We've worked with enough operators in Masterton to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any AI recruiting project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
Wairarapa · Applied AI
For Masterton operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
What AI recruiting actually does
Job ads written for SEEK, Trade Me, and LinkedIn. CVs screened against role criteria with reasoning. Phone screens done by voice AI – so shortlists land on your desk ready to interview.
- 01 Drafts compliant NZ job ads with realistic salary bands
- 02 Screens CVs and ranks by fit with written rationale
- 03 Voice AI runs first-round phone screens 24/7
- 04 Bias checks built in – flagged in the audit log
Built on: Claude Vapi Workable SEEK API Vercel
Without Kiwi Dynamics
With Kiwi Dynamics
Wairarapa
Why Masterton businesses are a fit for this.
- Wairarapa runs on agriculture, wine, and a thriving lifestyle-block community – AI here lets small operators run on bigger leverage.
- Sheep and beef, viticulture, and a tourism flow from Wellington commuters. AI tools that respect rural broadband budgets land best.
We work with teams across Masterton: Masterton CBD · Carterton · Greytown · Featherston · Martinborough.
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How we build AI recruiting for a Masterton team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Masterton business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI candidate screening.
Talk to usThe outcome for Masterton teams
Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days. For Masterton teams, that almost always shows up as fewer interruptions and a calmer week, not a dashboard chart.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
What's a typical engagement length for Masterton businesses?
Six to twelve weeks for the build, then a short managed-services month while the system goes from "shipped" to "owned by your team". After that you keep us on retainer if you want, or take it from there yourself.
Are there hidden costs we should plan for?
Three to know about: model/API spend (which we set up under your own account, not ours, so you see and control it), any new SaaS subscriptions we recommend, and your team's time during rollout. We surface all three in the quote so there are no surprises.
Can you walk us through a comparable build?
Yes – on the first call we'll pick the closest engagement we've shipped to what you're describing and walk through the outcome, the headcount and the time it took. Time-to-shortlist drops from 3 weeks to 4 days.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default AI recruiting stack we reach for is Claude, Vapi, Workable, SEEK API, Vercel, but we'll bend it around whatever you already run – Xero, HubSpot, Shopify, Cin7, your own in-house apps. The discovery week maps every data source before any build starts.
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Tell us the workflow and we'll come back with what we'd build first.
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