ROSI: Introducing the Intelligence Behind Rival Recruit
Recruiting teams today are stuck in a strange bind.
AI is being pitched as the future of hiring, but no one can hand you a map of how to use it or when. The tools are multiplying, the pressure is mounting, and somewhere along the way, "figure out how to use AI" landed on your already overloaded plate.
At the same time, your resources aren't growing. With smaller teams, tighter budgets, and bigger goals, you're expected to do more with less while still providing candidates with the human connection they crave. You don't just need an AI tool. You need the right one with intelligence that flows with how you work, not bolted on as an afterthought. One that helps you make real progress without complexity or confusion.
That's why we brought ROSI to Rival Recruit.
Why AI Isn't Helping Hiring…Yet
As the number of AI tools proliferates, what's become apparent is that AI doesn't automatically make things better. In fact, you could end up in a worse situation. One with more complexity and less control. Where decisions are made that you can't explain. Recruiters shouldn't be expected to decode an algorithm or change how they work to get value out of AI.
The real opportunity lies in AI's ability to build intelligence where decisions happen: in the work itself. That's the sweet spot that allows recruiters to do more—faster, smarter, and with more precision.
Rival OS Intelligence at Work
ROSI isn't a separate platform or a model that needs to be prompted to work. It's the intelligence layer built directly into Rival Recruit that's always on and always attuned to how you work.
Across the entire recruiting funnel, ROSI takes manual work off your plate and strengthens your judgement with sharp insights. Writing a job description? Searching for the ideal candidate? Planning outreach? ROSI helps you move faster without sacrificing the human part of hiring.
How ROSI Works: Smarter, Not Just Faster
Job Descriptions That Attract
ROSI starts at the very beginning. Every great hire starts with a great job description that catches interest and inspires candidates to apply.
You decide what goes into the mix, selecting the specific information you want ROSI to use: title, responsibilities, requirements, location, and more. You can even add keywords that reflect your company's values, culture, and goals. ROSI combines those inputs into a clean draft that's compliant and rooted in how your company actually talks about itself.
You can adjust it, rewrite it, or ship it as-is. The point isn't to remove your control; it's to give you a sharper starting point.
Smarter Sourcing
ROSI eliminates hours of painstaking sourcing so you can focus your efforts on connecting with candidates. Rather than starting with a blank search bar, ROSI preloads the essentials automatically from the role you're working to fill: job title, required skills, and location. You can fine-tune the filters or add new ones with a click.
From there, ROSI searches Rival's database of candidate profiles (over 750 million of them), not just matching keywords, but analyzing dozens of real-world signals to surface high-fit talent, including:
- Career trajectories that align with your open role
- Tenure patterns, recent anniversaries, and company news
- Skills pulled from both job descriptions and prior roles
- Engagement signals that suggest a higher likelihood to respond
The result is a strategically ranked, instantly usable shortlist. Every candidate comes with clear highlights: what makes them stand out, where they've worked, and why they're worth a closer look. You can prioritize candidates that are likely to move or have been identified by ROSI as Rising Stars, or apply diversity, education, or industry filters—whatever your strategy calls for.
Outreach That Feels Personal, Even at Scale
It's hard to write an email that engages and gets a response; it's even harder to write 50 of them. ROSI helps you do both by parsing details from the open role and the candidate's profile to highlight what makes them a strong fit for your team. The messaging itself sounds natural, reflects your brand and culture, and avoids the repetitive jargon or bias that makes outreach miss the mark.
Whether you're reaching out to one candidate or a whole pool, ROSI keeps the quality high and the messaging personal. You can review, edit, and customize every message, then engage dozens of candidates in the time it usually takes to write just one.
Product Support That Keeps Work Flowing
ROSI doesn't just support hiring; it supports you as a user as well. If you get stuck mid-task or need a quick reminder of how to accomplish something in Rival, ROSI is right there to help. Asking plain-language questions like "How do I import candidates?" or "How do I schedule interviews?" gets you clear answers instantly, plus links to the Rival Help Center for more details. You never have to leave the page or pause your work to hunt for answers; ROSI helps you get what you need and get back on task.
Intelligence Meets Oversight
ROSI was built with a clear principle in mind: AI should enhance human decision-making, not replace it. It's not built to replace judgment, but to strengthen it with insights you can understand, question, and trust.
Behind the scenes, ROSI follows a rigorous standard for data privacy, compliance, and transparency:
- No customer data is used to train or fine-tune ROSI.
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is never processed, stored, or exposed in prompts.
- We comply with major data and hiring regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and EEOC guidelines.
- All AI-generated language is screened for biased or non-inclusive phrasing by default.
Our architecture uses a Retrieve-Augment-Generate (R.A.G.) model, which pulls live, role-specific insights in real time without embedding customer data into any model. This protects both privacy and precision, while avoiding the risk of outdated, hardcoded outputs.
ROSI's role is to make recruiters faster, not replace human intuition at the heart of great hiring. You're always the decision-maker—ROSI just helps you make better ones faster.
You can read more about our approach to AI, compliance, and security here.
The ROSI Era of Recruiting is Here
With ROSI in Rival Recruit, hiring works better, faster, and stronger. That translates to quicker time-to-hire, more engaged candidates, and happier hiring teams.
ROSI is built into Rival Recruit and ready to work alongside you today—without the extra tools or learning curve.
If you want to see what it's like to:
- Build better pipelines in shorter time
- Engage at scale with messages that get responses
- Deliver hiring results without the lift
…you'll want to see ROSI in action.
