Octrahire on WhatsApp
Candidates in the UAE live on WhatsApp, and so do many hiring teams. Octrahire sends alerts and reminders there today, and two-way messages are being built.
From candidates into Octrahire
- Replies by WhatsApp and email, on the right applicationComing soon
- Short screening answers, tapped not typedComing soon
From Octrahire to candidates
- Interview reminders by WhatsApp to candidates who opted in
- Invitations, reminders and outcomes by email
- A short phone screen in their own languageComing soon
What connects, and its status
- Team alertsFor interviewers and hiring owners who choose WhatsApp: notes ready, scorecards due, debriefs ready and tomorrow's interviews.Available
- Interview reminders to candidatesFor candidates who opted in, in English or Arabic.Available
- Candidate repliesReplies land in the candidate's thread in Octrahire, next to email.Coming soon
- Short screening by WhatsAppA few job questions, then a link to the voice interview.Coming soon
- SMS fallbackA text message where a candidate has not opted in to WhatsApp.Coming soon
Available: live in production today. In beta: deployed and usable today; it may still change. Coming soon: not usable yet.
Built for one purpose
WhatsApp's business rules do not allow general-purpose AI chatbots, so Octrahire's WhatsApp messages are for hiring only. The interview itself happens on Octrahire's own page, which the message links to.
Candidates choose whether to get WhatsApp messages, and messages use templates in English or Arabic. Team members choose WhatsApp, email or both, with their own quiet hours.
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