Release Introduction
This release focuses on making Mercury simpler and more intuitive by removing everyday friction, like searching for actions, working with multiple records, or navigating inconsistent layouts.
You’ll see more logical action grouping, clearer screens, and a more consistent experience across Shortlists, Vacancies, Contacts and Placements. We’ve also made key information easier to spot, from Hiring Managers on Placements to the latest candidate feedback and more accurate “Last Contacted” data.
The result is a smoother experience overall: fewer clicks, better visibility, more reliable data, and workflows that just make sense.
Highlights Summary
Below is a summary of some of the highlights of this release which we think you will find most interesting.
Ribbon Button Updates & UI Layout Improvements
This release delivers a major improvement to day to day usability by simplifying and standardising where key actions live across Mercury. Customers will now find commands grouped more logically, with cleaner layouts, easier access to frequent actions, and the ability to tailor ribbon buttons.
The result is fewer clicks, less visual clutter, and a far more intuitive experience.
Single Mercury Action Button
Mercury actions are now accessed through one consistent action button, replacing the crowded ribbon. Organisations can reorder, hide, or rename actions to match their workflows and terminology. This reduces visual clutter, makes key actions easier to find, and speeds up day to day use. The button is available across Clients, Contacts, Candidates, Vacancies, Shortlists and Placements, giving a cleaner, more intuitive experience wherever you work in Mercury. Click for supporting KB article.
Configurable Last Contacted Date Logic
Mercury now lets organisations define exactly what updates the Last Contacted date on Client, Contact and Candidate records. Teams can choose which activity types count, whether direction matters, and whether actions like voicemails should update the date. This ensures engagement tracking reflects how your business actually works, giving clearer visibility, better prioritisation, and more meaningful views and reporting across the system.
Email Recipient Context & Reply Count
Mercury now automatically identifies whether incoming emails relate to Clients or Candidates based on the sender’s email address, giving clearer activity context. It also tracks replies to outbound emails, recording a reply count on the original activity. This delivers cleaner email data, clearer visibility of engagement, and makes it easier to prioritise follow ups, report on responses, and focus attention where engagement is strongest.
Multi Candidate Updates & Modernised Update Forms
Mercury now supports progressing multiple candidates at once from a Shortlist using the Mercury action button, with a refreshed, modern interface. Recruiters can apply the same update (such as submission) to multiple candidates in a single flow, including emails where needed. The updated forms also apply to interview and offer processes, delivering faster workflows, a more consistent experience, and reducing the need for duplicate progression features.
Enhanced Candidate Board & List Controls
The Candidate Board and List within a Vacancy have been fully modernised, delivering faster performance, richer at a glance information, and more intuitive controls. Recruiters can now search, group, sort, and expand candidate details without leaving the screen, with identical actions available across both views. This provides clearer visibility, easier comparison, and quicker decision making across Shortlists and Applicants.
Board View
List View
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Full Itemised List of Improvements in this Release
If you would like to review a full and detailed itemised list of improvements in this release, please click here.
Advance Notice of Legacy Components Removal
This information is only relevant to Mercury System Admins of organisations who are using Bespoke customisations.
Please click here for a list of the latest scheduled deprecation and deletion of legacy components.