Cairn Case Study

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Case study · AI hiring platform

Can AI help hire fairly, and still show its reasoning?

Hiring software that scores skills, explains every score, and leaves the final decision to a person.

5user roles, recruiter to candidate
1-clickaudit pack export
01The Background

Cairn is hiring software that scores candidates on their skills. Every score comes with the reasoning behind it, so a recruiter can see why a candidate ranked where they did.

A person always makes the final call. The software supports the decision; it does not take it.

ProductAI hiring platform
Users5 roles
PrincipleHuman makes the final decision
Export1-click audit pack
02The Challenge

AI in hiring is only useful if people can trust and check it.

01

Scores nobody can explain

A number without a reason is hard to defend to a candidate, a manager or a regulator.

02

Several kinds of user

Recruiters, hiring managers and candidates all need different views of the same process.

03

Proof when asked

Teams needed a record of how each decision was reached, ready on demand.

Without clear reasoning and a record, AI scoring is a risk to the company rather than a help.

AI productWeb platformRole-based accessAudit trail
03The Solution

Scores with reasons, roles with limits, and a record that exports in one click.

Skill scores with reasoning

Each score shows the evidence behind it.

  • Reasoning shown next to every score
  • Recruiters can review and question it

A person decides

The product recommends; people decide.

  • Final decision always sits with a person
  • Decisions are recorded with the scores

Five user roles

Each person sees what they need and no more.

  • Recruiter to candidate
  • Role-based access

One-click audit pack

The full record of a hiring process can be exported when someone asks for it.

  • Scores, reasoning and decisions together
  • Ready to share with auditors or managers
04The Results

Hiring software that can explain itself.

Cairn gives hiring teams scores they can understand and a record they can hand over.

  • Every score shows the reasoning behind it.
  • Five user roles cover the process from recruiter to candidate.
  • A one-click audit pack exports the record of each process.
  • A person makes the final decision on every hire.

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