# HireMike

> AI-powered first-round screening for small businesses. HireMike reviews every
> application against criteria the employer defines, runs structured first-round
> interviews, and returns a ranked shortlist. No contracts, no monthly fees —
> usage-based pricing at USD $0.50 per application screened and USD $10.00 per
> completed interview.

HireMike is a decision-support tool. Every hiring decision is made by a human
employer; the platform does the screening work that precedes it. It is operated
by Inprod Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian company.

## Product

- [How it works](https://www.hiremike.cc/how-it-works): The employer journey and the applicant journey, end to end.
- [Pricing](https://www.hiremike.cc/pricing): Full rate card. Account creation, job posting, application collection and knockout screening are free; AI CV screening is USD $0.50 per application; a completed AI first-round interview is USD $10.00.

## Articles

- [Recruitment Metrics for Small Businesses: Formulas, Examples and a Free Tracker](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/recruitment-metrics): Learn which recruitment metrics to track, calculate hiring conversion and review hours, and use a free tracker to find screening bottlenecks.
- [9 Best Pre-Employment Assessment Tools for Small Businesses (2026)](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/best-pre-employment-assessment-tools-small-business): Compare nine pre-employment assessment tools for small businesses by test type, pricing, candidate time, setup effort, evidence quality and best use case.
- [Interview Feedback Examples for Hiring Managers: Positive, Constructive and Negative Samples](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/interview-feedback-examples): Use 40+ evidence-based interview feedback examples for positive, constructive and negative evaluations, with internal notes and candidate-facing templates.
- [AI Recruitment Statistics 2026: What 955 Job Ads Reveal About AI-Written Descriptions](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ai-recruitment-statistics): New HireMike research found 62.4% of 955 sampled job ads were classified as AI-like. What does that mean for recruiters, candidates and hiring?
- [How to Measure Quality of Hire: Formula, Scorecard and Example](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/quality-of-hire): Learn how to measure quality of hire with a practical formula, worked example, scorecard, and guidance for interpreting and improving the result.
- [15 Interview Questions to Ask Candidates When Polished Answers Aren't Enough](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/interview-questions-to-ask-candidates): Use 15 interview questions and evidence-seeking follow-ups to get past rehearsed answers, assess real work behaviour, and make better hiring decisions.
- [The Camera Never Asked a Follow-Up Question](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ai-interview-vs-one-way-video-interview): A one-way video interview records fixed answers. A conversational AI interview can listen, clarify and probe. Here is why that difference matters.
- [Interview First, CV Second: Why the Hiring Funnel Is Backwards](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/interview-first-screening): AI has made polished CVs easier to produce and harder to trust. See how interview-first screening collects evidence before CV polish decides who advances.
- [The AI Recruitment Double Standard: Candidates Can Use AI, but Employers Can't?](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ai-recruitment-double-standard): Candidates use AI to apply. Should employers use it to interview? The research-backed case for transparent AI recruitment with human oversight.
- [Recruitment Automation Software: A Practical Guide for Small Businesses](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/recruitment-automation-software): Learn how recruitment automation software handles screening, first-round interviews, scheduling and shortlisting while keeping hiring decisions human.
- [AI Can Make Hiring More Human: What Automated Hiring Should Actually Do](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/automated-hiring-what-should-stay-human): Research shows how AI can improve hiring by handling repetitive screening while people retain judgment, relationships and accountability.
- [Conversational Recruiting Software: What It Is and How It Works](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/conversational-recruiting-software): Learn how conversational recruiting software screens applicants, conducts AI interviews, simplifies scheduling, and keeps hiring decisions human.
- [Job Boards for Small Business: Where to Post](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/job-boards-for-small-business): A practical guide to job boards for small businesses: where to post, when to pay, when to use niche boards, and how to screen applicants after they apply.
- [STAR Method Interview: How to Answer Questions With Examples](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/star-method-interview): Use the STAR method to answer behavioral interview questions with Situation, Task, Action and Result. See sample answers, common questions and mistakes.
- [Resume Screening Software: A Buying Guide for Small Teams](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/resume-screening-software): Compare resume screening software by criteria, explainable scoring, human review, workflow and pricing so your small team can choose the right tool.
- [AI Recruiter: What It Does and When a Small Business Needs One](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ai-recruiter): An AI recruiter can source or screen candidates. Learn the difference, what it should handle, and where the hiring manager must stay involved.
- [How to Make a Good Hiring Decision Without Relying on Gut Feel](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/how-to-make-a-good-hiring-decision): A practical framework for making better hiring decisions with clear criteria, comparable evidence, structured interviews, and accountable human judgement.
- [What Is an AI Interview? How It Works and What It Should Assess](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/what-is-an-ai-interview): Understand what an AI interview is, how the main formats work, what they assess, and where human judgement remains essential.
- [Fair Hiring Practices: A Practical Guide for Small Businesses](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/fair-hiring-practices-small-business): A practical guide to fair hiring practices for small businesses, including structured interviews, consistent criteria, blind screening, and responsible AI use.
- [Candidate Evaluation: Why the Old Methods Are No Longer Enough](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/candidate-evaluation): AI has degraded the signals hiring has relied on for decades. What modern candidate evaluation should look like, and why adapting now pays off.
- [How to Screen Job Applicants: A Practical Guide for Small Businesses](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/how-to-screen-job-applicants): A step-by-step guide to screening job applicants: setting criteria before you open a resume, phone screens, skills tests, and the mistakes to avoid.
- [The Cost of a Bad Hire for a Small Business: Benchmarks and a Worked Example](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/cost-of-a-bad-hire): Estimate the cost of a bad hire with SHRM and Gallup benchmarks, a worked small-business example, and a practical process for more consistent hiring decisions.
- [Interview Scorecard Template for Small Business Hiring Managers](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/interview-scorecard-template): A ready-to-use interview scorecard template for small business owners, with the rubric anchors most templates leave out and a worked example.
- [Skill-Based Hiring: The Small Business Answer to the AI Application Flood](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/skill-based-hiring-small-business): When AI can polish every CV, evaluating documents stops working. Skill-based hiring moves evaluation somewhere AI can't reach: the live interview.
- [ATS for Small Business: A Practical Guide That Doesn't Assume You Have an HR Team](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ats-for-small-business): Compare ATS options for small businesses using verified prices, plan limits and hiring benchmarks. Choose around your hiring volume and screening workload.
- [Why Most Applicant Tracking Systems Are Built for the Wrong Business](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/applicant-tracking-systems-small-business): Most applicant tracking systems are built for HR teams. If you're a small business owner hiring without one, here's what matters and what to ignore.
- [Candidate Screening Software for Small Businesses: What Actually Works in 2026](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/candidate-screening-software): Discover the best candidate screening software for small businesses. Compare features, AI screening, pricing, and tips to hire faster and smarter.
- [AI Recruiting Platform: Why Most of Them Aren't Built for Your Hiring Problem](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/ai-recruiting-platform-small-business): AI recruiting platforms either find candidates or screen applicants. Learn which approach fits a small business that already has applications to review.
- [How to Run First-Round Interviews That Actually Find the Right Hire](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/first-round-interviews-small-business): Most hiring managers don't have a candidate quality problem, they have a structure problem. How to run first-round interviews that build a shortlist.
- [What Is an Asynchronous Video Interview: Should Small Businesses Use One?](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/async-video-interview): Learn how asynchronous video interviews work, when to use them, how they compare with live interviews and how to set one up for candidate screening.
- [How to Reduce Time to Hire Without an HR Team](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/reduce-time-to-hire): To reduce time to hire without an HR team, fix the process, not the candidate pool. Here's what's actually slowing your hire down.
- [Why Candidate Experience Is the Most Overlooked Part of Small Business Hiring](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/candidate-experience-small-business): Improve candidate experience in small business hiring with practical steps for faster communication, better interviews, and stronger offer acceptance.
- [One Interview Method Isn't Enough. Here's How Smart Small Businesses Are Hiring Differently](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/interview-methods-small-business): Compare eight interview methods, including structured, behavioural, panel, one-way video and AI-led interviews, and learn when to use each.
- [How to Screen Resumes: A 5-Step Process for Small Businesses](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/screening-resumes-small-business): Use a five-step resume screening process: set knockout criteria, weight requirements, score candidates consistently and keep every hiring decision human.
- [Best AI Interview Tools for Small Businesses: 4 Compared](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/best-ai-interview-tools-small-business): Compare HireMike, Hyring, InterviewFlowAI and Spark Hire by pricing, interview format, setup and human oversight. Find the best fit for occasional hiring.
- [The Interview Stage Is Overdue for a Rethink: Here's What Modern Hiring Looks Like](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/modern-interview-stage): See how small businesses can modernise first-round interviews with structured questions, scorecards, AI screening and faster scheduling.
- [Better Interview Scheduling, Better Hires: A Guide for Small Business Owners](https://www.hiremike.cc/blog/better-interview-scheduling): Reduce interview scheduling delays with automatic invitations, calendar sync, reminders and self-service rescheduling. Keep strong candidates engaged.

## Policies

- [Privacy policy](https://www.hiremike.cc/privacy): What is collected, how AI processing works, data retention, and how Google user data is handled.
- [Terms of use](https://www.hiremike.cc/terms): Platform terms, acceptable use, and the limits of AI-assisted screening.

## Notes

- Canonical host is https://www.hiremike.cc. The bare host redirects here.
- Machine-readable index: https://www.hiremike.cc/sitemap.xml
- Article feed: https://www.hiremike.cc/feed.xml