Are you a recruitment agency?

Yes. Talvin is a recruitment firm. You give us a role, we find and assess candidates, and we introduce the best few. We earn a placement fee only when you hire. The difference is how we work: AI reads, interviews and scores candidates first, so we can charge 5% instead of the usual 15–25%.

How is this different from a traditional recruiter?

We do the same job at a different price and with more evidence. A traditional recruiter sends CVs and notes. We send CVs plus a recorded interview, scores, salary expectation and notice period.

How is this different from posting the job on a job board?

A job board gives you applicants and leaves the screening to you. We advertise the role, read every application, interview the shortlist and hand you a ranked list.

Who is behind Talvin?

Talvin builds AI voice interviews for hiring teams, and runs this recruitment service on the same platform.

5% of the hired candidate's annual salary, paid only when you hire. There's no retainer, no upfront fee and no charge for the shortlist. If you don't hire, you pay nothing.

Why is it so much lower than other recruiters?

AI does the work that recruiters bill hours for: reading every application, running first-round interviews and writing them up. We're removing hours, not cutting corners. You can check the quality yourself in the recording and scores.

The catch is the agreement. You sign a short one before we start, so you know the price and we know our work is protected. Read it first. If it isn't clear, ask us.

Why sign before I see any candidates?

Because we put in real work up front: refining the role, advertising, reading applications, interviewing. The agreement protects that work and fixes your price in writing. It also protects the candidates we introduce.

What if the hire doesn't work out?

The terms are in the agreement.

What if you can't find the right person?

Then you owe nothing. We only earn a fee when you hire someone we introduced.

What happens after I sign the agreement?

We confirm the role details with you, tighten the job description and, once you're happy with it, advertise the role. You'll then get a ranked shortlist in your Talvin workspace.

How fast will I see a shortlist?

It depends on the role and the market. In our first batch of roles, screened and interviewed candidates were ready within about a week.

How many candidates will I get?

Roughly five per role, ranked. If you'd like to see more, ask us.

Do I have to interview all of them?

No. The ranking and the recordings are there so you can decide who is worth your time. Most people start with the top few.

What does the candidate's interview look like?

Ten minutes, by voice, on a laptop or desktop, at a time that suits them. The AI asks questions about the role and follows up on what the candidate says. Candidates are told upfront that it's an AI.

How do I know a candidate isn't just good at interviews, or using AI-written answers?

The AI asks follow-up questions and tests depth beyond a rehearsed answer. You also get the full recording, so you can see how they think. And you still run the final interviews.

Is the AI interview fair?

We don't claim AI removes all bias. We keep it accountable: you can watch every recording and read the reasoning behind each score, and a person (you) makes the hiring decision.

Do you approach people at their current employer?

No. We never pitch a candidate to their current employer. We share a candidate's profile only after they've agreed.

Where do candidates' details go?

Candidate data is handled under the terms in the agreement and our privacy policy.

Do you place contract or temporary roles?

The 5%-of-annual-salary fee describes permanent placements.

Do I need a Talvin subscription?

No. The shortlist arrives in a Talvin workspace. If you later want to interview your own applicants, you can start free.

Talvin AI Recruiter: 5% of annual salary, paid only on hireTalvin is an AI-native recruitment firm for hard-to-fill senior roles in Sri Lanka and offshore hubs.We sharpen the job description, advertise without naming the client, read every application, and shortlist roughly the top five.Each shortlisted candidate takes a recorded Talvin voice interview. The client gets a ranked shortlist with recordings, scores, salary expectation and notice period.The fee is 5% of annual salary, charged only when you hire. No retainer, no upfront fee, and no charge for the shortlist.

Talvin

Meet the top 1% candidates, not a generic list.

Q: What's in the agreement?

The 5% fee and when it's due, how long our introductions are protected, confidentiality, and how candidate data is handled. We keep it to a page of plain English.

Talvin is an AI-native recruitment firm for hard-to-fill senior roles in Sri Lanka and offshore hubs. We advertise your role, read every application and send you a ranked shortlist of interviewed candidates. 5% of annual salary, paid only when you hire.

Companies we work with

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Introducing Talvin AI Recruiter

The recruiter you wish you had, moving at the speed of AI.

What the film covers

Share your role.
We read every application.
A 10-minute AI interview.
A ranked shortlist.

5% of the salary, only when you hire. No retainer, no upfront fee, no charge for the shortlist. The shortlist names shown in the film are illustrative.

Yes, we're a recruiter.

The same job a traditional recruiter does, but done differently and at a different cost, while moving at the speed of AI.

Talvin interview · recorded10:00

Before you meet them

Every candidate interviewed first

Each shortlisted candidate takes a recorded Talvin interview before you meet them.

Answer scores

Salary expectationLKR · captured

Notice periodCaptured

Evidence, not just a CV

You get the recording, scores for each answer and for communication, plus salary expectation and notice period.

Role sharedShortlistInterviewsHire

You pay LKR 05% due here

No fee unless you hire

No retainer. No upfront fee. If you don't hire, you owe nothing.

Compare us with a traditional recruiter ↓

How it works

From role to ranked shortlist, in the speed of AI

Before we start

Tell us about the roleYou

Share the title, seniority, salary range and what "good" looks like. A short form, or a short call if you prefer.

TitleSenior DevOps EngineerSenioritySenior

Salary rangeLKR · monthlyWhat good looks likeOwns cloud cost and uptime

Sign one simple agreementYou

Before we spend a minute on your role, and before any candidate is shared, you sign a short plain-English agreement. It covers the 5% fee (due only on hire), how long our introductions are protected, confidentiality, and how candidate data is handled. You know the price upfront. We know the effort we put in is protected.

Recruitment agreement1 page

Fee: 5%, due only on hire Introduction protection period Confidentiality Candidate data handling

SignedBefore any work starts

While we work

We sharpen the job descriptionUs

A tighter JD attracts the right people and filters out the wrong ones. You see it before it goes live.

Rockstar engineer, any cloud, 3–10 years Runs production AWS for a 24/7 payments platform Has owned an incident review end to end

CommentApprove JD

We advertise without naming youUs

Your role goes to targeted job boards, professional bodies and LinkedIn. Your company name stays out of the advert.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Confidential client · Colombo · via Talvin

Job boardsProfessional bodiesLinkedIn

We read every applicationUs

Every one, in full. From those, we shortlist roughly the top five against the role.

Every application readRoughly the top five shortlisted

Shortlisted candidates take a Talvin interviewUs

Ten minutes, by voice, on a laptop or desktop, at a time that suits them. Talvin asks role-specific questions and follows up on what the candidate actually says. It scores each answer and overall communication, records the full interview, and captures salary expectation (in LKR) and notice period.

You mentioned cutting cloud spend. What did you switch off first?

Idle staging clusters, on a schedule.

And how did you stop that breaking overnight test runs?

Follow-up on their answerRecordedSalary + notice captured

When you decide

You get a ranked shortlistYou

In your Talvin workspace: each candidate's CV, scores, recording, salary expectation and notice period. We only share profiles of candidates who have agreed to be introduced.

Illustrative · consented candidates only

You interview the best few. You pay only if you hire.You

You spend your time on the people most likely to be right. When someone accepts, the 5% fee applies. If nobody is hired, you owe nothing.

Someone accepts

of annual salary

Nobody hired

LKR 0

you owe nothing

Questions about any step? Talk to us →

What's different about how we work

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Q2 · scoredReasoning

You see the interview, not just a CV

Every shortlisted candidate comes with a recorded interview and scored answers. You can watch it, check the reasoning and decide for yourself.

Salary expectation

LKR, upfront

Notice period

Known, upfront

Salary and notice period known upfront

We ask every shortlisted candidate before you meet them. No surprises at offer stage.

Talvin5%

Typical15–25%

5%, only on hire

A fraction of the 15–25% recruiters commonly charge. No retainer, no upfront fee, no cost for the shortlist.

Advert

Client

Candidate

Shared with consent

Confidential on both sides

Your name stays out of adverts. Candidates are introduced only with their consent. We never pitch a candidate to their current employer.

00:00Interviews taken across the day23:59

Built to move fast

AI interviews run around the clock and candidates take them when it suits them. No scheduling back-and-forth before you see evidence.

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A short list, on purpose

Roughly five candidates per role, ranked. We'd rather give you five who are ready than fifty who aren't.

Traditional recruiter vs Talvin

Same job, done differently. Here's what changes.

Topic

Traditional recruiter

Talvin

What stays the sameWe still find and introduce candidates, you still run the final interviews, and the hiring decision is always yours.

General patterns; individual firms differ. Fee ranges from published recruitment-fee guides (Pin, Recrew, Alcor, 9cv9), 2026. Sri Lankan IT contingency fees are indicatively 20–30%; there is no standard tariff.

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The fee

One fee. 5% of annual salary. Only when you hire.

No retainer. No upfront payment. No charge for the shortlist. If you don't hire, you pay nothing.

Why is it lower?

AI does the work that recruiters bill hours for: reading every application, running first-round interviews, scoring and writing them up. We're not discounting quality. We're removing hours.

5% of annual salary is under three weeks' pay.52 weeks

2.6 weeks

Everything is in a one-page agreement you read before we start.

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Your workspace

Your shortlist lives in Talvin. And you can keep using it.

The ranked shortlist arrives in a private Talvin workspace, not a PDF attached to an email. Open any candidate and you'll see:

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Use it with your existing tools: candidates can sync to your ATS.

Want to interview your own applicants the same way? The same platform runs live voice interviews for any role. Start free, no card needed. Using the Recruitment service doesn't require a Talvin subscription.

Share a role Start free in Talvin

TBD: team sharing + status options; live ATS integrations; free-tier wording; subscription requirement

Shortlist › Senior DevOps Engineer › Candidate Name

Candidate Fullname

10 min·Interviewer: Sally

Salary expectation

LKR / month

Notice period

30 days

RecommendationAdvance

7.9/ 10

5 of 5 questions answered

Clear ownership of a cloud cost turnaround, backed by numbers. Stayed general when asked how the overnight test runs were protected.

CommunicationStrong · 8/10

Clarity & structure8/10 Strong

Relevance8/10 Strong

Language accuracy7/10 Strong

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TechnicalHow have you reduced cloud spend without hurting reliability?

Scheduled shutdown of idle staging clusters; cut monthly spend and reported savings to finance.

8/10 Strong

SituationalA production incident hits at 2am. Walk me through the first hour.

Clear triage order, named who gets paged and when, and how the client is kept informed.

9/10 Exceptional

Built for the roles that are hard to fill

If a role has been open for months and needs real depth, it's what we're built for. We recruit across technology and finance, for companies in Sri Lanka and offshore hubs.

+ Something else senior or specialist?Tell us about it →

See what we're recruiting for now →

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AI, handled honestly

AI does the legwork. People make the decisions.

Candidates know.

Every candidate is told the interview is with an AI before they start.

Candidates consent.

We share a candidate's profile only after they've agreed to be introduced.

You can check the work.

The recording and the reasoning behind each score are in front of you. Nothing is a black box.

The hire is yours.

Talvin ranks. You decide.

Read our approach to ethical use of AI in hiring →

What the candidate sees first

Before you start

This 10-minute interview is with an AI interviewer. It's recorded so the hiring team can review it.

✓I understand this interview is with an AI

✓Introduce me to the employer only with my OK

Start interview

Reads, interviews, scores, ranks

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You

Review evidence, interview, decide

TBD: confirm the live candidate flow says this; legal review of consent and data-sharing language

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