How It Works | First Shift

01Post the ad once

Post your caregiver role from First Shift and get a careers page and application form, or keep your ad on Indeed and link that same form from it. Either way, every application lands in one place instead of an inbox.

The application form a candidate fills out to apply for a caregiver role

02Every application read and scored

First Shift reads each resume against the role you posted, not a generic template, and scores fit 0–100 with the strengths, gaps and red flags written out, including when a check the application should mention isn't stated.

Candidate drawer showing an 82% match score with the red flag 'TB test overdue (more than 12 months ago)'

03Get a shortlist, not a stack

Applicants land on a kanban pipeline sorted by fit, with a candidate drawer and notes if more than one person screens with you. The flags, no registry check stated, TB or CPR not mentioned, are visible before you open a single resume.

Pipeline board with caregiver applicants sorted into New, Screening, Interview, Offer and Hired

04Call the people worth calling

Acknowledgements, not-this-time replies and interview time proposals send automatically from an outbox, so the applicants who don't fit hear back without you writing the email. What's left on your plate is the shortlist worth a call.

AI Assistant panel comparing two shortlisted caregiver candidates side by side

Ask First Shift

Ask First Shift from Claude or ChatGPT

Connect First Shift to Claude or ChatGPT and ask it about your pipeline in plain English: “who are the five best candidates for the caregiver role, and why.” It’s a read-only MCP server. It can answer questions about your jobs and applicants, but it can’t move a candidate, edit a record or send an email.

AI-powered candidate search results ranked by percentage fit for a caregiver role

How it works, in detail

Does First Shift post my job to Indeed?

Not yet. You get a careers page and an application form you link from anywhere, including an existing Indeed listing. Applications land in First Shift either way.

Does the AI run the registry, background, TB or CPR check?

No. First Shift flags when an application doesn't state one of these. You still run the check yourself, the same way you do today.

Does the AI decide who gets hired?

No. It reads and scores every application and gives you a shortlist. You still call people and you still decide.

Can more than one person screen applicants?

Yes. Every plan is unlimited users, with team roles (owner, admin, member and viewer) so the scheduler and the owner can both work the same pipeline.

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Post → read and score → shortlist → call.