What Shortlister does

Shortlister (legal entity: Shortlister Solutions Limited) is a UK-headquartered AI-driven talent screening and employability platform founded in 2011 and registered in England and Wales in 2013 under company number 07752916. The company operates from York and reports a headcount of 11–50 employees. Its core product, the Shortlister platform, combines asynchronous one-way video interviews, AI-analysed data points (5,000+ per interview), structured competency-based scoring, skills tests, aptitude tests, workplace simulations and an Authenticity Indicator now in its third iteration, all governed by the proprietary "Human-Assist AI" framework that the company positions as augmenting rather than replacing human decision-making. A sub-brand, Shortlist.Me, delivers employability coaching directly to students, including CV Co-Pilot (CV Readiness, Creator, Optimiser, Targeter and Interviewer modules) and a Confidence Index built on 25,000+ students across 60 universities.

Shortlister monetises as a quote-based SaaS on annual contracts, with no publicly disclosed pricing and an explicit policy of providing identical Account and Customer Success Manager support to all customers regardless of plan. It targets four customer segments: Employers & Recruiters (including RPO providers), University Admissions Teams (with SIS integration via partner Stu3), Academic Careers Teams, and Employability Providers serving job-ready programmes. The platform is embedded in 75% of UK universities, with international deployments in the UAE, France, Malta, Germany and beyond. Named customers include law firms (Eversheds Sutherland, Kirkland & Ellis, Bird & Bird, Willkie Farr & Gallagher), large corporates (Experian, British Heart Foundation, Hanson Aggregates, Nielsen, East Midlands Trains) and universities (Imperial College London, Imperial Business School, University of York, Staffordshire University, Schiller International, GBS Dubai, GBS Malta, EMA Paris). The 2025 growth capital round brought Tony and David Heard on as board members and investors.

Name

Shortlister

Legal name

Shortlister Solutions Limited

Website

https://shortlister.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shortlister is a UK-based AI-powered talent screening and employability platform offering video interviews, skills assessments, and student coaching tools to employers, recruiters, universities, and employability providers across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Screening and Assessment Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM), AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Talent screening software
• Video interview platform
• Pre-employment assessment
• AI recruitment tools
• Employability coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription (Talent Screening): Shortlister operates primarily as a SaaS platform charging organisations for access to its talent screening and assessment tools. The platform is used by employers, recruiters, universities, and employability providers on a subscription basis, with dedicated Account and Customer Success Managers supporting all customers equally without tiered premium support plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shortlister provides an AI-driven talent screening and assessment SaaS platform that combines asynchronous one-way video interviews, pre-employment skills tests, structured competency-based scoring, and bias-aware assessments for employers, recruiters, universities, and employability providers. The platform is powered by its proprietary Human-Assist AI framework and includes a separate Shortlist.Me sub-brand offering employability coaching, CV optimisation, and interview practice tools for students and job seekers.

Product overview

Shortlister is a unified AI-driven talent screening platform combining multiple modules for employers, recruiters, and educators. The core Shortlister platform offers video interviews, skills tests, and assessment tools powered by Human-Assist AI technology. The Shortlist.Me sub-brand provides personalised employability coaching for students. Key features include CV Co-Pilot for AI-powered CV support, the Authenticity Indicator for detecting genuine candidate responses, aptitude and skills assessments, workplace simulations, and structured interview reviewing tools. The platform is designed for talent screening (hiring), admissions (universities), and employability (career preparation) across 75% of UK universities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Human-Assist AI: Shortlister's approach to AI in talent screening that integrates AI in a human-assisted manner to support and enhance human decision-making rather than replacing it
• Shortlist.Me
• CV Co-Pilot
• Authenticity Indicator
• Confidence Index

Products and services

• Shortlister Platform AI-driven talent screening and assessment SaaS platform for employers, recruiters, and educators. Combines on-demand asynchronous video interviews, written tasks, skills tests, and self-assessments to remove bias, verify authenticity, and uncover candidate potential at scale.
• Shortlist.Me Personalised employability coaching platform for students and job seekers, offering access to real-world interviews, skills assessments, workplace simulations, aptitude tests, CV optimisation tools, and personalised feedback to boost job success rates.
• CV Co-Pilot AI-powered CV toolkit consisting of CV Readiness, CV Creator, CV Optimiser, CV Targeter, and CV Interviewer modules. Analyses 1,500 data points across a CV to tailor content to a target job role and is configurable by careers teams for scoring rules, feedback tone, and accessibility preferences.
• Admissions Interview Solution Asynchronous video admissions interview solution for university admissions teams, integrated with Student Information Systems (SIS) including SITS via the Stu3 partnership, with structured scoring, in-built fraud prevention, and streamlined admissions workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce time-to-hire by up to 15 days
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stu3coreTechnology or IntegrationShortlister partners with Stu3, a leading provider of higher education student systems and services, to integrate Shortlister's asynchronous admissions interviews directly into university Student Information Systems (SIS) such as SITS. The partnership enables admissions teams to manage interview tasks within their existing SIS workflows, reducing manual data entry, eliminating duplicate records, and automating the flow of interview outcomes back into university systems. Stu3's expertise in admissions workflows and SIS integrations complements Shortlister's screening platform for a fully connected, applicant-friendly admissions journey.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HireVue: HireVue is the leading enterprise asynchronous video interviewing and AI-driven assessment platform, directly competing with Shortlister in employer and recruiter screening with structured interview and analytics capabilities.
• Harver: Harver (formerly Modern Hire, formed from Sonru and Shaker International) offers pre-hire assessments, video interviewing, and volume hiring solutions, overlapping directly with Shortlister's screening and assessment suite for employer and RPO clients.
• VidCruiter: VidCruiter provides asynchronous video interviewing and AI-augmented scoring tools for employers, recruiters, and higher-education admissions — a direct functional overlap with Shortlister's video screening and admissions use cases.
• Spark Hire: Spark Hire offers one-way and live video interviewing software for SMB and mid-market employers, directly comparable to Shortlister's asynchronous video screening product for volume hiring and RPO workflows.
• Testgorilla: Testgorilla provides pre-employment skills and aptitude assessments for early-career and volume hiring, overlapping with Shortlister's psychometric and skills testing modules aimed at employers and recruiters.
• Assessment Engine: Assessment Engine provides an assessment authoring and delivery platform used by universities, employers, and training providers, directly comparable to Shortlister's assessment content library and employability testing capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large enterprise talent acquisition platform with an ATS plus video interviewing and assessment modules, making it a broad incumbent that overlaps with Shortlister's employer screening use cases as part of a wider hiring suite.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI provides a broad AI talent intelligence platform spanning recruiting, screening, and workforce planning, competing with Shortlister's AI-driven screening capabilities for large enterprise and RPO buyers.
• Workday Recruiting: Workday's HCM and recruiting suite increasingly bundles AI-assisted candidate screening and skills insights, positioning it as a broad incumbent that competes with Shortlister for enterprise talent screening budgets.
• Aon Assessment Solutions: Aon offers psychometric assessments and talent measurement solutions used by enterprise and graduate employers, broadly overlapping with Shortlister's psychologist-designed assessment library for high-volume hiring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/Shortlister_HQ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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