How we work

You share a role. We deliver a shortlist worth interviewing.

With interviews already scheduled.

Start with one message.

Describe the role or share a job description. Winnow posts it, finds candidates, screens and verifies them, and books interviews, with every update in the same chat.

Your part: one message and one click.

Winnow

Example

I want to hire SDE interns for my org.

Happy to help. Could you share the job description, and tell me how many interns you need and where?

SDE-Intern-JD.pdf

Here is the JD. We need 5 interns in Bengaluru.

Thanks. I have read the JD. Here is the plan:

SDE Intern · 5 openings · Bengaluru

Post on LinkedIn, Naukri, Internshala, Unstop and campus portals. Source from talent databases. Screen, verify and book interviews.

Approve and start

Posting on LinkedInPosted on LinkedInDay 1

Posting on NaukriPosted on NaukriDay 1

Posting on Internshala and UnstopPosted on Internshala and UnstopDay 1

Sharing with campus placement cellsShared with 3 campus placement cellsDay 1

Searching talent databasesFound 84 strong candidates who had not appliedDays 1–4

Applications received: 0Applications receivedDays 1–4

Screening every profile against the JDEvery profile screened against the JDDay 5

Verifying top candidatesTop 30 candidates verifiedDay 5

Scheduling interviewsInterviews scheduled with 12 candidatesDay 6

Your shortlist is ready: 12 candidates, with interviews on Thursday and Friday.

View shortlist

01
Brief
Share the role. We draft the job description, or work from yours.
02
Distribute
We publish it on Naukri, your careers page and campus platforms.
03
Source
We search databases and talent networks for ideal candidates, including people who have not applied yet.
04
Evaluate
We look past the CV for hidden signals, and assess every profile against your requirements.
05
Verify
We verify identity and credentials before any interview.
06
Shortlist
You receive a ranked list with the reasoning behind each candidate.
07
Schedule
We check your calendar, book the interviews and follow up with every candidate.
Then it’s your call.
You interview and make the offer.

Most suitable candidates never apply.

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We search well beyond your applicants, assess everyone against the same bar, and bring the right people to you.

Your applicants
The wider market
The right fit

Applied or not, the right people reach your shortlist.

We find the hidden signals.

Our sourcing searches a wide range of databases and networks to find ideal candidates, including people who have not applied yet.

Naukri Resdex
LinkedIn
GitHub
Internshala
Unstop
Campus networks
Referrals
Your past applicants

A polished CV is easy to write. These are not.

Career trajectory
Growth, tenure and the moves between roles.
Real work
Projects, open-source contributions and work samples.
Consistency
Whether the CV, online profiles and checks agree.
Verified facts
Identity and credentials, confirmed before interviews.

Every candidate in one ranked list.

Override any ranking, and your feedback improves the next shortlist.

Backend Engineer

Example

01
Candidate A
SourcedVerified
Built payment infrastructure at scale.
GoPostgresOn-call
92
02
Candidate B
InboundVerified
Deep experience with distributed systems.
GoKafkaOn-call
88
03
Candidate C
InboundVerified
Promoted to tech lead within three years.
PostgresOn-callGo
81

See the reasoning behind every choice.

Each candidate comes with a full analysis: how they measure against every requirement, the evidence behind the score, and why they rank where they do.

Candidate A

SourcedIdentity and employment verified

Rank 1 of 312

Against your requirements

Go in production95
Distributed systems88
Postgres at scale94
On-call ownership90

Evidence

Built and ran a payments service handling two million transactions a day.
Two years on the on-call rota, and led the team's incident reviews.

Why this rank

Meets every core requirement, with the strongest record of running systems in production.

Worth asking in the interview

“How would you shard the ledger if volume grew tenfold?”

Interviews, booked around your calendar.

We check your availability, agree a time with each candidate, send the invites and follow up with anyone who goes quiet.

Scheduling

Your calendar

MonTueWedThuFri

09:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:00

BusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyRahul M.InterviewPriya S.InterviewAnanya K.InterviewKabir J.Interview

Messages with candidates

To Priya S. · SDE Intern

Hi Priya, you have been shortlisted for the SDE Intern role at Acme. Would Tuesday at 11:00 or Wednesday at 15:00 suit you for a 45-minute interview?

Wednesday at 3 works for me.

Confirmed for Wednesday at 15:00. The invite is in your inbox, and we will remind you the day before.

Kabir J. has not replied in a day. Follow-up sent.

Kabir J. confirmed Friday at 15:00.

All you do is show up for the interview.

What we need from you.

01
The role
A short call, or your existing job description.
02
ATS access
We sync with your current system. Nothing is replaced.
03
Hiring history
Past roles and hires, so we learn your hiring standard.
04
Your feedback
Tell us when a ranking is wrong. Every shortlist after improves.

Let us run your next hire.

Book a short call. Tell us about the role, and we’ll handle everything up to the interview.

Start with one message.

Brief

Distribute

Source

Evaluate

Verify

Shortlist

Schedule