candidate.fyi newsletter

Hi Everyone,

Somehow, summer is already wrapping up - and August has been one for the books at candidate.fyi. From launching game-changing features to welcoming incredible new customers, we’ve been hard at work scaling the way the world coordinates interviews.

One highlight we’re especially excited about: Relativity Space - yes, the pioneers of space rockets- chose candidate.fyi to power interview scheduling for all their space exploration. 🚀 From deep space to recruiting pipelines, we’re helping teams operate at mission speed.

• candidate.fyi is powering hiring in space exploration

• Usage continues to grow

• A closer look at our Interview Scheduling Queue 

• UKG Partnership Announcement

• The future of candidate.fyi (This one’s a real treat 🙂 )

Brands trust us to power their interview scheduling at scale. It’s a testament to the growing recognition of candidate.fyi as the leader in interview scheduling and candidate engagement.

Excited? You should be. Let’s jump in.

This is what compounding looks like at candidate.fyi

We didn’t explode to 10 million users overnight.

We didn’t go viral on Day 1.

We didn’t chase shortcuts

Instead, we focused on showing up, executing, and repeating - month after month, without exception.

And here’s what happened: usage has grown steadily, quietly at first…and now unmistakably.

The Formula:
✅ Show up
✅ Execute
✅ Repeat

When you build intentionally, growth starts to accelerate - and before you know it, the curve starts to look like a hockey stick.

Sustainable. Intentional. Real

We’re in this for the long game. And it’s working.

Feature Spotlight: Interview Scheduling Queue

Recruiting Coordination teams have been duct-taping makeshift queues together for years - until candidate.fyi came long.

Our scheduling queue is purpose-built for fast-moving recruiting teams that schedule at light speed and need a system that keeps up.

What It Does:

• 🔄 Real-time dynamic updates—stay in sync, instantly

• 🤖 See precisely where our AI agent is handling things vs. where human intervention is needed

• 🚨 Flags issues in red with clear hover states so you can take action fast

• 📊 Breaks down the progress and status of each interview in a panel

• 🔍 Filter by your own requests or view everything across the company

• 🏖️ Easily take over requests when teammates are out on PTO

• 🗂️ Automatically archives completed interviews to keep your queue clean

What Our Users Are Saying:

This isn’t just a queue - it’s a living, breathing command center for interview coordination, built to help teams move faster and work smarter.

Big News: candidate.fyi is now a UKG Partner

We’re excited to announce our official partnership with UKG, one of the most trusted names in workforce management and human capital solutions.

This partnership brings the best of both worlds together: UKG’s powerful ATS + candidate.fyi’s AI-powered scheduling and candidate experience tools - making it easier than ever for recruiting teams to move faster and hire smarter.

What This Means for Joint Customers:
✅ Instant Scheduling Powered by AI – Automate interview coordination in seconds
✅ Interviewer Pools + Auto-Replacement – Keep interviews moving, even when schedules shift
✅ Visibility & Control for Recruiting Teams – One dashboard, real-time updates
✅ A Smoother, Faster Candidate Experience – Delight candidates at every step

The Results Are Already In

Teams using UKG + candidate.fyi together are already seeing faster scheduling, better candidate engagement, and fewer delays in the hiring process.

We couldn’t ask for a better partner to scale with, and this is just the beginning.

Let’s go! 🚀

Meet the Future of candidate.fyi 👶🚀

In August, we took a family trip, and as many of you know, my co-founder, Kyle, and I are brothers. What most people don’t know? We’ve both welcomed multiple newborns since starting candidate.fyi.

Jack and Reid (pictured here on the left) were born in the earliest days of the company. They’ve grown up right alongside candidate.fyi - through the late nights, messy balance, and limited sleep.

There’s also something surreal about seeing your daughter rocking your startup’s onesie (pictured here on the right). What began as a simple slide deck between two brothers has grown into a platform trusted by some of the largest talent teams in the world - automating scheduling, streamlining coordination, and making life better for recruiters, RCs, and candidates alike.

We’re not just building for today’s recruiting teams.
We’re building for their future - and ours.

One day, when these little ones are old enough to ask what their dads built, we’ll have an answer we’re proud to share.

The journey means the world to us. And now, it means even more.
The future is bright. ✨

Let’s keep building.

Until next time,

Chris Connors
Co-Founder, 
candidate.fyi 

Want to learn more about what we’re building at candidate.fyi? We’d love to show you!