Google made Hire available to G Suite businesses in the UK and Canada on February 12, 2019, extending its recruiting software beyond the United States. The app, originally designed for small and midsize businesses, links candidate records and interview work with Gmail, Google Calendar and Sheets. The expansion gives those firms another applicant-tracking option without first replacing their email and calendar tools. Google said businesses could purchase Hire; the announcement did not say it was included free with G Suite. [S1][S2]
The integration addresses the handoffs between a recruiter and the people conducting interviews. Google says candidate emails sent through Gmail or Hire synchronize in both, while interviews scheduled in Hire sync to Calendar. Its July 2017 launch description supplies more detail: recruiters could see an interviewer’s calendar, and invitations included candidate contact information, the full interview schedule and the questions each interviewer should cover. That is a more specific offer than putting an appointment on a shared diary, though neither announcement measures how much staff time it saves. [S1][S2]
Hire also tracks the candidate pipeline, with data available for analysis and visualization in Sheets, according to Google. The workflow should not be confused with Google for Jobs. In its original launch account, Google distinguished Search’s role in connecting jobseekers with listings from Hire’s role serving G Suite customers. For an employer, managing applications already received and attracting new applicants are separate problems; the country expansion does not establish that a vacancy will reach more people. [S1][S2]
Google also published customer accounts of using Hire. Canadian contact-center operator 24-7 Intouch praised candidate discovery for surfacing previous applicants who might suit a new role. UK services provider Utility Warehouse said it had switched from another applicant-tracking system because Hire was simpler to use. These are selected customer testimonials, not an independent comparison of products or evidence that the same improvement would occur at a smaller business. [S1]
Before switching, a business should ask how existing applicant records, interview notes and attachments would move into Hire, and what the purchase would cost. This is a buyer check, not a tested migration: the expansion announcement supplies neither a migration procedure nor a price. Gmail synchronization describes ongoing correspondence; it does not, by itself, establish that an old recruiting database can be transferred intact. [S1][S2]
Source documents
- Hire by Google launches in the UK and Canada for companies on G Suite | Google Cloud Bloghttps://cloud.google.com/blog/products/hire/hire-by-google-launches-in-the-uk-and-canada-for-companies-on-g-suite
- Google introduces Hire, a new recruiting app that integrates with G Suite | Google Workspace Bloghttps://workspace.google.com/blog/productivity-collaboration/google-introduces-hire-new-recruiting-app-integrates-gsuite