Know what candidates actually built — before the interview
We translate publication records into an actionable research brief with contribution mapping, verified capabilities, and probing interview strategy—delivered as an easy-to-scan PDF.
Sample Candidate Research Brief
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Hidden Costs
Time and effort wasted without contribution mapping
30+ days
Wasting time interviewing the wrong candidates
8–12 hrs
Typical time to evaluate one candidate's publications
~60%
Of papers often have ambiguous contribution attribution
Missed Opportunities
What you lose when evaluating without clear signals
3 in 4
Interviewers typically ask generic questions that don't probe real work
~40%
Of senior hires may underperform due to overstated ownership
Is this for you?
We work best with research-heavy hiring workflows where you want more than a resume — you want confidence before the loop starts.
Best for
- Hiring ML researchers, applied scientists, or research engineers
- Evaluating candidates with multi-author or multi-lab papers
- Teams that want better signal before onsite interview loops
Not a fit if
- Candidates have no publications (or only a single short paper)
- You want automated pass/fail decisions
Save 8+ hours per candidate
Recruiters prepping for a candidate with a research record can spend 8-12 hours. We cut that to about 10 minutes per brief so interview time focuses on what actually matters.
“Cut screening from 2 days to 3 hours. We changed our interview loop after the first report—the probes caught gaps we would have missed.”
— ML Hiring Manager — Series B Startup
“Finally, a way to see what candidates actually built versus what they were listed on. We've used it for 6 senior hires now.”
— Research Lead — Applied ML
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