Zinc's automated referencing tool
integrates seamlessly with Greenhouse
helping fast-scaling companies hire the
best people in record time. Collecting
a reference is simple
Sign in or create an
account.
If your account manager hasn' t
created an API key you can log in and
generate one from the account tab.
Send Greenhouse support a message and ask them to add the API key to your account
Create a new question set by clicking
the green button.
Decide when you're going to reference your candidate's, pre or post-offer.
Select one of the four different reference categories. 
This will create a customized question set
tailored to your company needs. Name the question set and click finish.
You can return to the questions tab to view and edit your reference questions at any time.
When you've created a job within Greenhouse add Zinc into the interview plan section
by clicking ‘Add a stage’ and
selecting 'Automated Referencing with Zinc'
Drag and drop the stage to decide when
you want to reference candidates.
You're now ready to request a
reference.
On your candidate profile move to the “Automated Reference With Zinc” stage and click ‘send test’.
Zinc will pull the candidate’s name, email, and phone number from Greenhouse.
Remember to let your candidate know that Zinc is your referencing provider and to look out for an email from us.
Zinc will contact your candidate via email and text to ask for the contact details of their referees.
We will then contact the referees and ask them to complete the questions you have chosen.
We send automated reminders to ensure that you get the references in good time.
You can view the references directly within Greenhouse by clicking 'Automated Referencing with Zinc'
and clicking 'view report'. This will bring up the candidates page with verified references.
It’s as simple as that.
Get in contact if you would like to reference more candidates without leaving your ATS.
