Zaajira: Developing an AI Talent Platform
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Build a recruitment platform for the African market that connects job requisitions to candidate profiles with automated screening, structured interview flows and an integrated skilling pathway — so employers can hire faster and candidates can close the skill gaps that get them shortlisted. The product had to work for high-volume entry-level roles across multiple countries, multiple languages and intermittent connectivity, while giving recruiters a familiar pipeline view and giving learners a guided upskilling experience.
What we delivered
- Job-to-candidate matching engine ranking profiles against requisition requirements using structured competency signals
- Interview automation flows including async audio and video screeners, calibrated scoring rubrics and configurable interview kits
- Skilling engine built on LearnWorlds so candidates flagged with skill gaps can immediately enrol in targeted upskilling pathways
- Recruiter dashboards covering pipeline health, time-to-shortlist, source effectiveness and candidate-funnel drop-off
- Candidate-facing mobile experience tuned for low-bandwidth networks and African mobile carriers
Build scope
- Web and mobile experience for candidates, recruiters and employer admins
- Recruiter workflows: requisition intake, sourcing, screening, scoring, shortlisting, offer
- Learning integration: LearnWorlds course catalogue mapped to in-demand role competencies
- Identity and document handling for African ID standards and right-to-work verification
- Analytics layer for cohort reporting on hiring outcomes vs. skilling participation
Outcomes
- Reduced manual screening workload, freeing recruiters to focus on shortlisted candidates
- Improved speed-to-shortlist through async screeners and AI-assisted ranking
- Higher candidate engagement thanks to immediate, actionable feedback via the skilling pathway
- A unified candidate-and-learner record that makes long-term workforce development reportable
How we know
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In early 2026 we shipped Zaajira's first cross-border recruiter cohort across several African markets. Async video screeners and the AI ranking layer significantly compressed the recruiter's first-pass review time per requisition, and candidates flagged with skill gaps were enrolled into a LearnWorlds upskilling pathway within the same session — turning rejections into a measurable re-engagement pipeline rather than dead leads.
Statistic: The World Bank estimates that 10–12 million young Africans enter the labour market each year while only around 3 million formal jobs are created annually — the structural mismatch that makes embedded skilling, not just sourcing, the real recruitment lever in the region.
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Tech / platforms used: LearnWorlds, React, Flutter, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, REST APIs.