How Tekwissen leverages Kerplunk to accelerate global technical hiring
As Kerplunk’s Founder, I’ve had a front-row seat to watch Tekwissen Group reinvent its screening workflow—and reclaim entire workdays—by adopting our asynchronous video interviewing platform.
The challenge
With requisitions ballooning across IT, engineering, and professional-services roles, Tekwissen’s recruiters faced three familiar hurdles:
- Hundreds of applicants per opening—many with AI-generated résumés
- Inconsistent phone screens that made side-by-side comparisons impossible
- Hiring managers waiting days (sometimes weeks) to see a qualified shortlist
The solution
Tekwissen rolled out Kerplunk to 887 recruiters and hiring managers in under two weeks. Our team co-designed:
- Role-specific question banks mapped to Tekwissen’s core competencies
- AI Scoring models tuned for niche skills (e.g., Kubernetes, ServiceNow)
- Shareable candidate profiles that plug straight into their ATS and client portals
The results
Within the first 60 days, Tekwissen reported:
- 68% faster time-to-shortlist (from 3.1 days ➜ a few hours)
- 42 recruiter hours saved per 100 candidates
- 97% hiring-manager satisfaction with candidate insights
— Venkat Swaroop, Senior Recruiter, TekwissenI've been using Kerplunk since its beta phase, and it's been a game-changer. Candidates love the flexibility, and our team loves the depth of insight. There are plenty of tools out there, but this one makes the difference you can feel.
Why it worked
Success wasn’t just about technology. Three factors drove outcomes:
- People-first rollout—live enablement sessions and “office hours” kept adoption above 90 %.
- Data-rich feedback loops—our analytics flagged question sets that under- or over-indexed on pass rates, letting Tekwissen adjust in real time.
- White-glove partnership—we embedded a Kerplunk success engineer to integrate scoring data directly into Tekwissen’s client dashboards.
Next up
Tekwissen is now piloting Kerplunk Magic Search—our semantic talent-pool search—to surface expert candidates instantly. Early tests cut discovery (and rediscovery) time from hours to seconds.
Ready to see what asynchronous video + AI scoring can do for your hiring funnel? Let’s talk. I’d love to share the playbook that helped Tekwissen save 40+ hours per requisition—and show how we can tailor it for you.