For candidates

If NODES scored your application, here is exactly what that means.

Last reviewed: July 2026

NODES is the scoring system your prospective employer uses to review applications. This page explains what it reads, what it never reads, and who makes the final decision.

What NODES reads

NODES reads your application materials and your structured interview responses. It reads them inside your prospective employer's own systems, not anywhere else.

From those materials it produces a score that estimates how well your background fits the role.

What NODES never reads or scores

NODES never reads or scores your name, date of birth, race, gender, age, or any protected attribute. These are excluded from the model's inputs by design.

The score reflects your application and your interview answers. Nothing else enters the model.

The human guarantee

No candidate is advanced or rejected by the model alone. A person at the employer reviews every score and makes every decision.

Every score carries documented reasoning, so the person reviewing your application can see why the model scored you the way it did.

The interview

If the employer uses NODES interviews, the interview is 12 minutes long. It is structured. Every candidate for the same role is measured against the same rubric.

The interview is disclosed as AI-assisted before you begin. The transcript is retained by the employer, under the employer's own data policies.

Your data

Your data stays inside the employer's environment. NODES holds no copy.

Access and deletion requests go to the employer. NODES reflects them automatically.

Questions

Email candidates@nodes.inc with any question about how your application was scored.

More detail on how NODES handles data and evidence: Security and compliance and published research.