Your Q4 playbook lives in someone's email
Last year's screening questions, rubric, and intake notes are in a thread you can't find. Every November the team starts from scratch, rebuilds the workflow, and hopes it's close to what worked last time.
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Seasonal hiring that reuses your winning screen every year
Truffle is candidate screening software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments. Clone last season's interview, criteria, and rubric in one click. Same bar, fresh pipeline, every season.
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The seasonal problem
Your Q4 playbook lives in someone's email. Every year.
Most seasonal tools rebuild a candidate pool. They don't preserve the screening process. The playbook is the product.
Talent pools don't preserve the screening process
Most seasonal tools focus on warming up old candidates. That's useful, but it doesn't help if you've lost the screening process you ran on them last time. The playbook is the product, not the pool.
Generic chatbots aren't built for repeat hiring
A conversational AI can answer FAQs but can't carry your rubric from last season into this one. You need a screening process you can clone in one click and run again with the same standards.
How it works
From last season's setup to this season's shortlist in an afternoon
Clone last year's position. Share one Position Link across every seasonal channel. AI scores every applicant against the same rubric you used last time.
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Clone last year's screening process in 60 seconds
Open the position you ran last season and click Duplicate Interview. Truffle copies the title, description, screening questions, qualification gates, AI personalization, and branding. Candidates and the share URL don't carry over so you start with a fresh pipeline.
- Duplicate Interview copies the full setup
- Fresh URL, fresh candidate pool
- Edit dated details before publishing
- Most teams ready to publish in under 2 minutes
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Share one link across every channel
Position Link works on job boards, careers pages, QR codes for in-store posters, social, and SMS. CSV Bulk Invite uploads ATS exports and recruiter lists. Qualification questions filter must-haves before anyone records a video.
- Position Link works everywhere
- CSV Bulk Invite for hundreds at a time
- Qualification Questions filter early
- Candidate Reminders at 24 and 72 hours
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Candidates record on their phone
Mobile-first recording on phone, tablet, or laptop. No app, no signup, no login required. Most candidates finish in 10 to 15 minutes. Reminders at 24 and 72 hours lift completion when application volume spikes.
- No app or signup required
- 10-15 minute candidate experience
- Configurable retakes per question
- Typical 60-80% completion with reminders
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AI scores against the same rubric you used last year
Because you cloned the position, AI Match scores against the same criteria you used last season. The bar stays consistent year over year. AI Summaries and Candidate Shorts compress review time when applications are pouring in.
- Same rubric across seasons
- AI Summaries for quick orientation
- Candidate Shorts in 30 seconds
- Magic Review with keyboard shortcuts
Why seasonal teams switch
Your peak-season playbook is a product, not a scramble
Screen reuse, not just talent pools
Most seasonal tools sell warmed-up candidate lists. Truffle preserves the screening process. Duplicate Interview clones questions, rubric, qualifications, and branding in one click so the bar stays the same year over year.
Three evidence layers, configured once, run every season
Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments stack under one Position Link. Configure them once for your seasonal role. Re-run the same workflow every year without rebuilding.
Live in 15 minutes, not 12 weeks
Seasonal hiring doesn't have time for an enterprise rollout. Truffle is $149/month, or $99/month annual. Setup in 15 minutes from a JD. Under 2 minutes if you're cloning. No implementation project.
Auditable by design
When a hiring manager asks why someone advanced last season vs. this one, the answer is on the record. Same rubric, same scoring, same evidence per candidate. Year over year.
Pause and reactivate per season
Close a position when the season ends. All candidate data stays accessible for the next round of audits or pipeline questions. Reopen or duplicate when the next season starts.
Flat pricing through your peak
$149/month covers 150 candidates a month with unlimited positions and team members. Bring on seasonal recruiters and field interviewers without changing your bill. Custom plan for peak-season volume above that.
Everything included
Everything included for seasonal hiring
Built around screen reuse so the work you did last season is still working for you this season.
Duplicate Interview
Clone last season's position in one click. Title, description, questions, qualifications, AI personalization, and branding all carry over.
Position Link
One link works across job boards, careers pages, in-store QR codes, and SMS for high-traffic seasonal channels.
CSV Bulk Invite
Upload an ATS export or returning-applicant list to send hundreds of branded invitations in one action.
Qualification Questions
Filter for must-haves like work authorization, age requirements, certifications, or availability before anyone records.
Candidate Reminders
Automated reminders at 24 and 72 hours lift completion rates without recruiter follow-up during peak season.
AI Match
Per-candidate match score with reasoning per criterion. Same scoring rubric applied consistently season over season.
AI Summaries
Short overviews of each candidate so seasonal reviewers can orient before they watch.
Candidate Shorts
AI surfaces three 30-second highlights per interview, tagged by competency. Skip the full recording.
Magic Review
Side-by-side rapid review with keyboard shortcuts. Move through hundreds of seasonal applicants in one sitting.
Candidate Filtering
Filter by Match score, status, or date applied. Activates when you have 10+ completed candidates.
AI Check
Flags responses with patterns of AI assistance as a context signal, not auto-reject.
Collaborative Evaluation
Bring on seasonal reviewers without per-seat fees. Ratings, notes, and consensus view across the team.
Use Truffle year-round
Seasonal is where this starts
Most seasonal teams use Truffle for high-volume year-round reqs too: retail associates, campus pipelines, staffing agency placements, restaurant front-line, and healthcare frontline roles.
High volume hiring
When the seasonal req pulls thousands
Position Link plus Magic Review plus Candidate Reminders is the volume workhorse. Built for the same retail, campus, hospitality, and warehouse roles that drive seasonal pipelines.
Learn more Resume screeningCut obvious mismatches before video
Score every resume against your rubric. The seasonal candidates worth a video interview surface first.
Learn more One-way video interviewsSee past the resume polish
Candidates record on their phone in under 15 minutes. AI scores every answer against your criteria. Reuse the same questions year over year.
Learn more FAQ
Seasonal hiring questions, answered
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What counts as seasonal recruiting?
Concentrated four-to-six-week hiring windows that repeat on a cadence: retail Q4, hospitality summer surges, campus and tutoring back-to-school, tax and accounting, warehouse logistics around peak shipping, and events or conferences. If you're rebuilding the same screening workflow from scratch every year, you're in seasonal territory.
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How do I clone last year's screening process?
Open last season's position in your dashboard and click Duplicate Interview. Truffle copies the title, description, screening questions, qualification questions, AI personalization, and branding into a new draft. Candidates don't carry over and the share URL is new. Edit any dated details and publish. Most teams are ready to go in under 2 minutes.
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How fast can I set up for Q4 (or peak season)?
If you're starting from scratch, usually under 15 minutes from a job description. If you're cloning last season's position with Duplicate Interview, under 2 minutes. No implementation project, no vendor onboarding, no IT ticket.
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Will candidates actually finish a one-way interview during peak season?
A well-configured Truffle interview sits at roughly 10 minutes for the candidate. Teams running Truffle through peak season see typical completion rates in the 60-80% range when Candidate Reminders are on at 24 and 72 hours. Completion is also a signal. Candidates who finish are self-selecting for intent.
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How do you handle compliance for minors, work authorization, or seasonal certifications?
Qualification Questions collect the data you need before anyone records: work authorization, age requirements, certifications, availability windows. Truffle flags candidates who don't meet your criteria but doesn't make legal determinations. Your team verifies and decides.
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How is Truffle different from a seasonal ATS?
An ATS stores applications and moves them through stages. Truffle screens them. AI Match, AI Summaries, and Candidate Shorts give your team evidence to act on. Truffle pairs natively with Ashby, Breezy HR, and Indeed, or with any other ATS via Zapier and REST API. Most teams keep their ATS and add Truffle as the screening layer.
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Can I bring on seasonal reviewers without paying per seat?
Yes. Self-Serve includes unlimited team members. Bring on seasonal recruiters, store managers, or hourly hiring managers without changing your bill. Each reviewer can rate candidates, leave notes, and contribute to a team consensus view.
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What does Truffle cost?
$149/month on the Self-Serve plan, or $99/month with annual billing. Unlimited positions, unlimited team members. 150 candidates per month included on Self-Serve. A Custom plan is available for peak-season volume above that. 7-day free trial, no credit card required.