Cangrade, the AI candidate screening platform, today announced the launch of Jules AI Copilot Reference Check, a reference intelligence platform that instantly creates role-specific reference checks. Unlike traditional automated reference checking capabilities that simply collect feedback, Jules uses AI to deliver predictive insights that impact hiring outcomes, not just expedite the hiring process.
Jules Reference Check analyzes a company’s job description to instantly generate a custom, role-specific reference check that measures the skills and behaviors proven to drive success in that role. The result is data-backed hiring intelligence, not just faster workflows. Key capabilities include:
- Instant, Role-Specific Reference Checks: Jules transforms references into actionable hiring intelligence. It evaluates the skills that drive performance using custom-built, AI-generated questions aligned to job success.
- Smarter, Customized Questions: Instead of templates, Jules automatically identifies role-critical competencies and generates targeted open-ended and scored questions in seconds, improving hiring accuracy.
- Candid Insights with Fraud Protection: Built-in fraud detection flags suspicious responses and fake references, ensuring authentic and trustworthy candidate evaluations.
- Ease of use for Recruiters, Candidates, and References: Candidates submit references through a streamlined interface. References complete a mobile-friendly two-minute survey. Recruiters receive one consolidated report with predictive performance scores, qualitative insights, and verification indicators automatically delivered into their ATS.
Jules solves two major challenges for hiring teams: time-to-hire and quality-of-hire. The platform automates the entire reference check process, sending requests, reminders, collecting responses, scoring results, and generating insights. This means no phone tag, manual coordination, or delays. But instead of vague feedback, hiring teams are left with performance-aligned data that helps identify top performers and reduce turnover.
HiBob, the company behind Bob, the people management platform transforming modern work, today announced the launch of Bob Finance, a fully integrated Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) solution within the Bob platform.
With Bob Finance, HiBob brings HR, Payroll, and Finance together in one connected system creating the first true one-stop shop for managing people, pay, and planning. The solution gives companies real-time visibility into financial and people data, helping teams plan faster, collaborate better, and make smarter decisions grounded in accurate insights.
Matthew Cimino, CPA and Director of Finance at Rose Rocket, shared: “Integrating Bob Finance into our existing Bob HR platform has been a game-changer. Having our people and financial data in one system lets us plan, forecast, and make decisions faster without the spreadsheet chaos. It’s both strategic and simple to use.”
