Construction runs on crews, and crews run on people who know the work and respect the site. Those people get hired quickly. RiseYou invites every applicant to a voice interview when they apply and asks your must-haves up front, so the first interview can happen the same day, without you leaving the site.
24/7
Candidates interview whenever it suits them
< 10 min
To set up a job and AI interview
1 rubric
Every candidate scored on the skills the job needs
The same day, two ways
A construction hiring moment you'll recognize, before and after RiseYou
Monday, 6:15 a.m., site trailer
Rough-in starts Wednesday. You're two journeymen and an apprentice short.
You run an electrical contracting shop, and your posting has 95 applicants. Some are journeymen, some are apprentices, and some have never pulled wire. You can't tell which is which without a call, and you're on site from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
You return calls from the truck at lunch. Half go to voicemail. The two journeymen you liked last week already signed on with the shop across town. The GC's superintendent is texting you about the inspection date.
Your foreman already pulled an apprentice off the hospital job to cover, and that job's panel schedule is now a week behind.
Tuesday, 6:05 a.m., site trailer
Before the trucks rolled out, you knew who to call.
Every applicant got an interview link right after applying. Up front, they were asked whether they hold the license the role requires and whether they can work the site's hours. The ones who said no never landed on your call list.
The rest answered questions about the trade, site safety and what they do when the job doesn't match the drawings. 61 of the 95 had finished by Tuesday morning, and each of those has a score and a short summary. One apprentice finished his on a library computer Sunday afternoon.
You read summaries on your phone between deliveries, make four calls before lunch and decide who to bring on. The apprentice gets a status email that afternoon and tells the other shop he's taken. Wednesday at 7 a.m., their license numbers are checked and three new names are on the site sign-in sheet.
An illustrative scenario, not a customer case study.
The problem — and how we solve it
Every challenge construction hiring teams face, solved by RiseYou
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Challenge
A GC pulls the schedule forward, and you have days to add hands.
RiseYou Solution
Every applicant is invited automatically, so a weekend of applications becomes a Monday call list of the people who finished, already scored.
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Challenge
Plenty of applicants don't hold the license or certification the role needs.
RiseYou Solution
You can add your own questions to the job post about required licenses, certifications and availability, and read every answer on the application. Your team still checks the documents for finalists.
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Challenge
Foremen and supers are on site all day, not at a desk.
RiseYou Solution
Your call list, summaries and transcripts are in one dashboard. Read them from the truck, and share them with the PM making the call.
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Challenge
A résumé won't tell you whether someone takes site safety seriously.
RiseYou Solution
Situational questions do. You hear how each candidate would handle a real moment from the job, like a fall hazard or an unsafe instruction, scored on the skills the job needs.
How it works
Getting started is simple. Create and share your interview, then let our voice AI handle the rest.
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Create an AI interview
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Natural-sounding AI
Conversational interview experience that feels genuine and human-like.
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Fair, structured interviews
Every construction candidate gets questions built from their own experience and your job, scored on the skills the role needs.
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Interview 24/7
Candidates complete interviews at their convenience — no scheduling needed.
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Share your interview link
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Screen thousands in one click
Simplify your recruitment process and screen at scale like magic.
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Hear your candidates answer
Listen to the recorded answers and read the full transcript. Hire with confidence every time.
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Review and rank candidates
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Instant interview summaries
Automated summaries for each interview, making decisions faster and easier.
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Candidate assessment
Filter through candidates using data-driven insights and rankings to identify top talent.
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Work as a team
Collaborate seamlessly to keep your hiring team aligned every step of the way.
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Source more talent
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Source and discover top talent
Quickly find pre-vetted talent that's ready to hire for any role.
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Hire from top companies
Every professional is pre-screened and evaluated — access top matches fast.
What matters most in construction
The parts of RiseYou construction hiring teams lean on hardest
Your own application questions
Add written questions to the job post, like whether someone holds a license or can work weekends, and read every answer on their application.
Why it matters here
Ask about required licenses, certifications and site hours on the application, and read every answer before you call anyone.
Invited the moment they apply
Every applicant gets their AI interview link automatically. No scheduling and no back-and-forth emails.
Why it matters here
Good tradespeople get picked up quickly. Inviting them the moment they apply keeps you in the running.
Hire as a team
Seats for recruiters, hiring managers and HR admins, each with configurable permissions.
Why it matters here
Office staff, project managers and foremen can all see the same call list, with permissions you control.
Roles construction teams interview for
Journeyman electrician
Apprentice electrician
Carpenter
Plumber
HVAC technician
Construction laborer
Heavy equipment operator
Site foreman
Construction hiring questions
How can construction companies hire skilled trades faster?
RiseYou invites every applicant to a voice AI interview when they apply. Your own application questions cover your must-haves, and the people who finish land on a ranked shortlist you can review from anywhere.
Does RiseYou verify licenses or safety certifications?
No. You can add application questions about required licenses and certifications, but RiseYou doesn't verify the documents. Your team checks credentials and runs any background or drug screening for finalists.
Can we set up different interviews for each trade?
Yes. Each job has its own interview, built from the job description and each candidate's experience, so an electrician and a laborer are asked about the work they'd actually do.
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RiseYou works across all high-volume hiring industries