March 2026
📑 Send Documents from the Documents Tab
Released: March 4th
You can now send documents to candidates faster, directly from the Documents tab. Choose the documents you want to share and send them in just a few clicks — with the option to add a custom message or use a default one for speed.
Learn more here
February 2026
🪪 Updates to Add/Edit Employee Flow
Released: February 27
The updated Add/Edit Employee flow makes it easier to manage employee details, required documents, and onboarding communications in one place. You can clearly see which documents need to be sent and customize the email and SMS messages employees receive — whether you’re adding someone new or updating an existing profile.
Add/Edit Employee flow
Customize onboarding emails and texts: Provide specific instructions (for example, the order to complete documents) or confirm profile updates.
See required documents at a glance: Easily identify which documents must be sent to the employee.
Send documents via SMS: Share onboarding documents directly by text message for faster completion.
Learn more here
💡 This feature is available to Apploi Onboard users only.
🟠 Spot unviewed applications instantly
Released: February 17
It’s now easier to spot which candidates haven't been reviewed yet from the Candidates page. Unviewed applications are marked with a small orange dot in both list and table views — so you can quickly identify what needs your attention.
📬 Message Inbox
Released: February 11
All your candidate and team messages are now in one place. Stay organized, respond faster, and never miss an important conversation.
The Message Inbox centralizes every candidate message your team receives or sends across all jobs, allowing you to:
View conversations for one facility in one place
Respond faster without opening each candidate profile
Collaborate with your team more effectively
Did you know?
Recruiters with high engagement and fast responses can see up to 6% hire rates. Mixing both automated and manual messaging can get you roughly 50% better results.
In short: smart automation + human personalization = better results
October 2025
🤖 AI Job Description Generator
Released: Oct 29
Save time and write more effective job descriptions using AI — directly in your hiring workflow. The AI Job Description Generator can rewrite existing job descriptions or generate new job descriptions from scratch.
Read more about AI Job Description Generator
Read more about AI Job Description Generator
Rewriting or generating a job description can improve clarity and tone, making the post more precise and engaging. As always, you can edit or tweak any AI suggestions before publishing — you're in control.
Using AI to rewrite or generate new job descriptions will:
Make job posts more precise and engaging
Improve your saved job description templates
Save time rewriting job descriptions and help you get candidates faster
💡 Read this help article to learn how to rewrite existing job descriptions or generate new job descriptions from scratch.
🗓️ Schedule Tab and Hiring Trends Report
Released: Oct 29
If you haven't noticed, there's a new icon on your side navigation bar. This icon gives you quick access to Apploi Schedule, our scheduler that allows you to fill shifts in seconds and cut labor costs.
From Apploi Schedule, you will have direct access to your Hiring Trends Report. This report offers you recommendations and insights into your location(s)’ hiring needs, hours needed for efficiency, rotation openings per day by shifts, and rotation openings overview.
💡 This is visible to Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living users only.
❗️ Don't have Apploi Schedule? Click here to connect with an Apploi team member for a demo.
📝 Custom Messages for New Employees
Released: Oct 15
Send custom emails or texts, or choose from saved templates, when transferring candidates to employees in Onboard. Utilize our AI Optimization tool to optimize your custom text messages, ensuring better candidate engagement.
💡 This feature is available to Apploi Onboard users only.
Read more about Custom Messages for New Employees
Read more about Custom Messages for New Employees
This feature update also shows you the required documents attached to the specific role, so you’ll know exactly which documents your new employee receives.
You can also choose from your Message Templates to quickly send a custom email or text when transferring a candidate to an employee.
📍 Candidate Map View
Released: Oct 1
Quickly spot where your candidates are located on the map with Candidate Map View. This feature lets you see your applicants’ locations on an interactive map, helping you quickly identify candidates who live near your job sites.
💡 This feature is available to ABA and Home Health users only.
Read more about Candidate Map View
Read more about Candidate Map View
The Candidate Map View allows you to:
Save time: Instantly see which candidates are nearby
Improve outreach: Prioritize candidates with shorter commutes
Better plan: Understand geographic trends in your applicant pool
July 2025
📝 Job Notes
Release: July 1
We now offer the ability to add internal notes directly to job postings, which will help you share internal information about jobs and assign notes to other team members to review job posts. Job notes are perfect for tracking hiring manager requests and role-specific nuances at the job level.
Read more about Job Notes
Read more about Job Notes
Job Notes are internal-only notes attached to a specific job posting. Use them to:
Share feedback or instructions
Ask a team member to review or edit a job
Keep a record of important decisions or changes
Assign due dates and team members
The new Job Notes feature supports a flexible job approval process workflow that keeps your team aligned and accountable before publishing a job post. This guide will show you how to set up and use Job Notes effectively using custom user types for collaborative handoffs amongst your teams.
➡️ Editing In-Progress Documents
Release: July 2
Super Admins and users with custom permissions can now put documents into edit mode, giving you full control to make changes even after a document has started the signature process. This update gives you the flexibility to correct mistakes, update information, or make improvements without needing to start from scratch.
Read more about Editing In-Progress Documents
Read more about Editing In-Progress Documents
Here's what you can do in edit mode:
Reopen documents for editing - All existing signatures are cleared, but all other entered information is retained.
Exclusive access while editing - Only users with editing permissions can access the document during this time. Recipients will not see the document until you send it back out.
Make direct edits - Change text, add or remove fields, and adjust the document as needed.
Restart the signing process when you're ready. Once your edits are complete, you can send the document back to the recipients in the original order.
💡 Note: All previous recipients' data, except signatures, will remain intact when entering edit mode.
📎 Add a Candidate Resume
Release: July 14
We now offer the ability to upload a new resume to a candidate profile if a resume was not provided during application. This is perfect for walk-in applicants, referrals, or anyone who didn’t submit a file during the application.
Read more about Adding a Candidate Resume
Read more about Adding a Candidate Resume
Keeping candidate profiles complete ensures smoother reviews, better collaboration, and faster decision-making.
Use the Upload Resume option when:
A candidate applied without attaching a resume
You’re entering a referral or walk-in manually
You’ve received a resume outside the system (e.g. via email)
Our system will parse education and work experience from the resume. It won’t overwrite personal details.
💡 Read this help article to learn how to upload a resume to a candidate's profile.
🏷️ Candidate Tags
Release: July 17
Organize your candidates with Candidate tags, a powerful new way to categorize, filter, and search your talent pool. With just a few clicks, you can label candidates by skill sets, hiring stages, source, and more.
Read more about Candidate Tags
Read more about Candidate Tags
Candidate Tags are custom labels that can be added to any candidate profile. Tags help you:
Quickly identify candidates with specific skills, experiences, or attributes
Group candidates by hiring stage, source, or department
Collaborate more effectively with your team using shared context
Filter and search your talent database more efficiently
Think of them as sticky notes but searchable, standardized, and shared across your entire team.
💡 Read this help article to learn how to create and utilize Candidate Tags.
🗂️ Add Additional Files to Candidate Profile
Release: July 29
It’s now even easier to keep all important information for a Candidate in one place: the application. You can now quickly upload additional files to a Candidate’s application, such as license PDFs and most up-to-date resumes.
Read more about Adding Files to Candidate Profile
Read more about Adding Files to Candidate Profile
Similar to adding resumes to existing Candidate Profiles, you can now upload additional files. Keeping profiles up to date ensures more efficient collaboration amongst your team and faster decision-making.
💡 You can locate the Add Files feature in the Documents tab within the Candidate's profile. Uploading and deleting files will leave a trail in the Activity Log with dates and times.
📱 Optimizing SMS Messages with AI
Release: July 29
Our new AI feature helps recruiters instantly optimize SMS outreach, making it clearer, more compelling, and more likely to get a response. Whether it’s a first-touch or a follow-up, AI ensures your message hits the mark.
Read more about Optimizing SMS
Read more about Optimizing SMS
Our new AI-Powered Text Optimization feature adjusts SMS messages to improve deliverability and engagement.
By reducing message length while maintaining clarity, this feature is meant to help minimize carrier filtering and enhance candidate response rates.
With AI-Powered SMS Optimization enabled, you will notice:
Higher Deliverability - AI shortens messages to avoid carrier filtering, ensuring more texts reach candidates.
Improved Engagement - Concise messaging increases readability and response rates.
Reduced Candidate Drop-off - Clear and effective messages keep candidates engaged in the hiring process.
💡 Read this article to learn how our AI-powered text optimization works.


