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SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eightfold AI, the pio ee of AI-powe ed tale t i tellige ce, today i t oduced Ca didate Age t, a AI age t built fo the ca didate expe ie ce: givi g eve y ca didate a eal, pe so alized co ve satio , so ca didates stay i the loop th oughout the p ocess. The age t meets ca didates o the cha els they al eady use, f om fi st message th ough applicatio , a d is available 24/7.

“Ca didate Age t is a impo ta t step towa d maki g hi i g mo e i tellige t, co ected, a d ca didate-ce te ed,” said Va u Kacholia, Cofou de a d Chief Tech ology Office at Eightfold AI. “This is ot a ge e ic chatbot bolted o existi g legacy systems. Ca didate Age t gives ca didates o e co ti uous, co ve satio al expe ie ce ac oss job discove y, applicatio , scheduli g, follow-ups, ha doff i to AI I te viewe a d mo e. It suppo ts 24+ la guages, meets ca didates ac oss cha els like SMS a d WhatsApp, a d is fully i teg ated with the e te p ise systems athe tha ope ati g as yet a othe disco ected poi t solutio . Ea ly adopte s of AI I te viewe a e al eady seei g hi i g cycles accele ate f om 42 days to u de a week a d time to i te view educed by up to 90%. With Tale t Age ts, we a e helpi g e te p ises delive a faste , mo e pe so al ca didate expe ie ce while givi g ec uite s mea i gful time back.”

Why the Ca didate Expe ie ce Must Cha geHi i g is movi g f om huma scale to age t scale. AI has i c eased applicatio volume, made esumes ha de to i te p et at face value, a d aised ca didate expectatio s fo speed, pe so alizatio , a d t a spa e cy. Yet the ca didate expe ie ce is still too ofte f agme ted: o e tool fo job sea ch, a othe fo applicatio s, a othe fo scheduli g, a othe fo i te view follow-up, a d lo g pe iods of sile ce i betwee .

That f agme tatio c eates eal busi ess co seque ces. Qualified ca didates d op out, accept othe offe s, o leave with a egative imp essio of the compa y. Rec uite s spe d too much time a swe i g epetitive questio s, coo di ati g schedules, a d chasi g follow-ups i stead of focusi g o the highest-value huma i te actio s.

Ca didate Age t is desig ed to close that gap. It gives ca didates a si gle co ve satio al expe ie ce ac oss job discove y, applicatio , scheduli g, emi de s, status updates, a d ha doff i to the i te view p ocess. U like ge e ic chatbots o poi t solutio s, Ca didate Age t is built o Eightfold’s AI- ative Tale t I tellige ce Platfo m a d i teg ated i to the e te p ise HR stack, so the expe ie ce is co ected, co textual, multili gual, a d available 24/7.

The New F o t Doo to Hi i g: Ca didate Age tCa didate Age t is built fo the ca didate expe ie ce: eal a swe s i stead of sile ce, o e co ve satio i stead of a doze disco ected steps. It’s ot a sma te chatbot, it’s a diffe e t way to u the f o t doo of hi i g, o e that also gives e te p ises the edge that comes f om getti g that expe ie ce ight.

Ca didate Age t does this by:

• Adapti g to each ca didate: A fo klift ope ato is asked about ce tificatio s a d shift availability; a softwa e e gi ee is asked about la guages a d f amewo ks, with adaptive discove y questio s tailo ed to the ole, buildi g a p ofile i eal-time.
• Meeti g ca didates a ywhe e, a ytime: Available 24/7 i 24+ la guages, with SMS a d WhatsApp e gageme t with voice suppo t, scheduli g a d escheduli g, automatic ésumé pa si g, timely emi de s, a d i te view p ep tips, all i the same co ve satio .
• Helpi g sea ch a d match to oles: Ca didates ca sea ch di ectly usi g simple co ve satio , with sma t filte s fo shift a d locatio , o let Ca didate Age t match them by skills, ot keywo d sea ch o a ésumé that may have bee AI-w itte . That matchi g d aws o Eightfold’s AI Native Tale t I tellige ce Platfo m a d its 1.6 billio + ca ee t ajecto ies, a capability Eightfold has offe ed fo yea s: su faci g oles a ca didate is ge ui ely a match fo , ot just the o es they thi k to sea ch.
• Co ti uous th ead, i teg ated with AI I te viewe : Poi t tools fo sou ci g, sc ee i g, a d scheduli g ofte leave a doze diffe e t memo ies of the same ca didate. Ca didate Age t ca ies o e, th ough ole discove y, questio s, a d applicatio i itiatio , with o e-i t oductio s a d o sta ti g ove , seamlessly co ected with AI I te viewe .
• Ru i g atively o day o e: Fo o ga izatio s with Eightfold Ca ee Site the e is o sepa ate i teg atio equi ed, so it’s live as soo as a o ga izatio tu s it o .
• Abso bi g ec uite busywo k: FAQs, scheduli g, escheduli g, status updates, a d follow-ups a e ha dled i the co ve satio itself, so ec uite s ca spe d mo e time o closi g.

Tale t Age ts, Powe ed by Eightfold’s Tale t I tellige ceCa didate Age t, pa t of Eightfold’s Tale t Age ts 2.0 elease, is the ca didate-faci g f o t doo , built o Eightfold’s AI Native Tale t I tellige ce Platfo m a d exte di g it beyo d sou ci g a d matchi g i to the full ca didate jou ey. Eightfold is also i t oduci g Avata , a digital-huma pe so a ca didates i te act with du i g the AI i te view, also pa t of the 2.0 elease. 360 I te view, a ivi g as pa t of Tale t Age ts 2.5 elease, combi es multiple i te view types i to a si gle co ve satio , letti g ec uite s evaluate a ca didate ac oss the skill dime sio s a ole equi es i o e co ti uous AI-led sessio , with a huma -led fi al ou d still co cludi g the p ocess. Ca didate Age t, Avata , a d 360 I te view a e all pa t of Eightfold Tale t Age ts built o o e platfo m. Ultimately, these age ts help adva ce Eightfold’s missio : the ight ca ee fo eve yo e.

AvailabilityCa didate Age t, pa t of Tale t Age ts 2.0 elease, is ow ge e ally available fo o ga izatio s with Eightfold’s Pe so al Ca ee Site e abled. 360 I te view a d Avata , pa t of Tale t Age ts 2.5 elease, a e both expected to each ge e al availability at the e d of July.

About Eightfold’s Respo sible AIRespo sible AI at Eightfold spa s fou commitme ts: buildi g AI- ative, explai able systems ac oss the tale t lifecycle; applyi g that AI to imp ove hi i g a d wo kfo ce outcomes; gove i g it th ough defi ed p i ciples a d ove sight; a d g ou di g it i tech ical igo . At its co e, Eightfold p io itizes fai ess, t a spa e cy, safety a d eliability, a d active mo ito i g, backed by egula thi d-pa ty audits, i cludi g a i depe de t bias audit of its matchi g model co ducted by BABL AI I c. u de New Yo k City’s Local Law 144, a d guided by a AI Ethics Cou cil that advises o espo sible AI use as egulatio s evolve. Lea mo e about Eightfold’s app oach to Respo sible AI.

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