AI-native recruitment partner · Sri Lanka and offshore hubs

Senior hires, interviewed before they reach you.

We advertise your role, read every application and put the shortlist through a recorded AI interview. You meet only the best few. 5% of annual salary, paid only when you hire.

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Every shortlisted candidate is interviewed before you meet them
Recording, scores, salary expectation and notice period included
No retainer. No upfront fee. No fee unless you hire.

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The problem

The hard part isn’t finding applicants. It’s knowing which ones are real.

Hard-to-fill roles sit open for months. You get too many applicants and not enough evidence. CVs are written by AI now, and they all read the same.

Agencies can help, but they commonly charge 15–25% of annual salary,1 and you still run the first round of interviews yourself.

A CV tells you what someone claims. A conversation shows how they think. We run that conversation first.

How it works

From role to ranked shortlist, in eight steps

You do three things. We do the rest.

Before we start

Tell us about the role
You
Share the title, seniority, salary range and what “good” looks like. A short form, or a short call if you prefer.
Sign one simple agreement
You
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.

While we work

We sharpen the job description
Us
A tighter JD attracts the right people and filters out the wrong ones. You see it before it goes live.
We advertise without naming you
Us
Your role goes to targeted job boards, professional bodies and LinkedIn. Your company name stays out of the advert.
We read every application
Us
Every one, in full. From those, we shortlist roughly the top five against the role.
Shortlisted candidates take a Talvin interview
Us
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.

When you decide

You get a ranked shortlist
You
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.
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.

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Why us

What’s different about how we work

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 and notice period known upfront

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

5%, only on hire

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

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.

Fast, because it’s built for it

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

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.

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 agencies bill recruiter 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.

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

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An illustration

Item	Talvin	Agency at 20%
Monthly salary	LKR 600,000	LKR 600,000
Annual salary	LKR 7,200,000	LKR 7,200,000
Placement fee	LKR 360,000	LKR 1,440,000

Illustration only. The rate for agencies varies; 20% sits inside the commonly quoted 15–25% range.

The platform underneath

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:

their CV
a score for each answer and for communication
the full recording and transcript
their salary expectation and notice period

Candidates can sync to your ATS, so this sits alongside the tools you already run.

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Coverage

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.

Software engineering and QA

Cloud, DevOps and infrastructure

Enterprise systemsERP, IFS, Power Platform and similar

Finance and accountingincluding AU-shift and offshore roles

Something else senior or specialist?Tell us about it →

See what we’re recruiting for now → Open roles

Responsible AI

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 →

In context

How we compare

Dimension	Typical agency	Doing it yourself	Talvin Recruitment Partner
What you pay	15–25% of annual salary, on hire	Ad costs and your team’s time	5% of annual salary, on hire
Who reads the applications	The agency	You	We do
What you get before the first call	A CV and recruiter notes	A CV	A recorded AI interview with scored answers
Salary and notice known upfront	Sometimes	No	Yes
Your company name in the advert	Often	Yes	No

General patterns. Individual agencies vary.

FAQ

Questions we expect

If something here isn’t clear, ask us directly — we’d rather answer it before you sign anything.

What does it cost?

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 agencies?

AI does the work that agencies bill recruiter 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.

Is there a catch?

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.

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.

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.

How fast will I see a shortlist?

It depends on the role and how the market is moving for it. We’ll give you a realistic estimate for your specific role when you share it, rather than a number that sounds good on a website.

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 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.

Will my company name be public?

Not in the advert. Your role is advertised without naming you.

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.

What if the hire doesn’t work out?

The terms are set out in the agreement you sign before we start, so you know where you stand before any work begins.

Which roles do you cover?

Hard-to-fill senior and specialist roles in technology and finance, for companies in Sri Lanka and offshore hubs. If your role isn’t listed, tell us about it.

Where does the shortlist arrive?

In a private Talvin workspace set up for your role — not a PDF attached to an email. If you later want to interview your own applicants the same way, you can start free.

Where do candidates’ details go?

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

Got a role that’s been open too long?

Tell us about it. We’ll send you the one-page agreement. Once it’s signed, we get to work.