**GOAL: Looking for a system that accelerates recruiter decisions and builds long-term candidate intelligence → 15 days to hire!

1. Candidate Entry Points**

Candidates can enter the workflow through three channels:

• Sourcing: Added directly by a recruiter or sourcer to our archeotypes
• Paragon Website: Candidates apply or express interest online.
• Past Candidates: Re-engaged from prior searches (e.g., from clients like Walmart).

2. Candidate Identification & Invitation

Once identified, candidates are invited to:

• Explore a specific opportunity with a partner company, or
• Join the Paragon Marketplace, our curated network of pre-vetted talent.

3. Automated Intake Interview

Candidates complete an AI-guided or video-based intake interview designed to capture qualitative insights, skills, and context beyond the resume.

4. Recruiter Review & Scoring

Recruiters receive a structured summary of the interview — including key highlights, red flags, and a confidence score — enabling faster, data-driven evaluation.

5. Candidate Routing

Based on the results, candidates are automatically routed into one of three categories:

• ❌ Not a Fit
• ⚙️ Good, but for Another Role — Added to the Paragon Marketplace with standardized tags (e.g., ML Engineer | IC | Toronto).
• ✅ Advance to Hiring Manager Review

6. Intelligent Candidate Database

All data feeds into a continuously growing, searchable database of tagged candidates and interview summaries — building Paragon’s long-term marketplace intelligence and reusable talent pool.