AI HIRING FOR HOSPITALITY

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Keen is the AI that takes the rest of hiring. It screens every applicant in your company’s voice and shows you who to meet.

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The Keen dashboard
Keen's AI recruiter screening a chef applicant on WhatsApp and booking an interview

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INTEGRATIONS
01

Screening that sounds like you.

Keen pre-screens on WhatsApp, chat or phone, in your company’s tone, day and night.

Good people hear back before they move on.

How it works
A candidate asks about a Demi Chef de Partie role and Keen replies, pre-screening on WhatsApp
02
Keen building a scorecard for a role

Your top ten, shortlisted and ready.

Every applicant scored against your role, with the reasons, screening answers.

Everything you need to decide. Nothing you need to chase.

How it works
03

Set up from one link. Or keep your ATS.

Share your company URL and Keen builds your workspace and writes your job posts.

Already run an ATS? Keen works on top of it.

For your ATS
Keen setting up a workspace from a company website
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Keen's candidate view for a Demi Chef de Partie role, with the AI summary and hiring stages

Generic AI reads CVs. We’re teaching ours hospitality.

We’re training Keen on 15 years of hospitality hiring, so it can tell a good sous chef from a great one.

Launching this winter, shaped by the operators who join now.

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Great people get your attention.AI gets the rest.

Generic AI learned from the whole internet.

We’re training Keen on 15 years of hospitality hiring, so it knows what truly great looks like in every role, from commis chef to general manager.

THE MODEL

Trained on hospitality.

Fifteen years of hospitality hiring teach it which experience predicts a good hire in each role, not just what a CV says.

AI summary card: 80% match, with the candidate's kitchen experience summarised

Set with hospitality recruiters.

The criteria for each role are built and checked with experienced hospitality recruiters from leading establishments.

Role criteria: skills, benefits and working schedule chips

Tested on real openings.

Before launch, we test its shortlists on live roles with our founding partners.

Shortlist table with AB scores for invited candidates

People decide.

Keen recommends. Your team makes every hiring decision.

Hiring stages from Applied to Hired, with a Reject button

JOIN

Help shape it.

We’re inviting a small group of hotels, restaurants and hospitality groups to build the model with us.

Run Keen on a few live openings, compare its shortlist with your own and tell us where it’s wrong.

In return: first access at launch this winter, criteria tuned to your roles and a direct line to the team building it.

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FOR YOUR ATS

Keep your ATS.Add Keen.

Keen works on top of the system your team already uses.

It screens every applicant in your company’s voice and sends the results straight back to your ATS.

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WORKS WITH
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01

Connect.

We link Keen to your ATS.
No migration, and no new system for your team to learn.

02

Screen.

Keen pre-screens every new applicant on WhatsApp, chat or phone, in your company’s tone.

03

Sync back.

Scores, screening answers and your top ten land in your ATS, ready for your team.

Same ATS.Better shortlists.

Tell us which system you use and we’ll show you Keen running on top of it.

PRICING

Choose how much Keen takes on.

Every plan screens your applicants and shows you who to meet. Pick the one that fits how you hire.

Basic
From £199 a month
Choose it if:
You run one site and hire a few roles at a time.
What you get:
AI-powered ATS
Chat screening in your company’s tone
Up to 500 CVs analysed a month
Start with Basic
Pro
From £799 a month
Choose it if:
You hire all year, get a lot of applicants, or want candidates screened by phone.
What you get:
Everything in Basic
Your own screening agent, set up around your questions and brand
Phone screening by an AI voice agent
Up to 5,000 CVs analysed a month
Start with Pro
Enterprise
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Choose it if:
You run five or more locations.
What you get:
Everything in Pro, across every location
Connects to the ATS you already use
Volumes and pricing set for your group
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Every plan includes the anti-bias scorecard and access to active and passive hospitality talent.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about hiring with Keen, from setup to security. Still curious? Drop us a message and we’ll get right back to you.

How is Keen different from a normal ATS?

Keen is AI-first. It writes your job posts, screens and ranks every applicant, schedules interviews and runs AI interviews, so your team only spends time on the candidates worth meeting.

How does the AI interviewer work?

Keen runs a structured interview with every candidate, 24/7. You get ranked insights and an AI profile summary for each person, ready to review.

Which job boards does Keen work with?

Keen integrates with LinkedIn, Indeed, Caterer.com, totaljobs, leisurejobs, HotelCareer, Caterer Global and milkround.

How quickly can we start hiring?

In minutes. Share your company URL and Keen learns your business, asks a few questions and builds your hiring workspace for you to review.

Is candidate data private and secure?

Yes. Keen handles personal data in line with GDPR. See our Privacy Policy for the details.

How much does Keen cost?

Plans start at £199 a month for Basic and £799 a month for Pro. See the pricing page for what each plan includes.