OVI is an AI-native applicant tracking system (ATS) at ovi-me.com. You chat with AI agents Sora and Milo to source candidates, screen CVs, and run AI voice interviews in one workflow.

How do I sign in to OVI?

Sign in to OVI at https://ovi-me.com/auth with your work email or Google account. New teams can start a free trial from the homepage.

OVI AI refers to OVI's hiring agents — Milo for CV screening and Sora for sourcing — built into the AI-native ATS so recruiting teams chat to hire instead of clicking through traditional ATS screens.

OVI is the AI-native ATS where you chat to hire. Two AI agents — Sora for sourcing and Milo for screening — find candidates, score every CV, and run AI interviews, all controlled from a single chat.

What does "chat to hire" mean?

Chat to hire is OVI's AI-native hiring workflow: instead of clicking through a traditional ATS, you describe what you need in chat and OVI's AI agents source candidates, screen applicants, run AI interviews, and send outreach for you.

What is an AI-native ATS?

An AI-native ATS is an applicant tracking system built around AI agents rather than forms and pipelines. OVI's AI chat ATS lets recruiters source, screen, interview, and follow up through conversation — the agents do the work and surface only the candidates worth meeting.

Who are Sora and Milo?

Sora is OVI's AI sourcing agent — she scans LinkedIn, the open web, and your ATS history to find best-fit candidates and reach out in your name. Milo is OVI's AI screening agent — he scores every applicant against your rubric and surfaces a ranked shortlist.

How do OVI's AI interviews work?

OVI runs async AI interviews for every shortlisted candidate and returns scores, transcripts, and recordings — so your team only meets the people worth meeting.

How EHS Built Maitha: The AI Nursing Recruiter Delivering 100% Hire Rates Across 134 UAE Hospitals

By Chris Weinmann, Founder, OVI

Published 2026-08-11

How Maitha Works: The 5-Step Pipeline

Maitha replaces the traditional phone-screen-to-panel cycle with a structured, AI-first workflow:

CV upload via WhatsApp invitation. Candidates receive a WhatsApp link and upload their credentials directly — no portal logins, no email chains.
Identity verification. The platform authenticates each candidate before the interview begins.
30-minute AI video interview. Maitha conducts a two-way video conversation with dynamically adaptive, specialty-specific clinical questions. The AI adjusts its line of questioning based on the candidate's responses and nursing specialisation.
AI shortlist (top 5%). Maitha scores and ranks all interviews, surfacing only the highest-performing candidates — in the WHX pilot, 6 out of 450.
Human review and final decision. Human recruiters review the AI-shortlisted candidates and make the hiring call.

The result: a process that handled 450 candidates and delivered six hires with zero false positives in its first public deployment (Gulf News, Feb 2026).

Beyond Maitha: A Seven-Agent Workforce Platform

Maitha is only one of seven AI agents on the EHS platform. Sara, Saeed, Latifa, Amina, Fatima, and Mariam serve as career coaching agents — advising healthcare workers on professional development, licensing pathways, and career mobility within the UAE's health system (Gulf News, Feb 2026).

The platform drew official attention: UAE Minister of Health H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh visited the EHS booth at WHX 2026 and reviewed the AI-powered projects firsthand (Zawya, Feb 2026).

Why UAE Healthcare Needs AI Recruitment Now

The urgency behind Maitha is structural. Healthcare job postings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi grew 24% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior year, as hospital expansions and population growth drive relentless demand for clinical staff (SearchPlus HR, 2026).

At the same time, every clinical hire in the UAE must clear DHA (Dubai Health Authority) or DOH (Department of Health) licensing — a process that adds 6 to 14 weeks to every hire timeline (rfsonshr). When a nursing vacancy takes four months to fill, any tool that accelerates the pre-licensing screening stages is business-critical.

The global picture is equally pressing. The World Health Organization projects a shortage of 10 million health workers worldwide by 2030, intensifying competition for qualified nurses across every market (SearchPlus HR, 2026). AI-driven screening tools are emerging as one of the few scalable responses: SearchPlus HR reports that AI can reduce time-to-hire in UAE healthcare by up to 45% (SearchPlus HR, 2026).

What This Means for Private-Sector Employers

EHS built Maitha because it has the scale — 134 facilities — and the government mandate to justify a custom platform. Most private healthcare employers in the UAE do not have that luxury.

For organisations that need AI-powered candidate screening without building a proprietary system, platforms like OVI offer a comparable pipeline. OVI's Milo agent conducts AI audio screenings — audio-only, not video — scoring candidates against custom rubrics and surfacing ranked shortlists to human recruiters, starting from $29/month on the Launch plan. The underlying logic is the same: let AI handle the volume, let humans make the final call.

The Takeaway

EHS has demonstrated what a purpose-built AI recruitment agent can achieve in a government health system: 450 interviews processed, six candidates presented, six hired. As the UAE's healthcare sector continues to expand and global nurse shortages intensify, the question for every hospital and clinic is no longer whether to adopt AI screening — but whether to build it or buy it.

What is Maitha and how does it work?

Maitha is an AI nursing recruitment agent built by Emirates Health Services (EHS) in partnership with TERN Group. It conducts 30-minute AI video interviews with dynamically adaptive clinical questions, scores candidates, and shortlists the top 5% for human review. In its World Health Expo Dubai 2026 pilot, it processed 450 interviews and achieved a 100% hire rate on its shortlisted candidates.

How does Maitha differ from a traditional ATS?

Traditional applicant tracking systems organise CVs and schedule interviews but do not evaluate candidates. Maitha conducts the interview itself — asking specialty-specific nursing questions, adapting in real time, and ranking candidates by clinical competency. It is a recruiter replacement for the screening stage, not just a workflow tool.

Does Maitha comply with DHA and DOH regulations?

Maitha handles the pre-licensing screening phase — identifying the strongest candidates before they enter the DHA or DOH licensing process. The 6-to-14-week licensing timeline remains, but AI pre-screening ensures only high-probability candidates proceed, reducing wasted licensing applications and recruiter time.

Can smaller UAE employers use AI screening without building a custom system?

Yes. Platforms such as OVI (ovi-me.com) offer AI-powered audio screenings through their Milo agent, starting from $29/month. These tools provide ranked candidate shortlists using custom rubrics, making AI screening accessible to private clinics and mid-sized healthcare employers who lack EHS's scale.

How significant is the UAE nursing shortage?

Healthcare job postings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi grew 24% in Q1 2026. The WHO projects a global shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030. Combined with DHA/DOH licensing delays of 6-14 weeks per clinical hire, the UAE faces structural recruitment pressure that traditional methods cannot scale to meet.