From QR Code to Verified Hire: The One-Flow Playbook

Most frontline hiring processes are stitched together from multiple systems.

A candidate finds a job on one platform, fills out an application on another, uploads documents through email, completes a background check with a third-party provider, and waits for someone to schedule an interview.

Every handoff creates friction. Every extra step increases candidate drop-off.

The Cleo platform replaces this fragmented experience with a single, continuous hiring flow.

Here's how it works.

Step 1: Publish a QR Job

A hiring manager creates a job in Cleo and generates a unique QR code.

The QR code can be placed anywhere:

• Store windows
• Restaurants
• Warehouses
• Career fairs
• Flyers
• Social media
• Employee referral cards
• Company career sites

Candidates simply scan the code using their phone—no app download required.

Step 2: Create a Smart Candidate Profile

After scanning, candidates complete a guided application that captures everything needed for hiring in one place.

This can include:

• Contact information
• Work history
• Skills and experience
• Availability
• Work authorization
• Certifications
• Required documents

The experience is mobile-first and designed to be completed in just a few minutes.

Step 3: Verify Identity and Credentials

As part of the same workflow, Cleo verifies the information provided by the candidate.

Depending on employer requirements, this may include:

• Identity verification
• Employment eligibility
• Background screening
• License or certification validation
• Document verification

Verification happens within the hiring process—not as a separate project after an offer is made.

Step 4: AI Reviews Every Candidate

Once the application is complete, Cleo analyzes each candidate against the job requirements.

Hiring managers receive:

• AI-generated FitScore™
• Qualification summary
• Missing requirements
• Verification status
• Candidate profile
• Supporting documents

Instead of manually reviewing every application, managers start with ranked, verified candidates.

Step 5: Interview and Hire

Hiring managers can review qualified candidates, schedule interviews, communicate with applicants, and make hiring decisions from one dashboard.

Because candidate information has already been organized and verified, the decision process becomes significantly faster.

Step 6: Automatically Create a Work Passport™

When a candidate completes the hiring journey, Cleo automatically creates their Work Passport™.

The passport securely stores verified employment information, credentials, and hiring history with the worker's permission.

The next time they apply, they don't have to start over.

They simply share their verified Work Passport.

One Workflow. No Handoffs.

Traditional hiring often looks like this:

Job Board → Application → Resume Review → Email → Background Check → Interview → Onboarding

Every transition introduces delays, manual work, and opportunities for candidates to abandon the process.

Cleo replaces those disconnected steps with a single continuous experience:

QR Code → Smart Application → Verification → AI Review → Interview → Hire → Work Passport

Everything happens in one workflow.

Why It Matters

For employers:

• Hire faster
• Reduce manual screening
• Eliminate duplicate paperwork
• Improve candidate quality
• Simplify compliance
• Create a consistent hiring process across every location

For workers:

• Apply in minutes
• Verify information once
• Reuse a trusted Work Passport
• Avoid repetitive paperwork
• Get hired faster

The Future of Frontline Hiring

Hiring doesn't need more systems.

It needs fewer handoffs.

By combining application, verification, AI screening, hiring, and the Work Passport into one continuous experience, Cleo helps employers move from "Now Hiring" to verified hire with fewer steps, less administrative work, and a better experience for everyone involved.

One scan.

One workflow.

One verified hire.