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Resume Screening & Formatting Virtual Assistant

Reviewing inbound applications against your criteria, shortlisting qualified candidates, and formatting resumes — so recruiters see only best-fit candidates, faster.

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Your dedicated assistant
Online · clearing your queue
Morning tasks synced
Priority items handled
Updating your tools…
End-of-day report
Tasks cleared today27
Faster
Shortlisting
7 days
To go live
SHORTLISTED
Applications
screened to criteria
What is a resume screening VA?

A resume screening VA reviews inbound applications against your criteria, shortlists qualified candidates, and formats resumes to your standard — so recruiters see only the best-fit candidates, faster.

The problem

High application volume buries recruiters.

A flood of applications buries recruiters and slows shortlisting. A screening VA reviews against your criteria and surfaces only the best-fit candidates.

What’s included

What’s included.

Application review
Criteria-based screening
Shortlisting
Resume formatting
Candidate summaries
ATS status updates
How it works

How it works — step by step.

1

Set

We set the screening criteria.

2

Review

They review applications.

3

Shortlist

They shortlist qualified candidates.

4

Format

They format and summarize.

5

Update

They update the ATS.

The math

In-house vs. Edge Nova.

In-house hire
Edge Nova VA
Cost
$45k–$65k/yr + benefits, equipment
From $500/mo — up to 50% less
Time to start
Weeks to hire and train
Live in 7 days
Coverage
One person, PTO gaps
Trained backup, your time zone
Commitment
Salary + severance risk
No long-term lock-in
The stack

Tools they work in.

They plug into the platforms you already run — no migration required.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Your ATS
Why Edge Nova

An assistant who feels in-house.

Your assistant is dedicated to your account and background-checked, trained on your tools and preferences before day one, and covers US/CA/UK/AU business hours. You get secure handling of your data, AI-assisted efficiency, and you meet your match before you commit.

Dedicated & vetted
Background-checked, never a shared pool.
Secure by default
Access-controlled handling of your data.
Meet before you commit
You approve your assistant first.
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FAQ

Resume Screening & Formatting Virtual Assistant — FAQs.

The team behind your recruiting & HR VA

Behind your recruiting & HR VA: 25+ years of BPO operating experience.

Edge Nova is led by an operator who has run inbound, outbound, and back-office teams since 1999 — across virtually every niche, for blue-chip clients. Your recruiting & HR VA is recruited, vetted, and managed with that same operating discipline, and is dedicated to your account — never a rotating pool.

1999
Operating in BPO since — 25+ years of experience behind your team.
NCR
Dedicated teams based in India’s NCR region, assigned only to you.
4-stage
Every hire clears a psychometric test, an SME interview, a functional-head round, then HR.
In-house
Our own recruiters source continuously via LinkedIn & Naukri.
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See only best-fit candidates.

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