Company: Talroo, Inc
Company Description: Talroo is a talent matching platform that connects recruiters with the right candidates through AI-powered Apply Intelligence, job ads, and candidate engagement. We help businesses expand their talent reach, build strong pipelines, and meet hiring goals efficiently. Our AI-driven approach ensures access to untapped job seekers, with a performance-based model that charges only for results.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Technical Innovation of the Year - At Organizations With Up to 100 Employees
 Nomination Title: Talroo Apply Intelligence: Smarter Hiring for Jobseekers & Employers
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since January 1 2023, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Talroo began as Jobs2Careers in 2011, a job board—a very good job board that drove millions of unique job seekers to employers, but a job board nonetheless. In 2018, we launched Talroo to help employers hire better with advanced technology and tools, leveraging billions of job searches in our network to provide data-driven insights and superior hiring outcomes.
Over the next six years, Talroo continued expanding its technology to enhance hiring efficiency. We introduced SmartTitles, which increased quality applications by up to 500% for employers, and optimized our core jobseeker attraction engine on Jobs2Careers to better serve candidates. However, we noticed a bias in the industry to launching AI and cutting-edge tech only to benefit the employers and not the jobseekers.
This transformation is at the heart of Apply Intelligence, our next evolution in recruitment technology. Apply Intelligence enhances both the employer and jobseeker experience through AI-driven automation and real-time audience targeting. As CEO Thad Price discusses in his Coruzant Tech article, Talroo’s AI strategy extends beyond automation—it’s about improving experiences and outcomes for both sides of the hiring equation.
Today, Talroo remains an agile, privately-held company dedicated to enhancing hiring for both employers and jobseekers.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2023 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Since 2023, Talroo has achieved groundbreaking advancements in recruitment technology. However, the most impactful milestone was the 2024 launch of Apply Intelligence, our AI-powered feature suite designed to address long-standing inefficiencies in job searching and hiring. Historically, job platforms prioritized employer needs, often overlooking jobseeker experience. Apply Intelligence bridges this gap by enhancing job discovery, improving application rates by up to 30%, and reducing some customers' Cost-Per-Applicant by 80%.
Key features and benefits include:
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SmartMatch: Free AI-based analysis and job matching based on resumes or short quiz entries (for those jobseekers without a resume) which help jobseekers to find the right jobs and employers based on their experience.
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SmartDriveTime: Cutting-edge local job search via map view, and matches jobs based on one of the most important factors to long-term retention: commute time (most platforms use only geo-based radius targeting).
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SmartScreen: Creates unique AI chatbots which automatically pull over 300 certifications and qualifications from long-form job descriptions, calling them out for jobseekers and finding better matches.
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SmartApply: Frictionless application experience for jobseekers, while still capturing all of the required application fields, fighting back against the industry norm of "one click" applications that lead to ghosting for jobseekers and employers alike.
Those are just a few of the features included in Apply Intelligence from Talroo. These proprietary features are available to all Talroo customers and jobseekers visiting our suite of sites like Jobs2Careers.com and ReadySetHire.com.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Apply Intelligence stands apart by prioritizing jobseeker experience alongside employer success, whereas most industry AI tools focus solely on employer-side efficiencies. Our technology bridges this gap, improving both engagement and application quality.
Since implementing Apply Intelligence, jobseeker stickiness (measuring returning active users over a week) has increased by 15%, demonstrating the value that keeps jobseekers engaged and returning to our platform.
A major global staffing and recruitment firm achieved a $2 cost-per-application with Apply Intelligence's SmartApply feature, outperforming the industry average by nearly 60%. This success resulted in the customer shifting from an initial 10% test budget to allocating a majority of their investment to Talroo, reducing reliance on Indeed and ZipRecruiter.
Focusing on application quality, another customer saw a 400% increase in application quality with SmartScreen. This AI-driven tool analyzes job descriptions, extracts over 300 qualifications, and preemptively requests certifications like Commercial Driver’s Licenses before jobseekers even begin the application process. This reduces mismatches, streamlines hiring, and saves time for both employers and candidates.
These are just two examples of Apply Intelligence’s transformative impact. Our AI-driven solutions ensure Talroo clients stay ahead in the competitive hiring landscape, making Apply Intelligence a game-changer in HR technology.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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We have attached the following
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Case Study: Hatched To Hire – How Apply Intelligence helped the nation's largest supplemental insurance company reduced their Cost Per Applicant by 80% with Apply Intelligence
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Interactive Demo, including Apply Intelligence – Experience Apply Intelligence with our interactive demo.
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Talroo G2 Leader In Recruitment Marketing & Reviews - Talroo's G2 review page highlights how much our users love our product and the innovation of Apply Intelligence, including ranking us as a Leader and the Easiest To Do Business With
These materials substantiate our claims, offering tangible proof of how Talroo Apply Intelligence is revolutionizing talent acquisition through AI-driven innovation.
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