Google's HR ambitions just keep growing
Google's trying to make life easier for hiring managers.
The tech company just debuted Hire, a tool for recruiters to keep track of job applicants. Google hinted it might have a feature like this coming back in April when it set up a sign-in page for a tool called Hire.
Hire streamlines tools used by recruiters who also use G Suite, aka Gmail and Google Calendar.
Recruiters can use Hire to schedule interviews on other people's calendars and send them contact information, schedules, and interview questions. Recruiters can use Hire to visualize candidate data in Google Sheets, too.
"Hire makes it easy for you to identify talent, build strong candidate relationships and efficiently manage the interview process end-to-end," Berit Johnson, senior product manager for Google Cloud, wrote in a post announcing the launch of Hire.
Hire joins Google for Jobs, introduced in May for both managers and job seekers. Plus, as Google hinted at in its announcement, a big portion of job searches start on Google in the first place. Businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees that use G Suite can start using Hire now.
If you're not a recruiter, Hire probably won't affect your life anytime soon. Unless it helps a hiring manager read your next job application faster.
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Emma Hinchliffe is a business reporter at Mashable. Before joining Mashable, she covered business and metro news at the Houston Chronicle.
