From your first resume upload to final hiring decisions, this guide walks you through the entire AI-powered hiring pipeline.
Lehire replaces manual hiring with an AI pipeline that screens, scores, interviews, and helps you make final hiring decisions.
Follow along to go from zero to your first hiring decision.
Create your account and pick a plan
Sign up with your work email, answer a few quick questions, then choose Premium, a pay-as-you-go credit pack, or a 7-day free trial.
- Head to lehire.io and click "Request a demo" or "Start free trial"
- Sign up with your name, work email and a password
- Choose Premium, a $19 credit pack, or "Skip and continue with a 7-day free trial"
- The free trial needs a few professional details and includes up to 50 resumes
- Each credit = 1 AI action (upload, screen, or generate)
Pro tip: Your trial data persists if you upgrade, so nothing is lost.
Upload resumes to your Talent Pool
Drag and drop PDF resumes into Lehire. AI instantly extracts candidate details — name, skills, experience timeline, education — into a searchable talent pool.
- Go to Dashboard > Talent Pool
- Drag & drop up to 200 PDF resumes at once on Premium (50 in total on the free trial)
- AI parses each resume and extracts structured data
- Candidates appear in your searchable talent pool immediately
- Each resume upload costs 1 credit
Pro tip: Upload resumes once, then screen the same pool against multiple job descriptions without re-uploading.
Screen candidates against a job description
Paste or write a job description, select candidates from your talent pool, and let AI score every candidate 0–100 with detailed fit analysis.
- Go to Dashboard > Talent Pool and select candidates to screen
- Enter or paste the job description you're hiring for
- Click "Screen" and results appear in ~30 seconds
- Each candidate gets a 0-100 match score
- View fit analysis, red flags, and tailored interview questions
- Each candidate screened costs 1 credit
Pro tip: Be specific in your JD — include must-have skills, experience levels, and nice-to-haves for more accurate scoring.
Record interview evaluations
After screening, interview your top candidates and log structured feedback directly in Lehire. Rate each candidate across 5 competencies per interview round.
- Open a candidate in Talent Pool and click "Add Evaluation"
- Select the interview round (Screening, Technical, Culture, Final)
- Rate 1-5 stars on: Technical, Communication, Problem Solving, Culture Fit, Role Fit
- Set a round decision: Hire, Reject, Hold, or Next Round
- Add strengths, concerns, and notes for context
- Record multiple rounds per candidate as they progress
Pro tip: Interview evaluations are free — no credits consumed. Log as many rounds as you need.
Make final decisions & rerank
The Decision Engine combines AI screening scores with your interview evaluations into a single composite score, letting you make final hiring decisions and manually rerank candidates.
- Go to Dashboard > Decisions and select a screening
- See every candidate with a composite score (AI + interview blend)
- Review fit reasons, red flags, interview ratings, and hiring memory in one view
- Set a final verdict per candidate: Hire, Strong Consider, Waitlist, or Reject
- Use Up/Down arrows to manually rerank candidates based on your judgment
- Click "Move to Offered" on Hire candidates to update their pipeline status
- Export your final ranked list as CSV
Pro tip: The composite score weights interviews at 60% and AI at 40% — your human judgment takes priority over the algorithm.
Generate JDs & outreach messages
Need a polished job description, a LinkedIn hiring post, or a personalized outreach message? Generate all three in one click.
- Go to Dashboard > JD & Outreach
- Enter the role title, skills, experience level, and company name
- AI generates a complete JD, LinkedIn post, and outreach template
- Edit and copy any output directly
- Each generation costs 1 credit
Pro tip: Generated JDs make great inputs for screening — generate, then paste directly into the screener.
Lehire runs on a simple credit system. Every AI action costs 1 credit. Manual actions (search, filter, edit, interview evaluations, and decisions) are always free.
| Plan | Credits / mo | Resumes / upload | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 50 resumes total | 50 | $0 for 7 days |
| Pay as you go | 300 per pack | 200 | $19 one-time |
| Premium | 1,500 | 200 | $79/mo or $69/mo yearly |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | 1,000 | Custom |
Manage your plan and view credit usage in Dashboard > Settings.
Detailed documentation on each tool available in your dashboard.
Your Talent Pool is the central database of all candidates you've uploaded. Each resume is parsed by AI to extract structured data.
What gets extracted:
- Full name, email, phone number
- Skills (structured list with proficiency)
- Work experience timeline (company, role, duration)
- Total years of experience (calculated)
- Education details
- Full resume text (for re-screening later)
Managing candidates:
- Add tags and notes to any candidate
- Track pipeline status (New → Screened → Shortlisted → Contacted → Offered → Hired)
- Set rejection reasons when moving to rejected
- Schedule call dates for interview follow-up
Screening evaluates candidates from your Talent Pool against a specific job description using AI.
What you get per candidate:
- Match score (0–100) — Overall fit percentage
- Verdict — Strong Fit, Consider, or Reject
- Fit analysis — Evidence-based reasoning for the score
- Red flags — Employment gaps, skill mismatches, concerns
- Interview questions — Tailored questions to probe weak areas
Tips for better results:
- Include specific technical requirements in your JD
- Mention years of experience expectations
- List both required and preferred qualifications
- Screen the same pool against different JDs to compare fit across roles
Log structured interview feedback for each candidate directly in Lehire. Each evaluation captures ratings, decisions, and notes per interview round.
Interview rounds:
- Screening Call — Initial phone/video screen
- Technical — Technical assessment or coding interview
- Culture Fit — Values and team alignment
- Final Round — Hiring manager or panel interview
What you rate (1-5 stars each):
- Technical skills
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Culture fit
- Role fit
Per-round decisions: Hire, Reject, Hold, or Next Round. Each round gets its own decision — the final hiring decision is made in the Decision Engine.
Interview evaluations are free — no credits consumed.
The Decision Engine is where you make final hiring decisions after interviews. It combines AI screening data with your interview evaluations into a single composite view.
What you see per candidate:
- Composite score — Blends AI screening (40%) + interview ratings (60%)
- AI screening verdict — Strong Fit, Consider, or Reject from the original screening
- Interview summary — Average rating, round count, latest round decision
- Fit reasons & red flags — From the AI screening
- Hiring memory — How many times the candidate was screened, shortlisted, or rejected across other roles
- Full interview evaluations — Expandable per round with ratings, strengths, and concerns
Actions you can take:
- Set a final verdict: Hire, Strong Consider, Waitlist, or Reject
- Add decision notes explaining your reasoning
- Manually rerank candidates using Up/Down arrows
- Move to Offered — Updates the candidate's pipeline status when you decide to hire
- Export CSV — Download the final ranked list with all scores and verdicts
Sorting & filtering: Sort by Composite Score, AI Score, or Interview Rating. Filter by verdict (Hire, Strong Consider, Waitlist, Reject, Undecided).
All decision actions are free — no credits consumed.
The Search page lets you query your entire talent pool with powerful filters.
Available filters:
- Keywords (searches name, skills, experience, resume text)
- Skills (exact match or partial)
- Years of experience (min/max range)
- Pipeline status (New, Screened, Shortlisted, etc.)
- Tags (custom labels you've added)
- Source (where the resume came from)
Search is a free action — no credits consumed.
Generate polished hiring content in one click. Provide the basics and AI handles the rest.
Inputs:
- Role title (e.g., "Senior Backend Engineer")
- Company name
- Required skills
- Experience level
Outputs (generated together):
- Job Description — Full professional JD with responsibilities, requirements, and nice-to-haves
- LinkedIn Post — Engaging hiring post optimized for LinkedIn
- Outreach Template — Personalized candidate outreach message
All generated content is saved in your history and can be accessed from the JD & Outreach page.
Every screening you run is saved automatically and can be revisited at any time.
What's stored:
- The job description used
- All candidate results with scores and analysis
- Number of resumes screened
- Date and time of screening
Export: Download your shortlist as a CSV file for sharing with hiring managers or importing into your ATS.
Manage your account, plan, and billing from Dashboard > Settings.
- View your current plan and credits remaining
- Upgrade or change your subscription
- View credit transaction history
- Manage your profile and authentication settings
Quick answers to the things people ask most.
Lehire currently supports PDF resumes only. For best results, use text-based PDFs (not scanned images). Most resumes exported from LinkedIn, Indeed, or Google Docs work perfectly.
Yes! Once candidates are in your Talent Pool, you can screen them against as many different job descriptions as you want. Each screening costs 1 credit per candidate.
Lehire uses enterprise-grade AI models to evaluate candidates. Scores are based on skill matching, experience relevance, and qualification alignment. The fit analysis provides evidence-based reasoning so you can validate the AI's assessment. Think of it as a first-pass filter that saves hours, not a replacement for human judgment.
You can still access your talent pool, search candidates, edit notes, and view past screening results — all free actions. You'll need to upgrade your plan or wait for the next billing cycle to perform new AI actions (uploading, screening, or generating).
Yes. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Authentication uses secure email and password with hashed credentials. Resume data is stored securely and is only accessible to your account. We never share candidate data with third parties.
The composite score blends your AI screening score with interview evaluation ratings. If a candidate has interviews, the formula is 40% AI score + 60% interview average (normalized to 0-100). Candidates with no interviews yet use the AI score alone. Bonus points are added if the latest interview decision is "Hire," and penalties apply for "Reject" decisions or repeated rejections across other roles.
No. Interview evaluations and the Decision Engine are completely free. Only AI-powered actions (resume uploads, screenings, and JD generation) consume credits. You can log unlimited interview rounds and make as many final decisions as you want.
Team features are available on the Enterprise plan. Contact us for multi-seat pricing and permissions.
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