Zinc

Zinc is software that automates pre-employment screening, covering background checks and reference checks. Its pages describe checks that once took weeks being completed in hours, with candidates entering their details from any device.

What Zinc offers

• Background checks — a range of pre-employment checks handled worldwide in one tool.
• Reference checking — customisable question sets that draw out views on culture fit, motivation and work style.
• Check packages — saved bundles of checks for different roles, started in a click.
• Candidate updates — candidates see real-time progress on their checks.
• Dashboard — check status, documents, flagged results and downloadable reports in one place.
• Reusable references — built on blockchain so candidates own and can reuse their reference data.

Who it works with

HR and recruiting teams, especially fast-growing companies hiring in volume.

Key facts

• Integrations: Greenhouse, LinkedIn, Teamtailor, SmartRecruiters, Comeet and Workable.
• Volume: the company cites over two million checks.
• Support: AI chat in more than 200 languages, plus human support.