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Actually see
who can do the work

McCoy IQ gives people a real business problem to talk through, so you see who's worth meeting – before the first call.

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See it for yourself

Paste a job description for a role you’re hiring for.
We’ll build a sample challenge your candidates would respond to.

The real ones
are getting harder to find

AI-polished resumes blur the line between candidates who are genuinely talented and serious about the role — and the ones running templated applications at scale. Every applicant ends up looking the same, and the talented few sit in the “maybe” pile next to everyone else. McCoy IQ surfaces who’s real.

A better way to start the conversation

Launch a branded challenge page in minutes. People respond with how they’d approach it. You make the call with confidence.

Challenge page preview

Fast to launch

Start with a job description. McCoy helps write the challenge, highlights, and video script.

Easy to respond

Guided and low-pressure, so people actually complete it.

Simple to review

Responses directly address your business problem, so it's clear who to move forward with.

AI-proof the start of your hiring.

— a quick challenge that shows who’s real, for any role

As heard on

HR's Most Dangerous Podcast · May 2026

McCoy IQ featured on Chad & Cheese Podcast — episode thumbnail
▶ 29:09 · McCoy IQ feature

Candidates are saying:

Finally — I'm sick of tweaking my resume for every job I apply to. I'm sick of being ignored. You're telling me I can just record and explain how I do it, and you'll contact me if it's a fit?
What was the moment you realized the client's frustration wasn't really about the work?
Listening...
REC
0:24
I reached out directly – skipped the account manager and called the VP myself.

I told her I knew we'd dropped the ball, and I wasn't there to make excuses. I just wanted to understand what she actually needed.

Turns out the real issue wasn't the deliverable – it was that she felt like we weren't listening.

So we rebuilt the timeline together. Her input, her priorities. And within six weeks she'd signed an expansion.

I reached out directly – skipped the account manager and called the VP myself.

I told her I knew we'd dropped the ball, and I wasn't there to make excuses.

On the candidate side

An experience that makes candidates actually want to finish

Low-pressure. AI helps the candidate prepare. Retakes are unlimited. They own the response and submit when satisfied. Most finish in 5 to 10 minutes.

And no, the app isn’t a hurdle. Tap the link, install, and the challenge opens straight away.

How responding here is different

Most async screening tools optimize for the recruiter’s queue. McCoy IQ optimizes for the response.

What you’re asked
One real business problem to think through.
A list of timed questions, one at a time.
Retakes
Unlimited. Submit when satisfied.
One or two attempts on a clock.
Who’s on the other end
A real person presenting the challenge: you, a teammate, or an AI presenter.
A camera and a question.
Format
Mobile-first; talk it through, supplement with samples or written notes.
Recorded answer per question, video only.
Time
5 to 10 minutes total. One short response.
10 to 30 minutes across multiple clips.
Ownership
Candidate owns the response; can edit, withdraw, resubmit.
Submitted into a queue you can’t see or change.

Worth the minute

While a resume leaves room for doubt, a short video response shows how they think and communicate. Enough to make an informed decision. You set the response time limit per role (1–5 minutes; default 2). And it highlights your most engaged applicants.

Candidates can also add a short intro and supporting evidence like work samples and links.

Responses

Name Submitted
D
 David Anderson 3h ago
M
 Maya Chen 5h ago
P
 Priya Nair 1d ago
E
 Emily Wilson 1d ago
A
 Alejandro Reyes 1d ago
S
 Sofia Petrova 1d ago
J
 Janelle Thomas 2d ago
We need a narrative that cuts through noise without sounding like marketing. How would you approach it?

How it works

1

Draft the prompt.

Start with a job description and a few guided questions. McCoy IQ helps write the challenge, key highlights, and video script.

2

Record the intro.

Record yourself with the built-in teleprompter, or generate an AI avatar to introduce your challenge on your behalf.

3

Publish the page.

McCoy IQ delivers a challenge page in your company's brand, ready to share with candidates.

4

Review responses.

Candidates submit short video responses.* Everything lands in one place to scan and compare.

*Written-response accommodation available.

Four ways teams use McCoy IQ

First screen

A quick filter before resume review. Decide who’s worth a closer look based on how they actually think.

Second screen

Send it to your “maybes” after resume review to decide who’s worth meeting.

Pipeline before the role

Publish a challenge before you’re hiring. Build a pool of people already engaged with the work, ready when a role opens.

Brand engagement

Let interested people demonstrate their thinking, not just follow you on LinkedIn.

Excel challenge page
Crowdline challenge page
Bumpr challenge page

Already have an ATS? Keep it.

McCoy IQ runs alongside whatever you use today. You don’t replace anything. You add a 1-5 minute video response to the screening you already do.

Your ATS

Candidates apply where they apply today.

McCoy IQ

Send the link from your ATS’s candidate email. No integration. Just a URL.

Back to your ATS

Review responses, rate them, move candidates forward like normal.

Want a native integration with your ATS?

Tell us which one you use. We build based on customer demand.

Simple, transparent pricing

Pick the plan that matches how many roles you’re hiring for, how many teammates will run them, and whether you’re hiring for your own company or for clients.

Free Trial

Create one role and collect responses

$0/ 30 days

No credit card required.

1 seat
1 active role
Custom branding
Record with teleprompter
1 AI avatar video
Trial role auto-closes after 30 days
Get Free Trial

Solo

Hiring managers, in-house recruiters, or fractional recruiters

$49/ mo

Billed monthly

1 seat
3 active roles (swap anytime)
Custom branding
Record with teleprompter
3 AI avatar videos / mo
1 client included
Add ons for fractional recruiters:
+$29 / client / mo
up to 4 additional active clients, 3 active roles / client (swap anytime)
Get Solo

Team

In-house teams with multiple reviewers

$249/ mo

Billed monthly

3 seats
10 active roles (swap anytime)
Custom branding
Record with teleprompter
10 AI avatar videos / mo
Branded share links
Shared review notes
Add ons:
+$29 / seat / mo
ATS Integration: $199 / connection / mo

Agency

Recruiting firms and external recruiters hiring across multiple clients

$599/ mo

Billed monthly

10 seats
25 active roles (pooled across clients)
Custom branding
Record with teleprompter
25 AI avatar videos / mo
10 active clients (swap anytime)
Branded share links (company + clients)
Shared review notes
Show / hide client identity
Add ons:
+$29 / seat / mo
+5 clients: $99 / mo
+10 roles: $99 / mo (up to 50 roles)

Enterprise

For large organizations with special requirements

Higher seats / clients / roles
Advanced security + governance (SSO, audit logs, retention controls)
Enterprise-grade support

FAQS

You've likely got a few questions

About McCoy IQ

A short video challenge you send to candidates so you can see how they think about a real problem from the role before deciding who to interview. Candidates respond in a few minutes from their phone. You review the responses in the McCoy IQ portal. It's a screening signal, not an interview, ATS, or personality test. To see what one looks like, try generating one from a job description.
Yes. Because it's framed around a real business problem, candidates see it as a chance to demonstrate their thinking, not a hoop to jump through. The format is guided, low-pressure, and takes most respondents 5 to 10 minutes. Early testing shows strong completion rates, especially among high-intent candidates who want to stand out.
No. McCoy IQ works alongside resumes. It adds a layer of signal that resumes can't provide – how someone thinks, communicates, and approaches problems. It helps you make better decisions with the information you already have.
No. McCoy IQ is a screening layer, not a formal interview. It sits between resume review and your first live conversation. Think of it as a way to see how someone approaches real work before deciding who's worth interviewing – without the scheduling overhead of a live call.
After your initial resume review, send your "maybe" pile a McCoy IQ challenge. Their video responses will show you how they think and communicate – enough to move confidently to a yes or no. It replaces the guesswork and extra phone screens that slow things down.
Share your challenge page link directly in LinkedIn outreach messages. It gives candidates something concrete to engage with instead of a cold pitch. It's a great way to start a conversation and gauge interest before scheduling calls.
Quiet hiring is when you source and engage candidates without a formal job posting. McCoy IQ supports this by letting you lead with a real business problem rather than a job description. You can share challenges in sourcing or social to start conversations even before there's a specific role or level attached.
Every candidate sees the same challenge and has the same opportunity to respond. The format is standardized, which creates a more level playing field than unstructured resume reviews or ad-hoc phone screens. Candidates can also retake their responses, so they're showing their best work. For more on how we built McCoy IQ around authenticity, see our approach.

Using McCoy IQ

Minutes. Start with a job description, answer a few guided questions, and McCoy IQ helps draft the challenge, key highlights, and video script. Your branded challenge page is ready to share almost immediately.
No. You and your team work entirely in the McCoy IQ web portal – create challenges, review responses, and manage your roster, all in the browser. The mobile app is for candidates: they tap your challenge link, install once, and respond from their phone camera.
No. McCoy IQ runs alongside your applicant tracking system (ATS). You create the challenge in McCoy, paste the link into your ATS’s standard candidate email, and review responses in the McCoy portal. Nothing connects to your ATS, so the workflow is the same whether you’re on Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, or a spreadsheet.
Whoever owns the candidate pipeline. Most teams have a recruiter or hiring manager set up the challenge once, then share the link from wherever they normally communicate with candidates. Reviewing responses is also flexible – you can invite teammates to rate and comment in the portal.
Yes. The challenge page is fully branded with your colors, logo, and fonts – pulled automatically from your website – so it looks like part of your hiring flow, not a third-party tool. Candidates land on what looks like your page, not McCoy’s.

For candidates

McCoy IQ offers a written-response accommodation. Candidates who can't or prefer not to record video can submit written answers instead. The goal is to see how someone thinks – the format is flexible.
No. AI avatars are only available to hiring teams, and only for the challenge intro video. All candidate responses are recorded live from their device camera in the McCoy mobile app – there's no way to upload pre-recorded or AI-generated video. That's what makes the signal real.
Yes. Alongside their video response, candidates can supplement with work samples, images, audio, PDFs, and links – anything that helps show their thinking. The main video is the core signal; the supporting materials add depth where useful.
Yes. Candidates can review, redo, and choose when to submit their response. They own their content and can retake recordings until they're satisfied. This ensures you're seeing their best effort, not a nervous first take.

Privacy & data

See our Privacy Policy for full details on what we collect, how it's used, retention, and candidate rights.