Paige, the recruiting receptionist
Recruiting

Meet Paige, your recruiting receptionist.

Paige answers the number you forward, takes the caller's name, number and what they need — in the words a staffing or recruiting firm actually uses — and writes one sentence on the record. From $49 a month, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM shaped for recruiting.

How Paige answers
Paige saysThanks for calling your business, this is Paige. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team.

Then Paige listens. Short sentences, one question at a time, the number read back once, and what happens next: you call back.

What callers usually need

Paige sorts every call into the words your trade uses

That word is in the sentence Paige writes, so your callback list reads like a recruiting desk, not a voicemail box.

Why every call matters in recruiting

The call you miss is the one that goes elsewhere

A candidate or a hiring manager who calls and gets voicemail moves on to the next recruiter the same afternoon. Paige answers that call, every time, and you decide what happens next.

By the numbers: 61% of job seekers say an employer ghosted them after a job interview, 9 percentage points more than in April 2024. Source: Greenhouse 2024 State of Job Hunting report (2,500 workers in the US, UK and Germany), 2024.

The CRM, in recruiting words

Callers become candidates, and work becomes placements

Every plan includes the EngageSuite360 CRM, set up for recruiting from the first login. Paige writes each call onto the right record in those words.

Placements stages

Sourced → Screened → Interview Scheduled → Interview Complete → Offer Extended → Placed

Recruiting records

  • Job Openings — open requisitions
  • Submissions — candidate submittals

On every candidate: Current Role, Desired Salary, Years of Experience, Available Start.

The record

What is on the CRM after a call

One sentence, on the contactJeff called from (727) 555-1212 — candidate inquiry, wants a call back this afternoon.

The caller becomes a contact, the company is matched from the number, and the sentence is emailed to you. No recording, no transcript on the Starter plans — that is the AI Front Desk plan, one rung up, same number, same CRM.

Pricing

How much is an AI receptionist for a recruiting business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

More from Paige

The guides, and the CRM Paige writes into

Paige's recruiting guides

How a staffing or recruiting firm handle calls, follow-up and the work behind them — written by Paige on AgentWorks Studio.

Read Paige's recruiting hub →

The CRM Paige writes into

EngageSuite360 arrives shaped for recruiting: the pipeline, the fields and the vocabulary. Free to start; Paige writes every call into it.

Free CRM for recruiting →

Questions

About Paige

How much is an AI receptionist for a recruiting business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

What does Paige say when answering?

"Thanks for calling your business, this is Paige. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team." Then Paige listens, takes the name, the callback number and what they need, reads the number back once, and says you will call back.

What does Paige never do?

Paige never quotes a price or a range, confirms an appointment time, sends a text or an email, transfers the call, or pitches anything. On the Starter plans it is one logged sentence and you call back; the AI Front Desk plans add transcripts, texting and booking.

What lands in my CRM after a recruiting call?

A contact (or the one you have), the company when the number matches, and one line on the record that names what they needed — candidate inquiry, client job order, interview scheduling, timesheet or payroll, placement issue. The same line is emailed to you.

What does the CRM call my candidates?

Candidates, with placements moving through Sourced, Screened, Interview Scheduled, Interview Complete, Offer Extended, Placed. The EngageSuite360 CRM in every plan is set up for recruiting, with job openings and submissions as records of their own.

Why does a missed call cost a recruiting business so much?

A candidate or a hiring manager who calls and gets voicemail moves on to the next recruiter the same afternoon. Paige answers every call you forward, so that caller reaches someone.

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