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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Apna.co launches job-posting-integrated multilingual AI calling agent
has unveiled what it claims is the country's first job-posting-integrated, multilingual AI Calling Agent . The AI Calling agent is said to be built on Apna's Blue Machines Agentic-AI stack. The company said that this AI-powered solution conducts round-the-clock interviews in Hindi, English, and other regional languages, using advanced voice analytics to assess and shortlist top talent instantly. Unlike traditional chatbots or email-based systems, Apna's AI Calling Agent claims to customizes interview to match the employer's job post and brand tone. It auto-generates role-specific questions, conducts live voice interviews, scores responses in real time, and follows up via calls, WhatsApp, and Email. Nirmit Parikh, Founder & CEO of said, 'Hiring is more than just filling roles - it's about shaping the future of India. India's recruiters spend countless hours chasing calls instead of meeting qualified candidates. That's the gap we set out to bridge. We built the AI Calling Agent under our proprietary Agentic AI stack, Blue Machines, to deliver enterprise-grade automation that's affordable, regional, and simple to use. By embedding our AI Calling Agent directly into every job post, we're putting Fortune 500-level technology into the hands of lakhs of MSMEs and enterprises across India. Employers can now focus on the human conversations that matter—while our agent handles the rest. This is the beginning of a new era in recruitment - fast, intelligent, and built for Bharat.' Karna Chokshi, COO of added, 'Building a DIY stack across job portals, dialers, speech AI, scoring engines, and CRMs is both expensive and technically complex. With Apna, we've unified sourcing and AI-driven screening into a single seamless workflow - no integrations, no third-party tools, no extra effort.'
The Hindu
13-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Apna.co unveils AI interview tool for job seekers
a jobs platform, has launched AI Job Prep — a new AI-powered interview preparation tool designed to address the preparation gap in the country's job market. 'Over 7.6 lakh AI interviews have been completed on Apna's platform, across over 900 cities and towns, logging more than 39 lakh minutes of interviews — signalling a growing demand for smarter, tech-enabled ways of interview preparation,' the firm said. 'The tool offers realistic interview simulations, instant performance feedback, and personalized improvement tips to help candidates build interview confidence,' it said. Early data from AI Job Prep tool reveals adoption across roles, regions, and demographics. 'Adoption was highest in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai — accounting for 44% of total interviews,' the firm said. 'Also non-metros such as Jaipur, Lucknow, and Patna showed strong and growing momentum, reflecting rising digital fluency beyond urban centers,' it added. Nirmit Parikh, Founder & CEO, said, 'AI Job Prep is our answer to the confidence gap that quietly stalls millions of careers. We have turned a nerve-racking interview into a safe, intelligent rehearsal—one that knows the company you are aiming for, knows your profile, speaks your language, and improves with every exchange.' 'Think of an actual interviewer looking at your profile for a particular role - taking your interview,' he added. 'When world-class preparation becomes a right instead of a privilege, talent stops holding its breath and starts realising its full potential,' he said. Karna Chokshi, COO, said, 'AI Job Prep is powered by Apna's Proprietary Agentic AI platform—a self-improving stack that fuses large-language reasoning, accent-adaptive speech tech, and a live graph of thousands of Indian employers. In seconds, it ingests a resume, maps it to the exact role and company, and orchestrates a back-and-forth dialogue with smart turn detection.'
