PageUp, a global leader in talent acquisition software, today announced that it will launch its latest innovation, Candidate Agent, at this week's HR Tech 2026 in Las Vegas. Candidate Agent is candidate-side counterpart to Paige, PageUp's recruiter-facing agent, recently named 2026 Top HR Product of the Year.
Hiring teams are receiving more applications than ever and finding fewer usable. Candidate Agent helps candidates work out whether role genuinely fits before they apply, which reduces application volume while routing high-fit candidates to recruiters faster.
Built into PageUp Clinch and able to connect to any ATS, Candidate Agent transforms career site from static destination into authentic communication channel. Combines employer's career content, brand, and employee-generated insights to answer candidate questions in context, delivering clearer answers, greater transparency and more authentic view of employee experience.
Candidate Agent also surfaces transferable skills jobseeker may not have thought to mention, points them toward roles they would never have searched for, and explains in plain language why role is match and what happens next. When application stalls, high-fit candidates automatically nudged to continue, and recruiters can proactively connect with key talent for hard-to-fill roles.
ATS neutrality: Candidate Agent embedded in PageUp talent acquisition suite or overlays onto any existing enterprise ATS, keeping records where they live while rest of candidate experience gets upgrade.
AI explainability: Makes AI-driven hiring interactions easy to understand, offering plain-language explanations of relevant opportunities, application status, next steps and key steps in journey.
Authentic brand engagement: Through Employee Connections module, draws on real employee stories and EVP content rather than generic chatbot responses, answering question candidates care about most: what is it actually like to work here.
More applications have never meant better hiring. What teams actually need is fewer, better-matched people arriving at top of funnel, and candidates who understand why they're fit. Candidate Agent built to deliver both at once. Recruiters spend less time screening people who were never right, and hiring managers get shortlist they can actually act on.
Candidate Agent will be unveiled as early-access preview in Booth No. 3114 at HR Tech 2026. PageUp will demonstrate award-winning Paige alongside Candidate Agent, showing how two experiences enhance different sides of recruiting journey.
About PageUp
PageUp believes most powerful talent acquisition technology is built on one simple principle: human connection. As chosen talent acquisition partner for world's most trusted brands, PageUp delivers world-class customer experience by building deep, lasting partnerships. This commitment reflected in intelligent talent acquisition platform, intuitive AI-powered system that's easy to use, adaptable to unique hiring needs and always innovating. We strip away complexity so talent teams can focus on what matters—creating strong, human connections that forge resilient workforce.
