Hi Decathlon! - 80% less operational work in pre-screening!

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.

• ~80% less manual work at pre-screening (automatically filters out applications that don’t meet requirements).

• Same-day shortlist based on profile prioritization and criteria evaluation.

• Decision transparency: rationales + a PDF report in the candidate’s profile in the ATS.

• Continuous visibility into process progress and a consistent scoring standard across the organization.

Impact for recruiting teams

• Productivity ↑ — automation handles pre-screening, scoring, and reporting; the team focuses on conversations with the top 20% of candidates.

• Time-to-hire ↓ — Boe qualifies applications and initiates next steps; shortlists are ready the same day.

• 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:

• 131 applications

• 83% less manual pre-screening

• 6 h to a shortlist (same day)

“Boe streamlined pre-screening and eased the team’s workload. We received consistent 1–5 evaluations with rationales and were able to focus on the best-fit candidates.”

Natalia Wierzbicka

- Talent Acquisition Lead @ Decathlon Polska

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.