AI supports
Role analysis, structured preparation and the organisation of relevant signals.
EPYC Talent Assurance · A capability of EPYC Group
Move beyond the CV.
Assess real capability.
Live specialist interviews and clear evidence reports for your shortlisted candidates. We complement your talent team, recruitment partners and AI screening, so you can make a better-informed hiring decision.
Founder-ledSenior accountability from the first conversation
Practitioner-ledSpecialists matched to the role and context
Evidence-ledClear observations, gaps and follow-up questions
Human-ownedYour hiring team retains the final decision
Start with a paid pilot
One role.
Up to three candidates.
Bring a live hiring requirement and your shortlisted candidates. We agree what good looks like, conduct live specialist interviews and give your team evidence to support its decision.
A focused first engagement
- Role briefing and an agreed assessment scorecard
- Live interviews for up to three shortlisted candidates
- An individual evidence report for each candidate
- A debrief covering strengths, gaps and follow-up questions
Scope, timing, assessor suitability and fee are agreed before work begins. Technology coverage depends on the right specialist being available. Your team retains the hiring decision.
Why EPYC
Enterprise context.
One accountable partner.
EPYC is led by Shiva Ambadgatti, drawing on extensive experience across enterprise technology, banking and payments, delivery assurance and specialist talent decisions. Each engagement is shaped around the client's operating context—not a generic interview script.
- Direct founder accountability
- Practitioner-led specialist interviews
- Transparent evidence and assessment limits
- Complements internal teams and recruitment partners
Responsible use of AI
AI supports the work.
People own the decision.
EPYC uses technology to improve preparation, consistency and evidence organisation. It does not replace live professional judgement or make an automated hiring decision.
Specialists verify
Live reasoning, role-relevant scenarios and the candidate's ability to explain and adapt.
Clients decide
Evidence is reviewed by people, limitations are disclosed and your team retains accountability.
See the output before you engage
Evidence that helps a hiring panel decide.
The EPYC report separates what the candidate demonstrated, what was only partly demonstrated and what still needs to be checked.
View the full fictional sampleIllustrative sampleSenior QA Engineer
FictionalDemonstrated
Risk-based test planning
Prioritised material customer and access-control risks and explained the trade-offs.
Partly demonstrated
Defect investigation
Proposed useful evidence, but required prompting to isolate the likely cause.
StrengthsGapsRisksFollow-up
AI-accelerated. Human-assured.
Your shortlist.
Independent assessment.
Automation can accelerate search, screening and analysis. Critical decisions still require contextual judgement, evidence and accountability. EPYC provides the independent assurance layer between a promising signal and a confident decision.
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EPYC Talent Assurance
Live specialist interviews & evidence reports
Structured role calibration, specialist interviews and evidence-backed recommendations—helping enterprise teams verify capability before making a critical hire.
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EPYC Consulting
Delivery, transformation & AI assurance
Independent review of delivery health, governance and AI adoption—turning complex initiatives into clear decisions and accountable next steps.
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EPYC Engineering
Execution capacity & global sourcing
Supporting capability for clients who need specialist engineering capacity, supplier discovery or carefully assessed international delivery partners.
Explore this capabilityTalent assurance method
Brief. Calibrate. Interview.
Report. Debrief.
A disciplined, evidence-led pathway that uses technology for speed and specialist human judgement for the decision.
- 01Brief
Understand the role, operating context and decision the interview must support.
- 02Calibrate
Agree the criteria, scorecard, scenarios and permitted use of AI or other tools.
- 03Interview
Explore shortlisted candidates' reasoning through live, role-relevant scenarios.
- 04Report
Document demonstrated capability, gaps, risks and recommended follow-up.
- 05Debrief
Discuss the evidence with your team while the final hiring decision remains yours.
Structured scorecardInterview evidenceRisk observationsHiring recommendation
Independent perspective. Accountable recommendation.