Overview:
This release focuses on resolving key issues and enhancing the user experience with improved workflows and usability.

Key Updates:

• Login Popup Fix:
  Resolved an issue where a login popup disrupted unauthenticated intake processes, ensuring a smoother experience.

• Intake Form Updates:
  Revised the intake form with streamlined questions and improved field validations for better usability and data quality.

These updates provide a more seamless and efficient experience for users.

New Features:

• CSR-Initiated In-App Chat: Customer Success Representatives (CSRs) can now initiate in-app chats with any user, enhancing communication and providing instant support within the platform.
• Spreadsheet View for Candidates: CSRs can now view candidates for a role in a "spreadsheet view," making candidate management more organized and efficient.

New Features:

• Message Notifications: Users and Customer Success Representatives will now receive notifications for new messages, improving real-time communication and ensuring timely responses within the platform.

Enhancements:

• Email Template Branding Update: All email templates have been updated to reflect the new branding, ensuring a consistent and modernized communication experience.

Deprecations:

• Deprecation of Nylas v2 Senders: The Nylas v2 Senders functionality has been deprecated, as part of streamlining the system's email management tools.
• Removal of 'Submit to Client': The "Submit to Client" feature in  has been removed, encouraging users to transition to the latest version.
• Removal of IMAP Outreach Sender Support: Support for the IMAP Outreach Sender has been discontinued to simplify the platform's email-sending functionality.
• Removal of Outreach Sendgrid Fallback: The fallback mechanism using Outreach Sendgrid has been removed to enhance the stability and efficiency of email delivery processes.

Bug Fixes:

• CSR Fixes Part 2: Various issues related to Customer Success Representatives (CSRs) have been addressed in this update, improving the functionality and reliability of CSR tools within the platform. This includes fixes that enhance CSR workflows and communication efficiency.

New Features:

• Clickable Email Campaign Assignments: Users can now click on an email campaign assignment for a candidate that their mouse hovers over, improving navigation and interaction within the system.

Enhancements:

• PDL's Recommended Email: The system now checks out PDL's 'recommended email' to ensure optimal email suggestions during candidate management.
• Use of Top Navigation Bar: The interface has been updated to utilize the top navigation bar, providing a more consistent and accessible user experience.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix for Invalid Email Modal: The modal that appears when a user adds a candidate with an invalid email to a campaign no longer shifts to the bottom of the screen, ensuring smoother workflow and visibility.

New Features:

• Client-CSR Communication: Client users can now communicate directly with Customer Success Representatives (CSRs), improving support accessibility.
• Conversations Tool Access: Client users can open the conversations tool to manage communication threads efficiently.
• CSR View of Conversations: CSR users now have the ability to view a list of conversation threads initiated by client users, enhancing support oversight.

Enhancements:

• HootRecruit Branding: The platform now uses HootRecruit branding throughout the system, ensuring consistency and brand alignment.
• Updated Candidate Profile Information Hierarchy: The candidate profile page has been updated with a clearer information hierarchy for easier navigation and understanding.
• Google Gmail Verification: The platform now includes the Google Gmail verification process, ensuring email reliability and security.

Bug Fixes:

• Screen Color Change Bug: The issue causing unintended screen color changes has been resolved, ensuring a more stable user experience.

New Features:

• View Current Role Assignments: Users can now view their current role assignments directly within the system.
• Assign Users to Roles: Users have the ability to assign other users to specific roles within the system.
• Display Assignees on Role Index Page: The role index page now displays the assignees for each role, providing a clear overview of role responsibilities.
• Auto-Assignment on Role Creation: When a user creates a role, they are now automatically assigned to that role by default.
• View Role Assignments: Users can choose between viewing only their own role assignments or all assignments within the system.

Enhancements:

• Role Default View Update: When users click into a role, the default candidate view is now set to "Ready to Review" instead of "All Candidates," improving workflow focus.
• Tags in Candidate Export: Tags are now included when exporting candidates from version 1 (V1) to version 2 (V2) of the platform, ensuring all relevant data is transferred.
• Sticky Profile Menu: The profile menu now remains open when activated, providing a smoother user experience.
• Swap TOS and PP Links: During the signup flow, Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy (PP) links have been updated to point to hootrecruit.com for improved accuracy.

Bug Fixes:

• Delete Role Assignment: Users can now successfully delete role assignments, improving role management.
• Deactivating User Unassigns Roles: Deactivating a user now automatically unassigns them from all of their assigned roles, streamlining user management.

We're thrilled to announce our latest feature! IQRecruit users can now collaborate with teammates.

This new feature allows users to invite teammates to access ongoing projects, promoting collaborative work. Additionally, users can deactivate teammates once a project ends, with the option to reactivate them for future roles.

We hope this improved feature enhances your team's user experience with IQRecruit!

We are excited to announce a couple of updates aimed at improving email campaign management and enhancing the security of our platform:

• We have begun scanning email attachments for malicious content.
• Users can now add to campaign bulk actions for email campaigns, regardless of the email address status.

Stay updated with our latest features as we continue to enhance your user experience.

The latest updates to IQRecruit includes:

1. You can now manually collapse or uncollapse the sidebar, creating a more adaptable workspace.

   
2. We fixed an annoying bug during campaign editing; now, clicking on a different step will retain the scroll position instead of jumping to the top.

3. We've relocated the candidate bulk actions menu to the top of the candidate list section instead of the bottom for better discoverability.

We hope these changes enhance your experience and productivity on our platform.

Here are the key highlights of the new release:

• Standardization of modals for consistent user experience.
• AI Compose feature is now enabled by default.
• Add a loading bar for the AI Campaign "in progress" model.
• After creating a new role with AI Compose enabled, users are now directed to select the type of campaign.
• Relocation of the "Save" button for email copies to a more noticeable place.
• The GPT feature was updated to exclude signatures in generated emails.
• Users can save changes directly from alerts when navigating away from a form.
• Candidates are now automatically deselected when changing buckets.
• A new feature is allowing email signatures to be added to draft emails.
• Users can now delete "draft" email campaigns.
• The "move to campaign" action for candidates is now hidden.

We hope these updates enhance your experience with our platform.

We are delighted to introduce two key updates in our latest release. These enhancements aim to significantly improve user experience.

1. Role Resubmission Limitation: We have updated our system to prevent users from resubmitting a Role. This change is intended to reduce redundancy and streamline the role management process.
2. AI Compose Form Clear Button: To increase efficiency and provide a better user experience, we added a button allowing users to clear the AI Compose form with a single click. This addition enhances usability and makes text input more convenient.

In our latest update, we've made several improvements to enhance the user interface and streamline the campaign creation process.

• Fix layout and scrollbar issues: We have addressed and resolved layout and scrollbar issues for a smoother user experience.
• Inputs in the AI Compose form can have help text: To assist users, we've added helpful text to inputs in the AI Compose form.
• Updated "Default template" Selection: When users select the "Default template" in the new Add a Campaign Wizard, a new campaign will now be created with 2 default steps.

We're excited to introduce the latest updates to IQRecruit. Below are the enhancements and fixes included in this release.

Updates:

• New users will no longer automatically get their first role free as of 3/7
• All users can now use AI Compose to draft email campaigns
• Implemented 'regenerate' option for AI compose results
• New users now have a default signature
• Users can select the type of outreach Campaign they wish to create
• ChatGPT now performs campaign generation

Improvements:

• Results of the AI Compose Campaign generation are now displayed to the User.
• Added persistence for 'Include one sentence about yourself' in the AI Compose form
• Implemented copy changes for Google verification

Bug Fixes:

• Resolved Location dropdown issue
• Removed references of free Role from webpages, FAQs, and emails

👋Thank you for your continued support and feedback. We hope you enjoy these enhancements to IQRecruit. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you encounter any issues or have further suggestions.

This release introduces several updates:

• Users can now clear the email message body in one click
• Timeline changes now update in real-time, removing the need for page refreshes
• Stripe API has been upgraded for improved transaction processing
• Outreach is available for all users
• The 'industries' field in the role intake form has been updated for accuracy
• Users will now get a warning when leaving a page with unsaved changes

Here are the latest updates we've made to improve our platform's functionality and user experience:

• Updated hover-over tool tips for a better user interface.
• Fixed the issue where the unsubscribe link was visible in test emails.
• Fixed the "Unsubscribe" links and copy not appearing in the Candidate Timeline email previews.
• Users can now log in with Microsoft OAuth.
• Conducted additional UX cleanup for a better user experience.
• Sidebar cleanup has been done for better navigation.
• Introduced a new logo design.

In this update, the ability to edit has been removed from the 'Summary' page of a submitted role.

We've made several improvements to enhance your experience:

• Enhanced the Job Description input to support formatting.
• The "All Candidates" bucket now includes all candidates across every stage.
• Improved the notification message when a Candidate is Added to a Campaign.
• Added missing icons for actions in the candidate timeline.
• Fixed the border and padding for the URL link box in the text editor.
• Expanded bounce detection for better email handling.
• Made Role Statuses persistent in the left toolbar when a particular status is selected.
• Made additional updates to Ellipsis Action menus for candidate profiles.
• Made it easier for users to edit missing details from the Role Summary page.
• Updated timeline for paused campaign candidates.
• Removed upcoming messages from inactive campaigns for clarity.
• Cleaned up the UX Intake Form for a better user experience.
• Introduced a reset option for demos.
• Fixed the issue where unsubscribe links did not appear in the email previews after a campaign was published.

Stay tuned for more updates! 🎉

We've made some updates to improve your experience:

• The Role Summary Page now displays 3 additional contexts for better clarity.
• We've improved the handling of 'non-responsive' Candidate behavior for more effective user interaction.
• The Ellipsis Action menus for each candidate profile have been simplified for smoother navigation.
• Users can now add hyperlinks to emails without needing the http:// prefix.
• New Campaigns will automatically generate content for efficiency.
• Candidates are now provided with the option to unsubscribe from emails.
• Users can be segmented based on verified and non-verified email addresses for better management.
• We've revised the "Added to campaign" step description for improved understanding.
• An issue preventing data from showing for a campaign sent to a specific user on the email campaign dashboard has been resolved.
• An action is now recorded in the Timeline when a Candidate is removed from a Campaign.
• A glitch has been fixed, preventing an email from being triggered when a campaign is "Paused" and a candidate is added to an immediate send email step.

We're excited to share a host of updates to enhance your experience:

• Added the 'Remove from campaign' function for active candidates.
• Social links have been removed from the candidate profile ellipsis menu.
• PDL location can now be used when the browser extension does not send the location.
• Updated the ellipsis action menu for candidates.
• Fixed location scraping issue in the browser extension.
• Improved toast notifications.
• Candidates can now be added to campaigns in the Approved bucket but not assigned to a campaign.

We continue to work hard to provide you with a seamless experience. Stay tuned for more updates! 🎉

A new update to our platform has been released. It includes several enhancements and bug fixes to improve user experience and system functionality. ✨

• Improved extension functionality: sourcing notes can no longer be added/edited after adding a candidate.
• Added unsubscribe option to emails.
• Enabled "Offer made by" column in bi-monthly exports.
• Enabled bulk editing of education and employment for Fulfillment.
• Fixed candidate search bug ("v" search issue).
• Streamlined Microsoft email verification process.
• Initiated research on job board scraping.
• Allowed setting and updating primary email from candidate profiles.
• Fixed extension scraping issue (names & locations).
• Fixed general extension bugs.
• Added unsubscribe functionality (redundant with separate email point).
• Fixed Chrome extension regression (mentioned in "Fixed general extension bugs").
• Improved Chrome performance.
• Added "Offer made by" column to IQTalent export (already mentioned in a separate point).
• Removed "beta" from edit user (minor UI change).

With this release, we have made substantial advancements and improvements, significantly enhancing the user experience of our platform.

We're excited to announce a new release that brings several updates to improve your experience and email handling:

• Minor tweaks and adjustments for smoother operation.
• Campaign validation is now done before publishing.
• Candidates can be automatically marked as non-responsive.
• Users can now view an extended version of the Candidate timeline.
• A custom login/verification process was implemented for Nylas.
• All Campaigns are paused when a User unlinks their email.
• Email verification in Campaign Builder has been updated.
• The variables selector has been integrated with other buttons.
• Bounce email support is now available.
• Users can now see the number of candidates in more buckets.
• The bounce event has been added to the Candidacy timeline.

As always, we're committed to providing the best possible experience. We look forward to bringing more enhancements in the future. 🚀

In this latest update, we've made several key improvements:

• Campaigns can now be paused and resumed.
• Ensured unique names for campaigns and email templates.
• A campaign can be unpublished if no candidates have been added.
• Updated the look of campaign steps in the schedule.
• Made visual and copy tweaks for a better user experience.
• Improved our email system with the following features:
  • Applied email formatting.
  • Used dummy values for email preview and test messages.
  • Enabled sending attachments with test emails.
• Changes made to candidate bucket groupings.
• Added a status column for engagements.
• Enhanced our system to update bucket counts and replied badge with Websockets when replies come in.

These updates are designed to improve your experience and help you work more effectively. 💯

Features & Enhancements:

1. Categorization of Candidates: We've introduced a new feature where you can now categorize candidates into "Replied" and "Unresponsive" buckets.
2. Real-time Updates: When a candidate responds to a campaign, the "Replied" bucket's message count increases, and the notification badge updates accordingly.
3. Enhanced Candidate Timeline: Users can now expand message events within the candidate timeline, making it easier to track interactions.
4. Candidate Interest Marking: You can now mark a candidate's interest directly from the timeline when they reply.
5. Campaign Tracking: We've added "Campaign Ended" as an event on the candidate timeline for better campaign tracking.
6. Immediate Campaign Launch: Configure the first stage of a campaign to be sent out immediately.
7. Template Support: Users can utilize templates for various campaign stages when building outreach campaigns.
8. Attachment Support: Attach PDF, DOC, and TXT files to campaign stages for added flexibility.
9. Alternate Email Outreach: The system will send outreach from an email address verified through Nylas, allowing users to send outreach from an email address other than the one they registered with.

Under the Hood:

1. Sentry Issue Resolution: We fixed the Sentry issue related to nil candidacy tags.
2. Firebase Auth Removal: Removed Firebase authentication code to enhance system performance.
3. Avo Upgrade: Upgraded Avo to resolve a bug with ViewComponent 3.x.
4. Infinite Credits Flag: Added the "infinite_credits" flag to Tenant for better credit management.
5. Message Job Renaming: Renamed the job to "SyncMessageJob" and set it to run on "message.updated" Nylas events.
6. Candidate State Update: Updated candidacy v2_state when contacted and adjusted bucket scope accordingly.
7. Component Naming: Renamed event timeline components to align with the new style guides for consistency.

Bug Fixes:

1. Layout Redesign: Redesigned the split layout and addressed minor UI bugs for a smoother user experience.
2. Candidacy Action Fix: Fixed the "candidacy-action" issue and restructured our Event system to use jobs.
3. Campaign Name Update: Resolved the issue preventing updating a campaign's name.

Key Features and Enhancements:

• After Role Submission, a User is Prompted to Create an Outreach Campaign:
  • This streamlined workflow encourages users to take immediate action and initiate campaigns related to the role.
• Migrate Role Sidebar and Add Buckets for Campaigns:
  • We've added buckets for campaigns, allowing users to categorize better and manage their campaign data.
• Campaign State:
  • We've introduced a campaign state feature, which provides insights into the status and progress of each campaign. Users can easily track and manage their campaigns with this new functionality.
• Show Future Messages in the Candidate Timeline:
  • We display future messages to enhance the candidate timeline, providing a comprehensive view of all scheduled communication and interactions with candidates.

Bug fixes:

• Fix the Domain for Email Verification Links:
  • Users can now verify their email addresses without encountering domain-related errors.
• Unknown Events Do Not Break the Candidate Timeline:
  • We've improved the candidate timeline's robustness by ensuring that unknown or unexpected events do not disrupt the timeline's functionality.
• Fix Errors Related to Having No Email Templates:
  • We resolved issues related to the absence of email templates. Users will no longer encounter errors when working without templates.

Under the hood:

• Make Password Reset Less Fussy:
  • We've simplified the password reset process, making it less error-prone and more user-friendly.
• Add Nylas V3 Webhooks:
  • In this release, we've introduced Nylas V3 webhooks, providing a mechanism for real-time data updates and notifications. This feature enhances data synchronization and ensures up-to-date email information.
• Add Nylas V3 Omniauth Strategy:
  • This release added a new Omniauth strategy for Nylas V3 to enhance user authentication and authorization. 
• Delete Old Rake Tasks:
  • We've cleaned up the code by removing old and obsolete Rake tasks, reducing clutter, and improving system performance and maintenance.
• Update/Remove Old Gems:
  • In this release, we've updated and removed outdated gems to ensure the application remains secure, efficient, and up-to-date with the latest technologies and dependencies.

Key Features and Enhancements:

• Users can edit the name of outreach campaigns.
• If it's a fulfillment role, we add the v2 relocation and remote policies to the corresponding v1 modal.
• We have changed how password reset and login events are managed.

Key Features and Enhancements:

• Each candidate has an activity timeline that reflects their journey through the recruiting funnel.
• A user can "approve" a candidate into an outreach campaign.
• Users can add a new outreach campaign to a role.
• Users are alerted when they have no verified email addresses for sending outreach.
• Outreach campaigns now use the user's set timezone during Outreach scheduling.
• We've temporarily hidden the inline file attachment button on the Trix editor in the campaign and template editors.
• We updated the "response rate" calculation from total responses / total messages in a campaign to total responses / total candidates added in a campaign.

Under the hood:

• We fixed Turboframe incompatibility issues so that the candidate timeline is consistently visible across browser environments.
• We deleted Helm and related scripts. Hopefully, you didn't notice.
• We added a login event to registrations/password changes for better data analytics.
• We added a database replica for Bashdash.
• We swapped our staging environment over to our new GCP account.
• Fix CheckoutJob webhook connecting Stripe to IQRecruit.
• If it's a fulfillment role, we now add the v2 summary to the corresponding v1 modal.

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Outreach Campaign Management:

• A user can add a blank email step to an outreach campaign.
• Users can now manage their Sender email address.
• Users can now manage their email Signature, personalizing their outreach.
• All campaign stages are editable.
• Users can delete email steps as needed for campaign management.
• We conducted a comprehensive cleanup of old Outreach components to enhance system performance.
• Users can test individual email steps before sending them to candidates.
• We have implemented a feature that enables users to preview email campaign steps before sending.
• Users can now set their preferred time zone for sending outreach emails.

2. Bug Fixes

• We fixed a bug where the location was missing from Candidate profiles and exports.
• Candidate export updates: Removed/hid the "Candidate Highlights" column temporarily, added phone numbers to exports and resolved the issue of "education" fields appearing blank in exports.

Thanks for reading!

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Outreach Campaign Management:
   1. Kickstart your recruitment journey by initiating outreach campaigns directly from IQRecruit.
2. Template Preview in Editor:
   1. Check and refine your outreach templates in real-time while editing to ensure better communication with candidates.
3. Campaign Editing Simplified:
   1. You can modify your campaigns by adding, removing, or changing individual stages and their contents.
4. Dynamic Variable Dropdown:
   1. Our Outreach Trix editor now features a variable dropdown, allowing you to automate your outreach personalization.
5. Stay Informed with Toast Notifications:
   1. When actions have been successfully taken, toast notifications confirm them.
6. Enhanced Event Tracking:
   1. We've expanded our event tracking capabilities. For deeper user engagement insights, we send login events with the "account-created" status to Posthog and Customer.io.
   2. We also track the number of roles each user has submitted.

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Email Template Management:
   1. This update allows users to create, edit, manage, and delete email templates directly within the IQRecruit app.
2. URL Path Correction for Cloning Outreach Campaigns:
   1. We fixed the bug in duplicating outreach campaigns. You can now clone successful campaigns without complications.
3. Integrated Help Center:
   1. We've connected the IQRecruit Help Center to the app. Very meta!
4. New User Bonus Credit:
   1. We're excited for you to try us out! Every new user receives one free credit upon registration as a token of our gratitude. 

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Streamlined Outreach:
   1. We have revamped our existing outreach features to prepare for future iterations.
2. Enhanced Event Tracking:
   1. All events sent to Customer.io are now automatically synced to Posthog as well. 
3. Improved Response Formatting:
   1. We've enhanced the presentation of People Data Labs (PDL) responses by applying title-case formatting, ensuring a professional and polished candidate profile.
4. Enhanced Location Management:
   1. Our latest update includes a location fix that accurately represents candidate and job locations.
5. Dashboard Customization:
   1. We have removed a sticky alert from the dashboard.
6. Posthog Event Hotfix:
   1. We've addressed an issue related to missing Posthog events. Posthog tracks and captures all necessary events with this hotfix, providing comprehensive insights into user interactions.
7. Price Caching for Stripe Integration:
   1. We've implemented a caching mechanism to optimize performance that stores Stripe prices based on product offerings. This update ensures quicker loading times and smoother pricing calculations.
8. Candidate Spotlight Behavior:
   1. To reduce the number of clicks in the approval flow, we updated the behavior to spotlight the topmost visible candidate first.
   2. Our system updates the spotlight on the next candidate when one is approved. If multiple candidates are approved, the system prioritizes the topmost candidate.
9. Bug Fixes:
   1. We addressed minor bugs and glitches to enhance software stability and user experience.

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Upgraded Page Headers: In this update, we have improved consistency and performance by converting all page headers to V2::PageHeaderComponent. This change provides a cohesive look and feel and optimizes rendering for smoother navigation.
2. Enhanced Event Tracking: We have enhanced our event tracking capabilities to integrate with Customer.io and Posthog seamlessly. This allows you to effortlessly export events to these platforms, connecting you to your data and user interactions in real-time.
3. Optimized Partner API Queries: To enhance your HR processes, we added strategic indices to speed up partner API interactions for retrieving person and candidacy data faster and more efficiently.

Key Features and Enhancements:

1. Enhanced Role Focus: In response to user feedback, we have improved the single role view, making it more efficient to manage relevant candidacies and evaluate candidates.
2. UI Cleanup: Our user interface has been revamped to create a more streamlined and user-friendly experience. This update aims to provide a workspace free of distractions, allowing you to focus on finding the perfect candidates.
3. Default Sign-Up Configuration: We have simplified the onboarding process by introducing default sign-up settings. This ensures that new users are presented with a pre-configured environment that aligns with the standard best practices, allowing them to get started quickly.
4. 'Top 3 Factors' Enhancement: We have improved the 'top 3 factors' feature based on user feedback. This gives you greater control in highlighting the most critical factors for each role, leading to better candidate evaluation.
5. Enhanced Candidate Visualization: We've increased the opacity of drag-and-drop blocks in the candidate evaluation interface for better visual clarity and easier organization and assessment of candidate data.
6. Smoother Animations: We have included transition animations for application interactions that enhance the user experience by providing seamless and engaging navigation through different sections and actions.
7. Integration Enhancement - Slack Notification to Customer.io Event: We fixed the integration between Slack notifications and Customer.io events. Communication between platforms remains intact, even if users don't select a specific role, to ensure no breakdown in information flow.
8. 'Other Factor' Field Reintroduction: We have returned the 'Other factor' field in the intake form to capture unique criteria relevant to specific roles per user demand.
9. Draft Role Deletion: You can now delete draft roles, which creates a cleaner and more organized environment for creating and managing different roles.
10. Role Cancellation Requests: We have introduced a new feature that allows users to request cancellation of unnecessary roles. This feature simplifies role management and ensures that your dashboard is always up-to-date.
11. Role Completion Marking: You can now mark roles as complete once the hiring process is finished, clearly indicating successful fills.
12. Indexing for External ID in Candidacies: We've introduced an indexing mechanism for candidate searches using external IDs, resulting in a more efficient and seamless user experience.

New Features:

• Password Change Button Disablement:
  • Modified the "Change Password" button behavior to disable it until the new passwords match, preventing potential password mismatch issues during the password change process.
• "Move to In Review" Button:
  • Added a new "Move to In Review" button to the single candidate dropdown, enabling users to efficiently move candidates to the "In Review" stage with a single click.

Updates:

• Aesthetic Tweaks Based on Investor Feedback:
  • Incorporated minor, aesthetic tweaks throughout the application, addressing feedback from investors and enhancing the overall visual appeal.
• "In Review" Icon Change:
  • Updated the icon representing the "In Review" stage, providing a more distinct and recognizable visual representation.

Improvements:

• Onboarding Routes Placement:
  • Moved former onboarding routes into an unauthenticated block, ensuring that these routes are only accessible to unauthenticated users, improving security and access control.

New Features:

• Password-Changed Event for Customer.io:
  • Implemented a "password-changed" event sent to Customer.io, triggering a password reset email to users for improved account security.
• CSS Grid for App Layout:
  • Introduced CSS Grid for the application layout, providing a more responsive and flexible design for a consistent user interface across different screen sizes.
• Checkout Option on Sign Up:
  • Users can now view and access the checkout option directly during sign-up, simplifying subscription management and improving user experience.
• Submitted-Role Event for Customer.io:
  • Enabled the "submitted-role" event in Customer.io, automatically triggering an email to customers when they submit a role.

Updates:

• Custom Checkout Session:
  • Replaced the pricing table with a custom checkout session, offering users a more tailored and efficient checkout process.

Improvements:

• FlashResponder Removal:
  • Removed the FlashResponder component, optimizing the application codebase and streamlining response handling.
• Minor Fixes:
  • We're picky!

New Features:

• Ideal Candidate Form Field Fix:
  • Addressed and fixed an issue with the ideal candidate form field, ensuring accurate data entry and smoother form submissions.
• Updated Fulfillment Role Status:
  • Introduced an updated fulfillment role status, providing more comprehensive and informative status indicators for fulfillment.
• Customer.io App Key:
  • Added the Customer.io app key, enabling seamless integration with Customer.io for enhanced user communication and engagement.
• URL Redirect Fix:
  • Resolved a URL redirect issue, ensuring users are correctly redirected to their intended pages.
• Roles Index Changes:
  • Implemented changes in the roles index, improving the layout and user experience when browsing and managing roles.
• Button Group Margin Fix:
  • Fixed the button group margin, ensuring a consistent and polished appearance for button elements.
• Account Deletion Message:
  • Added a message to inform users about the account deletion process and its implications, providing clarity and transparency.
• Grid for Independent Scrolling:
  • Utilized grid layout for independent scrolling, enhancing the scrolling experience within specific application sections.
• Candidacy Bulk Actions:
  • Introduced bulk actions for candidacy management, allowing users to perform actions on multiple candidates simultaneously for increased efficiency.

Improvements:

• Deleted All Migrations < 2023:
  • Removed all migrations dated before 2023, streamlining the application's database and improving data management.
• Credit Pluralization Fix:
  • Addressed an issue with credit pluralization, ensuring accurate and grammatically correct representation of credits.
• Width Transition Only:
  • Implemented width transition exclusively for enhanced visual effects and smoother user interactions.

New features:

• cors-domains Variable in TF:
  • Added a cors-domains variable to the Terraform configuration, enabling more flexibility in managing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) domains for the application.
• Updated Favicon:
  • Updated the application's favicon, providing a fresh and improved visual representation.
• Fix for '+ Create Item' in Combobox:
  • Addressed an issue where the '+ Create Item' functionality in the combobox was not functioning correctly. This fix ensures users can create new items within the combobox as intended.
• Scaffolded Billing Page:
  • Introduced a scaffolded billing page, laying the foundation for future billing and payment management functionality.
• Role Summary Error Fix and Sidebar Gap:
  • Resolved errors and fixed the sidebar gap in the role summary page, ensuring a smoother user experience.
• Sign-In Revisions:
  • Revised the sign-in process, improving authentication flow and enhancing security measures.
• Email Notifications via Customer.io:
  • Implemented email notifications via Customer.io to inform users when candidates are ready, providing real-time updates and better communication.
• Updated Candidate Multiselect:
  • Enhanced the candidate multiselect feature, making it more efficient and user-friendly for selecting multiple candidates at once.
• Option to Disable Outreach for Tenants:
  • Introduced an option for tenants to disable the outreach functionality, providing more control over communication features within the application.
• Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Links:
  • Added links to the Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy pages, ensuring users have easy access to essential legal information.
• Form Fixes and Sign-In Padding:
  • Made several form fixes and adjusted sign-in padding, improving form layouts and overall visual consistency.
• Copy Changes and Other Tweaks:
  • Implemented various copy changes and minor tweaks throughout the application to enhance clarity and user experience.

Improvements:

• Password Change from "Profile" Page:
  • Users can now change their password directly from the "Profile" page, offering a convenient method for updating account security.

New Features:

• Logo Redirects Home:
  • Clicking on the logo now redirects users to the homepage, providing an intuitive way to navigate back to the main page from anywhere in the application.
• Copy Updates in the Intake Flow:
  • Updated and improved the copy throughout the intake flow, ensuring clearer instructions and a more user-friendly user experience during the role creation process.
• Support Buttons Linked to Mailto:
  • All support buttons in the application have been linked to mailto:help@iqrecruit.com, allowing users to contact support for assistance and inquiries easily.
• Updated Seniority Picker in Intake Flow:
  • Introduced an updated seniority picker in the intake flow, enhancing the user interface and making it simpler for users to select the appropriate seniority level for the role.
• Role Summary After Submission:
  • After submitting a role, users are presented with a summary page, providing a quick overview of the submitted role's details for confirmation.
• Shrinking the Size of the Bird Graphic:
  • Reduced the size of the bird graphic to improve page loading times and optimize the user interface.
• Flexbox for Button Groups:
  • Replaced the button groups' layout from grid to flexbox, resulting in a more responsive and adaptable design for button elements.

• Hidden Placeholder Buttons on Roles Page:

  • Placeholder buttons on the roles page have been hidden, preventing confusion and ensuring a more polished user interface.

• Candidate Search bar:

  • Added a candidate search bar to facilitate easy searching and identification of candidates based on various criteria.

• Force Unauthenticated Users to log in for the "Role Summary" Page:

  • Users must now log in or authenticate before proceeding to the "Role Summary" page, ensuring data security and access control.

• Skills Requirement for Role Purchase:

  • Users must now add specific skills to purchase a role, ensuring better alignment of candidates with role requirements.

• Ranking Top 3 Factors:

  • Users can now rank the top 3 most important factors when evaluating candidates, offering more personalized candidate assessments.

Updates:

• Customer-io Message Data:
  • Updated and improved the message data for customer interactions in Customer.io, enhancing communication and user engagement effectiveness.
• Phone Number Unreliability Warning:
  • Introduced a warning message to inform users about the potential unreliability of phone numbers in the system, ensuring users are aware of possible issues with this contact information.

Infrastructure:

• Production on Cloud Run:
  • The application has been deployed and is now running in a production environment on Cloud Run, providing a scalable and efficient platform for serving users.

New features:

1. Candidate management:
   • Users can accept or reject a single candidate.
   • Users can accept or reject multiple candidates simultaneously, saving time and effort during candidate review.
   • We built a dropdown menu feature, allowing users to approve, reject, and export candidates from the menu in addition to the candidate profile view.
   • We added the ability to filter candidacies based on their current state, providing our users (you!) visibility and organization of candidate data.
2. Candidate export:
   • We introduced the ability to export a single candidate's data to Excel or CSV format.
   • Users can export data for multiple candidates simultaneously.
   • We added the ability to export data to a Greenhouse-formatted Excel file, improving compatibility and facilitating seamless data transfer between systems.
3. Role submission:
   • We added a feature to specify the target and excluded industries in the intake form.
   • We added a role submission modal, providing a more user-friendly and streamlined interface for submitting roles.
   • We integrated Stripe for secure payment processing and management of pricing plans.
4. Role fulfillment:
   • Our team can create fulfillment requisitions, allowing us to fulfill customer submissions directly.
   • We have added a Slack notification feature that sends a notification when a role is submitted, expediting the fulfillment process.

Enhancements:

1. Intake process:
   • There were several text changes and improvements.
   • We updated the location format for consistency across the platform.
   • We removed the skip button from the user interface, improving clarity and guiding users through the necessary steps.
   • We refined the role summary page, giving users an overview of role details.
   • Users can utilize existing credits during the checkout process.
2. Role management:
   • We reformatted the employment history in candidate profiles. This change provides a more organized presentation of the candidate's work experience.
   • Users must select a format before initiating the export process.
3. Role fulfillment:
   • We adjusted the Slack notification feature to optimize communications on our side.
   • We enhanced the fulfillment export feature to export data to your roles.

Bug Fixes:

• We resolved an issue with formatting current employment information in candidate profiles.
• We fixed form autosaving, ensuring that data is properly saved and preserved during editing.
• Candidates are now consistently visible and updated in real time.

Miscellaneous:

• We leveraged Terraform for the management and provisioning of our infrastructure. This enhancement ensures more efficient deployment and scalability of our software tool.
• We reconfigured and improved some of our custom web components.
• We integrated a Vue sidebar component.
• The "Person Portal" is a backend feature that houses candidate information.
• We created an idempotent seeds file, ensuring consistent and reliable data seeding during the application's initialization process.

New features:

• We've made it easier for you to select job titles when filling out information. We now leverage People Data Labs (PDL) to improve the autocomplete feature, which means more accurate data entry for you.
• We've got you covered! When creating a new role, we've included a "Role Summary" page that shows all the essential details about the position. You'll have the chance to review everything and make any necessary changes before submitting it.
• Candidates linked to your role are conveniently grouped under "All Candidates." Stay tuned for more candidate categories!
• Each candidate has a profile with contact details, employment experience, academic background, and links to their social media profiles.

Enhancements:

• We've made some improvements to the "Add New Role" form, making it easier for you to use. The layout and design have been updated to make the process more efficient and organized.
• We've improved the way you can export candidate information in CSV format.

New Features:

• New Intake Form with Layout Changes:

• We have revamped the intake form with updated layouts to improve usability and streamline the data collection process.

• Role Details Part 1:

• This feature enhances role details by providing additional information and options.

• Email as Primary Person Identifier:

• Make Customer.io utilize email as the primary identifier for individuals, improving data accuracy and streamlining communication.

• Show Candidates in Each Role:

• This feature lets users view all candidates associated with a specific role, providing a comprehensive overview.

• Scaffold and Populate Job Candidate's Profile:

• Imported candidates are created, populated in a profile, and assigned to the appropriate role.

Enhancements:

• Improved Job Title Search:

• Job title search functionality now utilizes PDL (People Data Labs) to provide accurate and relevant suggestions, improving search efficiency.

• Enhanced Analytics Initialization:

• PostHog analytics will only initialize for app v2, optimizing data tracking and analysis.

• IQRecruit Layout Changes:

• IQRecruit has undergone layout changes to improve usability by updating the sidebar and page scaffolding.

Improvements:

• Removed the NOT NULL constraints from .tenant_id to allow for greater flexibility.
• Moved non-sensitive configurations to .env.* files for improved security.
• Speeded up event metrics to enhance performance.
• Added posthog-intake analytics to the system to better track data.
• Set up customer-io automations to automate customer engagement.

New Features:

• Upgraded to Sidekiq 7:
  • Upgraded the application to Sidekiq 7, offering improved performance and reliability for background jobs and task processing. This upgrade enhances the overall efficiency of the application's background processes.
• Skills and Company Search in Role Creation Intake Form:
  • Added skills and company search functionality to the role creation intake form, making it easier for users to find and select relevant skills and companies while creating roles. This enhancement streamlines the role creation process and ensures accurate data entry.
• User Outreach Functionality:
  • Introduced user outreach functionality, enabling users to initiate outreach efforts directly from the application.
• Scaffolded Email Management Index Page:
  • Implemented a scaffolded email management index page, giving users a centralized location to manage and monitor their email-related activities. This enhancement simplifies email management and organization.
• Email Address Verification through Nylas:
  • Users can now verify their email addresses through Nylas, an email management service. This addition enhances email security and ensures that user communication remains reliable and protected.
• Unique Email Signatures:
  • Users now have the ability to create, edit, and delete unique signatures for their emails. This feature allows for personalized and professional email communication.

 

Improvements:

• Skills and Certifications Tags Lookup:
  • Improved the skills and certifications tags lookup, optimizing the process for faster and more accurate tag suggestions. This improvement enhances the user experience while selecting tags.
• Posthog Functionality Enhancement:
  • Enhanced the functionality of Posthog by optimizing its interaction with Turbo and page loads. This improvement prevents duplicate initializations and max call stack errors, ensuring seamless analytics tracking and reducing potential issues.

New Features:

• File Type and Size Validation:
  • Implemented file type and size validation, ensuring that users can only upload files of supported formats and within specified size limits. This enhancement prevents issues with unsupported files and improves data integrity.
• Intake Autosave Functionality:
  • Introduced autosave functionality for the intake process, automatically saving progress during the intake form completion. This feature ensures that users' input is continuously saved, reducing the risk of data loss and offering a seamless user experience.
• "Act as a Tenant" Feature:
  • Implemented the "Act as a Tenant" functionality, enabling administrators to access and interact with the application as a specific tenant. This feature streamlines administrative tasks and provides a more personalized experience.
• V2 Google OAuth Support:
  • Added support for version 2 of Google OAuth, allowing users to log in and authenticate using their Google accounts. This update ensures compatibility with the latest Google authentication protocols.
• Posthog Integration for User Identification:
  • Integrated Posthog to track and identify user interactions within the application. This integration enhances analytics capabilities, enabling better user behavior and preferences insights.

New Features:

• V2 Details & Requirements Intake Form:
  • Upgraded the intake form to version 2, now allowing the capture of additional details and requirements during role creation, resulting in a more comprehensive and informative intake process.
• FontAwesome Integration:
  • Replaced all HeroIcons across the application with FontAwesome icons, ensuring a consistent and unified icon set, and providing a better visual experience for users.
• V2 Companies Intake Form Field:
  • Streamlines the company selection process when creating roles.
• V2 Final Details Intake Form Field:
  • Added version 2 of the final details intake form field, enabling users to review and confirm the requisition details before submission, minimizing errors and enhancing accuracy.
• V2 Role Header:
  • Implemented a new version of the role header, providing users with quick and easy access to their requisition-related information.
• V2 Index Roles:
  • Introduced an improved version of the roles index, enhancing performance and user experience while managing and navigating roles.
• V2 Requisition Search Bar:
  • Added version 2 of the requisition search bar, allowing users to search for specific roles, enhancing usability and accessibility efficiently.

New Features:

• Enhanced Intake Form:
  • Added Details & Requirements: The intake form has been upgraded to include additional fields for capturing specific details and requirements related to the roles. This enhancement allows for a more comprehensive intake process.
  • Company Selectors: Users can now directly select the relevant company associated with each role within the intake form.
  • 'Final Details' Screen: A new screen has been introduced as part of the intake flow, enabling users to review and confirm the final details before submitting the requisition.
• Requisitions/Roles Header: Implemented a dedicated header section for requisitions/roles, providing users quick access to their role-related information.
• Index v2 Requisitions: Introduced an improved index for roles, enhancing performance and user experience while navigating and managing requisitions.
• Role Searchbar Scaffold: Added a search bar scaffold to the role interface, allowing users to search for specific roles efficiently.

Fixes/Updates:

• Icon Standardization: All icons within the application have been unified to utilize FontAwesome assets, ensuring a consistent and cohesive visual representation throughout the interface.
• HeroIcon Removal: Eliminated any remaining HeroIcon assets from the application, streamlining the codebase and improving overall efficiency.

New Features:

• Person Profile Migration: This update includes a new feature that introduces a seamless process for person profiles. The migration ensures a smooth transition of existing profiles to an updated and improved structure, enhancing data management and accessibility.
• Dynamic Requisition Sidebar: A dynamic requisition sidebar has been added to the application. The sidebar now adapts to the context and provides relevant options and information based on the requisition being viewed. This enhancement streamlines the requisition workflow and improves user productivity.
• Sidebar User Profile: A user profile section has been incorporated into the sidebar in this release. Users can now conveniently access and manage their profiles directly from the sidebar, simplifying account management and personalization.