Interview Feedback Loop

Problem

Candidates go through interviews but receive little to no actionable feedback, reducing engagement and repeat applications.

Solution

Close the loop by surfacing structured interview feedback to candidates, increasing satisfaction and re-engagement rates.

Howdy For Teams WIP

Problem

Bigger organizations and enterprise partners lack proper team management — no role hierarchy, no permissions, no structure for managing distributed teams at scale.

Solution

Enterprise-grade team management with roles & permissions, org structure views, and manager-level controls for distributed teams.

Howdy HQ

Problem

Companies manage their teams in two places — their HRIS and Howdy. This friction limits how big they can grow with us.

Solution

Our version of Workday — a simple, standalone HRIS built into Howdy so any team can manage onboarding, people, and payroll in one place.

Talent Leakage Analysis WIP

Problem

Our pipeline rejects engineers who are great — and they go on to get hired elsewhere. Partners don’t know what talent they’re missing out on.

Solution

Track and report on misalignment across sourcing, vetting, and partner selection — so we reduce leakage and show partners the talent they passed on.

Adaptive Candidate Evaluations WIP

Problem

To be defined.

Solution

To be defined.

Talent Experience Platform

Problem

To be defined.

Solution

A full talent experience layer — recognition, surveys, performance reviews, and people analytics — embedded in Howdy.

Admin Dashboard

Problem

AMs and BDs log in without a clear picture of what to do next — no prioritized actions, no at-a-glance status.

Solution

A new admin dashboard that surfaces the most important actions upfront so the ops team can move faster and with more confidence.

Batch Recommendations WIP

Problem

To be defined.

Solution

Ability to work with multiple recommendations at once, speeding up the matching and placement workflow.

Salesforce Sync Improvements WIP

Problem

To be defined.

Solution

To be defined.

Demo Reservation Policy

Problem

Our BD team wastes significant time on no-show discovery calls from unqualified or uncommitted leads — time that could be spent with serious prospects.

Solution

Like a fine-dining restaurant, require a credit card on file when booking a demo. Nothing is charged unless the prospect no-shows — filtering for people who genuinely want to learn about Howdy.

How It Works

• Prospect books a demo through our scheduling flow
• Credit card is collected — with a clear notice that nothing will be charged
• If they show up: card is never touched, great conversation happens
• If they no-show: a small fee is charged for the wasted time slot

The goal isn’t revenue — it’s respect for everyone’s time.

Interview Accountability Policy

Problem

Candidates and our team invest significant preparation and coordination for interviews — but client no-shows, late cancellations, and delayed feedback stall the hiring process and hurt the candidate experience.

Solution

A two-sided accountability framework that sets clear expectations for both partners and Howdy — with structured commitments, escalation paths, and service recovery guarantees.

What We Ask of Partners

• 24-hour feedback on CVs and post-interview notes
• Roles closed after 7 days of inactivity — $500 reactivation deposit to reopen
• $300 fee after 2+ cancelled interviews
• $150 fee after 2+ short-notice reschedules (< 4 hrs)
• No-shows treated as cancellations under this policy

All fees are at AM/Sales Ops discretion — the goal is accountability, not penalties.

What We Commit To

• Candidate no-shows → replacement candidates within 24 hrs
• Candidate cancellations → reschedule within 24–48 hrs or replacements provided
• Short-notice cancels → candidate may be removed, priority sourcing activated
• Repeated issues → internal quality control review of sourcing & screening
• Goodwill credits applied toward placement fees when we fall short

We hold ourselves to the same standard we ask of our partners.

Howdy for Agents WIP

Problem

In the agentic future, platforms that aren’t API-first get left behind. Howdy’s API isn’t robust enough for agent-driven workflows.

Solution

Build a robust, well-documented API that makes Howdy agent-friendly — like Supabase did for databases. Prepare for the world where agents handle hiring workflows.

ATS Integrations WIP

Problem

Big mid-market and future enterprise clients do everything within their ATS. If Howdy doesn’t plug into their workflow, adoption stalls.

Solution

Native integrations with Ashby and Greenhouse so clients can manage Howdy candidates without leaving their ATS.