High-volume hiring is a game of precision and speed. Decathlon joins SmartyTalent to integrate activities into a coherent, predictable decision-making system. Boe, the AI assistant, organizes the stages, enforces criteria compliance, and transparently reports progress.
What this means operationally: not promises—hard outcomes teams see after rolling Boe out at scale. A uniform process standard, clear criteria, and decisions made faster and with more confidence.
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~80% less manual work at pre-screening (automatically filters out applications that don’t meet requirements).
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Same-day shortlist based on profile prioritization and criteria evaluation.
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Decision transparency: rationales + a PDF report in the candidate’s profile in the ATS.
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Continuous visibility into process progress and a consistent scoring standard across the organization.
Impact for recruiting teams
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Productivity ↑ — automation handles pre-screening, scoring, and reporting; the team focuses on conversations with the top 20% of candidates.
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Time-to-hire ↓ — Boe qualifies applications and initiates next steps; shortlists are ready the same day.
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Candidate experience ↑ — real-time status and clear feedback; fewer drop-offs during the process.
Why it works
Scale requires standardization, not ad-hoc decisions. Together with Decathlon we built a measurable, repeatable workflow: clear criteria, consistent scored evaluations with rationales, and full audit—no “black box.” Automation absorbs the operational “noise,” so the repeatable parts run themselves; recruiters return to interviews and assessment. Result: ~80% less manual pre-screening and shorter time-to-hire with higher decision quality. Respect for candidates’ and teams’ time is treated as a KPI.
The numbers speak for themselves
How Boe from SmartyTalent shortened pre-screening and standardized candidate evaluation in one selected hiring process:
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131 applications
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83% less manual pre-screening
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6 h to a shortlist (same day)
What the partnership with Decathlon says about the market
That speed and predictability are becoming the new norm. Large-scale hiring can be fast, clear, and measurable—without quality trade-offs.
Welcome aboard, Decathlon!
Want this standard in your organization? Book a 20-minute demo to see same-day shortlists and ~80% less manual pre-screening.
