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March 15, 2023 - 4.5.0
๐ต Caching updates to improve UX following updates
February 28, 2023 - 4.4.0
๐ป Users can now change tab during recording
๐ชช Digital Identity Check improvements - improved accuracy on decision and result
๐จ Questions page UX enhancements
February 15, 2023 - 4.3.0
February 2, 2023 - 4.2.0
December 15, 2022 - 4.1.0
โ๏ธ Removed "-" from 'copy share code' action
November 25, 2022 - Version 4.0.0
๐ API V2 - read the documentation here
โ Interview complete page - updated to improve sign-posting for candidates revisiting their interview
๐ท Interview structure & routing optimisations for candidates moving
October 18, 2022 - Version 3.18.0
Watch our release video here! ๐ฌ
๐ Digital Right to work & Identity Checks - receive a certified report that the candidate is who they claim to be
September 14, 2022 - Version 3.17.0
August 17, 2022 - Version 3.16.0
๐ฃ๏ธ Interview default language - choose which language your candidate will be invited in, and the language the interview will load up in.
August 3, 2022 - Version 3.15.0
๐ People Page - browse all interview participants from one place
Lever integration enhancements - improvements to ensure that the integration connection does not expire after 30 days inactivity
July 5, 2022 - Version 3.14.0
๐ฎ๐ณ We now transact in Indian Rupees
๐ฌ Showcase & Group Showcase redesign
June 28, 2022 - Version 3.13.0
๐ณ Enhanced pricing options with unlimited usage
โ๏ธ Improved formatting for Custom Emails on outlook
June 15, 2022 - Version 3.12.0
Watch our release video here! ๐ฌ
๐จ Response page redesign - we have vastly improved the user experience while reviewing interview responses
๐ฑ Offshoot video processing improvements - now you can review videos which were recorded on other devices
โก Speed optimisations for most frequently used pages
๐ฆ We updated lots of packages!
โจ Added feature for default companies within organisations
๐ Improved security & 2FA for our admin portal
May 25, 2022 - Version 3.11.0
๐ Audio Answers - offer candidates the flexibility to record audio answers and take your candidate experience to the next level
๐จ๐ณ Traditional Chinese - we now support Traditional Chinese in addition to Simplified Chinese
May 18, 2022 - Version 3.10.0
๐ We now integrate with Lever! Learn more here or get started with our integration guide
May 4, 2022 - Version 3.9.0
Watch our release video here ๐ฌ
๐ฑ Offshoot - easily transfer device during an interview!
April 11, 2022 - Version 3.8.0
โ๏ธ Emails & SMS templates - create your own custom templates for interview invites, reminders & success notifications. Watch video overview
โจ API Update: Custom Redirects - We have added the ability to define a Custom Redirect URL via API when creating an interview
โจ API Update: Availability Calendar - we have added the ability to enable/disable the Availability Calendar via the API when creating an interview
โจ API Update: Hints & Tips - we have added the ability to enable/disable Hints & Tips via the API when creating an interview
March 28, 2022 - Version 3.7.0
Watch our release video here ๐ฌ
๐ฐ New Currencies - We have now introduced the ability to transact using GBP, EUR & AUD as well as USD
March 15, 2022 - Version 3.6.0
Watch our release video here โฏ๏ธ
โคด๏ธ Custom Redirects - Send candidates to a URL of your choice once they have successfully completed an interview
๐ Arabic language - we can speak Arabic!
๐ ๏ธ New setup process - when you create a new company, we guide you through everything needed to set it up!
๐ฌ Video processing updates - we improved our video conversion process to make things even smoother
๐ Checkout improvements - we made some subtle improvements to make the checkout process even better than before
๐ Squashed a few bugs
February 7, 2022 - Version 3.5.0
Watch our release video here โฏ๏ธ
๐ Filter interviews by owner to find them more easily
โจ Toggle Hints & Tips - you can now select whether you would like the hints & tips page to show for each interview
โจ Updated profile page - you can now monitor your SMS usage against your quota from your profile page
January 21, 2022 - Version 3.4.2
๐จ๐ณ ไฝ ๅฅฝ, we added Chinese (simplified)
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคฎเคธเฅเคคเฅ, we added Hindi
๐ท๐บ ะัะธะฒะตั, we added Russian
๐ฎ๐ฉ Halo, we added Indonesian
๐ณ๐ฑ Hallo, we added Dutch
January 12, 2022 - Version 3.4.1
Watch our release video here โฏ๏ธ
โจ Try it out for free - unlimited access 15 day trial for all new subscribers
๐ณ New self-service checkout - select the plan that's right for you and get going in no time!
๐งญ Updated navigation - extra helpful for our mobile users
December 15, 2021 - Version 3.3.3
๐ช๐ธ Buenos dรญas! Willo is now available in Spanish!
๐ฌ New SMS invites & reminders
๐ Squashed a few bugs
December 8, 2021 - Version 3.3.2
โกPerformance improvements
๐ A couple of small bug fixes
November 25, 2021 - Version 3.3.1
๐ Availability calendar enhancement - users can now click and drag to select multiple slots
๐ค๐ฟ Schedule meeting - Interviewers can schedule a meeting with a respondent
๐ Added ability for interviewers to change the file which has been uploaded by a respondent
๐ Improved styling for shared links on messaging platforms
๐ช Updated webhook permissions to allow Administrators to receive callbacks
โจ Addition of a Custom ID field to invite API endpoint & webhooks for external IDs to be passed to Willo
November 8, 2021 - Version 3.2
๐น Video preview - users can now preview their camera before recording an interview
๐ Automated VAT for UK subscriptions
๐ป Added support for Linux Operating Systems, Chromebook devices & Safari desktop (Versions 14.1 onwards)
๐ Availability calendar improvements
October 20, 2021 - Version 3.1
๐พ Users can now save their progress on an interview for a later date (up to 180 days to be exact)
โฐ Timezone support means you can now translate availability to your user's timezones
โฏ๏ธ Playback enhancements help to majorly improve user experience
โก API enhancements to make page loads lightning fast
โน๏ธ More helpful hints & tips to keep everyone right
October 6, 2021
๐ฉ๐ช Guten Tag! We now support German
๐ Native integration with Teamtailor - we're now an official video interviewing partner. Read more here
โจ Bulk actions for multiple interviews like group showcase, updating status' & exporting interviews to CSV
โ๏ธ Automated email & SMS reminder for people who have not completed their interview after 48h
๐ฑ Improved mobile experience for Android users
โจ Increased prominence of the submit button on our review page
๐งญ Navigate easily between responses with next/previous buttons, plus left & right arrow keyboard shortcuts
โญ Candidate ratings now show the total number of reviewers
๐ Squashed a few bugs!
August 31, 2021
โจ Increased the quality of the downloadable MP4 video files
โจ New video player with playback speed toggle between 0.5x and 2x
โ๏ธ Editable answers for certain users - please shoot us a support request if you'd like to enable this feature
โ๏ธ Variable storage duration - users can now request that we store videos for more than 6 months
๐ We polished some UI handles and tweaked some devops knockers
August 17, 2021
July 29, 2021
June 10, 2021
โจ Added invite URLs to the API so you can invite people to your interview using your own methods
๐ Various bug fixes and optimisation
May 20, 2021
โจ New 1-page interview builder
April 22, 2021
โจ File Uploads
March 15, 2021
โจ Two-Factor Authentication with time-based one-time password
February 22, 2021
โจ 3-second countdown
๐ Squashed a few bugs
February 5, 2021
โจ Camera switcher - choose which camera to record with before each question is answered.
โ๏ธ Enhanced upload speeds - 5x faster for certain users. Woooosh!
January 4, 2021
โจ Rebranding of the whole platform.
December 29, 2020
๐ This release was mostly fuelled by mince pies and leftover turkey.
โจ Video Intro - you can now record your own interview introduction video, or upload one from your computer. Don't worry, you can still embed YouTube videos if that's your thing.
โจ Zapier 2.0 has been released to the wild with some new endpoints, and changes to existing ones. Zapier users can now pipe individual video file URLs to other applications (they used to be comma-separated). Accept / Reject stage changes are also triggers.
โจ Helpscout is now our live chat and knowledge base provider - we can provide support and knowledge articles directly to users within the Willo interface.
โจ We introduced a loading spinner so you'll never need to wonder if something is happening
โ๏ธ Optimisation to loading of the interviews table - if you are not seeing the speed improvements please clear your cache.
โ๏ธ Question suggestion engine - we will now suggest questions to you, and will also intelligently suggest questions you've asked before.
December 7, 2020
โจ New responses are counted and marked as un-opened. If you are sharing an interview the first person to open the response will cause it to be marked as opened.
โจ Search all your interviews by name or company, useful if you have lots of interviews.
โจ Quickly click-to-copy an invite link on the interviews table.
โจ Complete an interview and enjoy a 3-second celebration (see for yourself).
โจ 15 other small UI enhancements to make life a little happier.
โจ When you publish an interview you'll receive an email with an invite link.
โ๏ธ 'Standard' users can now generate showcase links.
โ๏ธ The interview table now loads much faster.
โ๏ธ When an interview expires "Live Until" status will change to OFF, but your interview will still be accessible and can be switched back ON with the slider at any time.
โ๏ธ All emails now come from "Willo', instead of 'Notification', finally!
โ๏ธ Invited is now called Started - everyone who actually starts to answer question 1 of your interview is counted. This is a change from before and should make it clearer what your completion rate is based on.
โ๏ธ Showcase and invite links are now shorter, much shorter.
๐ 56 bugs squashed and some optimisations to make interviewing even faster.
November 19, 2020
โจ We added an answer upload progress bar and a % indicator so you know how long to wait. Because we're nice like that :)
๐ If you click back or refresh during an interview this is less likely to cause any answers to be lost.
November 12, 2020
โจ Connect page added for all users to enable easier integration with Zapier and Greenhouse.
โ๏ธ Zapier integration 1.1 released - with improvements to the way phone numbers and unusual characters are handled.
โ๏ธRemoval of question generator - we're working on a new and improved one (watch this space!)
November 3, 2020
โจ Major update to our billing and payment plan upgrades. You can now view your usage of the platform and download invoices from the profile page. Lots of less exciting but important stuff behind the scenes too...
October 27, 2020
โจ In-browser support for Android devices (beta)
โจ Native Greenhouse integration
โ๏ธ Enhanced greek translation. (Thanks, Sofia)
October 6, 2020
โจ Delete a company brand profile - now users can delete a company brand profile and the interviews associated with it in 2 clicks.
โจ Interview experience - the process of interviewing is now less recruitment focused and more generic. Useful if you are not using Willo for recruitment.
โ๏ธ Enhanced device support - we now support more Samsung and Android devices.
โ๏ธ Camera and microphone access - Willo will continually check for camera and mic access and display helpful instructions if something isn't right.
๐ Chrome video preview - before submitting a video response the preview player was not always working, it does now.
September 17, 2020
โจ Delete responses - now users can delete video responses without Willo support.
โจ Set the maximum number of retakes, per question - a hot request. Each question can have a limit placed on the maximum number of retakes that a user can make.
โ๏ธ Enhanced phone numbers - we now automatically format all phone numbers with the correct country-code if available.
โ๏ธ Tested and approved to work with iOS14 on Chrome and Safari browsers.
โ๏ธ Browser support - we now make it even easier to ensure users have the latest version of supported browsers. Each supported browser is now linked in a support pop-up.
๐ Mobile device playback - a few changes to improve the playback of video content on Samsung and iOS devices. It's now much faster.
September 11, 2020
โจ Affiliate program - launched
โ๏ธ Enhanced geolocation - Willo will optionally request a user's GPS location which greatly enhances the accuracy of the interview location data.
August 21, 2020
โจ New interview notifications - Your Willo teammates can now get an email notification when a new interview is received.
โจ Zapier Integration - connect Willo with over 2,500 of your favourite apps including Google, Trello, Workable, Greenhouse, Slack, Zoho and many more.
โจ Infinite scroll - when you have lots of interviews this will speed up the page load and overall experience.
July 31, 2020
โจ Global server deployment - we now have servers in 84 cities across 42 countries to bring you super-fast video playback and uploads wherever you and your users are.
โจ We now speak Greek - try it by switching between languages in the footer of any page. Willo will remember your language preference and automatically switch to your browser settings.
โจ New UI kit - buttons will now look nicer, and a few fonts have been changed for accessibility.
June 30, 2020
โ๏ธ 1-hour downtime for server maintenance and performance upgrade.
May 14, 2020
โจ An email notification will now go out when an interview is complete - this is being rolled out for all users and gives reassurance that the interview has been successfully completed.
โ๏ธ Updated API documentation.
๐ 27 bugs exterminated.
April 30, 2020
โ๏ธ 1-hour downtime for server maintenance and performance upgrade.
April 23, 2020
โจ Send SMS invites to 150 countries - this feature is currently free for existing users.
โ๏ธ Record answers up to 5 minutes in duration - Users on our paid plans can now ask candidates for answers of either 4 or 5 minutes in length.
โ๏ธ No more reading questions in advance - users must answer each question in the order that you set them and cannot skip ahead. After extensive testing, we decided this was a better experience for everyone.
๐ 46 bugs exterminated.
April 22, 2020
โจ Refer a friend program launched - for every friend you invite to Willo who successfully signs up, we will give you a free month.
March 26, 2020
โจ Showcase is now branded with your logo, header and footer colours.
โจ New automated emails with less information so you only see the information you need.
๐ 97 bugs squashed.
February 28, 2020
โจ Quickly duplicate interviews, saving time and hassle.
โจ Server speed upgrades to enhance the experience for all users.
โ๏ธ The availability calendar is now optional.
โ๏ธ Automatic deletion of video content which is older than 6 months.
February 4, 2020
โจ Custom answer length, between 1 and 5 minutes.
January 1, 2020
๐ Production-ready version of Willo released into the wild.