October 2026 Product Updates

Here's what's new in CareerPlug this month: learn more about candidates before you commit time to a live interview. Change your hiring process without leaving the job posting. See every applicant and their hiring step in one click. And 3 new Labs (beta) features!

One-Way Audio Interviews

One-Way Audio Interview lets candidates record answers to your interview questions on their own time and lets you listen to them on yours. You’ll get to hear how they answer questions before spending time on a live interview! It also helps validate candidate interest which can mean less ghosting.

Add One-Way Audio Interviews to my jobs.

Edit your Hiring Process without Leaving your Job Posting

You’re in the middle of posting your job and realize your Hiring Process needs a small change. Before, that meant leaving the job post, going into edit your hiring process and then going back to the job post. No more! You can now directly edit your hiring process while you’re creating a job post!

Go to: Edit or create a new job > Scroll down to the Hiring Process section near the bottom > Click the gear icon next to Edit

Try it now on one of my jobs.

See total applicants for every job (instead of the last 30 days)

No more clicking or scrolling to find out who’s applying to your job and what step each candidate is on. You can easily see the total number of applicants for each job and click into the number to see the applicants right from your Jobs page!

See total applicants on my Jobs page.

Labs: Interviews Tab - Calendar View

Visit the Interviews tab in the side-navigation menu to see your week of interviews in a calendar view instead of a list!

Turn on Interviews calendar in Labs.

Labs: Dashboard Customizable Layout

You’re in charge of what goes on our Dashboard! Make your Dashboard fit your day: pick a ready-made layout or build your own from 24 options.

Go to: Open the three-dot menu next to Dashboard at the top in the side-navigation menu and select from the list.

Turn on Dashboard Layouts in Labs.

Labs: Auto-Generated Google Meet Links for Autopilot Interviews

Automatically generate a Google Meet link for Autopilot interviews. When you post a job with Autopilot the video link fills in for you with a Google Meet link.

You need to be using Google Accounts for this feature (example: Gmail, Meet)

Turn on Google Meet links in Labs.

Bugs that have been fixed over the last 30 days

We’ve been fine-tuning CareerPlug to ensure a smoother experience for you! Here are some of the key fixes we’ve made this month.

• Applicants can move through the hiring process without an Offer Letter template — Some accounts couldn't advance applicants unless an Offer Letter template had been created first. Applicants now move forward either way.
• You can manage interviews again after your hiring process changes — Changing the hiring process could leave you unable to manage an interview. Interview management now works as expected.
• Contacted applicants now show as "Contacted," not "Reviewed" — Sometimes Applicants you'd contacted were still listed under Reviewed in Applicant Stages. They now appear under the right stage.
• Upcoming interviews now appear in the right order — Interviews were showing out of sequence. They're now sorted correctly.
• Job title errors caused by look-alike special characters are fixed — Hard-to-spot special characters in a job title could trigger validation errors. Titles now validate correctly.

• Day 1 Onboarding forms now assign when you mark an applicant as Hired — The I-9, W-4, and Direct Deposit forms weren't always assigned at that step. They now are.
• The checkbox now shows on ID and W-4 forms — Checked boxes weren't displaying. They now appear as expected.
• The Task Follow Up section on the Dashboard no longer lists employees with no overdue tasks — It could show someone who had nothing overdue. It now only lists people who need a nudge.
• The New Hire Welcome Email Template section is no longer duplicated — The section was appearing twice. It now shows once.
• Workflow previews now show images added to To-Do task instructions — Images in task instructions were missing from the preview. They now display.
• Template names now match the custom template options — Names didn't line up between the template and the choices for a custom template. They now match.
• Fixed an export error for RUN Powered by ADP® — Exporting a new hire could end in a "We're sorry, something went wrong" message. Exports now complete.
• Employee Pulse Survey exports for "Direct Reports Only" and "Full Team Roster" now return different data — Both options were returning the same list. Each now returns what its name says.

• The AI Assistant no longer says there are no applicants or jobs when only inactive ones match — Inactive matches are now taken into account.
• The AI Assistant now asks before taking you to another page — It could navigate you somewhere without checking first.
• Passive jobs can now be found by job title without stating the status first — You no longer have to say "passive" to find them.

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