Release Notes

Advanced Scoring Guide Controls Now Available

• Recruiters can now view and customize scoring guide that AIR uses to evaluate candidate responses.
  
  
• Users can edit focus areas and regenerate scoring guidance directly within the job setup flow.
  
  
• This update provides greater transparency and control over interview evaluation criteria.

• AIR now uses enhanced scoring guides across all role types to improve grading accuracy.
  
  
• These updates help ensure fair, consistent evaluation standards aligned with client expectations.

• Updates to AIR’s integration with Kombo reduce the likelihood of creating duplicate applications during ATS sync.
  
  
• This improvement simplifies data management and reduces manual cleanup for recruiting teams.

• Live interview settings have been optimized for mobile devices to reduce latency and improve reliability.

Improved Interview Retake Enforcement

• AIR now more accurately enforces retake limits using real-time interview duration.
  
  
• This update prevents edge cases where candidates could unintentionally bypass restrictions by restarting interviews too quickly.

Portuguese Voice Enhancement

• For Portuguese-language interviews, AIR now uses a new voice provider to improve pronunciation and clarity for native speakers.
  
  
• This upgrade is part of our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality multilingual interview experiences.

Infrastructure Reliability Update

Improvements to AIR’s backend connection management reduce the risk of repeated introduction messages during live interviews.

Job Subscriptions Now Available

• Team members can now subscribe to jobs they don’t directly own:
  
  
  • Subscribed jobs appear in the “My Jobs” and Dashboard views.

• • Subscribers receive notifications when new interviews are completed (default: weekly, with customizable frequency).
    
    
• This feature improves cross-team collaboration and visibility into shared hiring pipelines.
  
  

Expanded Language Support

• AIR interviews are now available in four additional languages:
  
  
  • Chinese
    
  • Korean
    
  • Russian
    
  • Polish
    
    
• These additions further extend AIR’s global reach and enhance accessibility for international candidates.

New Candidate Safeguards During System Instability

• AIR now includes two manual control modes to protect the candidate experience:
  
  
  • Maintenance Mode: Temporarily blocks interview start during known outages or system maintenance.
    
    
  • Warning Mode: Displays a notice to candidates about potential performance issues while still allowing interviews to proceed.
    
    
• These tools help safeguard candidate trust and minimize disruption during infrastructure incidents.

ATS Integration: Auto-Stage Progression

• For clients using ATS systems with a stage labeled “AIR Interview Completed,” candidates will now automatically transition into that stage once they complete their AIR interview.
  
  
• This reduces manual work and improves pipeline visibility for recruiting teams.

Customizable Interview Intros & Outros

• Admins can now define what AIR says at the beginning and end of interviews using dynamic variables such as candidate name and job title.
• When enabled, recruiters can customize these messages at the job level to better reflect the interview context.
• This update provides a more branded and personalized experience for candidates.

Improved Candidate Location Display

• When a candidate is located in the U.S., AIR now displays the state abbreviation alongside the city and country for greater clarity during interview review.

Extended Interview Duration

• The default maximum interview time has been increased from 15 to 20 minutes, giving candidates more room to respond thoughtfully and enhancing interview quality.

Improved Table Navigation & Filtering

• We’ve upgraded table functionality across the AIR platform for a more efficient recruiter experience:
  
  
  • Simplified column-level filters
    
    
  • Inline search within each column

• • One-click “Clear All Filters” button
    
    
  • Pagination controls to adjust how many records are shown per page.

Interactive Video Transcripts Now Available

• Reviewing interviews is now faster and more intuitive:
  
  
  • Click-to-play: Jump directly to any point in the video by clicking on the transcript.
    
    
  • Live sync: As the video plays, the relevant transcript section highlights in real time.
    
    
  • Searchable transcript: Find keywords and skip to specific moments instantly.

Backup Audio Playback Option

• A new “Use secondary audio” toggle allows recruiters to recover sound from interviews where the primary audio may be missing.
  
  
• This backup audio ensures important interview responses remain accessible, even in rare edge cases.
  
  

Playback Speed Controls

• Recruiters can now adjust video playback speed between 0.5× and 2× to match their preferred review pace.

Cleaner Interview Links

• Candidate-facing interview URLs are now shorter and more professional.
  
  
• The new format improves trust and makes it easier for clients to share links without added friction.
  
  
• All existing links remain fully functional.
  
  

Streamlined Recruiter Experience

• Recruiters now default to the “All Jobs” view instead of “My Jobs,” preventing empty screens for new users and simplifying onboarding.
  
  

Voice Experience Stability

• We’ve temporarily switched to a new voice engine to improve candidate audio quality during live interviews.
  
  
• This update helps reduce choppiness and improves reliability on select devices. Additional infrastructure improvements are ongoing to enhance call quality across environments.

New Table Experience

• All data tables in AIR have been upgraded to a more responsive and customizable UI.
  
  
• Recruiters can now:
  
  
  • Resize and reorder columns
    
    
  • Apply advanced filters
    
    
  • Enjoy improved performance and faster load times
    
    

ATS Integration Enhancements

• Recruiters no longer need to add a specific “AIR Interview” stage in the ATS when syncing to existing jobs.
• Interview results are automatically matched to candidates using email and logged accordingly.

Candidate Feedback Survey

• Candidates now see a brief post-interview survey to share feedback on their experience.
• This helps AIR continuously improve usability and capture candidate sentiment.
  
  

ATS Sync to Existing Jobs

• AIR now supports syncing interviews to jobs that already exist in the platform, providing a smoother experience for teams using ATS integrations.
  
  
• Recruiters can connect interviews to an existing job in AIR by supplying the appropriate ATS Job ID, eliminating the need to create duplicates.
  
  

Expanded Grading Criteria

• The maximum number of grading criteria per job has been increased from 5 to 10, supporting more detailed evaluations for complex hiring workflows.
  
  

Platform Stability Enhancements

• Ongoing infrastructure improvements have further reduced the likelihood of candidate disconnections during interviews, continuing from last week’s backend stability upgrades.

Interview Retake Visibility

• AIR now flags repeat interview attempts when a candidate completes multiple interviews for the same job.
• This flag appears on the interview table and internal scorecards to support evaluation consistency.
• External viewers will not see this indicator.
  
  

Candidate Location Display

• Recruiters can now view the city and country of a candidate based on IP address during the interview.
• When location data isn’t available (due to browser settings or VPN use), AIR will display “Unknown location.”
• Location details are shown on the interview table and internal scorecards.
  
  

Live Interview Stability Improvements

• AIR’s live interview infrastructure has been upgraded to improve reliability.
• Enhancements include:
  
  • More consistent device preview and syncing
  • Fewer disconnection issues during interviews
  • Improved system resilience under variable network conditions

Pronunciation Customization

• AIR now supports custom pronunciations for client names in live interviews, enhancing clarity and professionalism during candidate interactions.
  
  

ATS Integration Now Live

• AIR now supports automated workflows with 75+ applicant tracking systems through a unified integration layer.
  
  
• Recruiters can now:
  
  
  • Import job titles and descriptions from their ATS to streamline interview setup.
    
    
  • Customize the interview as usual and share it with candidates.
    
    
  • Automatically push completed interview results back to the ATS, including:
    
    
    • Overall score
      
      
    • Summary
      
      
    • Scorecard link
      
      

(Results are matched to candidates using their email address.)

Localized Candidate Experience

• AIR now fully supports multilingual interviews, ensuring a consistent experience across welcome pages and live interviews.
  
  
• The platform detects browser language and prompts candidates to select their preferred language at the start.
  
  
• Once selected, the full interview experience — including prompts, transitions, and navigation — is delivered in that language.
  
  
• AIR enforces the chosen interview language throughout the session for a more consistent experience.
  
  

AI & Interview Intelligence Enhancements

• AIR now supports generating interview content in multiple languages based on the job description.
  
  
• Transcripts are delivered in the candidate’s spoken language; scorecards remain in English for standardization.
  
  
• Upgrades to scoring reliability significantly reduce the risk of missing scorecards after completed interviews.
  
  
• AIR’s AI engine has been upgraded for improved performance across language understanding, scoring accuracy, and summarization.
  
  

User Interface Upgrade

• We’ve modernized AIR’s design infrastructure to improve visual consistency and usability.
  
  
• Candidates and recruiters will now benefit from better mobile responsiveness and more stable UI components — especially for tables and navigation.
  
  

Job-Level Branding Customization

• Recruiters can now apply custom branding at the job level, allowing interview welcome screens to reflect client-specific logos and names when needed.
  
  
• Admins control access to this feature via settings, and logos can be added or removed during job setup.
  
  

User Management & Branding Enhancements

• Admins and recruiters can now manage their team members directly within the platform.
  
  
• Organizations can upload a company logo to personalize the candidate experience.
  
  
• Job owners now have control over how often they receive interview notifications (instant, daily, weekly, or none).
  
  
• Admins can set limits on how many times candidates may retake interviews.
  
  

Global Accessibility & Platform Updates

• Expanded UI language support to include Japanese, Italian, and Hindi.
  
  
• Improved organizational access controls and alignment across internal systems.
  
  
• Upgraded video infrastructure to enhance interview quality and reliability.
  
  

Infrastructure Upgrade

AIR was successfully migrated to a unified codebase, laying the foundation for faster development cycles and improved platform consistency. 

(No user-facing changes were introduced in this release).

Settings & Account Control

• Refined account settings layout for easier navigation.
  
  
• Introduced a new admin-only control panel for organizational configuration and future customization options.
  
  

Development Foundations

• Platform architecture updated to support more scalable development and code efficiency.
  
  

User Guidance Improvements

• Interview start flow now includes clearer prompts for language selection.
  
  

Users are now redirected appropriately if attempting to access restricted content.

Job Ownership Visibility

• Job ownership is now clearly displayed and manageable within job details.
  
  
• Recruiters and admins can transfer job ownership, ensuring continuity and accurate notifications.
  
  
• Users now see role-specific views across the Jobs dashboard.
  
  

Access Scope & Interface Behavior

• Platform access is now more tightly aligned with role-based permissions.
  
  
• Improved sorting behavior across tables and pages to enhance usability.
  
  

Access Control Enhancements

• Role-based permissions were introduced for admins and recruiters to ensure data visibility aligns with organizational structure.
  
  

Collaboration Improvements

External interview links now remain valid for 30 days, giving teams more time to review candidate materials.

Interview Timing & Flow

• AIR now interprets time-based candidate statements more naturally.
  
  
• Interview transitions have been refined to feel smoother and more human.
  
  
• A static avatar now appears for mobile users to enhance connectivity.
  
  

Stability Updates

• Addressed an issue that caused incomplete interview transcripts in select cases.
  
  

Improved page metadata for better discoverability.

Interview Timing & Flow

• AIR now interprets time-based candidate statements more naturally.
  
  
• Interview transitions have been refined to feel smoother and more human.
  
  
• A static avatar now appears for mobile users to enhance connectivity.
  
  

Stability Updates

• Addressed an issue that caused incomplete interview transcripts in select cases.
  
  

Improved page metadata for better discoverability.

Account Consistency & Setup

• User records created via single sign-on now sync automatically across AIR systems.
  
  
• Improved interview setup layout for a smoother start experience.
  
  
• Streamlined the closing experience when candidates end an interview.
  
  

Minor Fixes

Adjusted client name formatting and improved internal data tagging for reporting.

Language Support Expansion

• AIR interviews now support English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with language selection available at the job level.
  
  

Session Continuity

• AIR can now resume interviews if a candidate disconnects unexpectedly.
  
  

Usability Enhancements

• Scorecard formatting and grading criteria behavior were updated for clarity and flexibility.
  
  

Enterprise Security Features

• AIR now supports enterprise login options including SSO, MFA, and password policy enforcement.
  
  
• Enhanced security timeout logic was introduced to meet infosecurity compliance standards.
  
  

Interface Updates

Users can now display and sort more records per page for easier data management.

Interview Configuration Enhancements

• Recruiters can now manage grading criteria more flexibly and choose when to apply updates to existing interviews.
  
  
• Prompts for adding job and company details were improved to provide better context to candidates.
  
  

Performance Improvements

• Platform backend optimized for greater responsiveness and reliability during interviews.
  
  

Interview Completeness Logic

• AIR now clearly distinguishes between completed and incomplete interviews based on standardized criteria, improving analytics and billing accuracy.
  
  

Candidate Experience

• Transitions between interview questions have been refined for a more natural flow.
  
  

Platform Infrastructure Upgrade

• AIR migrated to a modern frontend framework, enhancing performance, stability, and maintainability.
  
  

Collaboration Tools

• Clients can now share interview materials securely with external stakeholders via expiring access links.
  
  

Interview Experience Optimization

• AIR now better adapts to candidate responses, using fewer redundant follow-ups and adjusting tone naturally.
  
  

Access Flow

• Platform sign-up process adjusted to ensure all usage flows through appropriate review channels.
  
  

Compliance & Notification Enhancements

• Candidates now receive a consent prompt to support GDPR and SOC 2 compliance standards.
  
  
• Account sign-up fields were simplified for smoother onboarding.
  
  
• Email notification reliability was improved for interview completion alerts.
  
  

Collaboration & Access Enhancements

• Sales teams can now provision client access more efficiently.
  
  
• Recruiters can add interview notes to support internal collaboration.
  
  
• Scorecards and recordings are now accessible without requiring users to log in, while maintaining access control.