Grain saved 8-10 hours each week with Ryan

Learn how Grain saved time while keeping the candidate experience high.

About Grain

Grain is a food experience company dedicated to transforming how people enjoy meals. Known for their exceptional food quality and seamless user experience, Grain understands that hiring outstanding talent directly impacts customer satisfaction and company growth.

"We really doubted that Ryan could do voice interviews well. He unlocked a whole world of possibilities for us, which saves a bunch of time."

Sung, CEO

Sung

CEO, Grain

The Challenge

As Grain expanded, its commitment to recruiting top-tier talent faced significant operational strain:

  • Time-intensive screening: With a healthy pipeline of applicants, manually reviewing resumes and conducting initial interviews consumed an average of 8-10 hours weekly per hiring manager, slowing down the hiring process significantly.
  • Candidate perception: Grain needed to ensure that candidates, accustomed to highly personalized and human interactions, would comfortably interact with an AI-powered screening process, maintain the human touch, and accurately assess candidates.

The traditional manual processes risked burning out managers and slowing down hiring. This potentially affected Grain's growth trajectory and customer experience standards.

"I was quite surprised that many candidates gave good feedback. It really turned my mind around as to what AI could do in recruiting."

Marcus, Chief of Staff

Marcus

Chief of Staff, Grain

The Solution

Ryan, Screened's AI recruiter, integrated seamlessly into Grain's recruitment process.

It handled initial candidate screening through resume evaluations and first-round voice interviews:

  • Voice AI as a game-changer: Ryan's conversational AI screened candidates through natural voice interactions, accurately capturing candidate responses, assessing skill alignment, and cultural fit efficiently.
  • Time and quality efficiency: Ryan quickly surfaced high-potential candidates, significantly cutting screening hours per week. This allowed hiring managers to focus on strategic interviewing and other high-value recruitment tasks.