Consult: Ediphy Screening
Human-verified screening
for high-signal hiring.
Ediphy Screening provides structured, senior-operator assessment of candidates for finance, trading, and technology roles, surfacing genuine capability and substantive issues early in the process, before they emerge at a late stage.
At a glance
Why screening quality has deteriorated
Candidate volume has risen; the quality of screening signal has not.
On the employer side, automated CV screening filters on signals that are straightforward to engineer and diminishing in reliability. On the candidate side, generative tools now produce applications, responses, and CVs at scale. The aggregate effect is a market where the distinction between a strong candidate and a well-presented one has become difficult to establish through conventional screening.
The cost of that difficulty typically materialises late. A candidate whose suitability is correctly assessed only at a final stage represents significant wasted process time on all sides. Ediphy Screening is designed to move that determination forward, establishing an accurate read at the start of a process rather than at its conclusion.
THE PROBLEM
For the firm
Application volumes have increased substantially; the quality of early-stage signal has not kept pace. When applications are routinely AI-assisted and automated screening filters on easily replicated signals, significant assessment failures are made early in the process and corrected, expensively, at the final stage.
For the candidate
Strong candidates competing in a high-volume, AI-assisted market face a different problem: genuine capability is increasingly difficult to distinguish from well-presented surfaces. A rigorous, domain-qualified screen identifies real strengths early, rather than filtering on signals that are straightforward to replicate.
What we actually do
We interview the candidate ourselves.
A recruiter cannot reliably assess a senior systematic-trading hire, a head of sales, or a technology leader from a CV and a brief screening call: the domain knowledge required is not typically available at that stage, and AI-assisted applications reduce the reliability of surface signals further. Ediphy Screening addresses this by deploying assessors who have held those roles on the sell side.
The engagement model is straightforward. The recruiter signs up, commercials are agreed, and candidates are referred. Ediphy conducts a structured, senior, human-led interview, domain-specific, evidence-based, and resistant to well-prepared but superficial responses. The recruiter receives written feedback with sufficient substance to present credibly to their clients.
- 01 Recruiter engagesThe recruiter signs up and we agree commercials up front. The recruiter funds the screening, not the candidate.
- 02 Candidates referredThe recruiter sends the candidates they want a credible, independent read on.
- 03 Senior human interviewA structured interview run by people who have held the seat, domain-deep.
- 04 Structured feedbackWritten assessment back to the recruiter, strengths, gaps, and the real issues, evidenced.
- 05 Recruiter qualifiesThe recruiter uses the read to qualify candidates before recommending them to their clients.
- 06 Credibility downstreamCandidates are aware the recruiter has invested in independent, senior-led screening, evidence of a rigorous process and a demonstrable commitment to quality that distinguishes the engagement from automated alternatives.
Three stakeholders, one source of signal.
Screening that actually works lifts the hit rate for everyone in the chain, the recruiter who has to be credible, the firm that has to hire well, and the candidate who has to be seen.
An independent assessment you can evidence
A structured, domain-specific evaluation from senior practitioners you can present to clients with confidence. Substantive issues are identified at the first stage, protecting client relationships from late-process failures that a more rigorous early assessment would have prevented.
FUNDED BY YOU · DEMONSTRABLE
Pre-assessed, before first-round interviews
Candidates arrive with an independent, senior-operator assessment already completed. Less time allocated to filtering at the early stage, fewer processes that stall in later rounds, and a materially higher success rate on the critical hires.
PRE-SCREENED · HIGHER HIT RATE
A rigorous process, with mutual accountability
The recruiter's investment in independent screening is a demonstrable commitment to quality, evidence of a structured, senior-led process. Strong candidates are identified and advanced early rather than filtered out by less discriminating methods.
VETTED PROCESS · SEEN EARLY
Engage, refer, screen, feedback, qualify.
Every Ediphy Screening engagement moves through the same shape, recruiter-funded, human-run, and built to put the hard signal up front.
Engage
The recruiter enters a formal engagement with Ediphy Screening and commercials are agreed. The screening service is funded by the recruiter, a structural commitment to quality that is visible to candidates from the outset.
Refer
The recruiter refers the candidates they require an independent, domain-qualified assessment of, typically senior or specialist roles where conventional screening provides insufficient signal.
Screen
Ediphy conducts a structured interview delivered by practitioners who have held equivalent roles: systematic and electronic trading leadership, heads of sales, technology executives. The assessment is domain-specific, evidence-based, and designed to distinguish substantive capability from surface-level preparation.
Feedback
Written, evidenced assessment delivered to the recruiter, documenting genuine strengths, substantive gaps, and material issues identified at the first stage of the process.
Qualify
The recruiter applies the assessment to qualify candidates before presenting them to clients, protecting the client relationship, improving placement accuracy, and establishing a process with demonstrable rigour across all parties.
Why Ediphy
Screened by people who have held the seat.
Most screening is conducted either by automated tools filtering on signals that are straightforward to replicate, or by generalist assessors without the domain knowledge to evaluate senior specialist roles. Neither reliably distinguishes a candidate with substantive capability from one with effective presentation.
Ediphy Screening addresses this directly. The service is delivered by senior sell-side practitioners, the same operating depth that underpins Ediphy Consult, applied to candidate assessment rather than systems advisory. The assessment is human-verified, domain-specific, and structurally independent of the hiring outcome.
The service is focused on three areas where the gap between surface presentation and substantive capability is greatest: senior developers, systematic trading, and executive hiring, across finance, trading, and technology.
| Ediphy Screening | Zero-cost AI screening | Generalist assessor | Recruiter self-screening | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screened by senior sell-side operators | – | – | – | |
| Domain depth in trading & finance | – | Partial | Partial | |
| Resistant to AI-polished answers | – | Partial | Partial | |
| Surfaces real issues in round one | – | Partial | – | |
| Independent of the hiring decision | – |
Next step
Speak to the screening team.
Every Ediphy Screening engagement begins with a short scoping conversation, the roles in question, the domain requirements, and an assessment of whether a senior, human-led screen would improve placement outcomes. No pre-packaged methodology; a direct discussion with the practitioners who would conduct the work.
Speak to the Ediphy Screening team.
Recruiters placing senior finance, trading, and technology roles are invited to discuss the service. Describe the mandates where candidate quality is most difficult to assess. We agree commercials, receive candidate referrals, and return structured written assessments, delivered by domain practitioners, independent of the hiring outcome. The service covers senior developers, systematic trading, and executive hiring.