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Notes on hiring, and on how we build Vouch.

Customer stories, essays and how-tos, written by the people who build the product. The newest is at the top.

  1. Blog31 Aug 2026The candidates who never appliedLookout is Vouch's sourcing agent. It searches beyond your own candidate base, screens what it finds against the role's scorecard, and delivers people into the review flow you already use.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  2. Blog29 Aug 2026Vouch has an API nowPut your jobs on your own site, under your own brand, and collect candidates wherever you meet them. A read-only REST API, an embeddable apply flow, and signed webhooks.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  3. Blog29 Aug 2026Forward the email. That's the whole workflow.Good candidates arrive as emails: a colleague's introduction, a CV attached to a note, a referral from a client. Vouch now gives every workspace an address you can forward those to, and files them for you.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  4. Blog27 Aug 2026How to share a shortlist with your client without sending a PDFMost agencies present candidates as a PDF or a long email. Vouch lets you share the live candidate, control exactly what the client sees, and collect their feedback in the same place. No account required at their end.Håkon Høgetveit5 min read
  5. Blog10 Aug 2026Your ATS deletes the candidate. Your team keeps a copy.Hard retention caps look tidy and push your best candidate records into private spreadsheets. Vouch now lets you set your own rules, keeps the record of what you decided, and shows candidates where they stand.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  6. Blog22 Jul 2026Your hiring history is now the search engineCandidate search and screening in Vouch is rebuilt around everything your team has learned: notes, evaluations, past processes, and placements. Here's how it works and why it changes what search means.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  7. Blog2 Jul 2026How to use AI in recruitment (and stay skeptical while you do)A practical guide to using AI in candidate screening and evaluation while keeping your skepticism intact, including an honest look at bias.Håkon Høgetveit6 min read
  8. Blog2 Jun 2026The magic and the everyday.Every hiring tool promises magic. Few bother with the rest. Vouch was built to do both — the AI that changes the game and the infrastructure that keeps it running.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  9. Blog22 May 2026The Vouch principle — every claim, on the recordWhy we built Vouch around evidence, confidence, and overrides — and what we won't ship.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  10. Blog25 Mar 2026The practical difference between a contact list and a durable network.Building a durable network is less about having a long list, and more about whether the interactions you've had are adding up to something.Håkon Høgetveit5 min read
  11. Customer story24 Mar 2026How Branchy runs their entire recruitment agency on Vouch.Replaced Teamtailor, started fresh, and built a searchable talent pool that actually works.Branchy2 min read
  12. Blog18 Mar 2026Recruiters build networks. Agencies rarely do.The agencies building real compounding network advantage build systems where every conversation adds to something shared and persistent.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  13. Customer story21 Jan 2026When quality beats volume — how Relationsales builds sales teams with clarity.Stop tracking. Start hiring.Relationsales1 min read
  14. Customer story12 Jan 2026Hiring at VG Lab, without the friction.Sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and keeping communication moving — without the process overhead.VG Lab1 min read
  15. Customer story8 Dec 2025Singa upgraded karaoke. Now, they've upgraded hiring.Vouch actually helps us decide — not just track.Singa1 min read
  16. Customer story5 Dec 2025Fronted chooses Vouch to power their AI-native recruitment, end to end.Global hiring done right. AI-native recruitment powered by Vouch.Fronted2 min read
  17. Customer story28 Nov 2025How Laine cut through 1,000 applications without burning out.Hiring doesn't break when you're drowning in candidates. It breaks long before that.Laine2 min read
  18. Customer story26 Nov 2025SevenGen didn't plan to pay for hiring software — until Vouch proved worthy.A lean, climate-focused growth fund went looking for a free tool. They ended up paying for one.SevenGen Investment Partners2 min read
  19. Customer story12 Nov 2025Hybel streamlines hiring with Vouch.When a company known for simplifying rentals needed to simplify hiring, Hybel turned to Vouch.Hybel1 min read
  20. Customer story28 Oct 2025Xility grows with Vouch — small team, big ambitions.Building a young consultancy on integrity, courage, and openness — and scaling that vision with Vouch.Xility1 min read
  21. Customer story15 Oct 2025How Billy Markiser scales smarter, not bigger — with Vouch.1,000 awnings sold in months. 5× fewer employees than competitors. And a hiring system that matches the way they sell.Billy Markiser1 min read
  22. Customer story14 Oct 2025Silfer scales hiring with Vouch, and will never look back.It's an assistant that thinks with you, not for you.Silfer2 min read
  23. Blog13 Oct 2025What features should you look for in an AI ATS?Beyond tracking applicants — the features that make an AI-native ATS actually help you hire.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  24. Customer story13 Oct 2025Boitano builds a sharper talent engine with Vouch.What I like most about Vouch is the actual help.Boitano1 min read
  25. Customer story9 Oct 2025Huddly wasn't looking for a new hiring system — until Vouch changed their mind.When a company that builds AI for smarter meetings rethinks how it hires, you know the bar is high.Huddly2 min read
  26. Blog9 Oct 2025AI isn't the risk. Unaccountable AI is.Why explainability — not automation — is the future of AI-native hiring.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  27. Customer story8 Oct 2025Append Consulting elevates hiring with Vouch.Norway's sharpest junior developers, hired with structure and speed — without compromising on quality.Append Consulting1 min read
  28. Customer story7 Oct 2025Why Miraido is rethinking competence — and why they chose Vouch.Most hiring tools are built to track roles. Miraido was founded to challenge that idea.Miraido1 min read
  29. Customer story3 Oct 2025Why Frei chose Vouch to replace their hacked ATS.Frei stopped hacking tools and started hiring with clarity.Frei1 min read
  30. Blog3 Oct 2025Tracking isn't hiring.Most applicant tracking systems were built to track, not to hire. An AI ATS flips that — focusing on clarity, quality, and guidance instead of drowning teams in noise.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  31. Customer story28 Sept 2025Starflow chooses Vouch — hiring with clarity at scale.Building software and hardware that changes how energy feels. Hiring with an assistant that does the work with them.Starflow2 min read
  32. Blog9 Sept 2025The Tinder-ization of hiring.AI is flooding the pipeline — candidates mass-applying, recruiters hiding behind rigid filters. Smart teams flip it: use AI to cut noise, keep the human calls, and filter in, not just screen out.Håkon Høgetveit2 min read
  33. Blog20 Aug 2025When hiring resumes its humanity.AI made every candidate look perfect — and that perfection broke the system. Now companies are fighting back with paper résumés, in-person rounds, and human checkpoints. The new edge isn't only speed. It's trust.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  34. Blog12 Aug 2025The high-bar era — why standing out is harder than ever.Even great candidates are finding it harder to break through. The quality bar is higher because the talent pool is stronger. It's not that you're not good enough — it's that more people are.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  35. Blog31 Jul 2025Escaping the AI doom loop.Candidates are using AI more than ever — not to stand out, but just to stay visible. The question isn't whether to use AI. It's how to use it without losing the human signal.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  36. Blog15 Jul 2025The quiet reinvention of the recruiter role.AI hasn't replaced recruiters. It's changing how the best ones work. What separates the recruiters who are thriving from the ones burning out.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  37. Blog8 Jul 2025Real talk: where AI helps (and hurts) in hiring.What good AI actually looks like in hiring — and why platforms are cracking down. Three principles worth sticking to.Håkon Høgetveit3 min read
  38. Customer story26 Aug 2024Silfer finds their perfect hire with Vouch.How a founder filled a critical role through warm referrals — without exploiting his network.Silfer2 min read
  39. Customer story6 May 2024How Ei Solutions (now Telescope) found their rockstars through Vouch.A small, unknown startup generated more engagement on Vouch than many much larger companies. Here's how.Ei Solutions (now Telescope)2 min read
  40. Customer story4 Apr 2024Nina landed her dream job at Kobbr — via Vouch.An application process that catered to both sides — finding out if it was the right fit, not just whether she had the qualifications.Kobbr2 min read
  41. Customer story12 Mar 2024Brødrene Dahl killed two birds with one stone.So many good candidates were recommended for the product manager role that they had to create room for one more.Brødrene Dahl2 min read

Used by recruiters at

  • Capra
  • Sanna
  • Sopra Steria
  • Branchy
  • Huddly
  • Sprint
  • Fronted
  • Starflow
  • Gneis Agency
  • Aker BP
  • Boitano
  • StartupLab
  • Fink
  • Singa
  • Ignite
  • Miles
  • Append
  • Appfarm
  • Sevengen
  • Laine
  • Orion
  • Ada
  • Varde Rekruttering
  • Corporate Communications
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