Screen new job applicants with AI background summaries

When a candidate applies for a role in Zinc, analyze their resume with Exa AI to extract key skills and summarize their experience for hiring managers.

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How Knit builds this workflow

The Agent researches both APIs and wires the trigger on one side to the action on the other — no pre-built connector required. Here is the vocabulary it has to work with.

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Triggers

New candidate applied

Fires when a new candidate applies to a job in Zinc.

Candidate stage changed

Fires when a candidate moves to a new pipeline stage in Zinc.

Interview scheduled

Fires when an interview is scheduled in Zinc.

Offer extended

Fires when an offer is extended to a candidate in Zinc.

Actions

Create candidate

Creates a new candidate record in Zinc.

Update candidate stage

Moves a candidate to a new pipeline stage in Zinc.

Schedule interview

Schedules an interview for a candidate in Zinc.

Send offer letter

Sends an offer letter to a candidate via Zinc.

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Triggers

New completion generated

Fires when Exa AI generates a response to a prompt.

Model run failed

Fires when a request to Exa AI errors or times out.

Fine-tune job completed

Fires when a fine-tuning job in Exa AI finishes.

Actions

Generate a completion

Sends a prompt to Exa AI and returns the model's response.

Summarize text

Uses Exa AI to summarize a block of text.

Classify or extract data

Uses Exa AI to classify or extract structured data from text.

Advance candidates based on AI assessment evaluations Once Exa AI finishes evaluating a technical assessment submission, automatically update the candidate's recruitment stage in Zinc to keep hiring moving fast. See details

Compile candidate preparation briefs before upcoming interviews Whenever an interview is scheduled in Zinc, ask Exa AI to assemble a concise briefing document on the applicant so interviewers can prepare quickly. See details

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FAQ

Common questions

Can Knit build “Screen new job applicants with AI background summaries” between Zinc and Exa AI?

Yes — describe it in the box above and Knit's Integrations Agent researches Zinc and Exa AI's public API docs (or your own uploaded docs) and builds a working workflow, whether or not either app already has a pre-built connector.

How long does it take to build?

Minutes to a first working version, not weeks — you test it against real data before it goes anywhere near production.

What can an AI Models + ATS integration actually automate?

Common patterns include summarizing a candidate's profile against a job description, drafting a personalized outreach or rejection email, or scoring a pipeline stage using Exa AI against structured data pulled from Zinc.

Does Exa AI need direct access to resumes stored in Zinc?

The Agent can pass structured candidate fields, resume text, or both from Zinc into Exa AI, depending on what your workflow needs — no separate resume-parsing step required.