Umamy Blog
Insights on AI-powered hiring
Talent strategy, founder-led hiring, and the tools shaping how great teams get built.
The Four Recruiting Metrics That Actually Predict a Hire
Time-to-hire and cost-per-hire tell you what already happened. Four leading indicators tell you whether a search is working while you can still do something about it.
Cross-hunt analytics, degree filters, and Flatchr partnership
Cross-hunt analytics dashboard, degree timing filters, inbound Q&A filters, AI message generation, Flatchr partnership, and MCP coming soon — May update.
Outreach You Can Defend: The Governance Layer AI Sourcing Forgot
AI lets three people contact thousands of candidates. Almost nobody builds the controls that make that safe — and the failure modes aren't gradual, they're single events.
LinkedIn Recruiter sync, collaborative notes, and scorecard AI
LinkedIn Recruiter now syncs with Umamy. Collaborative notes, scorecard AI suggestions, do-not-contact lists, candidate transfers — the April 2026 update.
ATS inbound, hunt overview redesign, employment status
ATS inbound sourcing is live, hunt overview gets a redesign, employment status tracking added. The March 2026 Umamy product update.
Your ATS Is Full of Qualified Candidates You Never Called Back
Companies spend heavily to reach strangers while hundreds of people who already applied sit unscreened. The economics of inbound screening have quietly changed.
New website, smarter filters, and talent pool in beta
A new marketing site, smarter hunt filters, a redesigned hunt details view, and the talent pool entering beta. Here's what changed in February–March.
On-Profile, Not High-Volume: What Candidate Quality Actually Means
Every sourcing tool promises quality candidates and almost none define it. Here's a definition you can measure, argue with and miss — and why more volume makes it worse.
White-glove recruiting, Ashby sync, and the metrics dashboard
A managed recruiting service, Ashby ATS integration, a metrics dashboard, webhooks, and bulk tagging — the February update covers a lot of ground.
Most AI Hiring Tools Automate the Wrong Step
Teams adopting AI in hiring almost always start with outreach. It's the easiest step to automate and the least important. Here's the step that actually decides whether a search works.
Rebuilt from scratch: AI-first hunt setup and smart outreach
Hunt creation is now AI-first. The recruiting assistant is live. Smart outreach sequences adapt automatically. Here's everything we rebuilt in January.
AI hiring is now table stakes — what separates the best teams
87% of companies now use AI somewhere in hiring. Adoption is no longer the advantage. Here's what separates teams getting real results.