A high-volume staffing agency was losing candidates between the application and their first day on the job. An AI sales agent closed the gap — with zero increase in ad spend.
The agency pulled a heavy stream of applicants from Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, its own site and text/chat channels. The flow was mixed: qualified candidates, mass apply-to-everything submissions, delayed starts 2–4 weeks out, and no-answers. The money was lost not on lead gen, but inside the funnel.
| Funnel stage | Before AI sales agent | After AI sales agent | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants / mo | 3,482 ($5.24 CPA) | 3,517 ($5.20 CPA) | ≈ same budget |
| Reached the candidate | 1,746 (50.1%) | 2,463 (70.0%) | +717 |
| Passed first-pass screening | 924 (26.5%) | 1,238 (35.2%) | +314 |
| Made it to the interview | 611 (17.5%) | 903 (25.7%) | +292 |
| Started the job | 247 (7.1%) | 329 (9.4%) | +82 |
Candidate didn't pick up? The AI agent calls back automatically after 2, 4 and 24 hours. Reach across the candidate pool went from 50% to 70% — with no recruiter lifting a finger.
The voice agent runs the qualifying questions: experience, availability, shift type, pay expectations. Irrelevant applicants get filtered out on the spot — recruiters only ever see candidates worth their time.
Candidate says "in two weeks"? The system books the task and calls back at the right moment. Delayed demand no longer slips out of the funnel.
The day before, the AI agent reminds the candidate of the time and location by call and Twilio SMS, answers their questions and confirms attendance. The "passed screening → showed up to interview" rate climbed from 66% to 73%.
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