Screening thousands of applicants per week.

As Nectar Social scaled rapidly, inbound application volume surged across engineering, product, and operational roles. With 15+ active searches open at any given moment, the hiring pipeline saw thousands of incoming applications each month.

Manually reviewing every resume against detailed technical and domain criteria was consuming dozens of recruiter hours each week, pulling focus away from candidate engagement and closing finalists.

The team needed an automated screening system that could instantly qualify applicants at scale without disrupting their existing workflow in Ashby.

Ava was integrated directly into Nectar’s Ashby workspace with two-way sync. Recruiters did not need to adopt a separate tool or change how they managed candidates.

Ava immediately began evaluating 100% of incoming applications against custom, role-specific rubrics. For every applicant, Ava generated structured scorecards with objective citations, highlighting exact project track records, relevant tech stack experience, and work history.

With Ava running continuous applicant evaluation, candidate response times dropped dramatically. High-caliber contenders were flagged within minutes of applying, allowing recruiters to reach out before competitors.

Meanwhile, the talent team reclaimed countless hours of manual triage time, allowing them to focus on high-touch closing and candidate experience across all 15+ active openings.

High inbound volume should be an asset, not a recruiter bottleneck. With Ava running inside Ashby, Nectar turned high-volume hiring into a scalable, high-precision advantage.