Why Your Vincere Setup Needs an Approval Sidekick
Let's get real: Your recruiters didn't sign up to chase hiring managers for sign-offs or play phone tag with finance about offer letters. Vincere handles the heavy lifting of candidate pipelines, but when it comes to decisions, most teams are still stuck in email hell, sticky notes, and "Hey, did you see my Slack?"
ApproveThis plugs directly into Vincere through Zapier to automate the bureaucratic sludge that slows down placements. We're talking about turning "Wait, who needs to approve this?" into a system that works like your best sourcer – proactive, organized, and slightly pushy about deadlines.
How This Plays Out in Real Life
Mid-sized recruitment firms (50-200 employees) use this integration to shave 2.3 days off average time-to-offer. Enterprise teams (1k+ employees) prevent compliance fires by automatically routing decisions to the right people across departments. Here's why it sticks:
The License Hack You'll Appreciate
Vincere users love that approvers don't need a Vincere license to greenlight requests. Client contacts, external hiring managers, or that elusive CFO who only checks email? They approve directly in ApproveThis without logging into your ATS. Fewer logins = fewer excuses.
Three Ways This Combo Actually Gets Used
1. "Why Is This Candidate Still Pending?" → Solved
The Zap: New Vincere candidate → Auto-create approval request in ApproveThis → Notify hiring manager via email/Slack.
Who Cares: Healthcare recruiters juggling 50+ concurrent roles. When a nurse practitioner profile hits Vincere, ApproveThis automatically:
- Routes to clinical lead for credential check
- Pings account manager for client fit
Approval thresholds auto-approve candidates below $85k salary, escalating only senior roles to execs. 83% faster than manual review.
2. No More "Approved" Candidates Falling Through Cracks
The Reverse Zap: Approval in ApproveThis → Auto-create Vincere contact + add to specific project.
Real Damage Control: Tech agencies avoid duplicate submissions by triggering Vincere updates only after client approval. Plus, calculated fields in ApproveThis auto-add placement fees or contract terms based on approved salary bands.
3. The "We Need Eyes on This Now" Protocol
The Emergency Channel: High-priority approval in ApproveThis → Alert #urgent-hires VinnyChat group with candidate summary.
Battle Tested: Legal recruiters use this when a judge's clerk hits the market. Immediate partner review via mobile-friendly ApproveThis dashboard, avoiding the 6-hour email delay.
Setting This Up Without Dying of Boredom
Connect Vincere to ApproveThis in Zapier (11 minutes, tops):
- Pick your trigger: New candidate? Status change? Job submission?
- Map Vincere fields to ApproveThis templates (pro tip: use calculated fields for commission rates)
- Set escalation rules: "If no response in 12hrs, notify VP Talent"
Most clients clone our pre-built Vincere zaps and tweak thresholds. No coding, just clicky-draggy.
Features Recruiters Actually Abuse (In a Good Way)
Vacation Delegation ≠ Chaos
When your top sourcer takes PTO, ApproveThis auto-reassigns their approvals to the designated backup. No more candidates stuck in "awaiting review" because someone's on a beach.
Approval Groups That Mirror Client Structures
Enterprise accounts require 3 client-side approvals across different departments. ApproveThis enforces the order: HR Director → Finance → Legal. Vincere records stay updated at each step.
Department Wins That Sound Better Than "Efficiency Gains"
For HR/Recruitment Teams:
Cut candidate follow-ups by 60% with automatic reminders. Escalate stalled approvals before your client complains.
For Finance:
Auto-reject submissions over budget using approval thresholds. Flag high-risk contracts before they hit Vincere.
For Leadership:
See real-time dashboards of bottlenecks: "Why does Accounting take 3 days longer to approve than Sales?"
Why This Isn't Just Another Zap
ApproveThis adds structure where Vincere (rightfully) stays flexible. Vincere manages the who and what of recruitment; we handle the "Can we do this?" and "Who says so?"
Cool, How Do We Start?
If your team has ever:
- Lost a candidate because approval took 4 days
- Had a client audit uncover unauthorized submissions
- Argued about who approved a questionable hire
...you’re 3 days away from fixing it. Book a 15-minute demo or start a free trial. We’ll even import your existing approval chains into Vincere workflows.
Integrate with Vincere Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for Vincere
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Vincere
Create approval requests for new candidates in Vincere
Once a new candidate is created in Vincere, this integration automatically initiates an approval request in ApproveThis to streamline hiring approval workflows, saving time and ensuring every new candidate is evaluated appropriately.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Candidate Created in Vincere
Triggers when a new candidate is created in Vincere
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Add new contacts to Vincere after request approvals
Whenever an approval request in ApproveThis is approved or denied, this automation will create a new contact in Vincere, ensuring decisions lead to immediate actionable outcomes.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Create a New Contact in Vincere
Create a new contact in Vincere
Notify VinnyChat groups about new approval requests
As soon as a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, send a message to a specific VinnyChat group to alert your team instantly, promoting collaboration and quick response times.
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Send Message to VinnyChat Group
Send message to specific VinnyChat group
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