🚀 AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ Completed Tasks & Enhancements
Photo 📷 Clickable: Updated our modal code so that instead of just showing the raw photo link as plain text, it now renders it as a clickable link that always opens in a new tab, ensuring you can reliably view candidate photos (even when they’re Google Drive links that can’t be embedded).
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 26 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban | Drop Area: Updated the Kanban board so that when a card is dragged, the entire column under the cursor highlights—clearing previous highlights—giving a clear visual cue of the drop target.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 26 – Low 🍃)
Kanban CSS Upgrade: Transformed the Kanban board styling into a bright, modern, techy dashboard look with glassy columns, gradient headers, clean white cards, glowing priority badges, and smooth hover/drag effects. The result feels light, professional, and visually engaging without the heaviness of dark mode.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 26 – Low 🍃)
Kanban Upgrade: Made the Kanban mobile-friendly with scrollable modals, added avatars or candidate photos to cards, and replaced automatic refresh with a stylish black-and-yellow manual refresh button. All headers and cards now stay readable and responsive on small screens.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 26 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban Mobile 📱Friendly: Made the Kanban fully mobile-friendly with scrollable modals, responsive columns that stack or scroll horizontally in landscape, avatars or photos in cards, a manual black-and-yellow refresh button, and a high-tech neon scroll-to-bottom button for quick navigation. All elements are touch-optimized and visually clear for a smooth mobile UX.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 26 – Medium ⏳)
HubSpot Users: Reduced to 2 users based on the limitations of the free version.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 29 – High 🔥)
Kanban Avg. Counts: Added collapse button per column when rendering. Each header now dynamically displays the current card count and average rating, and retains the collapse button even after updates.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 29 – Medium ⏳)
Collapsible Kanban Sections: Upgraded the Kanban board headers with collapsible functionality, giving users the ability to collapse any column except the first for a cleaner, more focused view. Combined with scroll-to-bottom buttons and drag & drop, the board is now fully interactive, compact, and user-friendly.
(ProdDev Team – Sept 29 – Medium ⏳)
Polished Kanban Headers: Transformed the Kanban headers into polished, SaaS-style elements: each stage now features a persistent emoji inside a circular badge with a dynamically updating count, alongside a cleanly calculated average, all while preserving collapse buttons — visually striking and fully functional.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 29 – Medium ⏳)
Dashboard Button 🔁: Placed the dashboard button on the Kanban board webpage.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 30 – Low 🍃)
Kanban Progress Bar: Enhanced the candidate cards by adding a slim, stage-colored progress bar with a percentage label beneath it, giving a clear visual indicator of each candidate’s journey through the pipeline.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 30 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban Metrics: Modernized the Kanban metrics row by centering layout, enlarging and color-grading badges for readability, and adding intuitive 📊 and ⭐ icons for quick KPI insights.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 30 – Medium ⏳)
Check Out 💳: Transformed the checkout button into a modern dual-tone green-to-blue gradient design while keeping the two-tap confirmation tooltip flow.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 30 – Low 🍃)
Heat Mapping Kanban Board: Enhanced the Kanban board with dynamic heat mapping: early stages shade toward red as counts rise, while Hire/Onboarding stages shade red → yellow → green. Combined with the new 🚨 “No Hires Yet” badge and corrected logic, the visualization now signals both risks and wins at a glance.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 30 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban Visuals: Enhanced usability and readability by centering icons and counts, doubling their size, and fully integrating a working collapse button with clear visual cues — creating a clean, intuitive, interactive layout.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 30 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fixes AG Website: Fixed minor issues including colors, amounts, and content additions.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 1 – Medium ⏳)
Magic Crystal Ball 🔮: Expanded the pool to 10 AspiraGlobal quotes, including the Edmonton milestone, with 3 randomly chosen quotes revealed over 3 clicks before redirect to VisionBoard page.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 1 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban Modal Upgrade: Cleaned up modal to always show candidate initials on the left and photo on the right — eliminating duplicate image issues while keeping a fallback.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 1 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban: Streamlined cards to display only avatar, name, and progress; moved detailed info into candidate modal for consistent display across desktop and mobile.
(Celine Figueroa – Oct 3 – Medium ⏳)
Untagged Names: Built a read-only dashboard that dynamically identifies untagged applicants with live search and “all clear” confetti when none remain.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 6 – Medium ⏳)
Untagged Status: Connected dashboard’s “Untagged” button to live Google Apps Script endpoint for real-time count and alert state.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 6 – High 🔥)
Bug 🐞 Fixes: Increased PHP memory limits to ensure Elementor Pro can publish pages without hitting server memory constraints (memory_limit=1024M, WP_MEMORY_LIMIT=768M, WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT=1024M).
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 7 – High 🔥)
Stats in ATS: Simplified dashboard to show only Today, Week, Month, and All-Time stats for Managed Services and RPO; data auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 7 – Medium ⏳)
ATS Live Notes: Live Notes recovered 📝 and fully operational.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 7 – High 🔥)
Executive Dashboard: Fully integrated RPO KPIs alongside Recruitment and Website metrics, including daily comparisons, 7-day averages, and top roles/sources/pages. Executive Highlights dynamically display trends with forecasts.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 8 – Medium ⏳)
🐞 Fix 404 Error: Resolved 404 by isolating corrupted page entry and re-applying Elementor layout — full page access restored.
(Rob Bramwell – Oct 8 – High 🔥)
Recruiter Guide: Fixed Recruitment Guide so it loads dynamically and works seamlessly across desktop and mobile within ATS, reliably displaying correct interview questions every time.
(Jen Salonga – Oct 9 – High 🔥)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Stages | Mobile views: Updated the funnel layout so that on mobile and compact views, stages now display edge-to-edge for a clean stacked look, with standardized CSS across screen sizes.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – High 🔥)
Ticker Tape Updated: Expanded highlights with three featured blogs (*The Speed of Trust in Leadership*, *The Morning Miracle*, *Building Leadership Habits that Stick*) in both loops for seamless display.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – Medium ⏳)
Table Upgrade ATS: Revamped candidate table with copper-to-gold headers, hover effects, and responsive cards — matching the ATS dashboard’s design language.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – Low 🍃)
Priority Badges: Introduced two styles — golden pulsating 📛 Priority tag and ✍️ Priority animated signature — both reset dynamically on modal open.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – Medium ⏳)
Executive Summary | Monthly: Added This Month + Last Month KPI cards and improved forecast logic with projections based on 7-day trends.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – High 🔥)
Stats Update: Added “This Month” stats block with tooltip, arrow trend indicator, and last month’s inline comparison.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – Medium ⏳)
Power BI – Month to Month: Added section tracking applicants month to month with trendline.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – Medium ⏳)
ATS Table Transformation: Enhanced candidate table with avatars, source logos, and country flags for a polished recruiter dashboard.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 22 – High 🔥)
ATS Preview Window: Replaced row-hover logic with lightweight delegation system for responsive candidate previews.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 22 – Medium ⏳)
Flags ATS: Country flags now reliably display across search, filter, and pagination events.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 22 – Medium ⏳)
Preview ATS: Candidate preview reuses avatar logic for consistent visuals and maintainability.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 23 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix 🐞 – ATS Preview: Fixed name extraction to ignore 2-letter avatar initials, ensuring accurate candidate names.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 23 – Low 🍃)
Kanban in ATS: Added full-screen Kanban board with 8 stages, clickable funnel title, and dynamic filtering with sleek card design.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 23 – Medium ⏳)
Snap & Pop – Kanban: Candidate cards now snap and scale when dragged, with seamless stage count updates.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 24 – Medium ⏳)
Auto-Updates Kanban: Stage counts and candidate data now refresh every 30 seconds automatically.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 24 – Medium ⏳)
Value Propositions: Rebuilt value proposition section with 3–2 pyramid card design, animations, branded pitch, and CTA.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 24 – High 🔥)
Kanban Mobile: Fixed modal opening on Android/iOS and improved touch handling for drag-and-drop.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 24 – Medium ⏳)
🕒 In Progress
Speed Optimization – ATS: Streamlining `` setup with preload hints, deferred scripts, and caching for sub-1s load times.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 19 – High 🔥)
Kanban Board: Fully live Kanban with counts, priority candidate cards, drag-and-drop support, and Google Sheets integration.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 23 – High 🔥)
Kanban Priority: Priority filter toggle added to quickly highlight ⭐ Priority candidates.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 23 – Medium ⏳)
Kanban Modal Info: Integrated modal shows clean candidate contact details when clicking cards.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 24 – Medium ⏳)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Ticker Tracker Updated: Refreshed the blog ticker with a sunrise-inspired design — warm peach-to-gold gradients, glowing orange highlights, and a sunny CTA button — giving it a brighter, uplifting look. 🌅☀️
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 12 – Low 🍃)
CRI Button: Transformed a plain <div> into a sleek, modern button with gradient, hover effects, and subtle animations — elevating UX while keeping code lightweight and reusable.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 12 – Low 🍃)
Market Positioning: Extended CRI popup with a **Market Positioning** card to benchmark candidate pay against PH ranges — giving recruiters instant context on expectations.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 12 – Medium ⏳)
Edmonton Expansion: Created a dedicated Edmonton hub page mirroring PH site, clarifying all talent remains PH-based while Edmonton acts as North American client hub.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 15 – High 🔥)
Ticker Tape – Edmonton Announcement: Announcement bar redesigned with 🇵🇭 + 🇨🇦 flags, red-white theme, and pulsing tagline to highlight Edmonton expansion.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 15 – High 🔥)
Team Photo: Team page upgraded with branded widget, overlay ribbon (🇵🇭 + 🇨🇦), and unifying tagline — aligned with expansion story.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 15 – Medium ⏳)
Why AG … Now in Canada Announcement: Crafted a clear announcement highlighting Edmonton expansion, linking PH talent with Canadian hub.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 15 – Low 🍃)
Social Media Insights – Newest Blogs: Expanded blog library with recruitment + leadership insights, global facts, and expansion highlights.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 16 – Medium ⏳)
Your Dream Team Cards: Adjusted flip card back from dark to lighter gray for readability while maintaining contrast.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 16 – Low 🍃)
Testimonials LinkedIn Number: Updated count to 1700↗️.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 16 – Low 🍃)
Milestone Timeline: Designed an interactive branded widget with milestones, icons, and dotted connectors — turning growth journey into visual story.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 16 – Medium ⏳)
World Map: Interactive global map with Cebu HQ + Edmonton hub markers and animated dotted route across Atlantic.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 16 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix – Contact Us: Resolved flip box z-index issue so header stays on top consistently across devices.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 16 – Low 🍃)
Compact View: Redesigned compact cards with glassmorphic style, color accents, and responsive adaptation for smaller screens.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 17 – Medium ⏳)
CRI Close Button: Refactored popup for full responsiveness, iOS safe-area support, improved tracker wrapping, and reliable close button. 🚀
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 17 – Medium ⏳)
Canadian Number: Added new 🍁 contact number in site footer.
(Donna Baltazar – Sept 17 – Medium ⏳)
About Us: Upgraded Impact Numbers with responsive Lottie animation, scaling smoothly across all devices for startup-energetic feel.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 17 – Low 🍃)
🕒 Upcoming Features
Time-to-Fill Forecast: New card will compare adjusted CRI against baseline timelines with a progress bar, showing whether hiring is faster, slower, or on target.
(Rob Bramwell – Future – Medium ⏳)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Ticker Tape Updated: Refreshed the blog insights section with latest stats, top locations, peak reader times, updated featured blogs, new quote, LinkedIn community size, and a fresh CTA.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 5 – Low 🍃)
ASM RDI and CRI: Enhanced Agile Scrum Master CRI/RDI to better align with evolving team dynamics and delivery goals, ensuring clarity, accountability, and stronger agile support.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 5 – Medium ⏳)
RDI Pop-up: CRI tracker now clickable, opening a centered popup with candidate salary expectations, offshore benchmarks, and adjusted CRI summary — plus fixed salary parsing for accurate values. ✅
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 5 – High 🔥)
CRI Summary: Transformed popup into a card-based dashboard view with sections for calculation, candidate expectations, offshore ranges, and % above/below indicators.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 5 – High 🔥)
Executive Summary Updates: Integrated 7-day rolling average forecast into Monthly Forecast + Executive Highlights with colored arrows and % trends.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 5 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix – Generate Email: Added z-index override to ensure candidate email modal always displays above Bootstrap modals/backdrops.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Low 🍃)
ESC RDI: ESC key now closes only CRI popup without dismissing entire modal, improving UX while preserving modal behavior.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Medium ⏳)
Compact Mode: Revamped compact view into frosted-glass design with glowing stage labels and improved readability.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Low 🍃)
Project Tools: Added an Archived selector to quickly move completed projects into Archived sheet via Google Sheet menu.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Medium ⏳)
Bell Notifications: Notification system now shows latest release until dismissed, removing cloning issues and simplifying UX.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Medium ⏳)
Site Map: Expanded sitemap into full tree format with Prime Talent Locations and complete blog list through Blog 25.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 8 – Low 🍃)
Initials Avatar: Added dynamic initials avatar with unique background color, displayed in candidate modal next to full name.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 9 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix – GoDaddy: Resolved Elementor 500 error by raising PHP limits (memory + execution time).
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 9 – Medium ⏳)
Candidate Modal: Added icons beside main contact details inside modal.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 9 – Low 🍃)
CRI Enhancement: Added visual stage tracker with colored dots and progress bars for instant view of candidate stage.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 9 – High 🔥)
Progress Bar: CRI popup now includes read-only stage tracker with % progress bar (excludes offboarded) and ESC key fix.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 10 – Medium ⏳)
RDI Pop-up Update: Made CRI stage tracker fully read-only and refined ESC close logic.
(Celine Figueroa – Sept 10 – Medium ⏳)
Final CRI with 🔔s: Role Adventure/Bonus Round card now displays both pills together (green priority, amber complete, red-copper incomplete).
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 10 – High 🔥)
CRI with Name/Avatar: Added clean header with title + close button, plus sub-header profile banner with initials avatar + name.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 10 – High 🔥)
Role Adventure in CRI: Added clear green PRIORITY pill badge before CRI calculation for visibility.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 10 – Medium ⏳)
CRI CSS Upgrade: Modernized popup with rounded cards, gradient header, shadows, and smooth animated progress bar.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 10 – Low 🍃)
Champion: Candidate modal now displays individual badges for Role Adventure + Bonus Round, or a new 🏆 Mastered Both red-copper badge when complete.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 11 – High 🔥)
Trophy 🏆 CRI: Unified Role Adventure + Bonus Round into a single card with side-by-side pills or a 🏆 Mastered Both badge.
(Rob Bramwell – Sept 11 – Medium ⏳)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
RDI ATS Integration: Added RDI display into the ATS modal showing expected days to hire and a colored indicator (🟢 easy, 🟡 medium, 🔴 hard) for instant visibility.
(Celine Figueroa – August 29 – Medium ⏳)
RDI Warning Indicator: Candidate applied dates now map to their role’s RDI target, showing whether they’re on track or overdue in real time. ✅
(Celine Figueroa – August 29 – High 🔥)
RDI with Salary Expectations: Enhanced ATS to dynamically adjust RDI based on salary expectations, showing both base vs. adjusted RDI with clear color indicators.
(Rob Bramwell – August 29 – High 🔥)
Discovery Form Update: Updated US phone number on the HubSpot discovery call form.
(Rob Bramwell – September 1 – Low 🍃)
Website KPIs: Apps Script updated to include Top Pages in Daily Report endpoint — dashboard now shows page titles with view counts alongside daily, 7-day, and all-time metrics.
(Rob Bramwell – September 1 – Medium ⏳)
Executive Dashboard: Created a fully interactive dashboard combining recruitment + website KPIs, forecasts, and automated executive summary with charts, live data, and insights.
(Rob Bramwell – September 2 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix – ATS / Live Notes: Implemented offline caching, background processing, and predictive loading to eliminate bottlenecks and ensure instant note access.
(Rob Bramwell – September 2 – High 🔥)
Bug Fix – Untagged Button: Removed duplicate event listeners so the untagged button now opens only one window.
(Rob Bramwell – September 2 – Medium ⏳)
Google Profile Bug Fix: Enabled photo editing in Directory settings, allowing admins to upload and display their profile photo across Workspace.
(Celine Figueroa – September 2 – Low 🍃)
Agile Scrum Master Questions: Reformatted questions into JSON-ready structure, removing notes, for use in structured role-based interviews.
(Celine Figueroa – September 2 – Medium ⏳)
Inquiries Button: Redesigned inquiries widget into a glowing Nova-themed button that opens a glassmorphic overlay with quick links, social buttons, and a light scrollable HubSpot form. ✨
(Rob Bramwell – September 3 – Medium ⏳)
RDI in PDF: Savings Calculator PDF summary now includes Expected Days to Hire (RDI) with explanatory notes for alignment with on-page results.
(Rob Bramwell – September 3 – Medium ⏳)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Ticketing System: Implemented a ProdDev ticketing system inside HubSpot with a dedicated ticket pipeline, shared inbox, and categorization — stakeholders can now submit requests in one place and the team can track, prioritize, and update them seamlessly. Requests flow automatically into the ProdDev Requests pipeline via form or
[email protected].
(Rob Bramwell – August 22 – High 🔥)
Bug Fix: Funnel: Fixed funnel data reliability by switching from publish-to-web CSV links to stable Google Sheets export URLs and updating the parser to handle quoted CSV values, ensuring consistent data loads.
(Rob Bramwell – August 26 – High 🔥)
Executive Dashboard: Built a modern, mobile-friendly ATS executive dashboard with live data, KPIs, 7-day trend chart, daily goal tracking, and branded design — optimized for both desktop and mobile.
(Rob Bramwell – August 26 – Medium ⏳)
Executive Summary: Delivered a real-time executive summary with key KPIs, Top 5 roles and sources, and goal progress — simplified, visually clear, and color-coded for quick insights across devices.
(Rob Bramwell – August 26 – Medium ⏳)
Power BI Fix: Corrected reporting logic so the “Total Hires” metric now counts only latest hires instead of all hires.
(Celine Figueroa – August 27 – Medium ⏳)
Ticker Tracker: Refreshed the blog ticker with updated readership, top content, and featured blogs in a clean, modern design with a Minimal Light aesthetic, polished CTA, and subtle highlights for clarity and engagement.
(Rob Bramwell – August 27 – Medium ⏳)
RDI Widget: Built a fully self-contained Elementor widget that lets users explore global roles, drag-and-drop them into a team, see real-time salary conversions, and view Expected Time to Hire (RDI) — with accessibility, CV previews, and full desktop/mobile support.
(Celine Figueroa – August 28 – Medium ⏳)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
⭐ Priority Filter: Switched the PH country filter to our Priority — now when you click the ⭐ star checkbox, it filters candidates who have “priority” or “yes (Priority!)” in their Role Adventure field.
(Rob Bramwell – August 14 – High 🔥)
Nova Q&A: Transformed Nova into a sharper, quiz-style knowledge tool with condensed summaries, Section D additions, and enhanced recall of AspiraGlobal insights.
(Rob Bramwell – August 14 – Low 🍃)
Recruitment Recordings: Built a Google Apps Script that auto-scans Drive folders, matches applicant names, and links new call recordings to Sheets daily without overwriting existing ones.
(Celine Figueroa – August 14 – Medium ⏳)
Multilingual Support: Added GTranslate plugin to the WordPress + Elementor site, enabling 100+ language translations with a language switcher for instant multilingual capability.
(Rob Bramwell – August 14 – Medium ⏳)
Bug Fix: Added a clickable button in Google Sheets that runs the matchRecordings_AddOnly_CurrentMonth()
script and shows updated row count via toast notification.
(Rob Bramwell – August 18 – Medium ⏳)
Step Inside the Future of Hiring: Built an interactive Talent Acquisition Journey page with progress bar, info cards, and “Mission Accomplished” banner — fully branded and responsive.
(Rob Bramwell – August 18 – Medium ⏳)
Interview Prep Checklist: Added a gold-styled Interview Prep button beside Apply Now on job postings, giving candidates prep support and action path in one place.
(Celine Figueroa – August 18 – Medium ⏳)
Efficiency, Savings & Reduced Risk Widget: Built a sleek ROI justification widget with cost vs. time-saved comparison (70% savings) for the Build Your Team page.
(Rob Bramwell – August 19 – Medium ⏳)
Ticker Tracker Updated: Revamped blog ticker into a sleek dark–gold insights bar with shimmer effects, alternating highlights, and dynamic engagement.
(Rob Bramwell – August 19 – Medium ⏳)
Home Page CTA Update: Transformed single CTA into a dual-button choice — “Explore Careers” vs. “Discover Talent” — for clearer navigation.
(Rob Bramwell – August 20 – Medium ⏳)
Quick Tips Widget: Redesigned into a sleek, mobile-friendly module with responsive tabs, animations, and glassmorphic social dock aligned to brand style.
(Celine Figueroa – August 20 – Low 🍃)
ATS Daily Stats: Updated ATS stats to show yesterday’s count in gray parentheses beside the trend arrow for quick recruiter context.
(Celine Figueroa – August 20 – Medium ⏳)
ATS Daily Count: Enhanced ATS stats with yesterday breakdown, color-coded counts, tooltips, last-updated timestamp, and 7-day sparkline chart.
(Celine Figueroa – August 20 – High 🔥)
Interactive Calendar: Built a Google Sheets–based interactive calendar (2025–2026) showing 🌿 PH Holidays, team events, and dashboard highlights. Syncs to shared Google Calendar without overwriting manual entries.
(Celine Figueroa – August 21 – Medium ⏳)
🛠 In Progress
GitHub Repository Setup: Repository creation, push, and optional GitHub Pages hosting for version control and backups.
(Rob Bramwell – ongoing – High 🔥)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Footer Enhancement: Added a new “🌍 Bonus: Prime Locations” link to the AspiraGlobal footer navigation, integrated seamlessly with existing journey links while maintaining consistent styling and layout.
(Rob Bramwell – August 8 – Low 🍃)
Heatmap Upgrade: Built a sleek, modern interactive heatmap to showcase top and emerging BPO talent zones in the Philippines, with animated pulse markers, hover tooltips, percentage indicators, and a clean UI fully integrated into your page.
(Rob Bramwell – August 8 – Medium ⏳)
Live Applicants Widget: Developed a dynamic HTML widget showing the top 5 most-applied-for roles in real time, with live location data, animated counters, manual refresh, and a branded CTA to sample CVs.
(Rob Bramwell – August 8 – Medium ⏳)
Live Applicant Counts Chart: Created a combined bar and line Chart.js visualization highlighting the peak daily application count with orange and gold emphasis, responsive design, and bold data labels for clarity.
(Rob Bramwell – August 9 – Medium ⏳)
Daily Applicant Counts: Enhanced ATS stats to display clear “Today” vs. “Yesterday” comparisons, making daily trend tracking more intuitive.
(Rob Bramwell – August 11 – Medium ⏳)
Mobile Popup Usability: Improved mobile popups with full-screen overlay, larger close button, and responsive styling for easier interaction.
(Rob Bramwell – August 11 – Low 🍃)
Power BI Data Prep: Structured 7-day trend data for Power BI visualization, enabling line or column charts with supporting KPIs.
(Rob Bramwell – August 11 – Low 🍃)
Role-Match Adventure Quiz: Built an interactive 8-question quiz that matches visitors to their top AspiraGlobal career fits, with shareable result cards, apply links, and full brand styling.
(Rob Bramwell – August 12 – Medium ⏳)
7 Habits Workflow: Created an interactive daily habits tracker with progress monitoring and action notes, styled in Aspira’s gold–copper branding.
(Donna Baltazar – August 13 – Low 🍃)
Philippines Locations Map: Added enhanced interactivity with hover/tap effects, clickable city list, improved tooltips, and animated map markers for an engaging location experience.
(Rob Bramwell – August 13 – Medium ⏳)
🛠 In Progress
GitHub Repository Setup: Saving the website project to GitHub with repository creation, file push, and optional GitHub Pages hosting for version control and backups.
(Rob Bramwell – August 8 – High 🔥)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Release Notes Archive: We’ve implemented a clean, animated archive toggle in the sidebar that shows only the 5 most recent release notes by default, while smoothly expanding to reveal older versions on click. This keeps the UI focused and uncluttered, while still giving easy access to your full release history.
(Rob Bramwell – August 1)
Ticker Tracker: We updated the Aspira Insights ticker with your latest engagement data, trending topics, most-read article, and audience regions—removing outdated stats and anonymizing interactions for a cleaner, more current display. The final CTA now features improved styling to stand out and drive clicks more effectively.
(Rob Bramwell – August 1)
Debouncing Search Field: We've identified that your ATS search field was lagging due to real-time filtering of over 2,500 DOM rows without debouncing. We've pinpointed the performance bottlenecks and applied key optimizations: debouncing the input, using dataset for faster access, and batching DOM updates more efficiently, setting the stage for smooth, scalable search performance.
(Rob Bramwell – August 1)
Notes Shortcut: We've upgraded your existing Live Note input with a sleek, non-intrusive suggestion system and a quick-note manager. It now supports auto-suggestions as you type, and lets you manage up to 6 custom quick notes — all without interfering with your current modal or submission flow.
(Celine Figueroa – August 4)
ATS Rendering: Optimized the ATS to render only the first 100 applicant rows to prevent DOM bloat while still displaying the full total applicant count (e.g. “Showing 100 of 2,641 applicants”). Filters (Position and Source) now load using the complete dataset.
(Rob Bramwell – August 4)
ATS Enhancements: The Compact Mode introduces a cleaner, denser layout that reduces visual clutter for faster scanning of applicants. The new “Load Next 100” button now features a modern, animated spinner with dynamic text that clearly reflects how many applicants remain—making batch loading feel smoother and more interactive.
(Rob Bramwell – August 5)
GEO Heatmapping: The Prime Talent Locations page showcases AspiraGlobal’s live interactive heatmap of top BPO talent zones across the Philippines. It features animated pulse markers, regional insights, and a heat legend — helping visitors visually explore where the strongest outsourcing talent clusters thrive for smarter hiring decisions.
(Rob Bramwell – August 6)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Blog Insights: A blog analytics layer was added to better track article views and engagement. (Rob Bramwell – July 25)
Live Blog Ticker: Real-time scrolling blog feed now available to highlight timely recruitment articles. (Rob Bramwell – July 25)
Automated Sales Row Routing: Google Apps Script now moves rows based on Column M status: "Closed Lost" → 'Closed', "Closed Won" → 'Current Clients', all others remain in place. (Rob Bramwell – July 28)
Brand Updates: Logo and LinkedIn visuals were updated across platforms for consistency. (Rob Bramwell – July 29)
Offer Acceptance Rate: Offer acceptance tracking feature now live, enabling HR analytics to monitor offer efficiency. (Celine Figueroa – July 29)
Power BI: Initial Power BI dashboards integrated for executive reporting. (Rob Bramwell – July 29)
Tenure: A new calculated field shows employee tenure, helping measure retention and growth cycles. (Rob Bramwell – July 31)
🛠 In Progress
Status Change Triggers: Logic in progress to automatically move candidates to “Shortlisted” if they score 5⭐ on TestGorilla or meet client requirements. (Rob Bramwell)
Interview Task Assignment: Preparing client-specific projects and assignments to better track interview stages and candidate progress. (Celine Figueroa)
SignNow/Contract Trigger: Planning an automated workflow to send SignNow contract links once a candidate is hired. (Celine Figueroa)
Candidate Feedback: Designing surveys and Glassdoor-style feedback loops to collect post-hiring impressions from applicants. (Celine Figueroa)
🌱 Planned / Upcoming
Predictive Hiring Analytics: Forecast time-to-hire or identify best-fit candidates using past performance data and hiring trends. (Rob Bramwell – Planned)
Candidate Portal: A secure portal where candidates can track application status, submit documents, and reschedule interviews. Limited access initially, expanding post-hire. (Rob Bramwell – Planned – Low 🍃)
Mobile Optimization (Candidates & Admins): Prevent version confusion, consolidate notes, and deliver seamless mobile UX across all roles. (Rob Bramwell – Planned)
Application Progress Bar: Display a live progress bar so candidates can clearly track which stage they’re in — helping reduce anxiety and improve transparency. (Rob Bramwell – Planned)
Payroll/HRIS Integration: Smooth handoff from ATS to post-hire onboarding by syncing with payroll and HRIS tools. (Planned)
Funnel Drop-Off Insights: Visualize where candidates are most likely to exit the hiring process — with metrics for drop-offs, passes, and non-qualifications. (Planned)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
SiteMap: We completed a full review and clean-up of the Aspira sitemap, removing outdated links, consolidating key sections, and ensuring all live pages are accurately indexed for better SEO and user navigation. (Rob Bramwell – July 18)
Funnel Filters: We’ve integrated a direct link to the Client Interview filtered view in the Google Sheet, ensuring the funnel step now opens the exact candidate list for that stage. This completes full clickable access across all stages in your recruitment funnel. ✅📊 (Rob Bramwell – July 18)
Filter Numbers: Dropdown filters in your ATS now display real-time applicant counts next to each Position and Source option, providing instant visibility without needing to pre-filter. (Rob Bramwell – July 21)
Filter Panel: A new toggleable filter panel keeps your ATS interface cleaner by hiding advanced filters by default, while preserving all existing functionality. (Rob Bramwell – July 21)
Recruitment Heatmap: We launched a visual, recruiter-friendly heatmap that maps applicants’ educational, industry, and referral relationships. Built using Cytoscape.js and live Google Sheets data, it’s now more desktop-friendly with smoother animations and intuitive filtering. (Celine Figueroa – July 22)
Filters Optimization: The filterTable function has been re-engineered for speed: fewer DOM updates, faster lookup sets, and minimized string operations. Performance is now optimized for large candidate tables. (Rob Bramwell – July 22)
Pulsating Untagged: We’ve added a clean, red pulsing indicator on the “Untagged” button — it auto-hides when resolved and is built for performance with streamlined JS and CSS. ✅ (Celine Figueroa – July 22)
Invoice Generator: A professional-grade AspiraGlobal invoice generator is now live with branded styling, dynamic line items, tax support, and one-click PDF export — perfectly formatted for US Letter print. (Donna Baltazar – July 22)
Logo Interaction: Clicking the AspiraGlobal logo now triggers a fullscreen overlay with animated branding, mobile responsiveness, and seamless transitions — for a cleaner, more immersive brand experience. (Rob Bramwell – July 23)
PDF and Drive Link: The invoice system now generates a PDF, uploads it to your Invoice Drive folder, and stores the link in your Google Sheet — end-to-end automation complete. (Rob Bramwell – July 23)
Section D: Bonus Questions: Section D has been added to your Google Form with blog-based screening questions. All existing Apps Script functions remain stable and scalable. (Rob Bramwell – July 24)
Blogs Focus: We added two new blog entries — “The Smart Shift: AI Outsourcing in Recruitment” and “Seamless Onboarding & Integration for Remote Teams” — to your JSON blog list for integration and display. (Rob Bramwell – July 24)
🛠 In Progress
Status Change Triggers: Logic in progress to automatically move candidates to “Shortlisted” if they score 5⭐ on TestGorilla or meet client requirements. (Rob Bramwell)
Interview Task Assignment: Preparing client-specific projects and assignments to better track interview stages and candidate progress. (Celine Figueroa)
SignNow/Contract Trigger: Planning an automated workflow to send SignNow contract links once a candidate is hired. (Celine Figueroa)
Candidate Feedback: Designing surveys and Glassdoor-style feedback loops to collect post-hiring impressions from applicants. (Celine Figueroa)
🌱 Planned / Upcoming
Predictive Hiring Analytics: Forecast time-to-hire or identify best-fit candidates using past performance data and hiring trends. (Planned)
Candidate Portal: A secure portal where candidates can track application status, submit documents, and reschedule interviews. Limited access initially, expanding post-hire. (Planned – Low Priority)
Mobile Optimization (Candidates & Admins): Prevent version confusion, consolidate notes, and deliver seamless mobile UX across all roles. (Rob Bramwell – Planned)
Application Progress Bar: Display a live progress bar so candidates can clearly track which stage they’re in — helping reduce anxiety and improve transparency. (Planned)
Payroll/HRIS Integration: Smooth handoff from ATS to post-hire onboarding by syncing with payroll and HRIS tools. (Planned)
Funnel Drop-Off Insights: Visualize where candidates are most likely to exit the hiring process — with metrics for drop-offs, passes, and non-qualifications. (Planned)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
JD Generator: The AspiraGlobal JD Generator is a streamlined web tool that allows recruiters to quickly create professional job descriptions by inputting position details, responsibilities, and qualifications, then instantly generating a branded PDF document ready for distribution to candidates. (Celine Figueroa – July 11)
Splash Page Removal: We’ve successfully removed the splash page and its redirect code, ensuring visitors land directly on our homepage without detours. This streamlines the user experience and sets our site up for faster performance and better SEO. 🚀 (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
Google Search Added: Added Google Search and ChatGPT to our sourcing options — candidates can now indicate “Where did you find us?” with new choices. (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
Nova Careers Page: We updated your Nova popup so it appears once after 10 seconds and again when the user scrolls halfway down the page, then stops showing entirely for the rest of the visit. (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
LiteSpeed Cache: After identifying and removing the leftover splash page redirect, we reviewed your Google Lighthouse performance scores and implemented LiteSpeed Cache to significantly improve load speed and optimize your Elementor-powered WordPress site. (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
Partnership Logos: We refactored your section’s HTML and CSS to replace inline styles with clean, responsive rules—preserving animation and layout while improving mobile performance and maintainability. (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
Bug Fix – Open Modal: Resolved a modal loading error by rolling back the form version and removing LiteSpeed Cache, restoring full ATS functionality. (Rob Bramwell – July 14)
Date Applied Fix: Corrected your ATS logic to reference the actual ‘Timestamp’ column instead of ‘Column 1’, fixing the date display for candidate applications. (Rob Bramwell – July 15)
Untagged Filter Removal: Removed all untagged logic and UI elements, streamlining your ATS and focusing filtering solely on core search, position, source, and salary filters. (Rob Bramwell – July 16)
Untagged Applicants Panel: Built a sleek, mobile-friendly untagged review panel that includes live confetti when cleared and a real-time ATS button showing the remaining untagged count. (Rob Bramwell – July 16)
Checkout Button Fix: Tooltip styling and positioning were corrected for your checkout button, now cleanly displayed across devices with improved call-to-action clarity. (Donna Baltazar – July 16)
Mobile Optimization – Untagged Count: We split the button label and count into separate spans and optimized mobile display to show only the count, ensuring responsiveness without structural changes. (Rob Bramwell – July 16)
🛠 In Progress
Status Change Triggers: Logic in progress to automatically move candidates to “Shortlisted” if they score 5⭐ on TestGorilla or meet client requirements. (Rob Bramwell)
Interview Task Assignment: Preparing client-specific projects and assignments to better track interview stages and candidate progress. (Celine Figueroa)
SignNow/Contract Trigger: Planning an automated workflow to send SignNow contract links once a candidate is hired. (Celine Figueroa)
Candidate Feedback: Designing surveys and Glassdoor-style feedback loops to collect post-hiring impressions from applicants. (Celine Figueroa)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
ATS Layout: We streamlined the ATS dashboard by moving the Pipeline button into the drawer for a cleaner main view, and grouped the “New / Not Yet in ATS” filter, applicant count, and action buttons side by side above the filters for improved usability and a more organized layout. (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
Priority Candidates Automation: We’ve built an Apps Script that compares candidate emails between your ATS “Notes” sheet and your Bonus Round responses, automatically marking “⭐ Priority” in the ATS sheet for candidates whose latest record matches a Bonus Round score of 3 — all triggered by a button for easy updates and a clear success message. In short: your ATS now instantly flags top scorers from the Bonus Round, saving you manual work and spotting priority candidates at a glance! (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
ATS Priority Candidate UI: We've successfully enhanced your ATS dashboard so that whenever a candidate is marked as “Priority” in your ATS Notes Google Sheet (column M), a clear ⭐ Priority badge now appears next to their email in the modal UI. This makes it easy for recruiters to instantly spot and focus on high-priority candidates during the review process—no extra manual steps required! (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
Priority / Latest Bug Conflict: FIX ✅ We fixed your “Latest” logic by restoring yesterday's ATS Notes sheet and clarified how to safely run our Priority script so it updates only the Priority column (Column M) without overwriting other data—and we now have a manual button, plus optional tooltips, to run it confidently. (Rob Bramwell – July 4)
404 Errors: Added documentation and guidance for understanding 404 errors and how WordPress handles missing pages with its error page templates, ensuring better diagnostics and clarity for users and developers alike. (Rob Bramwell – July 4)
Sitemap: We’ve designed a professional, black-and-gold sitemap block that combines your custom Mega Menu structure (in HTML) with the dynamic [WP Sitemap Page] plugin, ensuring your ProdDev team—and users—see both your full navigation layout and a complete list of all pages, styled beautifully and ready for Elementor. (Rob Bramwell – July 7)
Submenu Integration: We integrated a styled, interactive sitemap into our AspiraGlobal site, combining a custom HTML Mega Menu layout with the WP Sitemap plugin for completeness, and added a direct link to it under the ProdDev section in our drawer menu—all updates documented and pushed to our GitHub for version control. (Rob Bramwell – July 7)
Sitemapping Links: We’ve successfully structured our Sitemap for clarity and easy navigation, and added convenient links — 🌐 View Public Sitemap for external visibility, and 🛠 View ProdDev Map for an internal look at product development architecture. (Rob Bramwell – July 7)
Recruiter Quick Guide: We’ve moved the “Recruiter Quick Glance” into a modern, topbar slide-down panel for easy access without interfering with other ATS components. It’s clean, stylish, and now closes smoothly with both a button and the Esc key for great user experience. (Rob Bramwell – July 8)
ATS Workflow & SOP Guide: We’re developing a comprehensive SOP document to clearly map out our Recruitment ATS Workflow and standard operating procedures. This guide will ensure consistency, efficiency, and seamless collaboration across our hiring processes. (Celine Figueroa – July 8)
Nova 2.0: We’ve revamped the Nova chatbot to Nova 2.0, featuring updated capabilities and a refreshed visual identity. As part of this release, we’ve also updated all Nova images across the website to the new Nova 2.0 photo for a consistent look and feel. (Rob Bramwell – July 8)
Blogs Attraction: We designed an engaging floating sidebar and mobile button to drive traffic to our blogs from the Career page, and created a subtle, on-brand mid-page CTA block for our “Why AspiraGlobal?” page — all pointing visitors seamlessly toward your insights blog for deeper engagement. (Rob Bramwell – July 9)
🛠 In Progress
Talent Pool Creation for Future Roles: Function to highlight tags for new specialization/role for future-fit applicants. (Celine Figueroa)
Reminders for Follow-ups/Interviews: Ongoing development for Gmail usage and SMS reminders for interview confirmations, personalized messaging, meeting link sharing, and logging reminders inside the ATS Notes where possible. (Celine Figueroa)
Status Change Triggers: Logic in progress to automatically move candidates to “Shortlisted” if they score 5⭐, integrating TestGorilla results and client-specific requirements. (Rob Bramwell)
Interview Task Assignment: Preparing client-specific projects and assignments to better track interview stages and candidate progress. (Celine Figueroa)
SignNow/Contract Trigger: Planning an automated workflow to send SignNow contract links once a candidate is hired. (Celine Figueroa)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
ATS Filters: Commented out TestGorilla, Test Scores, and ⭐ filters to simplify the UI. (Rob Bramwell – June 27)
Release Notes 🔔: Implemented a real-time notification bell on the ATS, checking release note pages, detecting active releases based on date ranges, showing dynamic badges for unseen updates, and storing dismissal states via localStorage. Fully tested and resettable in Microsoft Edge. ✅ (Rob Bramwell – June 27)
ATS Filter Table Cleanup: Removed Email, Phone, and TestGorilla Score columns and their related filters for a cleaner, more focused dashboard. (Rob Bramwell – June 30)
ATS Sidebar Revamp: Replaced the old sidebar with a modern overlay drawer navigation that slides in from the left without shifting or resizing content. Enhanced usability and accessibility with a stylish menu button, clear hover/focus states, and multiple ways to close the drawer. Fully responsive across desktop and mobile. (Rob Bramwell – July 1)
TimeStamp: Added a clear “Date Applied” line to each candidate modal, showing the application date (YYYY-MM-DD) and how many days ago they applied, streamlining recruiter visibility into candidate pipeline aging. (Rob Bramwell – July 1)
Recruitment Stages: Introduced a live, color-coded recruitment funnel bar under the topbar, dynamically showing seven key pipeline stages using real-time Google Sheets data. Helps visualize pipeline health and bottlenecks for better decision-making. (Celine Figueroa – July 2)
Filtered Section: Redesigned the filter bar with Aspira-branded styling, bold typography, glassmorphism effects, and intuitive FontAwesome icons for a premium, modern look and smoother user experience. (Rob Bramwell – July 2)
ATS Layout: Streamlined dashboard layout by moving the Pipeline button into the drawer and reorganizing filters, counts, and action buttons above the filter section for better usability. (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
Priority Candidates (Automation): Built an Apps Script that automatically matches candidate emails between the ATS “Notes” sheet and Bonus Round responses. Candidates scoring 3 stars are now flagged as ⭐ Priority in the ATS, saving manual work and helping recruiters spot high-potential talent at a glance. (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
ATS Priority Candidate UI: Enhanced the ATS modal UI to display a ⭐ Priority badge next to the candidate’s email when they’re marked as “Priority” in the ATS Notes sheet, giving recruiters a quick visual cue for top candidates. (Rob Bramwell – July 3)
🛠 In Progress
Time-to-Fill Tracking: Continued testing of data collection through recruitment stages for improved pipeline insights. (Celine Figueroa)
Reminders for Follow-ups/Interviews: Development ongoing for SMS and Gmail-based reminders, personalized with meeting links, and integrated logging within the ATS. (Celine Figueroa)
📋 Planned / Workflow Automation
Status Change Triggers: Automating candidate status updates based on score logic, e.g. automatically marking 5⭐ candidates as Shortlisted. (Rob Bramwell)
Talent Pool Creation: Developing tagging systems for future-fit applicants to support upcoming specialization needs. (Celine Figueroa)
Interview Task Assignment: Preparing project/task links for more precise tracking of client interview stages. (Celine Figueroa)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Contact Numbers: Updated all social media and website numbers to reflect new HubSpot #s. (Rob Bramwell – June 23)
ATS Filtered Table: Removed phone number, test score, and source from filtering tab. (Rob Bramwell – June 24)
Internal Job Board: Job requisitions are now reflected in an internal board—similar to the public-facing website. (June 24)
Dynamic Job Posting Editor: Live editor added for job descriptions and requirements. (June 24)
Funnel Filters: Funnel now supports advanced filtering (multi-select, ESC to exit, improved search). (Rob Bramwell – June 24)
Duplicate Applications: System now flags and blocks multiple submissions per role; discussion underway for reapplication timeframes. (Celine Figueroa – June 24)
FunnelCharts Button: Branded button added to funnel UI for quick access to Power BI dashboard—mobile-friendly and minimalistic. (Rob Bramwell – June 25)
🛠 In Progress
Time-to-Fill Tracking: Ongoing testing of data collection through recruitment stages. (Celine Figueroa)
Reminders for Follow-ups/Interviews: SMS and Gmail-based reminders with meeting links and personalization; logs planned inside ATS. (Celine Figueroa)
📋 Planned / Workflow Automation
Status Change Triggers: Automate candidate status updates based on score logic (e.g. 5⭐ = Shortlisted). (Rob Bramwell)
Talent Pool Creation: Tagging system to track future-fit applicants for upcoming specializations. (Celine Figueroa)
Interview Task Assignment: Project/task links added to candidate flow for specific client interviews. (Celine Figueroa)
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Hiring Team Collaboration Panel: Central space for internal discussions, @mentions, and decision logs.
Real-time Notes & Evaluation Syncing: Avoid version confusion and view all interviewer notes in one place.
Topbar Additions: Added new ProdDev logo, releases icon, and interview calendar.
New Buttons: Introduced pipeline button for improved recruiter workflow.
Confetti Celebration: Added a celebratory effect when untagged applicants hit zero.
ATS “Not Yet” Number Fix: Corrected display logic by removing “9/16” placeholder.
Notification Calendar: Embedded real-time calendar info for daily interview visibility.
Gamified Application Form: Successfully launched a Bonus Round quiz that encourages candidates to explore the AspiraGlobal website, identifies top engagers with auto-scoring, and integrates seamlessly into the ATS flow.
🛠 In Progress
AI Interview Question Generator: Based on job description, generates tailored interview questions. Includes top 5 questions by role and recruiter-only link view for open jobs.
Source of Hire Tracking: Added "Word of Mouth" and "Glassdoor" to sourcing options.
Job Board Integration: Investigating syncing with LinkedIn, Jobstreet, Indeed, and reverse integration into ATS/Website.
Interview Scheduling & Reminders: On hold for now. Calendar link added 📅 and shared daily interview calendar active.
📋 Planned / Workflow Automation
Automated Application Responses: Email templates in development for received, rejection, and in-progress updates. Triggered via tagging. Includes individual and bulk sending capabilities.
⚙️ AspiraGlobal ATS – Weekly Release Notes
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Untagged Applicant Filter: Introduced filter using untaggedSet logic, cross-referenced with Google Apps Script endpoint.
Data Integrity Enhancements: Improved salary parsing logic for dash variations and comma formatting.
Responsive Filtering UX: Now supports score threshold (≥85), country toggle, and dynamic source/position population.
Reset Button Logic: Full reset of filters and re-render of the applicant table, including all controls.
🐞 Bug Fixes
Untagged Filter: Fixed logic disconnect causing filter to have no effect.
Row Rendering: Corrected row mismatch rendering bug from irregular <td> cell counts.
Recruiter Name Autofill: Reliably loads name from aspiraData.userFullName on page load.
🎨 UI / UX Improvements
Filter UI: Enhanced animations, padding, alignment consistency across checkboxes and selects.
🔄 Data/Integration Updates
Main Applicant Dataset: Google Apps Script URL
Untagged Applicants Endpoint: Google Apps Script URL
🧪 Sprint Goals / What’s Next
Tag Presence Column: Display tag metadata directly in the table.
Bulk Actions: Introduce batch tagging and CSV export.
Rating Filters: Add threshold filters for HiPo, Client Favorite, etc.
Styling: Refine all filter components to align with Aspira branding.
⚙️ Aspira ATS Release v0.6.0
✅ New Features & Enhancements
Hiring Team Collaboration Panel: Created a central panel for team discussions, tagging team members with @mentions, and leaving decision notes.
Real-time Notes & Syncing: Live note system introduced that prevents versioning issues and syncs all interview feedback per candidate.
🔄 Workflow Changes
Slack Notifications (Beta): Started beta integration to notify hiring managers via Slack for status changes and comments.
🧪 Coming Next
Score-based Filters: Add filters for candidates by rating threshold and keyword tags.
Video Interview Sync: Finalize backend logic for scheduling and storing recordings linked to candidate profiles.