Reimaging how we schedule interviews and create world-class candidate experiences

Months ago, we saw a post on LinkedIn from recruiting extraordinaire Amy Miller then of Amazon and now of Portal Space Systems. In the post, Amy asked why we can track a pizza delivery from Domino's but ATS don't allow candidates to track where they're at in the hiring process. Today's guest on the High Volume Hiring Podcast, Chris Connors of candidate.fyi, commented that their product does exactly that.

Our cohosts, Jeanette Leeds and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter job search site, talk with Chris about the benefits to the candidates and employers of adding a candidate portal on top of the existing ATS. Yes, candidates can use them to track their progress, but also schedule interviews, watch employment branding videos, submit documents, and more.

In 1897, Francis Church wrote, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause", in an editorial in the New York newspaper, The Sun. Turns out, in 2026, yes Virginia, we can both improve the efficiency of how we hire while also making that hiring experience far better for candidates.