A global hiring marketplace
Hiring, with the first interview already done.
Every candidate takes one AI video interview. You see a level on each skill, with their own words behind it.
Pay only when you hire: 10% of the hire's annual base salary. No credit card. No sales call.
Interview once and see your level on each skill. A company gets your name only when you say yes to it.
Free for candidates.
Hong Kong first.
Open to companies hiring in Hong Kong and to candidates from most countries.
Your role at a glance.
Candidates, their interviews and what to do next.
About 20 minutes
One AI video interview
12 months
How long one interview counts
Your employer
Blocked from seeing your profile
Built for both sides
Candidates interview once. Companies see the evidence.
ROUND.1 runs the interview and shows companies the evidence, skill by skill. Every introduction starts with a yes from the candidate.
For the candidate
One interview, many companies.
Your interview counts for 12 months with companies hiring in your field. You don't apply to each one or repeat a first round.
Your name, your call.
A company sees your levels and your own words first. It gets your name only when you say yes to its shortlist.
For the company
One role, many assessed people.
Your applicants take the same AI interview as our candidates. You see a level on each skill, with their own words behind it.
No first-round calls.
The AI runs the first round for every candidate. You read the answers and shortlist the people you want to meet.
Assessment first
See the evidence before the name.
Before the yes: levels and the quotes behind them. No name, contacts, CV, photo, recording or transcript.
After the yes: the name, contacts, CV, an optional note, the recording and the transcript, for your company only.
After a decline: a decline, with no name and no reason.
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Customer Success Manager
Relationship management
Level 4
“When a client would not renew, I set up a weekly call and we rebuilt the plan.”
Customer success
Level 4
“I tracked usage every month, so I could raise a renewal before the client asked.”
Scores are provisional while we calibrate our assessment.
ShortlistHow it works
Describe the role. Our AI interviews the candidates.
One interview. You decide who gets your name.
See the roles that fit you, each marked Top match or Close match when you open it, and your own levels for free.
Start with your CV
Describe the role.
Answer a short chat, attach a job description or paste a link. We draft the job description and requirements. You add the pay range and publish.
No interview to set up.
See assessed candidates.
Upload your applicants and invite them to our AI interview. You see a level on each skill, with their own words.
Our candidate pool opens soon.
Shortlist and meet.
Watch the interview and read the transcript. Our pool candidates confirm your company and role before their name reaches you.
Every introduction starts with a yes.
Meet and hire.
Run your next rounds your way, then record the hire in ROUND.1. The fee is charged only then.
Drop your CV.
PDF or .docx. Sign in with a link we email you. A short chat then asks only what your CV can't say: the work you want, your pay and where you can work.
Block your employer.
We suggest your current employer from your CV, and you can add any other company by its website. A blocked company never sees your profile at all.
Take one interview.
About 20 minutes on video, 30 at most, when it suits you. For 12 months, the same interview stands for every company we introduce you to.
Say yes, or not right now.
When a company shortlists you, you see the company and the role. It gets your name only if you choose “Yes, introduce me”.
Pricing
Free to join. One fee per hire.
10% of the hire's annual base salary, charged on hire. If the hire does not last 90 days, ROUND.1 finds a replacement at no new fee.
The fee applies to every hire made through the platform, including candidates you upload yourself.
- No subscription
- No charge per interview
- 90-day replacement
Trust
Clear about what a score is, and who decides.
Early scores.
Scores are provisional while we calibrate our assessment. Read each level next to the quote behind it.
People decide.
The AI interviewer asks the questions and never rejects anyone. Companies decide whom to shortlist. Candidates decide who gets their name.
The candidate is in control.
Block any company, or decline any shortlist without a reason.
Questions
What people ask us.
Curious? The workspace above shows what a company sees.
For companies
Which roles can I hire for?
At launch we interview account executives and customer success managers, project managers in digital delivery, and AI builders, in English. Candidates you upload can interview in Mandarin Chinese on a role you set to Mandarin. Cantonese isn't offered.
Can I bring my own applicants?
Yes. Upload their CVs on your role and email each one the intake questions. Once they answer, send the interview invite. They take the same AI interview as our candidates. If you pass over one, they hear nothing unless you choose to tell them.
How much does it cost?
Joining is free. You pay 10% of the hire's annual base salary, charged on hire. If the hire does not last 90 days, ROUND.1 finds a replacement at no new fee.
For candidates
Will my current employer find out?
Not if you block it. A blocked company never sees your profile. Other companies get your name only after you say yes to them, and a yes cannot be taken back.
What is the interview like?
A video call with an AI interviewer, about 20 minutes and 30 at most, in English. Three questions are the same for everyone, then questions on each skill the role needs. You get one attempt, and if the call drops you can rejoin within 30 minutes. Use a computer with a camera and microphone, in Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge.
What if you don't interview for my field yet?
Your profile stays with us while we look for companies hiring in your field. You can ask us for an interview in your field.
Who can join as a candidate?
People from most countries can join. The chat asks where you can work.
Start here
Two ways in.
For companies
Hiring in Hong Kong? Describe your first role in a short chat.
For candidates
Looking for a role? Drop your CV and answer a short chat.
