ApproveThis manages your Workable Integration approvals.

When Hiring Tools Play Nice, Everyone Wins

Let's cut to the chase: hiring is messy. Between resume avalanches, interview scheduling nightmares, and that one exec who takes 5 business days to reply "approved" on an offer letter, it's a miracle anyone gets hired. That's where ApproveThis and Workable come in – like a bureaucratic superhero duo.

Workable handles the candidate pipeline. ApproveThis handles the "Hey, can you sign off on this?" chaos. Connect them through Zapier, and suddenly your HR team isn't playing middleman between departments that still communicate via reply-all emails.

Why This Combo Works for Companies Our Size

If you're between 50-5000 employees, you've hit that sweet spot where manual processes start breaking down. Legal needs to vet contracts. Finance needs to approve salaries. The C-suite wants visibility but doesn't want to log into another system. Here's the fix:

ApproveThis does the heavy lifting Workable can't: Conditional approvals based on offer amounts. Automatic delegation when managers are OOO. Audit trails for compliance nerds. All while letting approvers say yes/no via email – because let's be real, some people still treat their inbox like a mission control center.

Workable stays focused on what it does best: Sourcing candidates, tracking interviews, keeping the hiring pipeline moving. No clunky approval features bolted on as an afterthought.

Real Scenarios That Don't Suck

1. The "Why Is This Candidate Stuck in Limbo?" Fix

Template: Auto-create approval requests for new Workable candidates

Picture this: A tech startup needs engineering hires fast, but every candidate requires sign-off from 3 different team leads. Without automation, resumes collect digital dust while someone chases down approvals.

How it plays out: New Workable candidate → Instant ApproveThis request routed to the right people → Approvers click yes/no in email → Candidate moves forward same day. No license needed for external contractors reviewing candidates either.

2. The "Oops, We Ghosted a Good Applicant" Preventer

Template: Move candidates based on approvals

Manufacturing companies often lose solid plant manager candidates because HR can't get timely budget approvals. With this zap:

ApproveThis greenlights offer → Workable automatically moves candidate to "Offer Pending" → Hiring manager gets notified → No more candidates slipping through cracks because someone forgot to update the system.

3. The "Let's Not Get Sued" Safety Net

Template: Flag disqualified candidates for review

Healthcare and financial services firms need documented reasons for rejecting applicants. When a recruiter disqualifies someone in Workable, ApproveThis forces a quick review by legal/compliance teams. Creates an audit trail automatically – way cleaner than digging through deleted Slack messages.

Setup That Won't Make You Want to Quit

1. Zapier is the glue: Create your free account if you don't have one (takes 2 minutes)
2. Pick your trigger: "New Candidate in Workable" or "Disqualified Candidate"
3. Connect ApproveThis: Map Workable fields to your approval template
4. Test with a real req: Try approving/denying to see the magic

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-route requests. Example: Engineering candidates over $120k salary? Route to CTO. Under that threshold? Team lead approves.

Who Actually Cares About This Integration?

HR Teams

Stop being human reminder bots. Set up approval chains once, then focus on actual hiring. Vacation delegation means no more "Sorry, Karen's in Bali" delays.

Department Heads

Get visibility without micromanaging. Real-time dashboards show which reqs are stuck and why. Bonus: Threshold approvals let junior managers handle routine hires.

Finance & Legal

Sleep better knowing every offer letter gets proper scrutiny. Conditional logic routes high-risk roles to your team automatically. All decisions logged for audit time.

But Wait, There's Actual ROI

A logistics company we worked with cut time-to-hire from 38 days to 22. How? ApproveThis auto-rejected 60% of low-priority approval requests using thresholds. Their HR director said it best: "We stopped wasting VP time on $15/hour warehouse roles."

Another client (healthcare, 800 employees) reduced compliance write-ups by 75% in Q1. All because disqualification reviews became mandatory instead of "when someone remembers."

Cool Features You'll Actually Use

Email approvals: Because some executives still think logging into systems is "IT's job."
Approval groups: Require 3/5 managers to say yes for leadership roles? Done.
Real-time tracking: See which reqs are stuck at "Bob hasn't responded in 4 days."
Custom fields: Add diversity metrics, budget codes, or compliance checklists to approval requests.

When to Call It Quits on Manual Approvals

You know it's time to automate when:
- Recruiters spend >3 hrs/week chasing signatures
- Hiring managers complain about "too many systems"
- Legal keeps finding unauthorized offer letters
- You've had a candidate accept another offer while waiting

No BS Next Steps

If you made it this far, you're either genuinely interested or really bored. Let's assume it's the first one.

Free route: Grab a trial, connect to Workable via Zapier, try one approval flow. Takes 20 minutes.
I'd rather talk: Book a 15-min demo. We'll show how other mid-sized companies set this up without IT help.

Either way, stop letting approval bottlenecks make your hiring process look amateur hour. You've got better things to do than herd cats.