What's new

Everything we changed in Vhims ATS, week by week.

New

  • Added phone number as a searchable candidate field.

Better

  • Refreshed the public website navigation and landing page.
  • Candidate matching now also uses phone number, reducing duplicate candidate records.

Better

  • Records list now shows 50 candidates per page by default.
  • Relabeled scoring and model settings so they match what they actually control.
  • Combined Quick Scan into a single screen instead of two.

Fixed

  • Scoring failures no longer silently show up as a rejected candidate.
  • Fixed a mismatch between the resume folder picker and the dropdown.
  • Fixed an experience-years check that wasn't validating correctly.

New

  • Vhims ATS is now live in production.
  • Usage is now tracked through a single credit balance instead of separate quotas, with self-serve top-ups and a visible balance.
  • Added @mentions for teammates and candidates in discussions.
  • Added Clients pages, generated automatically from your job postings.

Better

  • Rebuilt the resume evaluation engine for more accurate, consistent results, with automatic recovery if a check fails partway through.
  • Made text entry safer across the app.

Fixed

  • Evaluations are now refunded automatically if they fail to complete.
  • Fixed candidates with no work history being incorrectly flagged as risky.
  • Fixed close matches being scored as if there were no evidence at all.
  • Fixed a bug where a person could be assigned to the same interview round more than once.
  • Fixed team member limits sometimes not being counted correctly.

New

  • Redesigned the candidate profile into a two-column workspace with faster-loading tabs.
  • Redesigned the candidate inbox as a split-pane email view.
  • Job postings can now have their own discussion threads, and can be opened or closed directly from the job list.

Better

  • Scoring is now calculated the same consistent way across every evaluation type.
  • Billing and usage pages are now restricted to account owners only.

Fixed

  • Fixed exporting filtered records and a broken decision column.
  • Fixed the dashboard decision chart so it plots correctly and no longer double-counts recruiters.
  • Fixed signup verification emails not sending, and made them resendable.

New

  • Added a faster Quick Scan resume scoring option alongside full evaluation.

Better

  • Evaluation results now appear consistently across every screen that shows them.
  • Background processing was made more reliable for high-volume periods.
  • Refreshed the visual design across dialogs, cards, forms, and tables.

New

  • Subscriptions can now be managed entirely in-app — subscribe, cancel, upgrade, or downgrade.
  • Added a notification bell with role-based alerts that link straight to what needs your attention.
  • Candidate records now include a 30-day incoming stage with automatic archiving.

Better

  • The board now supports free movement between stages, with automatic recovery if a move fails partway through.
  • Resume evaluation supports batch uploads of up to 30 files at once.
  • Auto-classified resumes are now saved into the right role folder automatically.

Fixed

  • Fixed plan and renewal dates showing incorrectly on the dashboard.
  • Open Positions now correctly counts openings per job.

New

  • Added self-serve plan purchase and upgrade/downgrade in-app, with a visible plan badge and a read-only mode when a subscription lapses.

Better

  • Platform staff no longer have access to your company's hiring data.
  • Interview status now follows one consistent set of stages everywhere it's shown.
  • The candidate-facing Apply page is now separate from your internal review screen.
  • Sign-in is now protected against repeated password-guessing attempts.
  • Resumes received by email now count toward the same usage limits as manually uploaded ones.
  • Improved file privacy so resumes and documents are only visible to people who should see them.

New

  • Candidate email is now a full shared inbox — every email links to the right application, with templates, attachments, signatures, and a team-shared mailbox so recruiters don't need individual email setup.
  • Added an activity log for sign-ins, signups, and key account actions.

Better

  • Notifications are now dismissible toast messages instead of a blocking popup.
  • Candidate scores now show one consistent number everywhere instead of differing numbers on different screens.

Fixed

  • Fixed a scoring bug that kept basic resume scores from ever reaching the recommended level.
  • Fixed job editing so disabled jobs no longer error out, and required fields are now properly enforced.
  • Fixed duplicate rows appearing in the department list.

New

  • Added a pricing page and self-serve free trial signup.
  • Added Trial and Enterprise+ plan tiers, with usage limits that now reset each billing cycle.
  • Redesigned the Post New Job form and restored the Theme Colors tab in Career Portal Settings.

Fixed

  • Fixed a two-factor authentication bug that could block sign-in for some accounts.
  • Strengthened permission checks across the app.
  • Improved data separation between companies using the platform.
  • Fixed a bug where usage limits weren't always enforced.

New

  • Job Sourcing now covers 113 job boards with logos, search, and per-board setup instructions.
  • Added a Processed/Pending status and count badge for contact and demo requests.

Better

  • The whole app got a visual redesign for a cleaner, more consistent look.
  • Uploaded files are now stored more reliably.

Fixed

  • Improved security so each company's data stays fully separated from others'.
  • Chat now correctly marks messages as read when you open a conversation.
  • Removed an intrusive popup notification that appeared on page load by mistake.

New

  • Candidates can now be created automatically from resumes sent to your intake email, with spam and low-quality submissions filtered out.
  • Job listings now show which job board a source came from, detected automatically.
  • Import activity logs are now available to more team members, not just admins.

Better

  • Job feeds refresh more efficiently and include new postings by default.

New

  • Added a Department Summary panel and a recent-activity feed to the dashboard.
  • Admin Dashboard now shows Admins and Members as separate lists with counts.
  • Added Seed and Seed Plus plans.

Fixed

  • Open Positions now only shows active job postings.
  • Top Recommendations scoring now sorts and filters candidates correctly.
  • Records table now supports viewing 500 or all rows at once.
  • Application detail no longer shows a broken link when no resume is attached.

Better

  • Bulk resume sorting now reads scanned/image-based files that couldn't be read before.
  • Resume sorting now avoids creating near-duplicate folders and gives clearer errors when a specific file fails.

Better

  • Two-factor authentication is now optional per team member, set by an admin, instead of required for everyone.

New

  • Added two-factor authentication (2FA) at sign-in for extra account security.

New

  • Admins can now turn a company's public careers page on or off.

Fixed

  • Salary fields on the Admin Dashboard now reject negative numbers and enforce a sensible upper limit.

Fixed

  • Resume analysis results with unusual data no longer show blank fields.
  • Custom usage limits set by admins can no longer be set to a negative number.
  • Renewing or extending a plan now correctly restarts your usage counts from the renewal date.
  • Re-running a candidate's evaluation at a higher tier now updates the existing result instead of creating a duplicate.

Better

  • Resume screening now takes existing folders into account when suggesting where a resume belongs.
  • Signing in from a new device no longer shows a blocking error — the previous session is simply replaced.

New

  • Introduced Professional, Business, and Enterprise plans, each with its own usage limits.
  • Added dedicated pages for plan comparison, account settings, security & compliance, privacy policy, and terms of service.

New

  • Added the ability to export candidate data from several screens.
  • Added a branded error page and an error-monitoring panel for admins.
  • Plans now show clear, readable names instead of internal codes.
  • Every candidate evaluation now gets its own readable reference ID.

Better

  • Polished the homepage and site branding.

New

  • Added the ability to export a candidate's profile as a PDF.
  • Resume evaluations now include supporting evidence behind experience-gap findings.

New

  • Every company now gets its own unique, shareable careers page link.

Fixed

  • Cleaned up how employment type is displayed on job postings.

New

  • Accounts now have trial and paid plans, with trial accounts open for a set number of days before needing to upgrade.
  • Added a form to request an upgrade off your trial plan.

New

  • Added a one-click way to post jobs to LinkedIn.
  • Signing in from a new device now signs you out of any other device that was still logged in.

Better

  • Improved the reliability of outgoing account emails.

New

  • Jobs can now be assigned to more than one recruiter.
  • Added an admin view for contact-form messages and inquiries from your website.
  • Added a first version of recruiter performance reporting.

New

  • Vhims ATS launched — post jobs, collect applications through a public careers page, screen resumes, and track candidates through interviews, all in one place.