DeepHire 2.0: what is new for recruiters, and how to use it

DeepHire 2.0 is the largest update to DeepHire so far. It is already live in every account, so there is nothing to install. Below is what each change does and how to use it on your next job. For screenshots and the complete list of changes, see the DeepHire 2.0 update page.

If you are new to one-way interviews, start with what a one-way video interview is. The rest of this post assumes you already send interview links to candidates.

Review a shortlist in half the time

On the candidate page you can play answers at 1.5x or 2x, and let autoplay roll to the next answer. Press J and K to move to the next or previous candidate, and press the number keys 1 to 5 to rate. A green dot marks each candidate you have not watched yet, so nobody slips through.

Pages open much faster too. Switching between pages used to take close to two seconds and now takes a fraction of a second, even in accounts with thousands of candidates. Search covers every candidate you have ever had, not only the newest ones.

To try it, open your newest job, set the speed to 2x, and work through the list with J, K, and the number keys.

Know who to watch first with AI summaries

DeepHire now transcribes video and audio answers, writes a summary of two to four sentences for each candidate, and scores them on your rubric, criterion by criterion. Each plan includes monthly AI credit for this. If a job has no rubric yet, DeepHire drafts one from your questions, and you can edit it.

Under the summary there is an "Ask about this candidate" box. Type a question such as "Did they talk about weekend shifts?" The reply shows which answers it came from, and a click jumps the video to that answer.

The score is advice, and you make the call. Every summary is marked as advice only, with a reminder to watch the answers before you decide. When you change a rubric, DeepHire shows which scores used the old one, and you can re-score the whole job with one click.

To get the most from it, open a job's rubric and check that the criteria match what you hire for. Then read the summaries before you watch.

Reference checks without phone tag

You can now ask a candidate for references, or add them yourself. Each reference gets a short request and answers a few questions on their phone, by video, audio, or text. It takes them a few minutes. Their answers, a transcript, and a short summary appear on the candidate's page.

• Up to five references per candidate
• Candidates can add their own references after the interview
• Resend or delete a request with one click
• Turn reference checks on or off for each job
• Choose each job's questions, answer types, time limit, and a note for the email
• Preview the exact emails before anyone gets them

Before DeepHire sends any email to a candidate or a reference, it asks you to confirm and shows who gets it.

Audio-only interviews, and a better experience for candidates

You can mark any question as Audio only. Candidates answer out loud with the microphone, and the camera stays off. This suits call center and phone jobs, and candidates who do not want to be on camera. Audio answers get transcripts and AI scores like video answers.

The interview itself is new too. Candidates can answer a practice question first. If their camera fails, they can scan a QR code and continue on their phone. If the connection drops, the answer is kept. It works on every iPhone and Android phone. For more on phone-first applicants, see the mobile-friendly job application checklist.

Candidates also stay in control of their data. At deephire.com/my they can see their answers or delete them, and they can sign in from a DeepHire email with one click.

Post a job in under a minute

Paste a job title or a job description, and AI writes the interview questions and the scoring rubric. You can also start from one of 26 job templates for sales, support, healthcare, retail, and more. One interview can mix video, audio, written, and multiple-choice questions.

For your next job, paste its description, then remove any question you would not ask in a phone screen. Our list of pre-screening interview questions can help you choose.

Clients review share links the way you do

The page your hiring managers and clients open has the same fast review. It has Previous and Next, speed control, autoplay, and star ratings. Written and multiple-choice answers show next to the videos. Their feedback comes back to you on the right candidate, and you can see which client opened a link and what they rated.

Staffing teams can read more about this in our post on the video interview workflow for staffing desks.

See who did what on your team

Every candidate now shows who rated and reviewed them, and when.

Admins also get an Activity page in the left menu. It lists everything your team, your clients, and the AI did, newest first. You can filter it by person, by action, and by date, from the last 24 hours to the last year. When a client opens a share link, the row shows the approximate city they opened it from. The page also shows each person's totals and your response speed, which is how long your team takes to open and rate new candidates. To find who deleted or downloaded something, pick that action in the filter.

Rubrics keep a history too. You can see who changed one and restore an older version. When someone deletes a candidate, your team loses access at once, and the recordings are erased for good after 30 days.

Analytics, help, and AI assistants

A new Analytics page shows how many candidates opened your link, started, and finished, and where the rest stopped. You can compare every job by completion rate.

If you need help, the Help page now has a chat with the DeepHire team. The answer appears in the same chat and in your email. Next to many features there is also a ? icon that explains it in a few lines and links to a step-by-step guide in the DeepHire docs.

If you use an AI assistant that supports MCP, such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or Cursor, you can connect it to DeepHire. Ask it in plain words to post a job, invite candidates, or send a shortlist to a client. Nothing happens until you approve the assistant from your email.

Where to start

If you only have a few minutes, open your newest job and read the AI summaries before you watch. Then ask your top candidate for references from their page.

All of this is in your account today. The DeepHire 2.0 update page has screenshots and the full list of changes.