Wandel provides an AI‑driven recruiting assistant, Sophia, that automates candidate outreach, multilingual pre‑screening, and qualification, delivering only vetted applicants to hiring teams. By operating 24/7 in over 20 languages, Sophia reduces screening effort by up to 80%, cuts time‑to‑hire by 60%, and lowers recruiting costs while keeping final hiring decisions with human recruiters.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Companies in sectors such as energy, industry, and skilled trades often struggle with lengthy, labor‑intensive recruiting processes that generate high costs, low candidate relevance, and prolonged time‑to‑hire. Traditional screening requires manual effort and multiple touchpoints, leading to inefficiencies and missed hiring opportunities.
Solution
Wandel offers an AI‑driven recruiting assistant named Sophia that automates the pre‑interview workflow. Sophia conducts candidate outreach, performs multilingual initial conversations, and applies automated qualification criteria to filter applicants. By operating 24/7 and handling up to 20 languages, the system provides immediate feedback to candidates and delivers only vetted, relevant profiles to hiring teams. This reduces screening workload, shortens hiring cycles from weeks to days, and lowers overall recruiting expenses while preserving the final decision authority of human recruiters.
Target Audience
Wandel targets mid‑size to large enterprises in energy, manufacturing, and craft industries that need to fill skilled positions efficiently, as well as recruiting agencies seeking to augment their screening capacity.
Features
- AI recruiter Sophia manages first‑contact messaging and candidate qualification without human intervention
- Continuous 24/7 operation with support for more than 20 languages, enabling global candidate engagement
- Automated pre‑screening filters that present only qualified candidates to hiring managers
- Real‑time response to applicants, improving candidate experience and reducing drop‑off
- Integration-friendly design that complements existing recruiting teams rather than replacing them