Overview
Scout is your personal recruiting assistant inside Wizehire.
Instead of digging through your dashboard, you can ask Scout a question in plain language. It highlights what to focus on next, surfaces your most relevant candidates, and helps with next steps like moving candidates forward, messaging them, scheduling interviews, and updating job postings.
You stay in control of every hiring decision. Scout helps you see what matters faster.
š” Helpful note: Scout is currently in Beta. Answers can vary, and Scout is improving over time based on how customers use it.
Open Scout
Click Scout in the top navigation bar
Scout opens in a panel on the right side of your screen
You'll see "Hi, I'm Scout. Ask anything below, or pick a starter."
Pick a starter or ask your own question
You can choose one of the starter prompts:
What are my next best actions?
Who are my top candidates?
Find candidates with Spanish fluency
Suggest changes to a job posting
Or type your own question in the Ask Scout anything... box and click the arrow to send.
š” Helpful note: The more specific your question, the more useful the answer. For example, name the job you're asking about.
See your next best actions
Ask "What are my next best actions?" and Scout shows the top actions across all your jobs, such as:
Advance Candidates to Interview
Invite Candidates to Interview
Refresh Jobs
These match the action cards on your dashboard, so you can review them without leaving the chat.
Find your top candidates
Ask Scout who your best candidates are for a job. Scout returns a short list of candidates from that job's pipeline.
Scout can also show a candidate's fit, including the skills it identified for the role.
Get help with your job postings
Ask Scout to suggest changes to a job posting, update a field like the job title, or draft a job description.
Scout shows you the change first. You review it before anything is applied.
Move candidates through your pipeline
Ask Scout to move one candidate or a group to a new stage. For example:
āMove Maria to the interview stageā
āMove all the applied candidates to screeningā
Scout asks you to confirm before it moves anyone. You can also move a candidate to Hired.
Message candidates
Ask Scout to message one candidate or a whole group, like everyone in a stage.
Scout shows you a draft first. Review it, then confirm to send.
š” Helpful note: Always read the draft before you send it, so names and details are correct.
Schedule interviews and send phone screens
Ask Scout to set up an interview with a candidate or send them a phone screen.
Scout may ask follow-up questions, like which phone screen template to use.
š” Helpful note: To schedule interviews, your calendar needs to be connected. See How do I schedule interviews with candidates? for setup.
How Scout handles sensitive requests
Scout reviews every prompt against hiring guardrails to help keep your hiring fair and compliant.
If a request is flagged, Scout tells you why
It may suggest a rewritten version of your prompt you can use instead
You may notice this on requests that touch on protected characteristics, like age.
Come back to a conversation
Click Conversation history at the top of the Scout panel to reopen a past conversation
Click New chat to start a new conversation
š” Helpful note: If you navigate to another page, the Scout panel closes. Open Conversation history to pick up where you left off.
Common Questions
Does Scout make hiring decisions for me?
No. Scout highlights what to focus on and surfaces relevant candidates. You decide who moves forward.
Why does Scout say it's in Beta?
Scout is still being improved. You may see answers vary, and new capabilities will be added over time.
Why did Scout flag my question?
Scout checks prompts against hiring guardrails. If yours was flagged, try one of the suggested rewrites or rephrase your question around the job's requirements.
Is this the same Scout I see on my dashboard?
Yes. Scout is the name for all of Wizehire's AI recruiting help, including Recommended Actions and Scout Automations. The chat is where you can ask Scout questions directly.
Will Scout take action without asking me?
No. Scout asks you to confirm before it moves candidates, and shows you a draft before it messages anyone.
Can I get back to an earlier answer?
Yes. Click Conversation history at the top of the Scout panel.