A few roles a year
Hiring lands on a founder or manager who cannot spend a day opening CVs.
Use a focused screening layer only when applications spike.
Built for small hiring teams
CV screening software for small business
Screen growing applicant volumes with clear criteria, explainable results, and no forced ATS replacement.
Useful from the first hiring spike
Regular team growth
Different reviewers apply different standards across roles and departments.
Confirm one screening rubric, then review the same evidence for every candidate.
Growing applicant volume
The current ATS stores candidates but first-pass review still creates a queue.
Keep the ATS and add faster, explainable screening before pipeline management.
What a small team gets from Marxel
The product focuses on the part of hiring that becomes painful first: consistent review of an applicant batch.
Hiring need
How Marxel helps
Practical outcome
Review a large applicant batch
Upload up to 500 PDF CVs in one processing run.
A structured first pass without a spreadsheet queue.
Agree what good looks like
Turn the hiring brief into reviewable criteria before screening.
Recruiters and hiring managers use the same standard.
Understand every recommendation
See matched evidence, gaps, concerns, and placement reasoning.
A shortlist that can be checked and explained.
Work with the tools you already have
Use Marxel before or alongside an ATS and export the result.
Improve screening without replacing the hiring stack.
Do you need screening software or an ATS?
Buy for the bottleneck you actually have. Small teams rarely need to replace a working hiring process just to improve CV review.
Do you need job adverts and application forms?
Choose an ATS
An ATS manages sourcing, applications, interview stages, communication, and offers.
Do you already receive CVs but review takes too long?
Choose screening software
A dedicated screening layer improves first-pass review while your existing process stays in place.
Do you need both workflow and deeper screening?
Use both together
Keep the ATS as the system of record and use Marxel to create a reviewable shortlist.
Start with one real role
Test the process on a live applicant batch before changing the wider hiring workflow.
Read the one-role testAdd the hiring brief
Use the job description plus the context the hiring manager actually cares about.
Confirm the rubric
Review must-haves, weighted criteria, soft criteria, and red flags before screening.
Upload the applicant batch
Process up to 500 PDF CVs for the screening job.
Review the screening results
Inspect evidence and reasoning before moving candidates into the next stage.
Plan the next step
Resume screening rubric template
Define must-haves, weights, evidence rules, and human review prompts.
CV screening calculator
Estimate the time and cost of manual first-pass review.
Automated CV screening guide
Understand the workflow, tradeoffs, and questions to ask vendors.
CV screening software UK
Explore bulk screening, UK workflows, explainability, and GDPR considerations.
Frequently asked questions
Is CV screening software worth it for a small business?
It can be useful when application spikes consume founder, manager, or recruiter time. A focused tool lets a small team improve first-pass review without buying a full enterprise hiring suite.
Does Marxel replace an applicant tracking system?
No. Marxel focuses on first-pass CV screening. It can sit before or alongside an ATS that manages job adverts, candidate records, interview stages, and offers.
Can a small team try Marxel for free?
Yes. The Free plan includes one active screening job and 200 CV screens per month with no credit card required.
How does Marxel explain candidate screening results?
Each candidate receives a placement with matched evidence, gaps, concerns, and plain-English reasoning. Recruiters remain responsible for reviewing the result and making hiring decisions.
Can Marxel screen CVs for different roles?
Yes. Each screening job starts with its own hiring brief and screening rubric, so candidates are evaluated against criteria for that specific role.
Screen the next applicant batch without changing your whole stack
Start on the Free plan with one active screening job and 200 CV screens per month.