resume criteria panel to adjust them.
Edit a criterion's label or description to be specific about the evidence you want, such as named tools, time spans, or scope.
Toggle Required on for the criteria a candidate must meet, or leave it off for nice-to-have criteria.
Click Add criterion to add your own, or the trash icon to remove one.
Click Regenerate to draft a fresh set. This replaces your current criteria, including your edits.
Tip: Vague criteria like "strong communicator" are hard to score. Name the evidence instead, such as written deliverables or stakeholder roles the candidate held.
What the score shows
Truffle scores each resume against your criteria and rates the evidence for each one as strong, some, or none. Required criteria are labeled Required and the rest are labeled Nice to have.
You can see the results in two places:
Magic Review. A scores-at-a-glance summary and a criteria coverage view, so you can move through candidates quickly.
The Resume tab on the candidate profile. A full Criteria match breakdown, a career snapshot, and the candidate's resume as structured content, with the original PDF available as well.
What it costs
Screening one resume costs 1 credit. For comparison, an assessment costs 2 credits and a completed one-way interview costs 5. Your plan includes a monthly pool of credits that you spend across resume screens, assessments, and interviews.