Occupop + The Cognitive Integration
The Cognitive integrates with Occupop so AI interviewing and sourcing run alongside the workflow UK and European SMB hiring teams already use: you import active candidates from the Occupop stage you choose, invite them to a live AI interview, and write each score, summary and report link back to the candidate as a note. Of The Cognitive's 60+ ATS integrations, Occupop is one, connected from the dashboard through one unified integration. Stage moves and decisions stay in Occupop; the integration only reads candidates and writes notes.
What does the Occupop integration do?
- Pull candidates in: a sync imports the active candidates sitting in the Occupop stage you select, ready for an AI interview invite.
- Results go back as a note: each interviewed candidate imported from Occupop gets the score, summary and report link added to their record, where the integration can write notes.
- No automatic stage moves: Occupop keeps every stage change and rejection decision; the integration only reads candidates and writes notes.
- Outbound too: AI sourcing searches ~900M public profiles for people who never applied, so the pool is not limited to who is already in Occupop.
- Shortlist to interview: import Occupop's shortlist stage and invite those candidates to a live AI interview.
- Occupop remains the system of record - The Cognitive layers interviews and evidence on top, never a second database to reconcile.
The Cognitive in an Occupop workflow
Occupop now sits inside Cezanne, and occupop.com points to "Cezanne Recruitment, powered by Occupop" as part of Cezanne's HR and payroll suite. The recruiting side is built to reach more applicants through job ads and fill roles faster.
Occupop teams usually import from the stage where shortlisted applicants sit and invite them to interview from there.
When job ads go wide, the shortlist gets long and the first interviews eat the hiring manager's week. The Cognitive runs that first conversation live by AI, with a rubric fixed per role and questions that adapt to each answer. The hiring manager reads a report with a 1 to 5 score per criterion, overall written feedback and the recording before choosing who to meet.
How does candidate sourcing get into Occupop?
That is the gap The Cognitive's AI sourcing fills. A search brief written in plain English runs across ~900M public profiles with contact details enriched from 30+ sources; the role becomes a durable role pool that keeps everyone each search finds. Each candidate a search returns costs 1 credit, an email reveal 5 and a phone number 10, charged only on a successful reveal, so browsing a search result is cheap and only the shortlist you act on is not. People you source stay in The Cognitive's role pool and are not written into Occupop automatically; you decide who to interview and who to add to Occupop yourself.
Occupop brings in applicants through job advertising; The Cognitive finds people who are not looking at ads, across ~900M public profiles. Those people are not added to Occupop automatically.
How does setup work?
- 1. Connect: from The Cognitive dashboard, pick Occupop in the integration window and authorize it with your Occupop admin credentials.
- 2. Set the stage: select the Occupop stage that feeds candidates into The Cognitive.
- 3. Use it: a sync brings candidates in, you invite them, and finished interviews go back to Occupop as notes with the score and report link.
- Occupop stays in charge of stages and decisions; The Cognitive adds the interview and the note.
Why teams add The Cognitive to their ATS
Occupop is a system of record, not a sourcer or an interviewer. The Cognitive finds people across ~900M public profiles and interviews them live with AI, scoring every criterion 1 to 5 against the rubric you set, then writes the score and report link back to Occupop. AI Sourcing starts at $49/month and AI Interview at $99/month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Occupop have AI interviews or video screening?
Not that its site describes. Cezanne Recruitment, powered by Occupop, lists "automated CV scoring, smart application filtering" and ChatGPT prompt tools, plus online interview calendars and SMS reminders. The Cognitive adds the interview itself: a live, two-way AI video conversation of 10 or 20 minutes, with a transcript, the recording and a 1 to 5 score per criterion.
Does Occupop source candidates outside your applicants?
Occupop brings in applicants through job advertising and career sites. Cezanne says you can "publish vacancies for different countries on different sites" with on-brand career pages. The Cognitive reaches people who are not reading ads, across ~900M public profiles, and when the pool is thin it relaxes its softest filters and says what it broadened. Those people are not added to Occupop automatically.
Is Occupop now Cezanne?
Yes. occupop.com now redirects to Cezanne's recruitment page, which sells "Cezanne Recruitment, powered by Occupop" on its own or inside the Cezanne HR suite. The Cognitive still lists Occupop among its 60+ ATS integrations, so you connect the account, import the stage you choose and invite candidates to a live AI interview. A note with the score goes back to each imported candidate.
Does The Cognitive integrate with Occupop?
Yes. The Cognitive imports active candidates from the Occupop stage you choose, you invite them to a live AI interview, and the score, summary and report link go back to Occupop as a note. It is one of The Cognitive's 60+ ATS integrations.
Can The Cognitive source candidates into Occupop?
The Cognitive sources candidates alongside Occupop: it searches ~900M public profiles from a plain-English brief and enriches contact details from 30+ sources. Sourced people stay in The Cognitive's role pool and are not written into Occupop automatically. Search results cost 1 credit per candidate returned; an email reveal costs 5 credits and a phone number 10, charged only on a successful reveal.
Which Occupop stage should feed AI interviews?
Occupop teams usually import from the stage where shortlisted applicants sit and invite them to interview from there. You choose the source stage in The Cognitive, each role can use its own rubric, and every decision after the interview stays with your team in Occupop.
Do I need engineering help to connect Occupop?
No. You connect Occupop from The Cognitive dashboard in one integration window, using the admin credentials Occupop asks for, then pick the stage to import from.
Which plans include ATS integration?
ATS integration comes with the Scale and Pro interview plans. Plans are monthly, and you can cancel anytime.
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