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The Voice Behind VoiBo

A practical account of what happens when voice AI meets real recruitment workflows. What's working, what's failing, and what we're learning along the way. Written by Simon Berry, VoiBo's founder.

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Latest · Issue #5 · 6 November 2026

Four months, 1,300 calls, and what actually moved the numbers

Real data from a live voice AI deployment: reach up ten points, nearly half of applicants fully screened, not one asked for a person. And the unglamorous work behind it.

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Previous issues

Issue #4 · 15 May 2026

Why high applicant numbers are breaking recruitment (and why better filtering makes it worse)

500 applications for one role is not a triage problem. It is an engagement problem, and filters cannot solve it. Why the bottleneck has moved and what to do about it.

4 min read

Issue #3 · 22 April 2026

What investors are asking in 2026 (and why recruitment leaders should listen)

Raising capital for VoiBo tested every assumption I held after 17 years running a recruitment business. Three investor questions every recruitment owner should borrow.

6 min read

Issue #2 · 24 March 2026

The recruitment revolution has moved well past 'what to do'

Notes from the Recruitment Agency Expo: the industry has stopped asking what to do and started asking for evidence, benchmarks and validation.

4 min read

Issue #1 · 3 March 2026

9 months in. Our strongest week yet.

Why early drop-off is the real trust metric in voice AI, and why a one-word answer is the hardest thing for an AI to interpret.

4 min read

The Voice Behind VoiBo

Four months, 1,300 calls, and what actually moved the numbers

Previous issues

Why high applicant numbers are breaking recruitment (and why better filtering makes it worse)

What investors are asking in 2026 (and why recruitment leaders should listen)

The recruitment revolution has moved well past 'what to do'

9 months in. Our strongest week yet.

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