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Cooper for construction and skilled trades
construction recruiting software.Every applicant screened for the site, the trade and the schedule.
Cooper combines an ATS with an AI screening team that checks every construction application for trade fit, site readiness and project availability — then gives project leaders a clear shortlist they can act on.
Trusted by teams hiring for construction
Teams in construction and skilled trades use Cooper to keep the recruiting pipeline moving across single and multi-location operations.
THE CONSTRUCTION AND SKILLED TRADES HIRING CHALLENGE
Construction hiring breaks when a project starts before the crew is ready.
Project timing changes faster than the pipeline
A won tender, delayed start or new site can change headcount needs quickly. Manual review cannot keep up when every project creates a new hiring wave.
Trade, safety and access requirements are specific
A candidate can be experienced and still not be ready for the trade, certification, location or access conditions a site requires.
Skilled people are already working
Good tradespeople are rarely waiting around. The team that responds with a clear next step is the team that gets the conversation.
THE PLATFORM
A construction ATS with an AI screening team built in
Scout checks trade, certification, location and project availability. Robin captures the practical context, and your project team receives the evidence it needs before a site conversation.
Screening that follows the project plan
Keep project leaders out of the CV backlog and put them in the conversations where their site expertise matters.
- Scout checks trade, site and certification requirements
- Robin asks about practical experience and project availability
- Project leaders receive one evidence-backed candidate summary
- Coo helps source scarce trades in the right region
THE IMPACT
What changes when every construction applicant gets read
100%
Of applications checked for trade and project fit
1
Shared record for every site-ready candidate
24/7
Screening while projects and sites keep moving
HOW IT WORKS
How a project need becomes a site-ready shortlist
Keep the requirements tied to the project, then move qualified people into the conversation before the site schedule moves on.
- 1
The project role opens with its context
Trade, site, start date, access requirements and project details stay connected to the application.
- 2
Scout checks trade and site fit
Experience, certifications, travel and the requirements you set are checked consistently.
- 3
Robin explores the practical details
A structured conversation captures the project experience and availability that a CV rarely explains well.
- 4
The project team chooses the next site step
A summary with evidence makes it easier to choose a call, site meeting, trial or technical interview.
See what Scout and Robin hand back on an open construction and skilled trades role.
Cooper vs screening construction applicants by hand
Cooper
Disconnected process
Project fit
Trade, site and timing together
Reconstructed from messages
Credentials
Captured in the candidate record
Chased before site access
Time to first response
Minutes
Days around project work
What project leaders receive
One site-ready summary
CVs and agency notes
Scarce trades
Regional sourcing when needed
Separate search each time
Cooper
Disconnected process
Project fit
Trade, site and timing together
Reconstructed from messages
Credentials
Captured in the candidate record
Chased before site access
Time to first response
Minutes
Days around project work
What project leaders receive
One site-ready summary
CVs and agency notes
Scarce trades
Regional sourcing when needed
Separate search each time
HIRING ENVIRONMENTS
Built for every construction hiring environment
Keep one view of the people, projects and qualifications that have to line up before work can start.
WORKS WITH YOUR ATS
Add AI screening to the construction and skilled trades ATS you already use
You do not need to replace your system. Use Cooper as your ATS, or point Scout and Robin at the one your team already runs — applications sync in, and candidate summaries and interview evidence sync back.
If you already use an ATS
Use our AI agents Coo, Scout, and Robin to save hours of recruiting work while continuing to manage hiring in your existing ATS.
CONSTRUCTION AND SKILLED TRADES TEAMS
A recruiting workflow that keeps pace with construction and skilled trades
Cooper does what they promise – reliably, quickly, and without fuss. That's rare in recruiting tech, and we appreciate it.
Andreas Friedmann
Director Sales and Business Development — Breitseite GmbH
Cooper was almost self-explanatory from day one — barely any onboarding needed. It's given us real time savings and a much clearer overview of our hiring process. For a mid-sized team like ours, it's a great solution.
Florian Richter
CEO — Boda Borg Germany
Cooper helped us quickly find qualified freelancers while making the entire hiring process simple and efficient.
Cora Lode
Owner — Cora Lode Interiors
Cooper has become an essential part of our hiring process. It's intuitive, saves us time, and helps us quickly find qualified candidates—with outstanding support whenever we need it.
Sibylle Schmidt
Owner — Steuerberatung Schmidt
Cooper does what they promise – reliably, quickly, and without fuss. That's rare in recruiting tech, and we appreciate it.
Andreas Friedmann
Director Sales and Business Development — Breitseite GmbH
Cooper was almost self-explanatory from day one — barely any onboarding needed. It's given us real time savings and a much clearer overview of our hiring process. For a mid-sized team like ours, it's a great solution.
Florian Richter
CEO — Boda Borg Germany
Cooper helped us quickly find qualified freelancers while making the entire hiring process simple and efficient.
Cora Lode
Owner — Cora Lode Interiors
Cooper has become an essential part of our hiring process. It's intuitive, saves us time, and helps us quickly find qualified candidates—with outstanding support whenever we need it.
Sibylle Schmidt
Owner — Steuerberatung Schmidt
Cooper does what they promise – reliably, quickly, and without fuss. That's rare in recruiting tech, and we appreciate it.
Andreas Friedmann
Director Sales and Business Development — Breitseite GmbH
Cooper was almost self-explanatory from day one — barely any onboarding needed. It's given us real time savings and a much clearer overview of our hiring process. For a mid-sized team like ours, it's a great solution.
Florian Richter
CEO — Boda Borg Germany
Cooper helped us quickly find qualified freelancers while making the entire hiring process simple and efficient.
Cora Lode
Owner — Cora Lode Interiors
Cooper has become an essential part of our hiring process. It's intuitive, saves us time, and helps us quickly find qualified candidates—with outstanding support whenever we need it.
Sibylle Schmidt
Owner — Steuerberatung Schmidt
Cooper does what they promise – reliably, quickly, and without fuss. That's rare in recruiting tech, and we appreciate it.
Andreas Friedmann
Director Sales and Business Development — Breitseite GmbH
Cooper was almost self-explanatory from day one — barely any onboarding needed. It's given us real time savings and a much clearer overview of our hiring process. For a mid-sized team like ours, it's a great solution.
Florian Richter
CEO — Boda Borg Germany
Cooper helped us quickly find qualified freelancers while making the entire hiring process simple and efficient.
Cora Lode
Owner — Cora Lode Interiors
Cooper has become an essential part of our hiring process. It's intuitive, saves us time, and helps us quickly find qualified candidates—with outstanding support whenever we need it.
Sibylle Schmidt
Owner — Steuerberatung Schmidt
Security & data protection
Candidate data handled with the care construction and skilled trades hiring requires
Data stored in Europe
Your data lives on European servers and never leaves.
GDPR ready
Built to meet European data protection requirements from day one.
Never used to train AI
Your hiring data and candidate information stays yours — always.
Access controls
Role-based permissions for every member of your team.
Encryption
All data protected in transit and at rest.
Audit logs
A full record of every change made to your data.
Construction recruiting software, explained
What teams ask before they hand construction and skilled trades application screening to AI.
- Construction recruiting software helps contractors hire skilled trades, site supervisors, engineers, operators and project teams. Cooper combines an ATS with AI screening so every application is assessed for trade, project, location and availability fit.
- Yes. Add the credentials, trade requirements, travel expectations and site conditions to the role criteria. Scout surfaces the evidence and Robin can ask follow-up questions before the project team gets involved.
- Yes. Keep project-specific requirements in the role while using one shared pipeline and candidate record across sites and teams.
- Yes. Cooper handles the repeatable screening and first conversation, then gives project leaders the context. Your team remains responsible for technical assessment, site checks and the hiring decision.
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