AI Outbound Talent Search: Expandable market research cards
Market research results now show as collapsible cards in the chat. A blurred preview peeks out when collapsed; click to expand and see the full synthesis, mapped companies, receptivity signals, and people intelligence. Works on existing sessions too, no re-run needed.AI Outbound Talent Search: Market intelligence before the first search
The agent now runs deep web research before touching LinkedIn: mapping competitor companies, discovering named role holders, and pulling receptivity signals (layoffs, restructuring, leadership changes).For a Certification Architect search at Anthropic, it mapped 7 target companies across 21 sources, surfaced 17 named role holders before any LinkedIn search, and flagged AWS layoffs as a priority outreach signal.
AI Outbound Talent Search: Role knowledge sidebar
New “Role Knowledge” tab in the sidebar shows the agent’s accumulated intelligence. Updates live as the agent works.Criteria Builder: Live calibration against real candidates
Nova scores a sample of your actual applicants in the conversation. Click any row for per-criterion scores and evidence. If something’s off, Nova proposes the edit inline and re-scores automatically.Criteria Builder: Visual previews on questions
Structured questions now show a markdown preview of what each option would change.AI Outbound Talent Search: Import a job from any URL
Paste a link to a job posting on Greenhouse, Lever, or any job board and Nova extracts the title, company, and description.AI Outbound Talent Search: Feedback refinement loop
Thumbs up/down on shortlisted candidates, then click “Refine search.” The agent runs targeted follow-up searches based on your feedback. Re-scored candidates show score transitions inline.Talent Pool: Conversational search
Search your talent pool through conversation. Describe what you’re looking for, refine with follow-ups, and build a shortlist.AI Outbound Talent Search: Email notification when search completes
Email when your search finishes, with a summary by fit level and a direct link to results.Criteria Builder: Suggested actions after each response
Clickable action buttons after each agent response. Click instead of typing.Fraud Detection: Fewer false positives
~40% fewer false positives at the recommended threshold. Same detection accuracy.AI Outbound Talent Search: Search history on the setup page
Recent searches now appear below the setup form so you can jump back into any previous session.AI Outbound Talent Search: Cleaner setup page for ATS-free accounts
If your account isn’t connected to an ATS, the setup page shows a single “Paste job description” form with no extra tabs.Criteria Builder: Smoother criteria generation
Generation now happens inside the conversation. Nova asks questions first, then generates criteria from your answers.Criteria Builder: Verifiability warnings
Nova flags criteria that are hard to verify from resumes alone. Adjust before scoring or move to interview checks.Criteria Builder: More role-specific criteria titles
Titles pick up more specific language from your job description.Criteria Builder: Live progress while thinking
Live timer and word count while Nova is working.Criteria Builder: Easier-to-read calibration results
Calibration summaries now read as plain-language analysis.Scoring: Stronger candidates score higher
Strong fits now receive scores that better reflect their strength.
AI Outbound Talent Search: Live progress during candidate evaluation
Real-time counters during evaluation (“Scored 5/23”) and search expansion (“Processed 3/5 seeds”).Onboarding: Try Nova without connecting an ATS
Skip the ATS connection and go straight to AI Outbound Sourcing. 2 trial searches per month.AI Outbound Talent Search: Intake context for better searches
Paste hiring manager notes or intake call transcripts before starting a search. The agent uses this for sharper calibration questions.AI Outbound Talent Search: Rate candidate assessments
Thumbs up/down on each candidate’s fit rating. Feedback is saved and included in CSV exports.AI Outbound Talent Search: Collaborative intake before searching
The agent asks clarifying questions before searching when the job description is ambiguous: must-have experience, location flexibility, deal-breakers.AI Outbound Talent Search: Receptivity scoring
Assessments now factor in receptivity signals: recent role changes, short tenure, lateral moves. Surfaces in the scoring rationale, not as a separate score.AI Outbound Talent Search: Faster shortlist filtering
One-click fit chips and minimum score filter in the sidebar.AI Outbound Talent Search: Clearer candidate cards and richer CSV export
Cards prioritize summary and structured work history. CSV exports include current and previous role/company columns.AI Outbound Talent Search: Conversational search with follow-up messages
Send follow-up messages to refine results after the first batch. The agent picks up with full context from prior rounds.AI Outbound Talent Search: Smarter scoring for hard-to-evidence criteria
Requirements unlikely to appear on LinkedIn profiles (budget ownership, process governance) are flagged as phone-screen verification items instead of penalizing candidates.Talent Pool: ATS context in search explanations
Explanations now include application answers, recruiter notes, and rejection details. Available for Teamtailor, Greenhouse, Ashby, Workable, and Pinpoint.Fraud Detection: Stronger LinkedIn reasoning
Richer LinkedIn profile context for better reasoning on identity coherence and claim consistency.Fraud Detection: Filter by job posting
Filter the dashboard by specific job postings. The “Jobs” dropdown is searchable by title and ID, and shows assessment count per role.Fraud Detection: Customer-facing dashboard
Review fraud risk assessments in Nova: summary by risk level, visual trends, date filtering, and detail dialogs. Only visible when Fraud Detection is enabled.
Criteria Builder: Understand why candidates received their score
Paste a candidate’s ATS URL into the chat to see their score breakdown and which criteria influenced the result.Fraud Detection: Cross-candidate matching on phone and LinkedIn
Duplicate detection now checks phone numbers and LinkedIn profiles alongside email. Catches the same person submitting under different names.Fraud Detection: Recruiter-friendly risk notes
Clearer language for ATS workflows. Consistent structure: risk, takeaway, top reasons, reassuring signs.
Fraud Detection: Hidden content and keyword stuffing detection
Detects invisible keyword lists, tiny text, and overlapping text layers in resume PDFs. Factored into fraud risk.AI Talent Search: Usage limits
5 searches per 30-day rolling window per company (default). The search button shows current usage. Failed searches don’t count. Contact support to adjust.Jobs Dashboard: Cleaner, denser job list
Two-line row layout with all actions in an overflow menu.Fraud Detection: Multi-layered resume fraud analysis
Production-ready. Combines text analysis with external validation: timeline integrity, career plausibility, skill credibility, document metadata, email/identity verification, LinkedIn validation, and cross-candidate duplicates.Over 93% precision at the recommended threshold. Zero false positives at highest confidence. Only runs on candidates at or above your score threshold (default: 7/10). Learn more.Talent Pool: Compact search results layout
Denser layout. Roughly 2 more candidate rows visible without scrolling.Criteria Builder: Calibration matrix view
Table view of all candidates and criteria in a grid. Click any name for full details.Scoring: Smarter must-have evaluation
Nova uses resume evidence directly instead of defaulting to interview checks. If a role requires 5+ years and the resume shows 3, that gap is reflected in the score. Interview verification is reserved for must-haves where the resume is silent.Scoring is also more role-specific: a strong IC applying to a management role is evaluated against management requirements.Criteria Builder: More stable calibration re-runs
Re-runs keep prior evaluations for unchanged criteria. Score changes focus on what you actually edited.Scoring: Better handling of missing resume details
Missing detail is treated as uncertainty, not automatic failure. Plausible but unconfirmed must-haves are marked partial with targeted interview checks.Talent Pool: Simpler indexing pipeline
Simplified discovery and indexing flow with inline resume extraction. Removes legacy batch queue complexity.Talent Pool: Filter by allowed job postings
Select specific job postings to include. Only candidates from selected jobs get indexed. Leave empty to include all.Calibration: Evidence-based feedback from real resumes
Integrations: High potential stage automation
Auto-advance high-scoring candidates to a “High Potential” stage. Combine with low potential automation for full triage. Available for Lever, Greenhouse, and Nova ATS.Talent Pool: Indexing analytics
Total indexed candidates, success rates, queue health, and progress per job.Criteria Builder: Improved error handling and retry
Fixed the builder getting stuck on loading if the background task failed. Clear error with a “Retry” button.Criteria Builder: Add intake context before question generation
Paste intake call notes, transcripts, or hiring manager requirements before question generation.
Calibration: Test criteria with your own resumes
Upload up to 5 resume files (PDF, DOC, DOCX) alongside ATS candidates during calibration.
Scoring: Quick feedback on Nova’s scores
“Agree” and “Disagree” links on each scored candidate note in your ATS. Feedback is tied to specific scoring runs.Criteria Builder: Leaner, smarter criteria
Concise titles with structure only where it’s not obvious. Auto-merges overlapping requirements.Before:Collection Merchandising ExperienceAfter:
Experience working with fashion collections from concept to completion. Must have worked on seasonal RTW collections at a luxury fashion house.
Collection Merchandising, Buying, or Styling Experience
Exclude: retail store management or visual merchandising-only roles
Criteria Builder: More natural setup questions
Questions now feel like a recruiter conversation. Your answers directly shape how strict or flexible the generated criteria are.Criteria Builder: Personalized guidance on open
Nova scans your criteria and highlights quick improvement opportunities.Criteria Builder: Expert recommendations
When Nova suggests multiple options, it recommends one with clear reasoning.Criteria Builder: Recover from errors without losing progress
Network issues show a Retry button. No need to start over.Settings: Resume-only scoring mode
Score based solely on resumes, ignoring application answers (which are increasingly AI-written). Enable in Company Settings.Criteria Library: Save and reuse criteria across jobs
Save criteria to your company library and reuse them across any job. Thanks to Mike Bradshaw for the feature request!Criteria Builder: Auto-sorted criteria
Criteria sort by importance: Must Have, Preferred, Nice to Have.Criteria Builder: Review multiple changes at once
All proposed changes in a single card with before-and-after diffs. Approve all or reject with feedback.
Talent Pool: Candidates from adjacent career paths
Search now surfaces candidates from related paths (e.g., Communications and PR backgrounds for a Marketing Coordinator search).Application fraud detection (beta)
Nova analyzes highly-scored applications for fraud: timeline inconsistencies, impossible claims, and suspicious patterns flagged in the ATS note.Criteria Builder V2: Conversational criteria creation
Build screening criteria through conversation. Describe what you want, refine, adjust. Auto-saved.Jobs: Smoother search filter clearing
Clearing the search filter no longer flickers.Ashby Integration: Feedback form setup during onboarding
Choose feedback forms or notes for assessments, so you don’t get unexpected emails when Nova scores candidates.
Ashby Integration: Auto-skip hired and archived candidates
Skips scoring for hired or archived candidates, saving credits.Security: Sign in button on homepage
Added a “Sign in” button to the Nova homepage.Talent Pool: More accurate fit assessments
- Overqualification detected: 12+ years for a 3-5 year role now rates Consider, not Best Fit
- Location preferences respected: US-based candidate flagged when you specified Latin America
- Strong candidates not held back: Small unknowns (timezone not listed) don’t penalize Best Fit rating
- Missing info triggers follow-up: Profile doesn’t mention “startup experience” but doesn’t contradict it? Consider, not rejected
Calibration: Multi-file resume upload
Upload multiple resume files at once for calibration.Talent Pool: Email notification when search completes
Email with candidate summary and a direct link to results.Talent Pool: See your team’s recent searches
Recent searches dropdown shows searches from all team members.Criteria Builder: Multi-select clarification questions
Select multiple options for clarification questions.Criteria Builder: Improved scrolling and auto-save
Auto-saves on “Continue to edit.”Resume Upload: Encrypted PDF detection
Detects password-protected PDFs before processing.
Calibration: Better handling of criteria changes
Scoring preserved across re-runs. Clearer feedback when criteria are removed.Talent Pool: Exclude already-applied candidates
Filter out candidates who already applied to the job.Settings: Re-invite team members
Re-send invitations for team members who missed previous emails.Analytics: Application source insights (beta)
See which recruiting channels produce the most applications.Security: Passwordless two-factor authentication
Enable 2FA without requiring a password.
Talent Search: Geographic proximity boosting
Candidates closer to your job’s location rank higher, without filtering out remote candidates.Talent Pool: Recent search history
Access recent searches from the jobs table. Dropdown shows last 5 searches per job.Talent Pool: Improved search relevance
AI-driven query planner for better ranking and relevance.Talent Pool: Configurable lookback date
Custom start date for candidate sync. Overrides the default 24-month lookback.Talent Pool: Qualitative fit scoring
Results show qualitative fit assessments instead of numeric scores.Calibration: ATS candidate links
Candidates in calibration now link directly to their ATS profiles.Calibration: Hiring manager feedback
Hiring managers can validate or challenge Nova’s recommendations with structured feedback.Talent Pool: Candidate location enrichment
Profiles now include location coordinates and timezone.Talent Pool: Improved results design
Redesigned search results with clearer fit indicators.Talent Pool: Search from job row
Launch a talent pool search from the jobs table with one click.Criteria Builder: Calibration setting
Enable or disable calibration per job.Talent Pool: Criteria matrix table
Matrix view for side-by-side candidate comparison against criteria.Application Review: Required screening questions
Required screening questions are clearly highlighted on applications.Interview Guides: Export PDF
Export interview guides as PDF documents.Criteria Builder: Importance levels
Set importance levels for each criterion when building job requirements.Jobs: Per-job application run limits
Set processing limits per job in Job Settings.Jobs: Fixed individual filter clearing
Clear buttons now reset individual filters, not all at once.Nova Status: Last synced timestamp
Status tooltips now show when applications were last synced from your ATS.Analytics: Combined jobs and applications chart
The analytics dashboard now shows a unified chart with both jobs and applications over time.Workable Integration: Configurable rating scale
Workable users can now configure how Nova’s scores map to Workable’s star rating system.Billing: Monthly job creation chart
Added a chart to the billing page showing monthly job creation trends.Workable Integration: Stage filtering for candidates
Workable integration now supports filtering candidates by stage.Integrations: Improved ATS setup experience
Enhanced the ATS integration setup with clearer instructions and better documentation.Criteria Builder: Custom brand specification
You can now specify preferred brands or competitor companies when building criteria.Criteria Builder: Retry and skip brand research
You can now retry or skip the brand research step when building criteria.Integrations: Smart auto-tagging
AI-powered automatic tagging categorizes candidates in your ATS based on qualifications and experience. Available for TeamTailor and Greenhouse.Tags: Auto-generate AI instructions
Automatically generates concise AI instructions for tag configurations.Integrations: Shorter shareable job links
Job links now use a cleaner/l/{code} format.