FAQ
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Screening calls
Does the AI tell candidates it's an AI?
Yes. The agent introduces itself by name as an AI assistant calling from your company and says the call is on a recorded line before it starts asking questions. A candidate who declines to be recorded moves to Refused Recording, and the screening doesn’t go ahead.
Do I need to turn screening on for each job?
No. Every active job screens its applicants automatically; there’s no per-job switch to enable screening calls. What you set per job is what gets asked and what happens next: the screening questions, knockout rules, distance limit, and pipeline. See Creating a Job.
What happens if a candidate doesn't answer?
CONFIRM tries again automatically, up to the job’s limit on call attempts. If the call reaches voicemail, the agent leaves a short message saying who’s calling and why, and that the candidate can call the number back. A voicemail doesn’t count as a completed screening. See How Screening Works.
Can candidates call back?
Yes. A candidate who’s still waiting for their screening can call the number back and be screened on that call. Callers at other points in your process get help that fits where they are. If a caller asks to schedule, reschedule, or cancel an interview, or to be called back, the agent tells them it has passed the request to your team, and the request shows on the candidate’s profile and in the Pending Callbacks filter until someone marks it handled. See Inbound Calls & Callbacks.
How do knockout questions decide who passes?
Knockout criteria mark hard requirements, such as work authorization or a required license. A candidate who fails a knockout doesn’t pass screening; depending on how the job’s pipeline is set up, they either go to your team for review or are rejected. Every answer is saved, so you can see exactly what was said. On older jobs, a failed knockout shows as Did Not Meet Requirements instead. A candidate beyond the job’s distance limit is marked Ineligible and isn’t called. See Knockout Criteria.
What does a screening call produce?
A completed screening produces a call recording, a full transcript, the candidate’s answer to each screening question, and a summary of how they fit the job, all on the candidate’s profile. See Reviewing Results.
Candidates & pipeline
What does the fit tier mean?
The fit tier summarizes how a candidate’s screening lines up with the job: Strong fit, Moderate fit, Limited fit, Pending (no result yet), or Ineligible. Ineligible is a process fact, such as a failed knockout, being out of range, or a blocklist match, not a judgment of fit. You can show tiers and filter by them on the Candidates page. The tier is a review aid; the decision is yours.
Can I undo a rejection or move a candidate to a different stage?
Yes. Override Status on the candidate’s profile moves a candidate to any stage, including back out of Rejected, with a written reason. For normal forward movement, use the main action on the profile instead. See The Candidate Profile.
How does sharing a saved view work?
A saved view is a named snapshot of your candidate-list filters. When you save one you choose whether to keep it private or share it with your team. See Filters & Saved Views.
What are the quick filters under More?
Under More on the Candidates page you’ll find one-click filters: No Phone Number, Background check ordered, Incomplete Profiles, Referrals to Assign, Pending Callbacks, and Out of Range. Several can be on at once. See Filters & Saved Views.
How do candidates get into CONFIRM?
They apply through one of your postings or your careers page, come in through your referral link, or you add them yourself with Add Candidate. See Adding Candidates.
Jobs & postings
What's the difference between a job and a posting?
A job is the role you’re hiring for: its description, screening questions, and pipeline. A posting is that job on a specific board, such as Indeed or LinkedIn. One job can have several postings at once. See Postings Overview.
What happens when I pause a job?
New applicants to a paused job are held in Applied and aren’t called. When you make the job active again, the held applicants are queued for screening. Postings on your own board account are taken offline while the job is paused. Postings bought through CONFIRM keep running, and the pause dialog lets you stop them as well. See Managing Jobs.
Can I pause a posting?
Only postings on your own Indeed or LinkedIn account. Pausing takes the ad offline, and resuming re-posts it as a new listing. A posting bought through CONFIRM is a paid run that job boards can’t pause: stop it, or turn auto-renew off to let it finish its run. See Managing Postings.
Do I get a refund if I stop a posting early?
No. Stopping a posting bought through CONFIRM takes the ad down, usually within a few hours, but doesn’t refund the remaining days of the run. If you paid by card, the card isn’t charged again. To list the job again, place a new order. See Stopping a posting.
What happens to my postings when I close, fill, or delete a job?
Closing or deleting a job stops all of its running and paused postings. When you mark a job as filled, the fill dialog lets you choose which postings to stop. Stopped postings stay on the Postings page under Ended. See Managing Postings.
Can I edit screening questions once a job is live?
Yes, from the job’s Screening section. Changes apply to future calls; candidates already screened keep their results. See Screening Questions.
Account, billing & access
Where do I see billing?
Admins have two pages under Settings. Billing & payments holds the company card, the monthly marketing and background check budgets, and a log of every payment. See Company Card & Budgets. If Spend is turned on for your organization, Settings → Spend shows a running total for the current billing cycle, broken down by AI Screening, Marketing, Background checks, and Fees & adjustments. See Spend & Billing.
Who can pay with the company card?
Admins, Recruiters, and Hiring Managers can buy job board ads and order background checks on the company card. Only Admins can add, remove, or change the card, and everyone else sees just its brand and last four digits. If a purchase would go over a monthly budget, Recruiters and Hiring Managers are asked to check with an Admin, and Admins can confirm going over. See Company Card & Budgets.
What happens when my free trial ends?
If your organization signed up for a free trial and it ends without a subscription, new applicants are still collected but screening calls pause. Click Upgrade on the banner at the top of the portal to subscribe. Calls also pause if a subscription payment is past due or the subscription is canceled. See Spend & Billing.
What can each role do?
There are five roles. Admin: everything, including team management and organization settings. Recruiter: day-to-day hiring, including jobs, candidates, messaging, and interviews. Hiring Manager: reviews, messages, and interviews candidates, orders background checks, buys job board ads, and downloads reports, but can’t create or edit jobs. Viewer: read-only; candidate profiles show View only. Calendar only: no portal access; connects a calendar so assigned interviews land on it. Admins can also limit a person to specific jobs. See Team Members & Roles.
How do I get help in the portal?
Click Support at the bottom of the sidebar. Message opens a conversation with the CONFIRM team.
Some organizations also have an Ask AI tab. The assistant answers how-to questions from this documentation and links the pages it used, so you can read more. If the docs don’t cover your question, it says so and offers to connect you with a person, or to file a ticket if something seems broken; it confirms with you before filing. It can also answer questions about your own organization’s candidates and jobs. Ask AI conversations are reviewed by the CONFIRM team. If you don’t see Ask AI, contact your CONFIRM account team.
Still stuck? Check Troubleshooting, or click Support in the portal sidebar.

