Screening questions

Ask the right questions before the first call.

Attach system and custom screening questions to any job. Answers land on the application, filter the pipeline and can drive automation rules — so the shortlist is already sorted when you open it.

Screening capabilities

Forms that do the first pass for you.

Question types, reuse and routing — without a separate form builder.

System questions

Ready-made questions for work authorisation, notice period, salary expectation and more.

Custom questions

Yes/no, single choice, multiple choice or short text — created inline while editing a job.

Question library

Save questions as templates, duplicate and reorder them across jobs.

Required or optional

Mark each question required per job so incomplete applications never reach the pipeline.

Sensitive data flag

Flag questions that collect sensitive personal data; candidates see the marker and your team knows to handle answers with care.

Answers as filters & triggers

Filter applicants by answer and use answers as conditions in automation rules.

Per job

The apply form asks only what this job needs

A warehouse role and a data role never share a form. Fields are shown, required or hidden per job; questions come from the library or get written inline.

Show, require or hide each profile field
Attach questions from the library or create inline
Reorder questions; candidates see a clean sequence
Answers shown on the application card
Answers as rules

Route by answer, not by hand

Pair an answer with an if/then rule and the candidate moves, gets a note or gets a reply the moment they apply. The shortlist forms before anyone opens the list.

Answer conditions in if/then rules
Auto-move to a review stage
Auto-reject with a delayed, templated email
Full log of what each rule did
Screening use cases

Where structured questions save days

Volume, compliance and early-career hiring.

High volume

Two hundred applicants, one filter

Knock-out style questions surface the qualified minority instantly.

  • Required questions on every apply
  • Filter the pipeline by answer
  • Automation moves the rest
Compliance

Collect sensitive data carefully

Regulated teams gather what the law requires and nothing more.

  • Sensitive flag on the question
  • Marker shown to the candidate
  • Audit trail on changes
Early career

Graduate intake at scale

Ask about graduation date, availability and location once — reuse every season.

  • Template questions per programme
  • Duplicate questions across jobs
  • Answers exported with the applicant list
Screening FAQ

How screening questions work

How screening questions work in Hireall.

System questions are predefined by Hireall for common needs; custom questions are yours. Both attach per job and appear in the same apply form.

Screening answers can be used as conditions in automation rules — including moving to a rejected stage and sending a templated email on a delay.

Yes. Questions saved as templates live in your library; attach, duplicate and reorder them on any job.

On the application in the pipeline, in filters, in the applicant export and as automation conditions.

It marks a question as collecting sensitive personal data. Candidates see a lock marker next to it, and your team sees the same flag wherever the answer appears.

One of your roles

Let the form do the first screen

Build a screening form for one of your roles in a 30-minute demo.

Talk to our team

Tell us about your roles and team size — we'll map Hireall to your hiring process and the plan that fits.

Contact sales Priced per company, not per seat