300+
CVs per open role, too many to read fairly
Hiring platform · Built in Africa
Hiring isn't broken by a lack of talent. It's missing the engine.
OptioHire receives applications, screens CVs, scores candidates fairly, and hands your team interview-ready shortlists - all on one transparent, end-to-end platform.
Trusted by modern recruitment teams · Faster, fairer hiring · Full decision audit trail
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Applications screened
0h
Avg. time to shortlist
0x
Faster hiring cycles
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Decision audit trail
The stakes
Great hires are lost in the pile - every single week.
The volume of applications has outgrown the humans meant to review them. The cost is measured in missed talent, slow cycles, and frustrated candidates.
4 days
Manual shortlisting for a single position
75%
Candidates never hear back at all
<1%
Get any actionable feedback
Why the old way fails
The tools exist. A system that actually decides doesn't.
Manual CV Screening
- Hours lost per role
- Inconsistent judgement
- Fatigue = bias
Generic ATS Tools
- Keyword box-ticking
- No real evaluation
- Candidates ghosted
Spreadsheets & Inboxes
- No single source of truth
- Lost applications
- Zero audit trail
You don't need another inbox. You need a system.
The engine
One chain - from application to hire.
Six steps that turn a flooded inbox into a fair, fast, defensible hiring decision.
01
Ingest
Applications arrive by email or portal - captured automatically.
02
Parse
CVs are read and structured into clean, comparable data.
03
Score
Every candidate is evaluated against the same role criteria.
04
Shortlist
Interview-ready rankings with transparent reasoning.
05
Interview
Schedule and message candidates from one place.
06
Hire
Decide with confidence - and a full audit trail.
One platform, every path. Where do you fit in?
Why we exist
Close the gap between a CV and real capability.
Fairness
Every candidate is judged on the same criteria - structure over gut feel.
Speed
Shortlists in hours, not weeks. Momentum wins the best people.
Transparency
Clear reasoning and a full audit trail behind every decision.
Real journeys
From stuck to hired - step by step.
We went from four days of CV marathons to a ranked shortlist the same morning. Our hiring managers finally trust the process.
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Amina K.Head of People, Scaling SME
The audit trail alone is worth it. When a candidate asks why, we have a clear, consistent answer every time.
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David M.Talent Lead, High-growth Startup
As a candidate I actually knew where I stood. Applied once, tracked everything, got real feedback. Rare.
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Brian O.Software Engineer
The future of hiring is being built right now.
Screen smarter, decide fairer, and hire faster - all in one place.