Company research, email sync, and interview briefings
Jan 6, 2026Julian Shergill & Maksym Petyak
This release adds automatic company research, email history sync, interview prep briefings, and customizable Slack notification templates.
Automatic company research
During onboarding, Needle researches your company to understand your team, product, and hiring context.
Email history sync
When you connect Gmail, Needle syncs relevant email history to build richer candidate context from day one.
Interview prep briefings
Generate interview notes with full candidate context, including prior meeting summaries and key discussion points.
Slack notification templates
Customizable notification templates so sourcing updates hit your team the way you want.
Pipeline task drawer
Stage changes now surface follow-up tasks in a persistent drawer - nothing falls through the cracks.