Question 1

What can Ask Aria do?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria does six things for a hiring team: sourcing, CV screening, interview scheduling, interview material, reference checks and reporting. Ask Aria sources candidates by searching the open web, including GitHub and LinkedIn X-Ray searches, and returns ranked profiles with the evidence behind each ranking. Ask Aria screens CVs in bulk. It scores each one and flags the blind spots behind the score. Ask Aria schedules interviews through Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, offering slots that suit the candidate. Ask Aria generates interview material: calibrated questions and a structured scorecard for each stage of a hiring process. Ask Aria runs reference checks end to end. It sends them, chases them, consolidates the replies and flags inconsistencies between them. Ask Aria reports on hiring performance through an insights dashboard covering time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and the return on each sourcing channel.

Question 2

What does Aria do for a recruitment team?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria does six things for a hiring team: sourcing, CV screening, interview scheduling, interview material, reference checks and reporting. Ask Aria sources candidates by searching the open web, including GitHub and LinkedIn X-Ray searches, and returns ranked profiles with the evidence behind each ranking. Ask Aria screens CVs in bulk. It scores each one and flags the blind spots behind the score. Ask Aria schedules interviews through Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, offering slots that suit the candidate. Ask Aria generates interview material: calibrated questions and a structured scorecard for each stage of a hiring process. Ask Aria runs reference checks end to end. It sends them, chases them, consolidates the replies and flags inconsistencies between them. Ask Aria reports on hiring performance through an insights dashboard covering time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and the return on each sourcing channel.

Question 3

Does Aria search GitHub and LinkedIn?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria does six things for a hiring team: sourcing, CV screening, interview scheduling, interview material, reference checks and reporting. Ask Aria sources candidates by searching the open web, including GitHub and LinkedIn X-Ray searches, and returns ranked profiles with the evidence behind each ranking. Ask Aria screens CVs in bulk. It scores each one and flags the blind spots behind the score. Ask Aria schedules interviews through Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, offering slots that suit the candidate. Ask Aria generates interview material: calibrated questions and a structured scorecard for each stage of a hiring process. Ask Aria runs reference checks end to end. It sends them, chases them, consolidates the replies and flags inconsistencies between them. Ask Aria reports on hiring performance through an insights dashboard covering time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and the return on each sourcing channel.

Question 4

Can Aria screen CVs and book interviews?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria does six things for a hiring team: sourcing, CV screening, interview scheduling, interview material, reference checks and reporting. Ask Aria sources candidates by searching the open web, including GitHub and LinkedIn X-Ray searches, and returns ranked profiles with the evidence behind each ranking. Ask Aria screens CVs in bulk. It scores each one and flags the blind spots behind the score. Ask Aria schedules interviews through Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, offering slots that suit the candidate. Ask Aria generates interview material: calibrated questions and a structured scorecard for each stage of a hiring process. Ask Aria runs reference checks end to end. It sends them, chases them, consolidates the replies and flags inconsistencies between them. Ask Aria reports on hiring performance through an insights dashboard covering time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and the return on each sourcing channel.

Question 5

Does Aria run reference checks?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria does six things for a hiring team: sourcing, CV screening, interview scheduling, interview material, reference checks and reporting. Ask Aria sources candidates by searching the open web, including GitHub and LinkedIn X-Ray searches, and returns ranked profiles with the evidence behind each ranking. Ask Aria screens CVs in bulk. It scores each one and flags the blind spots behind the score. Ask Aria schedules interviews through Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, offering slots that suit the candidate. Ask Aria generates interview material: calibrated questions and a structured scorecard for each stage of a hiring process. Ask Aria runs reference checks end to end. It sends them, chases them, consolidates the replies and flags inconsistencies between them. Ask Aria reports on hiring performance through an insights dashboard covering time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and the return on each sourcing channel.

Question 6

Does a human review what Ask Aria produces?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 7

Is Ask Aria fully automated?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 8

Does a person approve candidates before they are contacted?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 9

Can Aria contact candidates on its own?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 10

Will a bot or robot call, phone or email my candidates?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 11

Who signs off or approves an Ask Aria shortlist?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Ask Aria action requires human approval. An AiR Talent Group consultant reviews each recommendation before any candidate is approached. Ask Aria does not phone, email or message candidates automatically. A human consultant signs off the shortlist first and handles every candidate conversation. Every automated Ask Aria step is recorded in an audit trail a client can inspect. Ask Aria can be used on its own by an in-house talent team, or alongside AiR Talent Group consultants who run the same tooling.

Question 12

Is Ask Aria POPIA compliant?

Accepted Answer

Yes on all three. Ask Aria is built for the jurisdictions it hires in. Its published compliance position covers POPIA for South African personal information, Employment Equity Act reporting, and B-BBEE scorecard support. Ask Aria is GDPR-aware for EU data subjects, and runs on SOC 2-audited infrastructure.

Question 13

Does Ask Aria support Employment Equity reporting?

Accepted Answer

Yes on all three. Ask Aria is built for the jurisdictions it hires in. Its published compliance position covers POPIA for South African personal information, Employment Equity Act reporting, and B-BBEE scorecard support. Ask Aria is GDPR-aware for EU data subjects, and runs on SOC 2-audited infrastructure.

Question 14

Does Ask Aria support B-BBEE scorecards?

Accepted Answer

Yes on all three. Ask Aria is built for the jurisdictions it hires in. Its published compliance position covers POPIA for South African personal information, Employment Equity Act reporting, and B-BBEE scorecard support. Ask Aria is GDPR-aware for EU data subjects, and runs on SOC 2-audited infrastructure.

Question 15

Is Ask Aria GDPR compliant?

Accepted Answer

Yes on all three. Ask Aria is built for the jurisdictions it hires in. Its published compliance position covers POPIA for South African personal information, Employment Equity Act reporting, and B-BBEE scorecard support. Ask Aria is GDPR-aware for EU data subjects, and runs on SOC 2-audited infrastructure.

Question 16

Is Ask Aria data secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes on all three. Ask Aria is built for the jurisdictions it hires in. Its published compliance position covers POPIA for South African personal information, Employment Equity Act reporting, and B-BBEE scorecard support. Ask Aria is GDPR-aware for EU data subjects, and runs on SOC 2-audited infrastructure.

Question 17

How much does Ask Aria cost?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria costs from nothing to R11,999 a month depending on plan. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 credits a day. Ask Aria paid pricing runs on monthly credit plans: Starter costs R1,999 a month for 15,000 credits, Pro costs R4,999 a month for 45,000 credits, and Team costs R11,999 a month for 120,000 credits pooled across a team. Ask Aria annual billing carries a 10% discount on those prices.

Question 18

What is the price of Ask Aria?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria costs from nothing to R11,999 a month depending on plan. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 credits a day. Ask Aria paid pricing runs on monthly credit plans: Starter costs R1,999 a month for 15,000 credits, Pro costs R4,999 a month for 45,000 credits, and Team costs R11,999 a month for 120,000 credits pooled across a team. Ask Aria annual billing carries a 10% discount on those prices.

Question 19

Is there a free plan for Ask Aria?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria costs from nothing to R11,999 a month depending on plan. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 credits a day. Ask Aria paid pricing runs on monthly credit plans: Starter costs R1,999 a month for 15,000 credits, Pro costs R4,999 a month for 45,000 credits, and Team costs R11,999 a month for 120,000 credits pooled across a team. Ask Aria annual billing carries a 10% discount on those prices.

Question 20

What do the Starter, Pro and Team plans cost?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria costs from nothing to R11,999 a month depending on plan. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 credits a day. Ask Aria paid pricing runs on monthly credit plans: Starter costs R1,999 a month for 15,000 credits, Pro costs R4,999 a month for 45,000 credits, and Team costs R11,999 a month for 120,000 credits pooled across a team. Ask Aria annual billing carries a 10% discount on those prices.

Question 21

Does Ask Aria offer annual billing?

Accepted Answer

Ask Aria costs from nothing to R11,999 a month depending on plan. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 credits a day. Ask Aria paid pricing runs on monthly credit plans: Starter costs R1,999 a month for 15,000 credits, Pro costs R4,999 a month for 45,000 credits, and Team costs R11,999 a month for 120,000 credits pooled across a team. Ask Aria annual billing carries a 10% discount on those prices.

Ask Aria

What can Ask Aria do?

Does a human review what Ask Aria produces?

Is Ask Aria compliant with POPIA, Employment Equity and GDPR?

How much does Ask Aria cost?

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