Traffit + The Cognitive Integration
The Cognitive integrates with Traffit so AI interviewing and sourcing run alongside the workflow Polish recruitment agencies and in-house teams hiring for tech already use: you import active candidates from the Traffit 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. The connection is one of 60+ ATS integrations The Cognitive offers through a single unified integration. Traffit keeps every stage move and decision; The Cognitive never changes a candidate's stage or rejects anyone.
What does the Traffit integration do?
- Pull candidates in: a sync imports the active candidates sitting in the Traffit stage you select, ready for an AI interview invite.
- Results go back as a note: each interviewed candidate imported from Traffit gets the score, summary and report link added to their record, where the integration can write notes.
- No automatic stage moves: Traffit keeps every stage change and rejection decision; the integration only reads candidates and writes notes.
- Sourcing alongside: The Cognitive also finds people outside Traffit across ~900M public profiles; you choose who to contact and interview.
- Tech first rounds in 9 languages: one fixed rubric per role, reported back to Traffit as a note.
- No parallel system of record: Traffit stays the source of truth; The Cognitive adds the interview and evidence layer.
The Cognitive in a Traffit workflow
Traffit calls itself "The best hiring software made for growing tech companies" (traffit.com/en, read on 3 October 2026) and serves both in-house teams and recruitment agencies. The Cognitive adds a live, two-way AI video interview in 9 languages, useful when one team hires engineers in several countries.
Traffit users usually import from the stage after CV screening, where a technical first call would normally be booked.
Tech recruiters lose time on first calls that only confirm what a CV claims. The AI interview follows up on each answer against a fixed rubric for the role, and the score, summary and report link land on the Traffit candidate as a note for the recruiter or the client to review.
How does candidate sourcing get into Traffit?
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 Traffit automatically; you decide who to interview and who to add to Traffit yourself.
Many strong engineers never answer a job ad, which caps what a Traffit pipeline can hold. The Cognitive searches ~900M public profiles for the skill mix in a plain-English brief, and sourced people are not written into Traffit automatically.
How does setup work?
- 1. Connect: open the integration from The Cognitive dashboard, choose Traffit, and sign in with the credentials Traffit asks for.
- 2. Pick the source stage: tell The Cognitive which Traffit stage to import active candidates from.
- 3. Use it: a sync brings candidates in, you invite them, and finished interviews go back to Traffit as notes with the score and report link.
- Your team keeps every stage move and decision in Traffit; the integration reads candidates and writes notes, nothing more.
Why teams add The Cognitive to their ATS
Tracking candidates is what Traffit does; finding and evaluating them is the gap The Cognitive fills. Search ~900M public profiles from a plain-English brief, then invite the people you pick, or the applicants you import from Traffit, to a live AI interview that books itself into their calendar. AI Sourcing starts at $49/month and AI Interview at $99/month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Traffit have AI interviews?
Not an AI interviewer. Traffit's AI compares each CV with the job requirements and suggests what to ask the candidate during the interview, which your recruiter still runs (traffit.com, read on 3 October 2026). The Cognitive adds a live, two-way AI video interview of 10 or 20 minutes in 9 languages, and the invitation tells candidates the interview is run by AI.
Does Traffit source candidates outside your applicants?
Partly. Traffit offers a free sourcing plugin that adds profiles you find on social media and other platforms to your talent pool, plus the huntoo referral platform (traffit.com, read on 3 October 2026). It does not describe a search of profiles. The Cognitive searches ~900M public profiles for the skill mix in a plain-English brief, and sourced people are not written into Traffit automatically.
Is AI in Traffit free?
Mostly. Traffit says job description writing, drag and drop CV import, matched candidate suggestions from your database and report analysis are free, while AI application scoring is a paid add-on (traffit.com, read on 3 October 2026). The Cognitive's live AI interview is a separate subscription billed monthly. AI Interview starts at $99/month.
Does The Cognitive integrate with Traffit?
Yes. Candidates in your chosen Traffit stage are imported on sync, invited to a live AI interview, and their score and report link are added back in Traffit as a note. Traffit is one of 60+ ATS integrations The Cognitive offers.
Can The Cognitive source candidates into Traffit?
The Cognitive sources candidates alongside Traffit: 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 Traffit 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 Traffit stage should feed AI interviews?
Traffit users usually import from the stage after CV screening, where a technical first call would normally be booked. 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 Traffit.
Do I need engineering help to connect Traffit?
Not for the connection itself. An Traffit admin signs in through The Cognitive's integration window and chooses the stage to import candidates 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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