Thinking time is our way to allow for our customers to set a time for candidates to prepare for an answer. This resolves a persistent issue where some candidates read the question and then take a long time to formulate an answer and then reply.

Thinking time can be set for all types of questions on hirevire

For answers that need a recording we show a time at the top of the screen which counts down the time available and then starts the recording automatically.

This time starts when the question is first seen. This timer continues even if the page is closed, or the candidate moves to the next question. The recording must start within the allotted thinking time. If the recording cannot start (let's say the candidate has closed the window and then comes back to the question after the thinking time has elapsed) - the question is locked and the candidate is asked to move to the next question.

This answer shows as skipped in the application view.

The recording when stopped, enables a 30 second timer on the "Next" button - so that the next question question is visible without any feedback from the user.

Standard response type questions (Single-line text, links, numbers, dates, multiple choice) can now have thinking time as well.

One thinking time shows for all questions - since they're all on one page.

The colour of the timer is a dimmer version of the button colour set in the company branding options in Hirevire.

For text entry or file upload type questions - thinking time is actually answering time - where the answers should be given within the time allotted.

We've mentioned thinking and answering time as different

We've been slowly working on improving thinking time since the last release - details of the existing featureset is here https://hirevire.canny.io/changelog/thinking-time-v05

We'll continue to improve it based on feedback.

Numerous Hirevire customers who used Microsoft 365 recently have had issues logging in, since Microsoft's Safety Scanner would click on the magic links before customers could view the email.

To mitigate this, we henceforth have only OTPs in the login email.

Now, you can preview PDF file responses, such as resumes, directly within the dashboard without downloading and opening the files.

The application and career pages change to the default language the user has selected in the browser.

The links to be shared with the candidates can also have the language set.

We are excited to introduce Dark Mode! You can now toggle between Dark and Light Mode by selecting the "Theme" option in the profile dropdown located in the top-right corner.

The application and career pages change to the default language the user has selected in the browser.

The links to be shared with the candidates can also have the language set.

An easier option to copy the values for the following fields have been added.

In cases of jobs created by team members, the email template preview on the email settings page was displaying the current user's email address for both "from" and "reply-to" fields, instead of the job creator's email address.

This visual discrepancy has been corrected.

It's important to note that the actual email sending mechanism was always functioning correctly, with emails consistently dispatched from the job creator's email address.

The time a candidate used to record their answer for a video or audio response is now displayed next to the question.

Along with the number of attempts a candidate made for a specific question

This feature is available for application sent out since yesterday Feb 5 2025.

Screen recording type questions never worked on mobile. While this was clarified to users with support messages, we've now improved the question creation flow to indicate this as well.

Mobile users are now given clear instructions to move to a desktop device to finish the application.