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Unified navigation
We updated the navigation in Spark Hire Meet to create a cleaner, more consistent experience. Redesigned menus, easier access to My jobs, Settings, and other resources help users move through key workflows faster.
What’s new
- Redesigned navigation:Updated menus create a cleaner, more consistent experience.
- New My Jobs section:Hiring team members can quickly access the jobs they’re actively hiring for from the Assessments page.
- Faster Settings access:Settings now has a dedicated menu, making frequently used options easier to find.
- Assessments & AI:Job settings has been renamedAssessments & AIand moved underSettings, alongsideBranding.
- New product menu:Use the product menu to switch between Meet and Recruit and access helpful resources.
- Refreshed UI:A cleaner, more polished design makes it easier to find the content and actions you need.
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Spark Hire AI
Prioritize candidates with role-aligned AI ratings and takeaways
AI Video Review can now use the
job description
, scorecard
, interview questions
, and candidate responses
to generate role-specific ratings and takeaways. Reviewers can quickly identify the strongest candidates and understand how they align with what matters most for the role.New AI capabilities
- Key takeaways at a glance:New AI-generated takeaways organize findings intopros,concerns, andfurther review, making it easier to understand what stands out and what your team may want to validate before making a decision.
- Rate interview questions:AI Video Review can rate a candidate’s answer based on the job description and provide the rationale behind the rating.
- Evaluate candidates using the job description:A scorecard isn’t a must. If one isn’t provided, AI Video Review evaluates candidates against the qualifications and traits identified in the job description.
- Evaluate candidates against the scorecard:When a scorecard is provided, AI Video Review rates each trait using the job description and candidate responses.
- Understand the reasoning behind every rating:Expand any rated factor, trait, or question to see what the AI evaluates and the key insights informing the rating.
Getting started
Role-aligned AI Video Review ratings are being gradually rolled out to customers. If your company already uses AI Video Review, these evaluation options will be enabled by default when they become available for your account. You can review or customize them for individual jobs from the
Assessments tab
.Haven’t enabled AI Video Review yet?
Turn it on today. See our help article for more details.new
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AI Assistant: Suggested interview question sets for One-Way Video Interviews
AI Assistant now helps your team quickly get started with strong interview question sets for One-Way Video Interview based on your job description. Save time with tailored AI suggestions that apply recruiting best practices, then review, edit, and customize questions before sending invites.
Getting started
When inviting candidates to a One-Way Video Interview or visiting your job’s Assessments tab to set up the job:
- Select Create new > Create with AI
- Review the suggested questions along with explanations for why they were suggested
- Accept it with Looks goodor chooseEditto customize
For more details, see our help article.
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Recruit
Automated Reference Checks in Recruit
Recruit now includes Automated Reference Checks, a dedicated workflow step powered by Spark Hire Meet. Teams can trigger, track, and review reference checks directly in Recruit, reducing manual coordination and capturing structured feedback as part of the hiring process.
How it works
- Add an Automated Reference Check step to your position workflow.
- Select a reference survey to choose the questions that the references will answer. You can customize these questions in Meet.
- When a candidate reaches the step, they enter their reference details, and each reference is automatically emailed a request to provide feedback.
- Responses and status updates are available on the candidate’s Evaluation in Recruit.
Getting started
See our help article for more details.
We’ve added two new metrics to the Analytics page and Job Overview page to help recruiting teams better understand how quickly assessments move through their hiring process.
With
Time to submit
and Time to evaluate
, teams can now see how long it takes candidates to complete an assessment and how long it takes hiring team members to review it. These insights make it easier to spot delays, improve responsiveness, and keep hiring on track.What’s new
- Time to submit:Track how long it takes candidates to submit an assessment after it’s assigned.
- Time to evaluate:See how long it takes hiring team members to review completed assessments.
- Better visibility into bottlenecks:Identify where delays are happening so your team can take action sooner.
- View performance by job or across jobs:Monitor assessment turnaround times at the individual job level or across multiple jobs for a broader view of team performance.
Getting started
View the time metrics on a job’s
Overview tab
or in Assessments analytics
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Proctoring Alerts for One-Way Video Interviews
Proctoring helps teams identify possible misconduct in One-Way Video Interviews through team review and optional AI-powered detection. Your team can flag concerning responses during review, while AI can automatically highlight responses that may indicate AI-generated content, helping you prioritize reviews and increase efficiency.
How it works
- Your team can flag interviews as Authentic or Misconduct
- If enabled, Spark Hire AI can flag AI-generated content to highlight potential AI use
- Interviews with possible misconduct are clearly marked across the platform
- System-generated flags support prioritization and can be overridden by the team
Getting started
Enable
Flag AI-generated content
in your job settings to start using AI proctoring. See our help article for more details.new
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Align AI Video Review factors with job requirements
AI Video Review now lets you tailor scoring for each job by marking factors as Required, Nice-to-have, or Not required. This gives hiring teams more control over scoring by aligning the competencies and personal qualities with your requirements for the role.
How it works
- Configure factor importance directly from the job’s Assessments tab
- AI Video Review scores new submissions based on the selected importance of each factor
Getting started
See our help article for more details.
We’ve launched a new Multi-assessment API for Spark Hire Meet, with expanded support for One-Way Video Interview, Predictive Behavioral Assessment, and Automated Reference Checks.
Partners and customers can now connect multiple evaluation workflows through a single API, making it simple and straightforward to integrate. They can also use webhooks to receive real-time status updates and provide secure access to completed submissions.
What’s new
- One API for Predictive Behavioral Assessment, Automated Reference Checks, and One-Way Video Interview
- Webhook notifications for status updates
- Secure links to review One-Way Video Interviews and download the Predictive Behavioral Assessment Hiring Report
Getting started
See the Spark Hire Meet API documentation to learn more. If you're looking to build a custom integration with your ATS, please connect with our team.
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English proficiency update in AI Video Review
We’ve improved the English proficiency score in AI Video Review to better reflect what employers usually look for: candidates who can communicate clearly on the job.
The score is now more aligned with practical workplace communication, putting more emphasis on clarity and articulation and less emphasis on minor grammar mistakes:
- Strong— The candidate can communicate clearly on the job using job-specific vocabulary with proper grammar and sentence structure.
- Neutral— The candidate can communicate clearly on the job using job-specific vocabulary.
- Weak— The candidate may have difficulty communicating clearly on the job.
Getting started
The updated English proficiency score is now live and applies to all new AI Video Review ratings of One-Way Video Interview submissions.
We’ve introduced a refreshed One-Way Video Interview experience designed to make the process faster, clearer, and more engaging for candidates. The updated experience features a more intuitive flow, clearer guidance, and a polished, employer-branded design that helps candidates complete interviews with greater confidence and improve overall completion rates.
What’s new
- Simplified interview flowhelps candidates move through the process more confidently and reduces drop-offs.
- Refreshed, employer-branded designcreates a polished first impression and a more cohesive candidate experience.
- Clearer guidance and fewer clickswith the intro video first and the questionnaire on a single page.
- Improved interview readinessthrough clear expectations and mobile enhancements, including portrait recording.
- Virtual backgroundsto help candidates present themselves professionally from any location.
- A redesigned landing pageto further improve the experience.
Getting started
The new experience is being rolled out gradually. Virtual backgrounds and the refreshed landing page will be introduced separately as part of the rollout. No action is required on your part.
See our help article for more details.
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