Cooper Newby

Cooper Newby

CPO & Co-Founder at Classet

Cooper brings a background in AI and acoustics from Stanford's CCRMA and previously co-founded BlueCrew, where he built data-driven workforce platforms at scale. At Classet, he leads the product and engineering behind Joy, the AI interviewer designed to feel genuinely human.

Articles by Cooper Newby

The history of recruiting from ancient times to modern AI hiring

The History Of Recruiting and How Each Era Changed Hiring Forever

March 31, 2026

Classet vs Humanly comparison for frontline hiring

Humanly vs Classet: Chat Screening or Instant Phone Interviews for Frontline Hiring?

March 17, 2026

How ACE Handyman Owners Are Using AI to Improve Skilled Labor Hiring

How ACE Handyman Owners Are Using AI to Improve Skilled Labor Hiring

November 6, 2025

How StaffDNA Leverages Voice AI Screening in Healthcare Hiring

How StaffDNA Leverages Voice AI Screening in Healthcare Hiring

November 5, 2025

4 Findings That Reveal How Candidates Feel About AI Interviews

4 Findings That Reveal How Candidates Feel About AI Interviews

October 29, 2025

Case Study: How MAU Took High-Volume Hiring From 8-5 to 24/7

Case Study: How MAU Took High-Volume Hiring From 8-5 to 24/7

October 14, 2025

Case Study: People Science Wins Client Confidence & Reduces Hiring Bias

Case Study: People Science Wins Client Confidence & Reduces Hiring Bias

September 25, 2025

Case Study: How Sears Scaled Skilled Trades Recruiting with AI-Interviews

Case Study: How Sears Scaled Skilled Trades Recruiting with AI-Interviews

September 18, 2025

Case Study: How Mood Health Gained a Competitive Advantage with AI-Powered Recruiting

Case Study: How Mood Health Gained a Competitive Advantage with AI-Powered Recruiting

September 2, 2025

Hear Them Out: AI Phone Screening's Edge in Reducing Hiring Bias

Hear Them Out: AI Phone Screening's Edge in Reducing Hiring Bias

September 2, 2025

AI Recruitment Tools That Actually Work for Hourly Hiring

AI Recruitment Tools That Actually Work for Hourly Hiring

August 13, 2025

Retargeting Campaigns

Retargeting Campaigns

August 13, 2025

Growing the AI Interviewing ATS Ecosystem

Growing the AI Interviewing ATS Ecosystem

January 24, 2025

Customized AI Interviews

Customized AI Interviews

January 23, 2025

AI Resume Enhancement

AI Resume Enhancement

January 22, 2025

Instant Interview Career Pages

Instant Interview Career Pages

January 19, 2025

The AI Apply Dilemma: Filter Unqualified Candidates Quickly

The AI Apply Dilemma: Filter Unqualified Candidates Quickly

May 24, 2024

Construction worker demonstrating essential skills

5 Essential Skills Every Successful Construction Worker Needs

July 6, 2023

CNC operator working at a computer-controlled machine

What Are Skilled Trades That Are Not Physically Taxing on Your Body?

July 2, 2023

Remote control mower machine operator at UCSC

A Day in the Life: Remote Control Mower Machine Operator

July 1, 2023

Apprenticeship Guide: How to Find the Right Trade for You

Apprenticeship Guide: How to Find the Right Trade for You

July 1, 2023

Billboard advertisement for recruiting

Our $15k Billboard Recruiting Marketing Experiment

June 29, 2023