December 10, 2025
Criteria Builder: Clear next steps when you’re ready
When your criteria are ready, Nova now offers two clear options: start screening candidates immediately, or test your criteria with calibration first. Just say “yes” to start Nova or “let’s calibrate” to test things out. Nova handles the navigation and setup for you.
Criteria Builder: Edit criteria inline
You can now edit criteria text and importance directly without opening a separate edit mode. Click on the importance button to change it instantly, or click into the text to make changes. Everything saves automatically when you click away.December 8, 2025
Scoring: Quick feedback on Nova’s scores
You can now give quick feedback on Nova’s scores directly from your ATS. Each scored candidate note includes “Agree” and “Disagree” links that let you tell us whether the score felt right.Agree: One click confirms the score was accurate.Disagree: Opens a short form where you can optionally explain what was off.Your feedback helps Nova learn and improve scoring accuracy for your team over time. All feedback is tied to specific scoring runs, so we can track exactly which version of the criteria and scoring logic you’re responding to.December 8, 2025
Criteria Builder: Leaner, smarter criteria
Nova now generates concise criteria that trust Nova’s scoring system’s intelligence. Instead of spelling out obvious distinctions or over-explaining requirements, criteria focus on what matters.Before: Verbose criteria with redundant explanationsCollection Merchandising ExperienceAfter: Lean titles with structure only where needed
Experience working with fashion collections from concept to completion. Must have worked on seasonal RTW collections at a luxury fashion house. Should understand pre-production research, production optimization, and post-production editing processes.
Collection Merchandising, Buying, or Styling ExperienceNova’s scoring system understands that “luxury fashion house” has specific expectations, that “collection merchandising” differs from store-level visual merchandising, and that “RTW” means ready-to-wear. Structure is now reserved for non-obvious screening information. For example, the exclusion above clarifies we need HQ-level collection work, not retail floor experience.Smarter consolidation: Nova now automatically merges overlapping requirements. Instead of generating separate criteria for “fashion retail experience,” “luxury brand background,” and “sustainable fashion knowledge,” it consolidates them into a focused criterion like “Experience in Fashion, Luxury, or Department Store Retail” with a simple note: “Include: sustainable or eco-conscious fashion brands.”
Exclude: retail store management or visual merchandising-only roles
December 8, 2025
Criteria Builder: More natural setup questions
The questions you answer when setting up job criteria now feel more like a conversation with a recruiter. Instead of technical configuration options, you’ll be asked about your priorities, flexibility, and deal-breakers in plain language.Before:“What level of experience is required?”After:
- Entry level (0-2 years)
- Mid level (3-5 years)
- Senior level (5+ years)
- Principal/Staff level required
“What’s the ONE thing you can’t compromise on for this role?”You’ll also be asked about flexibility (“Would you consider candidates from adjacent industries?”) and deal-breakers (“What would make you immediately pass?”). Your answers directly shape how strict or flexible the generated criteria are.
- Strong technical skills in the core stack
- Previous experience in our industry
- Leadership or mentorship ability
- Startup or high-growth company background
December 7, 2025
Criteria Builder: Smarter conversations with personalized guidance
Nova’s criteria builder agent now gives you more helpful first interactions. When you open the criteria builder, Nova scans your criteria and may highlight a quick improvement opportunity—like a requirement that’s hard to verify from resumes. You’ll see something like:“Your criteria are set up. I noticed the ‘work authorization’ requirement might be tricky to verify from resumes alone. I can help refine that, or work on whatever else you have in mind.”When criteria look solid, Nova offers general guidance instead of forcing suggestions.
Criteria Builder: Expert recommendations when you need them
When Nova suggests multiple options for a criterion, it now proactively recommends one with clear reasoning:“Would one of these work?This saves you time while still letting you choose a different option.I’d recommend the first option because it’s specific enough to be meaningful but general enough to capture candidates using either database. Want me to add it, or would you prefer the other?”
- PostgreSQL or MySQL experience (Preferred)
- General SQL database experience (Preferred)
Criteria Builder: Recover from errors without losing progress
If something goes wrong during your conversation (network issues, service interruptions), you’ll now see a clear error message with a Retry button. Click it to resume right where you left off—no need to start over or refresh the page.December 6, 2025
Settings: Resume-only scoring mode
You can now tell Nova to score candidates based solely on their resume, ignoring application question answers entirely.Why this matters: Application answers are increasingly written by AI, which can inflate scores for candidates who haven’t actually demonstrated those skills on their resume. When you need to verify real experience—not polished claims—this setting ensures Nova evaluates what candidates have actually done, not what they say they can do.Enable “Exclude Application Questions from Scoring” in Company Settings when you want stricter, resume-first evaluations.Coming soon: Per-criterion control over evidence sources. Set individual criteria to evaluate from “resume only”, “application answers only”, or “both”—so you can be strict about verifiable experience while still assessing writing quality from application responses.December 6, 2025
Criteria Library: Save and reuse criteria across jobs
Stop rewriting the same criteria for every role. Save criteria to your company library and reuse them across any job with a click. Perfect for company-wide standards like tenure requirements, startup experience, or communication skills.Thanks to Mike Bradshaw for the feature request!December 6, 2025
Criteria Builder: Auto-sorted criteria and streamlined editing
Criteria now automatically sort by importance: Must Have criteria appear first, followed by Preferred, then Nice to Have. This applies everywhere including the criteria panel, the library dialog, and when editing. We’ve also added quick actions to add new criteria or pull from your library directly from the criteria panel header.December 4, 2025
Criteria Builder: Review multiple changes at once
When Nova suggests improvements to your criteria, you now see all proposed changes together in a single card. Each change shows exactly what will be modified with a clear before-and-after diff, making it easy to understand the impact. Approve all changes with one click, or reject and provide feedback to guide Nova’s next suggestion.
December 2, 2025
Talent Pool: Find candidates from adjacent career paths
Talent pool search now surfaces candidates from related career paths who might be great fits for your role. For example, when searching for a Marketing Coordinator, you’ll now see relevant candidates with backgrounds in Communications, PR, or Content roles. This helps you discover qualified talent you might otherwise miss.December 1, 2025
Application fraud detection (beta)
Nova now automatically analyzes highly-scored applications for signs of fraud, flagging timeline inconsistencies, impossible technology claims, and other suspicious patterns directly in the ATS note.Criteria Builder V2: Conversational criteria creation
Build screening criteria through natural conversation instead of filling out forms. Ask Nova to generate criteria for your role, answer clarifying questions to fine-tune them, and request changes by simply describing what you want. Your conversation is saved automatically, so you can pick up right where you left off.Jobs: Smoother search filter clearing
Clearing the search filter in the jobs table now works reliably without flickering. Previously, the filter value could briefly reappear when clearing it quickly.November 29, 2025
Analytics: Date range selection for monthly charts
The Applications and Candidates Created Per Month charts now include a range selector. Drag the handles to focus on specific time periods and see the total count for your selected range.Jobs: Faster loading for companies with many jobs
The Jobs page now loads much faster for companies with large job catalogs.November 28, 2025
Ashby Integration: Improved onboarding with feedback form setup
The Ashby integration now includes a guided setup flow that helps you configure how Nova records candidate assessments. During onboarding, you can choose whether to use feedback forms or notes based on your email notification preferences. This ensures you don’t receive unexpected notification emails when Nova scores candidates.
Ashby Integration: Automatic filtering for hired and archived candidates
Nova now automatically skips scoring for candidates in Ashby who have already been hired or archived. This saves you credits by only scoring candidates who are still being actively evaluated.Security: Easier sign in for existing customers
We added a “Sign in” button to the Nova homepage, making it simple for existing customers to access their accounts.Talent Pool: More accurate candidate fit assessments
Talent Pool searches now deliver fit ratings that better match recruiter expectations:- Overqualification detected: A candidate with 12+ years of experience for a role requiring 3-5 years is now rated Consider instead of Best Fit
- Location preferences respected: A US-based candidate is appropriately flagged when you’ve specified a preference for Latin America, rather than being rated Strong Fit
- Strong candidates not held back: Candidates who match your criteria but have small unknowns (like timezone not listed) are promoted to Best Fit instead of being penalized
- Missing info triggers follow-up, not rejection: If a profile doesn’t mention “startup experience” but doesn’t contradict it either, they’re rated Consider so you can ask during outreach—not automatically rejected
November 27, 2025
Calibration: Multi-file resume upload
You can now select and upload multiple resume files at once when running calibration, instead of adding them one by one. The upload shows progress as each file is processed.Talent Pool: Email notification when search completes
You’ll now receive an email when your talent pool search finishes, with a summary of candidates found (Best Fit, Strong Fit, Consider) and a direct link to view results. Feel free to close the page while searching - we’ll let you know when it’s ready.Talent Pool: See your team’s recent searches
The recent searches dropdown in Talent Pool now shows searches from all team members, not just your own. Each search shows who ran it (“by You” or the team member’s name) and when (“2 hours ago”), making it easy to find and reuse searches your colleagues have already run.Criteria Builder: Multi-select clarification questions
When building job criteria, you can now select multiple options for clarification questions instead of being limited to a single choice. This provides more flexibility when defining requirements that may have multiple valid answers.Criteria Builder: Improved scrolling and auto-save
The criteria builder now automatically saves your work when you click “Continue to edit” and scrolls to the top of each section for better visibility. This makes it easier to navigate through the criteria building process.Resume Upload: Encrypted PDF detection
The system now detects password-protected or encrypted PDF resumes before processing and provides clearer feedback when a resume cannot be processed due to encryption.November 26, 2025
Talent Pool Search: Give feedback on results
You can now provide feedback on talent pool search results to help improve future searches. The feedback interface shows clear visual indicators and improved messaging during the search process.
November 25, 2025
Calibration: Better handling of criteria changes
The calibration interface now better preserves scoring information across re-runs and provides clearer visual feedback when criteria have been removed. This prevents loading issues and improves the overall calibration experience.November 21, 2025
Talent Pool: Exclude already-applied candidates
You can now exclude candidates who have already applied to the job from Talent Pool search results. This helps you focus on net-new prospects and avoid reaching out to candidates already in your pipeline.November 20, 2025
Talent Pool: Preview rediscovery settings
You can now preview rediscovery gating settings before they take effect. This lets you understand which candidates will be eligible for rediscovery based on your configured rules without impacting live searches.Source Insights: Filter by score
Source Insights now supports filtering candidates by score ranges and organizes results into score buckets. This makes it easier to identify high-quality sourcing channels and understand score distribution across different sources.November 19, 2025
Settings: Re-invite team members
You can now send multiple team invitations to the same email address, making it easier to re-invite team members who may have missed or lost previous invitation emails.November 18, 2025
Analytics: Application source insights (beta)
You can now see detailed insights about where your job applications are coming from, helping you understand which recruiting channels are most effective and where to invest recruiting resources.November 17, 2025
Security: Passwordless two-factor authentication
You can now enable two-factor authentication without requiring a password, providing a more streamlined and modern login experience while maintaining security.November 4, 2025
Criteria Builder: Interactive clarification questions
The criteria builder now asks clarifying questions when job requirements are ambiguous or need more detail. This helps ensure the criteria accurately captures what you’re looking for in candidates.
Candidate Analytics: Indexed candidate chart
A new chart shows the share of indexed candidates over time, giving you visibility into how much of your candidate pool has been processed and is ready for search.November 2, 2025
Talent Search: Geographic proximity boosting
Candidates who are closer to your job’s location now rank slightly higher in search results, making it easier to find local talent without completely filtering out remote candidates.October 24, 2025
Talent Pool: Recent search history
You can now access your recent talent pool searches directly from the jobs table. A dropdown menu next to the search button shows the last 5 searches for each job, making it easy to revisit previous results without re-running searches.October 14, 2025
Talent Pool: Improved search relevance
Search results are now powered by an AI-driven query planner that better understands search intent and returns more relevant candidates. The system uses advanced ranking with intelligent query expansion to surface the best matches for your job criteria.October 9, 2025
Talent Pool: Configurable lookback date
You can now set a custom start date for syncing recent candidates into the talent pool from Settings. This allows you to control how far back in your ATS history to sync candidates, overriding the default 24-month lookback period when needed.October 5, 2025
Talent Pool: Qualitative fit scoring
Talent pool results now show qualitative fit assessments instead of numeric scores, making it easier to understand why a candidate matches your criteria and focus on the most relevant factors.October 2, 2025
Calibration: ATS candidate links
Candidates in the calibration interface now include direct links to their profiles in your ATS, making it easier to view full candidate details and take action without switching contexts.September 30, 2025
Calibration: Hiring manager feedback
Hiring managers can now provide structured feedback on scored candidates through a new calibration interface, allowing them to validate or challenge Nova’s recommendations and improve scoring accuracy.September 24, 2025
Calibration: Improved rerun comparison
After re-running calibration, the comparison view now makes it easier to see what changed and understand how adjustments to criteria affected candidate recommendations.Talent Pool: Streaming search results
Search results now appear progressively as they’re found and are automatically reranked for relevance, providing faster initial results and better ordering as the search completes.September 23, 2025
Talent Pool: Candidate location enrichment
Candidate profiles now include precise location coordinates and timezone information, making it easier to filter and understand candidate location details for distributed teams.September 19, 2025
Talent Pool: Improved results design
The search results table has been redesigned with clearer fit indicators, making it easier to scan and identify the best candidate matches at a glance.September 18, 2025
Talent Pool: Search from job row
You can now launch a talent pool search directly from the jobs table with a single click, making it faster to find candidates for any open role without navigating through multiple screens.September 12, 2025
Criteria Builder: Calibration setting
The criteria builder now includes an option to enable or disable calibration for each job, giving you more control over how criteria are refined based on candidate feedback.September 10, 2025
Talent Pool: Criteria matrix table
Talent pool results now display candidate qualifications in a matrix format, making it easier to compare how candidates stack up against each criterion at a glance.September 5, 2025
Application Review: Required screening questions
Applications now clearly highlight which screening questions are required, helping you quickly identify candidates who have completed all necessary responses.August 28, 2025
Interview Guides: Export PDF
You can now export interview guides as PDF documents, making it easy to print or share structured interview questions with hiring team members who prefer offline access.August 22, 2025
Criteria Builder: Importance levels
You can now set importance levels for each criterion when building job requirements, helping Nova better prioritize which qualifications matter most when scoring candidates.August 18, 2025
Job Management: Requisition ID field
Jobs now support a requisition ID field that syncs with your ATS, making it easier to track and reference positions across systems.Jobs: Automatic scoring when run limits change
When you adjust run limits for a job, Nova now automatically processes applications without requiring manual intervention, ensuring your job postings stay up-to-date with scoring results immediately.August 15, 2025
Jobs: Per-job application run limits
You can now set application processing limits per individual job through a new Job Settings dialog. The Output Language setting has also been moved into this dialog for easier access to all job-specific configurations.August 12, 2025
Jobs: Job ID column in jobs table
The jobs table now displays a Job ID column with tooltips, making it easier to reference and identify specific job postings when communicating with support or teammates.Workable Integration: Stage handling guidance
For Workable integrations, the UI now displays helpful notes about how certain hiring stages are handled, providing clarity on which candidates will be scored by Nova.August 5, 2025
Jobs: Fixed individual filter clearing
Clear filter buttons in the jobs table now properly reset individual filters instead of all filters at once, giving you more precise control over your job listing views.July 30, 2025
Nova Status: Last synced timestamp
Nova status tooltips now show when applications were last synchronized from your ATS, helping you understand data freshness at a glance.July 29, 2025
Analytics: Combined jobs and applications chart
The analytics dashboard now displays a unified chart showing both jobs and applications over time, making it easier to see trends and correlations in your hiring data.July 28, 2025
Workable Integration: Configurable rating scale
Workable users can now configure how Nova’s scores map to Workable’s star rating system, allowing you to customize the rating thresholds to match your hiring process.July 21, 2025
Billing: Monthly job creation chart
Added a new chart to the billing page showing your monthly job creation trends, helping you track hiring activity over time.July 10, 2025
Workable Integration: Stage filtering for candidates
Workable integration now supports filtering candidates by stage, giving you more control over which applicants are synced and scored.June 30, 2025
Integrations: Improved ATS setup experience
Enhanced the ATS integration setup interface with clearer instructions and better documentation, making it easier to connect your applicant tracking system.June 26, 2025
Criteria Builder: Custom brand specification
You can now specify preferred brands or competitor companies when building job criteria, helping the AI better understand the type of experience you’re looking for.June 21, 2025
Criteria Builder: Retry and skip brand research
Added the ability to retry or skip the brand research step when building criteria, giving you more control over the criteria creation process.Integrations: Smart auto-tagging
Introduced AI-powered automatic tagging that intelligently categorizes candidates in your ATS based on their qualifications and experience, saving time on manual organization. Available for TeamTailor and Greenhouse.Tags: Auto-generate AI instructions
New feature that automatically generates concise AI instructions for tag configurations, streamlining the setup of custom tagging rules.June 17, 2025
Integrations: Shorter shareable job links
Job links are now significantly shorter and easier to share, moving from lengthy URLs to a cleaner/l/{code} format for a more professional appearance.June 16, 2025
Ashby Integration: Feedback form
Users with Ashby integration can now provide feedback through an integrated feedback form, streamlining communication and improvement suggestions.June 13, 2025
Lever Integration: Automatic link shortening
Links shared from the Lever integration are now automatically shortened at creation time, making them more professional and easier to share with candidates.Scoring: Brand research integration
Enhanced scoring now includes brand research, delivering more relevant candidate evaluations by understanding company backgrounds and industry context.June 12, 2025
Settings: Assessment language configuration
You can now configure the output language for job assessments at both the company and individual job level, ensuring scoring outputs match your preferred language.June 11, 2025
Billing: Application processing limits
Each billing plan now has clear application processing limits with visual indicators showing your current usage. A new application limit indicator appears in the UI with clear feedback when approaching limits.June 6, 2025
Lever Integration: Granular assessment scores
Nova now attaches detailed scoring breakdowns to Lever assessments, giving you more insight into candidate evaluations directly in your ATS.TeamTailor Integration: Application questions
TeamTailor integration now includes candidate responses to application questions in the scoring process, providing more complete candidate evaluations.June 5, 2025
Criteria Builder: Optional intake form
You can now complete an optional intake form before building criteria, helping the AI generate more accurate job requirements based on structured input about the role.June 3, 2025
Talent Pool: Search rationale
Talent pool search results now include AI-generated rationale explaining why candidates were ranked in a specific order, helping you understand the matching logic.June 2, 2025
Navigation: Documentation link
Added a direct link to Nova’s documentation from within the application, making it easier to access help resources and integration guides.Scoring: LinkedIn profile enrichment
Nova can now automatically enrich candidate profiles by scraping LinkedIn data, providing more complete candidate information for better evaluation.May 31, 2025