SmartRecruiters + The Cognitive Integration
The Cognitive integrates with SmartRecruiters so AI interviewing and sourcing run inside the workflow global enterprise TA teams already use: candidates entering a SmartRecruiters stage are automatically invited to a live AI interview, and completed scorecards - with recordings, transcripts, and quote-level evidence - sync back to the candidate profile. Candidates found with The Cognitive's AI sourcing land in SmartRecruiters through the same connection. SmartRecruiters is one of the primary integrations among the 40+ The Cognitive maintains - delivered natively or via API/webhooks depending on the system; ask us which applies to your stack.
What the SmartRecruiters integration does
- Auto-invite: candidates reaching your chosen SmartRecruiters stage receive an AI interview invitation within minutes - no manual sends.
- Round-trip data: the candidate's SmartRecruiters profile picks up the scores, the evidence-based scorecard, and recording/transcript links automatically.
- Automated progression: interview outcomes can drive SmartRecruiters stage transitions under rules you control.
- Sourcing handoff: candidates found with The Cognitive's AI sourcing can be pushed into SmartRecruiters with contact details attached.
- Multi-brand config: separate rubrics and trigger rules per business unit or region under a single instance.
- Nothing forks: SmartRecruiters keeps being the source of truth while The Cognitive supplies the interview and evidence layer.
The Cognitive in a SmartRecruiters workflow
SmartRecruiters positions as an enterprise talent-acquisition suite with a marketplace of connected tools. The Cognitive participates as the interview layer: high-volume and professional roles alike get live AI interviews without leaving the SmartRecruiters flow.
Global teams often run the integration per-brand or per-region, with different rubrics per business unit under one SmartRecruiters instance.
Global SmartRecruiters estates usually span hourly high-volume hiring in one region and specialist professional hiring in another, under one instance. The integration handles both without forking process: each business unit keeps its own rubrics and trigger stages, candidates self-schedule within recruiter-set windows across time zones, and the 24/7 interviewer erases the follow-the-sun scheduling problem that global TA teams otherwise staff around.
How setup works
- 1. Connect: authorization happens in The Cognitive dashboard via API key or OAuth, depending on your ATS plan.
- 2. Map: pick the roles and stages that should trigger AI interviews, and where the results should be written back.
- 3. Run: candidates flow through automatically; your team reviews scorecards inside the workflow they already know.
- Most teams are live in under an hour. Webhook-capable systems beyond our named integrations connect the same way.
Why teams add The Cognitive to their ATS
The reason is simple: SmartRecruiters is a system of record, not an evaluator. The Cognitive turns every applicant into an interviewed, evidence-scored candidate - one rubric, any hour - so decisions happen from shortlists with quotes behind every score, still inside SmartRecruiters. Pricing starts at $99/month for interviews and $49/month for sourcing credits, with 5 free trial interviews to test on a real role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does The Cognitive integrate with SmartRecruiters?
Yes. The SmartRecruiters integration auto-invites candidates to live AI interviews from your chosen stages and syncs evidence-scored results back to the candidate profile in SmartRecruiters. It is one of The Cognitive's 40+ integrations.
When should the AI interview trigger in SmartRecruiters?
Global teams often run the integration per-brand or per-region, with different rubrics per business unit under one SmartRecruiters instance. You control the trigger stage, the roles it applies to, and what a passing score does next - rules are point-and-click, and different roles can use different rubrics.
Do I need engineering help to connect SmartRecruiters?
Standard setups need none: you connect with an API key or OAuth from The Cognitive dashboard and map stages point-and-click. For custom workflows - multi-stage automations, custom fields - our team helps with configuration.
Which plans include ATS integration?
On monthly billing, ATS integration comes with the Scale and Pro interview plans; on annual billing it is included on ALL plans - and annual also saves 17%.