Release Notes - Beta v0.4

This release lets you create jobs and candidates more easily, manage jobs better, and handle applications smoothly. We've added AI tools to help you fill out forms and improved how job descriptions look.

• Create jobs and candidates with AI assistance or manual forms
• Close and reopen jobs to manage hiring status
• Prevent duplicate applications automatically
• Beautiful markdown rendering for job descriptions
• Improved UI with better button styling and icons
• Safer OAuth connection management

Smart Job Posting Creation

Create comprehensive job postings faster with AI assistance or use the manual form for full control.

Features:

• AI Generation: Describe your job requirements and let AI create a complete posting
• Manual Form: Traditional form-based job creation with all fields
• Quick Access: "Create Job" button directly from the Jobs page
• Flexible Options: Choose the method that works best for each posting

How It Works:

1. Click "Create Job" button on Jobs page

2. Choose your creation method:

- Generate with AI: Enter job description prompt and AI creates the full posting

- Manual Form: Fill out job details yourself

3. Review and edit the generated content

4. Publish your job posting

Benefits:

• Faster job posting creation
• Consistent, professional job descriptions
• Reduces manual data entry
• AI suggests appropriate requirements and benefits
• Flexibility to choose manual or AI-assisted creation

Choose between AI generation or manual form for job creation

AI Dialogue Generation:

The AI-powered job creation includes an interactive dialogue system that helps you create detailed, comprehensive job postings.

Example Dialogue:

"Senior React developer for a fintech startup in New York, hybrid work"

The AI analyzes your responses and generates a complete, professional job posting with all the details integrated naturally into the description.

Interactive AI dialogue for job creation

Smart Candidate Profile Management

Add candidates to your system quickly with AI-generated profiles or manual entry.

Features:

• AI Generation: Create candidate profiles from basic information
• Manual Form: Traditional form-based candidate entry
• Quick Access: "Add Candidate" button from Candidates page
• Complete Profiles: Both methods support full candidate information

How It Works:

1. Click "Add Candidate" button on Candidates page

2. Choose your input method:

- AI Generation: Provide candidate summary and AI creates complete profile

- Manual Form: Enter candidate details directly

3. Review and edit the generated profile

4. Save candidate to your database

Benefits:

• Faster candidate data entry
• Structured, complete candidate profiles
• Reduces data entry errors
• AI extracts relevant information automatically
• Flexibility for different use cases

Add candidates with AI assistance or manual form entry

AI Dialogue Generation:

The AI-powered candidate creation includes an interactive dialogue system that helps you create detailed candidate profiles.

Example Dialogue:

"Software engineer, 5 years experience with React and Node.js, looking for senior roles"

The AI analyzes your responses and generates a complete candidate profile with all information structured properly.

Interactive AI dialogue for candidate profile creation

Close and Reopen Jobs

Manage your hiring pipeline more effectively with job status controls.

Features:

• Close Jobs: Mark positions as filled or no longer hiring
• Reopen Jobs: Restart hiring for positions that need more candidates
• Status Visibility: Clear indicators showing job status
• Application Control: Prevents applications to closed jobs

How It Works:

Closing a Job:

1. Navigate to Job Details page

2. Click "Close Job" button

3. Confirm the action

4. Job is marked as closed

5. New applications are blocked

shows close job button

Reopening a Job:

1. Go to closed job's details page

2. Click "Reopen Job" button

3. Confirm the action

4. Job accepts applications again

Benefits:

• Better job pipeline management
• Prevents applications to filled positions
• Easy to restart hiring when needed
• Clear status tracking
• Improved candidate experience

Smart Application Validation

Automatically prevents candidates from applying multiple times to the same job.

Features:

• Email-Based Detection: Uses candidate email to identify duplicates
• Frontend Validation: Checks before submission
• Backend Verification: Double-checks at server level
• User Feedback: Clear messages when duplicate detected
• System Protection: Maintains database integrity

How It Works:

1. Candidate enters email on application form

2. System checks if email already applied to this job

3. If duplicate detected:

- Frontend shows warning immediately

- Prevents form submission

4. If new application:

- Backend verifies once more

- Processes application normally

Benefits:

• Prevents accidental duplicate applications
• Maintains clean application data
• Better candidate experience
• Reduces recruiter workload
• Ensures fair application tracking

Markdown Rendering with Auto-Detection

Job descriptions now display beautifully with automatic formatting detection.

Features:

• Reusable Markdown Component: Consistent styling across the platform
• Auto-Detection: Recognizes plain text headings ending with colons
• Smart Formatting: Converts "Section:" to styled headers automatically
• Custom Styling: Subheadings appear bold and underlined
• Professional Display: Clean, readable job descriptions

Examples:

Input Text:

Requirements:

• 5 years experience
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects
• Mentor team

Displays As:

• "Requirements:" becomes a styled heading
• "Responsibilities:" becomes a styled heading
• Bullet points remain formatted
• Subheadings are bold and underlined

Benefits:

• No special formatting knowledge needed
• Automatic professional display
• Consistent job description appearance
• Better readability for candidates
• Natural writing style supported

Job descriptions with automatic markdown rendering and heading detection

Enhanced View Job Button

Improved visual design and usability for job viewing action.

Improvements:

• Eye Icon Added: Clear visual indicator for viewing
• Better Alignment: Fixed vertical alignment with other buttons
• Outlined Style: Added button outline for better visibility
• Consistent Design: Matches platform design language

Visual Changes:

• Before: Plain "View" text button
• After: Eye icon with "View Job" text, outlined border

Enhanced View Job button with icon and better styling

Prevent Multiple Connection Attempts

Improved connection handling for integrated services.

Features:

• Connection Status Tracking: System monitors active connections
• Disabled Connected Button: Can't reconnect already connected services
• Visual Feedback: Clear indication of connection status
• Prevent Conflicts: Blocks duplicate connection attempts
• Safer Integration: Reduces OAuth errors

How It Works:

1. User connects to service (Google Meet, Teams, etc.)

2. Connection button becomes disabled

3. Status shows "Connected"

4. Prevents accidental reconnection attempts

5. Must disconnect first to reconnect

Benefits:

• Prevents OAuth conflicts
• Clearer connection status
• Reduces integration errors
• Better user experience
• Safer connection management

Connected services show disabled button to prevent duplicate connections