> This is the markdown version of https://www.classet.ai/land/skilled-trades > Learn more at https://www.classet.ai # AI Phone Screening for Skilled Trades Hiring - Screen Carpenters, Roofers, Electricians in Seconds Your Next CarpenterRooferElectricianPlumberHVAC TechWelderElectrician Is Applying Right Now. Joy Screens Them In Seconds. Candidates apply → get a screening call in 60 seconds → shortlist the best interviews by morning. [Get Started Today](https://app.classet.ai/signup/) [ on![G2](/images/G2Logo-Black.svg)](https://www.g2.com/products/classet/reviews) Go Live Within a Day 427 Electricians312 Plumbers389 HVAC Techs156 Welders284 Carpenters203 Roofers178 Pipefitters145 Diesel Mechanics167 Masons198 Solar Installers198 Solar Installersscreened ![Joy, Classet's AI interviewer](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F5b653df9b970b35697f25b0ac17f1420%2Fcoopdascooplowpolylodefinitionheroimageofavideogamea30bc784-450f-4432-9fd5-4fa6735872071.png&w=640&q=75) ## Join 500+ Hiring Teams Automating Candidate Screening [![G2](/customer-logos/g2.svg)](/case-studies)[![MAU](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fmau-blue.webp&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Paladin](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fpaladin.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Sears](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fsears-home-services.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Ewing Outdoor Supply](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fewing.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Ace Handyman Services](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Face-handyman.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Dart](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fdart.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Tailored Management](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Ftailored-management.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Envocore](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fenvocore.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Dealer Flex](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fdealerflex.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies) ## How Does AI Phone Screening Work for Skilled Trades? Start screening candidates in under a day. Configure your interview scripts, and Joy handles the rest. Review call summaries and move forward with candidates who are qualified and ready to work. How It Works ### Set Your Requirements & Bring Your Candidates Tell Joy your dealbreakers and key questions, then bring your candidates in whichever way suits you: share your job link, paste a list you already have, or connect your own Indeed account. ### Joy Calls Applicants Immediately Someone applies at 11 PM? Joy texts and calls them immediately. She conducts the full phone screen right then and there -- asks your questions, checks their experience, and completes the interview while they're still interested. Works 24/7 in 25+ languages. ### Review Qualified Candidates Ready to Work You get a summary of every completed interview in your inbox. Experience verified. Dealbreakers already checked. You decide who moves forward, but in 10x less time because the screening's already done. Skilled Trades Success Story ## How an Enterprise Home Services Company Scaled Skilled Trades Recruiting ### “We Can Now Scale in Ways We Couldn’t Scale Before.” This national home services company hires 30 technicians every week across appliance and HVAC roles nationwide. Technicians can’t take recruiter calls while they’re in customer homes. Written assessments had 50% completion. Joy changed everything. > “For us, we can now scale in ways that we couldn’t scale before. We can now grow in ways we didn’t think we could grow previously. We currently have 15 recruiters on staff. We’ve had upwards of 25.” Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Home Services Company 70%+completion rate (up from 50%) 25 → 15recruiters needed 30/wktechnicians hired consistently 24/7candidate availability — nights, weekends, holidays ### 24/7 Availability Candidates interview on their schedule -- Sunday morning in pajamas or after a late shift ### 30 Hires/Week Maintained hiring volume with zero added headcount -- Joy handles the screening workload ### 70%+ Completion Up from 50% with written assessments. Voice removes the typing barrier ### Ready-to-Work Candidates Every candidate the team spoke to was pre-screened and engaged -- cutting time-to-hire dramatically Hide the Full Story ### The Transformation #### Volume Hiring in a Market Where Candidates Hold All the Cards This home services company needed to hire 30 technicians weekly across appliance and HVAC roles. Technicians work in customer homes all day and can't take recruiter calls during business hours. Written assessments had only ~50% completion rates. And 30-45 minute phone screens consumed recruiter bandwidth on candidates who often weren't qualified. > “That can be a tough place for hiring because it can be harder to reach those candidates. We also don't know when they're working certain hours.” #### Why Voice Changed Everything The verbal component was the breakthrough. Technicians who struggled with written assessments -- worrying about punctuation, spelling, formatting -- could simply explain their experience in their own words. Joy captured skills that resumes never mentioned: years of side work for friends and family, certifications earned on the job, hands-on experience that doesn't translate to bullet points. > “The candidates can just explain in their own words. They don't feel like they have to worry about punctuation or spelling or anything like that.” #### Recruiters Became More Effective, Not Redundant Joy didn't replace recruiter conversations -- she made them better. When a recruiter calls a candidate who's already been screened by Joy, they arrive with detailed notes on experience level, availability, salary expectations, and motivations. Green candidates get different questions than veterans. No time wasted on basics. > “If a candidate is super green, but we want to bring them in and train them up, we know to start our questions there instead of having to go through a litany of questions.” #### Resumes Don't Tell the Full Story. Joy Does. In skilled trades, the best candidates often have the worst resumes. They've been fixing things since they were teenagers, picked up certifications along the way, and never learned to format a Word document. Joy's conversational screening surfaces this hidden talent that traditional processes miss entirely. > “We all know resumes, particularly in blue-collar, often don't tell the full story. The screening calls with Joy tell us that they know so much more and that they've been doing a lot of handyman work on the side for friends and family.” #### The Interview Became a Brand Experience For this technology-driven company, Joy became an extension of their brand. Candidates experienced their innovative culture from the very first interaction. The AI interview wasn't a hurdle -- it was a signal that the company operates differently. > “Joy is accessible for everybody, and is able to interact in such a human way that takes AI to a whole other level. It gave our candidates a great experience of what the company is gonna be like, because we as a company are very AI-driven.” ### Ready to Scale Your Skilled Trades Hiring? Self-serve, pay as you go. Start screening candidates this week. [Get Started](https://app.classet.ai/signup/) Simple Pricing ## What Does AI Phone Screening Cost for Skilled Trades? Self-serve. Annual billing is the cheaper rate; month-to-month has no contract. No recruiter fees either way. ### Starter Self-serve, pay as you go $249/month billed annually * * * - AI phone screening for the candidates you send - Send from a job link or your own candidate list - Connect your own Indeed account - Custom interview scripts per role - Interview recordings and summaries - Unlimited seats Starts with 20 free interviews. Card required at signup, nothing charged until the trial ends. [Screen 20 candidates free](https://app.classet.ai/signup/) [Have an ATS? Classet plugs into Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS and more.](/integrations) Common Questions ## "But Will It Work for My Trades Business?" "AI can't evaluate trade skills." Joy doesn't replace your judgment on technical ability. She screens for the basics that eat your time: availability, certifications (EPA, CDL, OSHA, journeyman status), years of experience, salary expectations, and willingness to travel. You still decide who's worth a face-to-face. Joy just makes sure you're not wasting that meeting on someone who can't start for six weeks. "My candidates aren't tech-savvy." That's exactly why Joy uses a phone call, not an app. No download. No login. No account creation. The candidate's phone rings, they answer, and they have a conversation. Many candidates forget they're talking to AI. One applicant told Joy: "This is a robotic call? I don't believe you, you sound real." "I need to talk to people myself." You still do. Joy handles the first phone call so you can focus on the pool of qualified candidates ready to work. Instead of calling 30 applicants and reaching 8, you review Joy's summaries and call the 4 who are actually qualified. You talk to better candidates, sooner. "Won't candidates think it's impersonal?" Candidates prefer getting a call immediately over waiting three days for a recruiter who may never call back. One home services company saw completion rates jump from 50% to 70%+ when they switched from written assessments to Joy's phone interviews. Candidates appreciate the flexibility of interviewing on their schedule, not yours. How fast can I start? Most trades employers are live the same day. You customize the screening questions for your specific role requirements, send your first interviews, and Joy starts routing qualified candidates to your team. No multi-month implementation required — start today without talking to sales. Starter is self-serve and month-to-month; high-volume trades operators typically migrate to Joy Sync for full ATS integration once they've validated the ROI. What is Classet in simple terms? Classet is an AI recruiting layer that engages applicants, conducts consistent voice interviews, and integrates results into your system of record. It plugs into your current workflow, so you reach candidates faster and move more qualified candidates to the next steps. The end result is a recruiting copilot for your team that moves candidates through your system with 100% accuracy and delivers huge incremental gains in your hiring funnel conversion rates. How does Classet improve time-to-screen and recruiter bandwidth? Joy, the AI recruiter, handles repetitive top-of-funnel work and produces structured summaries, so hiring teams can focus on the right candidates (i.e., qualified and with demonstrated intent to work for the role by completing an interview) rather than chasing responses. Teams that adopt Classet report immediate relief from manual tasks, increased recruiter bandwidth, improved candidate experience, and significant reductions in time-to-fill. What makes the interviews "consistent" and useful for hiring managers? Scripts use deterministic qualifying questions, tailored openers, and follow-ups. Summaries are configured to highlight exactly what managers need, so most reviews can happen without replaying calls. The AI agent also has detailed insight into your company and the specific job requirements, so candidates can converse and ask questions as they would with a human recruiter, providing a tangibly better candidate experience when combined with the AI agent's 24/7 availability. Does Classet handle questions asked about the job or company? Classet can run live Q&A using your job and company FAQs, so candidates get fast, accurate answers during interviews. You can load job-specific and company-wide FAQs that Joy, our AI recruiter, can use in real time. Can candidates opt out of the AI interview? Yes. Classet can respect opt-outs at any time without affecting eligibility. Opt-outs are routed to a designated ATS stage for human follow-up. How transparent is the experience? The system clearly discloses that an AI assistant is engaging the candidate in text, email, and phone interactions. Can I send scheduling links automatically after the call? Yes. Classet can send a customized message with your scheduling link immediately after interviews. You can shorten URLs to fit SMS limits. Does Classet cover nights and weekends? Yes. Joy operates 24/7 when candidates are available, helping recover hours that typical teams miss and improving conversion from applicant to interview. Is Classet compliant with AI hiring regulations? Classet is designed to meet or exceed current AEDT standards such as NYC Local Law 144, and is continuously monitored through independent third-party bias audits for disparate impact. How does the bias audit work without self-reported demographics? Classet uses accepted proxy methods such as BISG and geocoding for aggregate fairness auditing only, never for individual decisions, a practice regulators recognize as valid for monitoring. The Numbers Don't Lie ## Why Is Hiring Electricians, Plumbers, and HVAC Techs So Hard? Construction needs 439,000 workers this year. Hiring season opens in weeks. The bottleneck isn't applicants -- it's screening them fast enough. See how [light industrial](/use-cases/light-industrial) and [manufacturing](/use-cases/manufacturing) teams solve this. 92% ### Can't find skilled workers 78% of applicants ghost employers. Your top candidate applied Monday. You called Thursday. They took another offer. Source: ABC / Indeed $17K ### Cost per empty position Jobs sit open 27-39 days on average. That's $7K-$10K per month in lost work. Projects slip. Crews burn out. Source: AGC / SHRM 439K ### Workers needed in 2026 Hiring window opens in weeks. Most owners handle recruiting between running jobs. You need speed, not more job boards. Source: ABC Workforce Report Why Joy Works ## Why Do AI Phone Calls Work Better Than Video for Trades Hiring? The moment someone applies, Joy reaches out by text, email, and phone. Candidates engage with the channel that works for them -- from their truck, their couch, or between jobs. No video calls. No special setup. Joy [integrates with your existing ATS](/integrations). ### Joy -- Text, Email, and Phone - Text, email, and phone -- immediately when they apply - No app download, no video call, no wifi required - Candidates complete it with the phone they already have - Multilingual (25+ languages) - Available 24/7 -- nights, weekends, holidays - Completion rates 20%+ higher than written assessments ### Video / Chatbots / Written Assessments - Video interviews require wifi, a quiet room, and equipment - Written assessments need typing -- low completion for trades - Chatbots get buried in notification noise - Manual phone screens take days to schedule - One-channel tools miss candidates who prefer a different medium > “We had candidates who were delighted they could do it on Sunday morning at 8:00 AM in their pajamas. Our completion rate went from around 50% to sitting around 70%.” ## How Teams Cut Drop-Off, Ghosting, and Time-to-Hire. ![Faster Hiring Speed Without Hiring a Recruiter](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2Fb16c1549d807e2447df2bd175c7dde15%2Fchatgpt-image-aug-5-2025-064156-pm.png&w=3840&q=75) 10x ### Faster Hiring Speed Without Hiring a Recruiter "The Classet tech completely replaces a recruiter or office admin — and doubles our hiring efficiency." ![Goodsmith](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fgoodsmith-logo.png&w=96&q=75) Goodsmith ![Recruiting Time Recovered Per Week](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F79ea398b7c640550d5764858193a0eaa%2Fb9bd5e1b-c211-4d0e-9dac-58c6d7f2de87.png&w=3840&q=75) 60% ### Recruiting Time Recovered Per Week "Classet returned at least 60% of my week. Before, I was spending nights and weekends screening candidates" ![Happy's Car Wash](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fhappys-logo.png&w=96&q=75) Happy's Car Wash ![Recruiting Hours Saved Across our Teams in 2 months](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F4ee098ec1b492de791874d1bec0ae0ad%2Fchatgpt-image-aug-5-2025-070520-pm.png&w=3840&q=75) 436 Hours ### Recruiting Hours Saved Across our Teams in 2 months "We've reduced candidate screening time from one day to just one hour on average." ![Ace Handyman Services](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Face-handyman.png&w=96&q=75) Ace Handyman Services Spring Crews Are Being Built Now. Every Week You Wait, Your Best Candidates Take Another Offer. [Get Started](https://app.classet.ai/signup/)