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Vervoe Integration

ApproveThis manages your Vervoe Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Hr

When Candidate Assessments Meet Approval Workflows

Let’s cut through the HR jargon: hiring processes are messy. Teams waste hours debating candidates, managers chase approvals through Slack, and top talent slips away while someone’s stuck waiting for a VP to check their inbox. That’s why pairing Vervoe’s AI-powered skill assessments with ApproveThis’ approval automation isn’t just smart – it’s borderline survival mode for companies scaling between 50-5,000 employees.

Here’s the straight talk: Vervoe identifies who can actually do the job through skills tests. ApproveThis handles the politics of getting everyone to agree on hiring them. Connect them via Zapier, and you’ve got a system where candidates get evaluated, routed, and approved before your competitors finish scheduling their third interview round.

Why This Combo Works (When Other Tools Just Add Meetings)

Vervoe’s “Talent Trials” show you who can perform, not just recite resume bullet points. But here’s where most companies faceplant: taking that data and turning it into actual hires. Managers email HR. HR forwards to department heads. Someone forgets to CC legal. Rinse, repeat, lose the candidate.

ApproveThis cuts through that by automating who needs to sign off, in what order, with what criteria. But the real kicker? Approvers don’t need a Vervoe license. External hiring panels, client-side stakeholders, or that busy CTO who refuses to learn new software? They approve/reject via email or a secure link. Done.

Example: A 200-person tech firm uses Vervoe to test 50 developers monthly. Their integration auto-triggers ApproveThis workflows where:

  • Top 5% scores go straight to hiring manager approval
  • Next 15% require team lead + HR consensus
  • All others get auto-rejected with templated feedback

Result? They cut offer letter time from 14 days to 38 hours. Because waiting for people to open apps is so 2023.

Three Ways This Integration Actually Works (No Fluff)

1. From Completed Assessment → Instant Hiring Review

When a candidate finishes their Vervoe test (Vervoe’s AI ranks them), Zapier fires that data to ApproveThis. Workflows auto-route based on score thresholds:

Who Cares: Retail chains hiring seasonal staff. Instead of HR manually reviewing 2,000 cashier assessments, ApproveThis auto-approves top scorers, flags borderline cases for manager review, and dumps the rest. Store managers get only what needs human eyes.

2. Approval Decisions → Immediate Candidate Action

When your hiring panel approves in ApproveThis, Zapier can trigger Vervoe to:

  • Invite candidates to next-round interviews
  • Auto-send offer letters through Vervoe’s system
  • Update candidate statuses to “Approved for Onboarding”

Real World: A healthcare network reduced nurse hiring time from 6 weeks to 10 days by auto-inviting approved candidates to background checks the minute the medical director signed off in ApproveThis.

3. AI Score Shifts → Manager Alerts

Vervoe’s AI sometimes adjusts scores post-assessment (say, after benchmarking against new data). If a candidate’s score jumps 2%+, ApproveThis can demand re-approval from managers. Prevents “But I didn’t know they improved!” meltdowns.

Where It Matters: Sales orgs running ongoing candidate pools. If a previously rejected applicant ups their pitch game in new assessments, the system prods managers to reconsider without HR lifting a finger.

Features You’ll Actually Use (Not Just Pay For)

ApproveThis isn’t just a fancy “approve” button. These features matter when paired with Vervoe:

Approval Thresholds

Set it so:

- Candidates scoring above 85% auto-approve
- 70-85% need manager + HR
- Below 70% get auto-rejected

No more “Let’s just interview everyone!” time sucks.

Vacation Delegation

When your VP Talent is snorkeling in Bali, ApproveThis shifts their approvals to the CHRO automatically. Candidates keep moving. No “Waiting for Julia to return from PTO” limbo.

Calculated Fields

Auto-calculate things like “Total Assessment Score + Interview Rating” in ApproveThis. If someone’s Vervoe score is 80% but they aced the panel interview, the math decides who needs extra approvals.

Setting This Up Without Drowning in Clicks

Zapier’s the glue here. Basic flow:

1. Trigger: “Assessment Completed” in Vervoe
2. Action: “Create Request” in ApproveThis
3. Map Vervoe’s candidate data to ApproveThis fields (score, role, etc.)
4. Set conditional logic (e.g., scores above X go to Y approvers)
5. Test with live data

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’ Calculated Fields to auto-flag candidates who meet multiple criteria (e.g., “High score + Urgent Role + Priority Department”).

Who Wins (Besides Your HR Team’s Sanity)

Hiring Managers

Get only candidates that meet their bar. Approvals happen in their inbox – no new logins. If someone’s stuck, the dashboard shows who’s blocking the hire.

HR Ops

Audit trails for every decision. Custom reports showing approval bottlenecks (e.g., “Finance takes 3 days longer to approve than other departments”).

Execs

Real-time dashboards showing hiring pipeline health. Plus, approvals via email while they’re airport-hopping between board meetings.

Candidates

No more black holes. If rejected, automated feedback from Vervoe’s data. If approved, immediate next steps.

Bottom Line: This Isn’t About Tools

It’s about removing the 17 unnecessary steps between finding a great candidate and actually hiring them. Vervoe shows you who’s qualified. ApproveThis gets the right people to agree – fast.

If your hiring process still runs on forwarded emails and “Hey, did you see my Slack?”, you’re not just slow – you’re risking candidates ghosting you for companies that move faster.

Next Step: Register for ApproveThis, connect your Vervoe account via Zapier, and set up your first automation in under an hour. Or, if you prefer someone else to do the heavy lifting, book a demo and we’ll show you how to cut approval delays by 60%+.

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Best Approval Workflows for Vervoe

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Vervoe

Create approval requests for completed assessments

When a candidate completes an assessment in Vervoe, automatically create an approval request in ApproveThis to review candidate performance. This integration streamlines decision making by triggering review workflows as soon as assessments finish. *Note: Ensure candidate details are mapped accurately.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Assessment Completed

Triggers when a candidate completes an assessment

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Invite candidates for completed approval workflows

When an approval workflow is completed in ApproveThis, automatically invite candidates via Vervoe. This integration ensures timely candidate engagement following approval decisions. *Note: Confirm event triggers and invitation details are aligned.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Invite Candidates

Invites the candidates

Create approval requests for updated AI scores

When a candidate's AI score changes significantly in Vervoe, automatically send an approval request in ApproveThis for further review. This automation helps maintain oversight on candidate evaluations. *Note: Adjust score change thresholds as necessary.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Updated AI Score for Candidate

Triggers when AI score is updated by at least 2% (either up or down)

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.