Frequently Asked Questions

Mara AI is an AI-native recruiting platform that transforms job descriptions into ranked candidate lists in minutes. Built on BEON's decade of experience hiring top 1% talent, Mara uses AI to analyze candidates across 40+ data points, applies 12 trustability flags, and provides transparent matching scores (0-100) to help you focus on the best candidates.

While Mara is currently a powerful AI-driven platform for candidate matching and ranking, we're actively developing AI agentic features that will allow Mara to take more autonomous actions in your recruiting workflow. Think of it as evolving from an intelligent tool to a proactive recruiting assistant that can handle tasks independently.

Our matching algorithm achieves 94% accuracy in technical matching. Candidates with 85%+ matching scores have a 90% chance of passing the second interview. The score combines technical experience, seniority alignment, trustability factors, and cultural fit into a single, transparent metric.

Mara applies 12 deterministic flags to assess candidate reliability: job overlap detection, multiple active jobs check, high turnover patterns, excessive tenure concerns, recent job changes, freelance history analysis, English proficiency validation, and more. These flags help identify potential red flags automatically.

Mara sources candidates from a comprehensive database of professional profiles with verified contact information. We continuously enrich each profile with detailed work history, skills assessment, and communication validation to ensure the highest quality matches for your searches.

Mara supports global candidate sourcing with particular strength in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Our AI can process profiles in multiple languages while ensuring English proficiency validation for US-based roles.

Candidate profiles are continuously updated through our data partnerships. We maintain fresh information while optimizing performance through intelligent caching. Our system ensures you always get access to current candidate information and recent profile updates.

Mara supports PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, and RTF files up to 10MB. Our intelligent document text extractor can handle various formats and automatically parses job requirements, tech stack, experience levels, and work arrangements from your uploaded documents.

Mara's intelligent parser can extract 40+ data points from job descriptions, including role requirements, programming languages, frameworks, databases, years of experience, work mode, location, salary ranges, soft skills, certifications, and cultural fit indicators with confidence scoring.

While Mara can process job descriptions in various languages, English is recommended for best results. Our AI is optimized for English-language analysis and provides the highest accuracy when analyzing English job descriptions and candidate profiles.

Mara uses a simple credit system: 1 credit per fully processed and ranked candidate. Credits cover profile enrichment and AI validation/scoring. Starter plan includes 2,000 credits (~2,000 candidates), Professional has 4,800 credits (~4,800 candidates), and Enterprise includes 18,000 credits (~18,000 candidates).

Yes! You can upload a job description and see candidate previews without creating an account. Anonymous users can view basic results and sample candidate profiles. To unlock full AI processing and matching scores, you'll need to sign up and purchase credits.

We're actively developing ATS integrations and API access for seamless workflow integration. Enterprise customers will soon be able to export ranked candidate lists, matching scores, and detailed assessments directly to major ATS platforms. Contact us to join our early access program.

Basic results (candidate previews) appear in seconds. Full AI processing with matching scores typically completes within 1 minute, depending on profile complexity and system load.

Yes. Mara implements enterprise-grade security with encrypted data transmission, secure database storage, and strict privacy controls. We only process data necessary for candidate matching and follow industry best practices for data protection.

Once you upload your job description, Mara immediately analyzes it to understand your requirements, then searches for relevant candidates in our database. Each candidate profile gets enriched with detailed work history and skills assessment. Our AI then evaluates how well each candidate matches your specific needs and assigns a matching score. Within minutes, you'll have a ranked list of candidates ready for review, complete with detailed insights about why each person is a good fit.

We're developing advanced customization features that will allow you to adjust matching weights and criteria based on your specific needs. Enterprise customers will soon have access to custom matching algorithms and the system will learn from your hiring decisions over time. All plans currently include our proven algorithm that combines technical skills, experience levels, and trustability factors.

Mara provides clear matching scores (0-100) with detailed breakdowns showing mandatory requirement matches, preferred skill alignment, and trustability assessment. Candidates scoring 85%+ have the highest interview success rates. Filter and sort by score or specific skills to focus on your top prospects.