June 2026
SeekOut in ChatGPT and Recruit Core self-service AI and integrations- Use SeekOut directly in ChatGPT to source and evaluate candidates in a single conversation.
- Workspace administrators can turn off automatic AI evaluation and recommendations while retaining advanced search and ATS integrations.
- Recruit Core now offers monthly and annual self-service plans paid by credit card.
- Contact-credit purchases support international billing and country-based tax calculation.
- Administrators can choose whether outreach skips a candidate when only a non-preferred email address is available.
- Smart Match Required Skills now uses a grouped layout for easier setup and maintenance.
- Hidden Profiles filtering is enabled by default for Workspaces. Recruiters can refine exclusions by project, activity, or time window to reduce duplicate outreach.
- Expanded scorecards show each criterion’s description directly below its label.
- Export a candidate to a specific Greenhouse requisition as a prospect instead of sending them through applicant review.
May 2026
Streamlined AI recommendations and outreach controls Workspaces and AI evaluation- The Evaluation tab is now AI Recommendations in the source sub-navigation.
- Submit for evaluation is available from the bulk actions toolbar.
- Organization administrators can configure whether sequences exclude work email domains for every user.
April 2026
SeekOut MCP, free trial, and hidden filters Workspaces- Hidden filters remove profiles from results based on prior workspace activity, including shortlisted, exported, and Not a Fit profiles. You can configure the lookback period.
- Marking a profile Not a Fit collapses the result and makes it available to exclusion filters.
- A self-service free trial is available, including access to the Healthcare and Nursing talent pools.
- Search Public, GitHub, Academic, Healthcare, Nursing, ATS, and Internal Talent sources separately or in one unified query.
- Use 14 guided workflows for sourcing, outreach drafts, competitive intelligence, diversity insights, market analysis, and related recruiting tasks.
- Create workspaces and save candidates from your MCP client.
- Open every MCP search in the SeekOut web app through its generated results link.
- Search ATS pipelines by stage, requisition, and status.
- The GitHub Talent Pool index was refreshed in March 2026.
- The Nursing index was refreshed in March 2026.
March 2026
Workspace Express and smarter evaluation Workspaces- Workspace Express turns a pasted or uploaded job description into editable search criteria and runs the search after you apply them.
- Save a search as a custom Power Filter without leaving Workspaces.
- Filter evaluated profiles by a score range on the Evaluate tab.
- Receive email when workspace AI recommendations are ready or a teammate shares a workspace with you.
- The Expert Talent Pool and Nursing index were refreshed.
February 2026
Sam AI interviewing and expanded People Insights AI interviewing- Sam AI Interviewing is integrated with Recruit for asynchronous, rubric-based candidate interviews and structured screening results.
- People Insights now supports GitHub, Expert, Healthcare, and Internal Talent searches in addition to Public Profiles.
- Remove from shortlist is available in bulk actions.
January 2026
In-app homepage and activity feed Workspaces- A new in-app homepage includes a live activity feed for updates and teammate actions across all workspaces.
- Shared profile comments appear in Search Results and Shortlists, not only in the project where they were created.
- Update candidate status in bulk for selected profiles or an entire shortlist.
- Shortlist profile cards indicate when email is available and provide one-click copying.
- Skills use a bar chart, while diversity and language distributions use percentage-based pie charts.
- Workspaces can load a job description from an ATS.
December 2025
Workspace dashboard and notification center- Redesigned workspace cards include color-coded participant icons, a table view for Outreach and ATS pipeline progress, and favorites.
- The Notification Center lets each user enable or disable email by notification type.
- Custom Campaigns support multiple outreach campaigns in one workspace for role variants, experience ranges, or follow-up sequences.
November 2025
Workspace improvements Profile flyouts- Compact profile summaries across workspace views expand into flyouts with navigation, status controls, and keyboard shortcuts.
- Search History shows workspace names.
- AI query generation recognizes employer information.
- The setup wizard retains copied searches.
- Evaluations includes a Shortlist all matches banner.
- Recommended Actions includes sharing guidance.
- You can export profiles from the Evaluate step.
- Saved searches display timestamps.
- Organization administrators can manage activation emails.
October 2025
Workspace enhancements and search history- Deleting a workspace requires confirmation.
- Search History records workspace searches, exports, and contact requests.
- Profiles from Your ATS can be exported back to the integrated ATS or CRM.
- The Security Clearance Power Filter shows date ranges only for inferred clearance choices.
September 2025
People Insights, bulk evaluation, and custom sequences People Insights- Open People Insights in Workspaces from the bar-chart icon.
- Evaluate top matches submits as many as 500 of the highest-ranking cross-channel profiles.
- Create outreach with AI can produce one sequence for everyone or a separate sequence for each candidate.
- Sequences remain editable after they start.
July and August 2025
SeekOut Workspaces launch SeekOut Workspaces- Workspaces introduces an AI-assisted, guided recruiting workflow.
- Follow a staged sourcing flow, match people to a job description, evaluate with scorecards, assemble shortlists, and reconnect with candidates already in your ATS.
- The Nursing Talent Pool was refreshed.
- More than 25 Power Filters were refreshed, including Insurance, Layoffs, Fortune 500, Semiconductor, SaaS, and HR Tech filters.
June 2025
Self-service usage reporting and outreach sharing Usage reporting- Generate reports on demand, analyze usage by team or recruiter, apply flexible filters, and receive monthly reports by email.
- Share outreach sequence templates across the organization to keep team messaging consistent.
May 2025
Expanded templates and contact ranking- Four default outreach sequence templates were added.
- Contact ranking prioritizes a resume email address when it is the best available source.
April 2025
New Power Filters Power Filters were added for:- Europe’s 50 largest banks
- The largest consulting companies
- Companies with recent layoffs
- Wealth management firms
- Venture capital firms
March 2025
Power Filter logic and redesigned search Power Filter logic- Combine Power Filters with either AND or OR logic.
- The updated page includes a larger expandable search box, clearer talent sub-pool access, and improved saved searches.
- This release also includes performance improvements and bug fixes.
February 2025
Introducing SeekOut Spot- SeekOut Spot combines agentic AI with expert recruiters.
- It creates a What Good Looks Like rubric from a job description and a 30-minute intake.
- Expert recruiters validate AI matches and deliver a curated slate of 5–10 qualified candidates in one to two weeks.
- The workflow can reduce sourcing time from about 30 days to three days.
December 2024
Candidate selection improvements- SeekOut warns you before leaving a page when candidates are still selected, helping prevent an accidental loss of the selection.
November 2024
Campaign statistics dashboard redesign- The campaign dashboard has more focused filters, clearer metrics, engagement indicators, and a consolidated view of campaign performance.
October 2024
Candidate outreach and applicant review Candidate outreach campaigns- A new campaign-start flow, template management, and a simplified email editor make outreach setup more direct.
- Applicant Review indicates referrals, detects multiple applications, and displays custom application questions.
- New Power Filters cover data centers, health systems, and power plants.
September 2024
Cross-channel search and internal mobility- Cross-channel Search queries multiple talent pools at once.
- ATS integration helps teams rediscover silver-medalist candidates.
- Organizations with an HRIS integration can use Internal Mobility.
July 2024
Outreach dashboard updates- One dashboard brings campaign statistics together.
- Separate global and local settings control campaigns.
- Add prospects to different projects from the outreach workflow.
April 9, 2024
SeekOut Assist conversational search- SeekOut Assist accepts natural-language searches in Smart Match mode.
- A streamlined search landing page supports several input methods.
- This release also includes bug fixes.
March 12, 2024
Team administration updates- Filter team members by license type.
- Find users by name or email.
- Filter a usage report before downloading it.
November 10, 2023
Contact retrieval and Activity Center- Continue working while SeekOut retrieves contact information.
- A new Activity Center and History page track requests.
- Requests for more than 10 profiles can trigger an email notification.
August 8, 2023
SeekOut Assist and Pipeline Insights general availability SeekOut Assist- SeekOut Assist is generally available for turning a job description into qualified candidates and generating personalized outreach at scale.
- Pipeline Insights is generally available with manager, recruiter, and funnel views.
July 26, 2023
Healthcare minimize filter and Nursing pool- Healthcare searches include a Minimize Filter.
- The Nursing pool was consolidated. Use License Type in place of the removed Current Title and Nurse Title filters.
June 27, 2023
Smart Match filter customization- Add, reorder, or remove Smart Match filters, with preferences retained between sessions.
- Smart Match replaces AI Matching in the left navigation.
June 13, 2023
Minimize Candidates filter- Minimize candidates I’ve seen now checks every project in the organization.
- This release included advance notice of AI Matching’s removal.
May 31, 2023
Insights and project permissions- Labels now distinguish People Insights from talent-market insights.
- Project editors can upload profiles.
May 16, 2023
Smart Match drag-and-drop and project updates- Drag skills between required and preferred sections in Smart Match.
- Project users can select all or minimized profiles for a bulk action.
- Healthcare talent-pool names and banners were updated.
- This release reiterated the planned removal of AI Matching.
May 2, 2023
Contact information and location filters- A status dialog shows progress for contact-information requests.
- Location filters support quick additions.
- This release reiterated the planned removal of AI Matching.
April 4, 2023
Smart Match advanced OR statements- Link related skills to create advanced OR statements in Smart Match.
March 7, 2023
Healthcare NPI profile cards- NPI profile cards display office phone numbers, addresses, certifications, and licenses.
- Awards are highlighted for visibility.
February 7, 2023
Smart Match and combined Healthcare pool Smart Match- Smart Match introduces an approachable alternative to Boolean search.
- A combined pool covers Nursing, providers with NPI records, and 14 million other healthcare profiles.
- Nursing supports custom Power Filters.
- SmartRecruiters Applicant Review links directly to the ATS and searches all hiring stages.
January 10, 2023
Applicant Review redesign- Edit job criteria and review applicants on the same page.
December 20, 2022
New Power Filters, including Y Combinator- A Power Filter for Y Combinator companies was added alongside other new filters.
December 6, 2022
Navigation and action bar refresh- Customize which talent pools appear in the top navigation.
- The action bar and Power Filters were refreshed.
- Insights includes Previous Company and Previous Title charts.
- Inbound Talent was renamed Applicant Review.
November 1, 2022
SeekOut for Healthcare launch- SeekOut for Healthcare launched with more than 14 million licensed nursing and healthcare-professional profiles.
- Search the Nursing pool with advanced filters, run email and USPS-mail campaigns, and retrieve current contact information.
October 26, 2022
Diversity labels and interface updates- The Female diversity label was changed to Women.
- Company Size supports organizations with up to 20,000 employees.
- The account menu moved, and the search field was removed from the top navigation.
September 27, 2022
Project improvements- Project hover details identify the user and date.
- Search the project table.
- Rename or delete saved searches.
September 7, 2022
Experience filter and navigation- Years of Experience uses a dropdown and includes a 20+ years option.
- The left navigation was updated.
- Search for projects in selection lists and filter by the user who added a profile.
August 23, 2022
Smart Search highlights and filter redesign- Smart Search Highlights distinguishes exact matches in green from related matches in blue.
- The filter action bar was redesigned, and the Minimize Filter gained more options.
- Messaging campaigns now require confirmation before launch.
August 9, 2022
Project table sorting and filtering- Sort and filter the project table.
- Project and campaign visibility is available across all product tiers.
July 26, 2022
Inbound Talent launch- Inbound Talent launched with ATS-integrated search for applicant review.
July 13, 2022
Project action bar and Healthcare pool- The Project action bar supports sorting.
- The Healthcare Talent Pool launched.
June 28, 2022
Greenhouse prospect-pool export- Export prospects to Greenhouse pools through the Ingestion and Harvest APIs.
June 14, 2022
Time zone filter and Power Filter updates- Filter U.S. candidates by time zone.
- Power Filters were updated for clearances, layoffs, Fortune 500 companies, and work authorization.
- This release includes a new left navigation and improved selection controls.
May 24, 2022
Export order preservation- Candidate exports retain the ordering shown in SeekOut.
May 10, 2022
Machine-learning email ranking and Greenhouse CRM- Machine-learning ranking selects the best email address.
- Projects show owner information.
- Greenhouse CRM exports can target a prospect pool or a job.
- Internal Talent supports Experience and Education filters.
April 26, 2022
Experience filters and email reporting- Experience filters can exclude past roles and use a consistent three-way toggle.
- Report incorrect email addresses.
- Keyword inputs preserve line breaks.
April 12, 2022
Filter favoriting- Favorite Power Filters and find them in a dedicated favorites section.
March 29, 2022
Experience and Education Super Filters- Experience Super Filters combine company, title, and years.
- Education Super Filters combine school, degree, and major.
March 1, 2022
GitHub refresh and bulk PDF exports- The GitHub index added 10 million profiles, a 34% increase, and included 80% more women.
- Expert data was refreshed.
- Export profiles to PDF in bulk.
- Use Save as for Insights reports.
February 15, 2022
Bias Reducer company-name redaction- Bias Reducer can redact company names.
February 1, 2022
Clear Filter and export updates- Clear the active filter set with one action.
- Candidate export behavior was updated.
January 18, 2022
Cross-team project and campaign visibility- Enterprise teams can view projects and campaigns across teams.
September 16, 2021
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance- SeekOut achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance across security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy criteria.
May 3, 2021
Multi-channel messaging sequences- Outreach sequences can combine email, phone, and LinkedIn steps.
- Control message timing and edit or preview messages for each candidate.
- Templates were redesigned, and sequence setup was simplified.
February 17, 2021
Profile expansion- SeekOut added more than 140 million profiles: 128 million public profiles, 4 million GitHub profiles, and 7 million expert profiles.
- The expansion included 20% more Black or African American candidates, 38% more women, and 58% more candidates with security clearances.
- An Expert Prominence filter was added.
- A combined North America search was introduced.
December 15, 2020
Dark mode, diversity filters, and more- Dark mode and AND/OR diversity filters were added.
- Bias-reduction controls and administration were simplified.
- New Power Filters focused on startups.
- Messaging gained scheduled sending and file attachments.
- Taleo ATS Rediscovery and several other ATS and CRM integrations were added.
- SeekOut’s index reached 446 million candidates.
September 13, 2020
Efficiency and AI updates Efficiency- The product adopted the Rubik font, revised its left navigation, unified search, displayed salary information, and improved search speed.
- AI Matching was streamlined, Candidate Cloning was added, and enrichment became available in bulk.
- A new dashboard, redesigned Power Filters, and customizable filters refreshed the experience.
August 21, 2020
Diversity sourcing and Blind Hiring Mode- The Black or African American filter returned twice as many results, and an Asian filter was added.
- Diversity filters became more widely available and more accurate, with up to five times more candidates than comparable tools.
- Blind Hiring Mode was introduced.
July 8, 2020
Clearance filters and Expert Search- Enhanced Clearance Filters became generally available.
- Expert Search added 8.3 million profiles to reach 85.1 million.
- Contact data expanded to 100 million U.S. email addresses, 52 million Mexican phone numbers, 30 million international phone numbers, 27 million international email addresses, and 90 million social profiles.
- A refreshed interface became available for preview.
June 25, 2020
Enhanced Clearance Filters- Enhanced Clearance Filters returned five times more results across 12 precise clearance levels.
- Explainable AI supported 1.9 million candidates with security clearances.
May 21, 2020
Referrals, layoffs filter, and platform expansion- Referrals and a Companies with Recent Layoffs filter were added.
- The candidate index reached 434 million profiles.
- GitHub Discussions became searchable, and Expert Search expanded into social sciences and economics.
- Contact credits could be pooled at 5,000 per month.
- Team administration, SmartRecruiters and Beamery ATS integrations, email playbooks, and Send on Behalf were introduced.
February 10, 2020
Chrome extension redesign- The Chrome extension was redesigned with GitHub and LinkedIn integration.
- Administration and GitHub email-matching were improved.
November 4, 2019
Contact information and AI email personalization- Profiles gained personal email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and social links.
- AI-assisted outreach added personalized email, recommended send times, and multi-step campaigns.
September 23, 2019
Unified Profiles and ATS Rediscovery- Unified Profiles combined candidate information across sources.
- The More Likely to Move filter, Excel export for Insights, personalized GitHub outreach, ATS Rediscovery, and referrals were added.
August 22, 2019
Unified Profiles deep dive- Unified Profiles combined GitHub activity, papers, and patents. In the published Nashville iOS example, the approach surfaced more than 160 additional candidates.
July 19, 2019
Custom Blind Hiring Mode- Custom Blind Hiring Mode expanded bias-reduction controls, including profile-picture handling.
July 17, 2019
Global expansion- SeekOut expanded to 423 million candidates worldwide and added a region selector.
June 10, 2019
SeekOut Robot- SeekOut Robot generated searches from job descriptions, supported Boolean queries, and learned from feedback.
February 22, 2018
GitHub Search launch- GitHub Search launched with 21 million developer profiles.
- Coder Scores, complete profiles, a familiar search experience, faster interview discovery, and higher response rates supported technical recruiting.
January 30, 2018
Sourcing Assistant Chrome extension- The free Sourcing Assistant Chrome extension helped recruiters source, organize, and export candidates.
- It included verified email addresses and AI recommendations.
January 9, 2018
People Insights launch- People Insights launched with data covering more than 100 million U.S. professionals.
- The feature helped recruiting teams advise on talent strategy, find candidates faster, and compare talent markets.