One job: read the stack, return the shortlist
Not another ATS. Not a sourcing tool. Hirefathom is a screening layer — it reads your inbound applicant pool, scores each resume against the job requirements you define, and hands your team a ranked list with documented reasoning. That's it. That's the product.
Six capabilities, one focused product
No screening-adjacent modules. No features that belong in a different tool category. Every capability below exists to get your team from inbound stack to actionable shortlist with a documented rationale.
Requirement extraction
Parses any job description into structured must-have, nice-to-have, and role-context criteria. Handles experience-range language ("3–6 years"), skills clusters, and domain jargon. Recruiter reviews and edits before scoring begins.
Criteria-only scoring
Scores resumes against the stated job requirements — nothing else. Name-based signals, inferred demographic attributes, school prestige, and address-based inference are explicitly excluded from the scoring model. Additive by design: met requirements add to score; there is no penalty for signals unrelated to the job.
Plain-language reasoning
Every candidate card shows which requirements were met, partially met, or not addressed — sourced from the resume text, not inferred. Readable by recruiters and hiring managers without translating a score. No black-box confidence numbers.
Audit trail
Every screening run is logged: timestamp, criteria version used, shortlist output, and the full history of recruiter overrides with notes. If your team is ever asked to document how a screening decision was made — by a hiring manager, legal, or a candidate inquiry — the record is there.
ATS-ready export
Export the shortlist as a standard CSV or a structured file formatted for common ATS import. Fathom is a screening layer, not a system of record — your candidate data stays in the ATS where it belongs.
Human override built-in
Move any candidate up or down in the shortlist. Add a note on why. Overrides are logged alongside the original ranking — giving your team a complete picture of both what Fathom suggested and what the recruiter decided. Fathom does not adjust future rankings based on override patterns.
From upload to shortlist in under 10 minutes
Define the req criteria. Upload the applicant batch. Fathom parses each resume into structured data, scores against the requirements, and ranks by criteria match. Your recruiter reviews the shortlist — with full reasoning visible — overrides where needed, and exports to the ATS or shares with the hiring manager. The whole cycle from upload to recruiter-reviewed shortlist runs in under 10 minutes for most batches.
