How ApproveThis + itris Cuts Through Recruitment Red Tape

Let’s cut to the chase: approval processes suck when you’re trying to move fast. Especially in recruitment, where waiting for sign-offs can mean losing top candidates to competitors. That’s why pairing ApproveThis with itris isn’t just convenient – it’s a strategic advantage for teams tired of playing email ping-pong with decisions.

Why This Combo Works

itris keeps your recruitment machine running – tracking applicants, managing jobs, and handling placements. ApproveThis handles the bureaucratic sludge that slows everything down. Together through Zapier, they create closed-loop processes where approvals happen exactly when and where they’re needed – no more chasing down busy managers or digging through inboxes.

Here’s the kicker: ApproveThis approvers don’t need an itris license. That means external stakeholders (think department heads, legal teams, or clients) can greenlight actions without getting lost in your recruitment CRM. You maintain control, they get simple email approvals – everyone wins.

Real-World Scenarios (No Fluff)

1. Killing Candidate Bottlenecks

When a new applicant hits itris (via your careers page, LinkedIn, or a recruiter’s outreach), ApproveThis can:

• Route CVs to hiring managers based on role/department
• Escalate high-priority candidates to execs if salary exceeds budget
• Auto-reject applicants who fail basic screening (using Calculated Fields)

A tech startup we worked with cut their time-to-interview by 62% by automating initial approvals. Their recruiters stopped babysitting requests and actually started recruiting.

2. Job Postings That Don’t Collect Dust

HR teams waste days getting legal/compliance sign-off on job descriptions. Connect itris job creations to ApproveThis and:

• Route postings to compliance officers first
• Require sequential approvals (compensation team → department head → legal)
• Auto-publish to boards once fully approved

A healthcare company using this workflow reduced job posting errors by 78% – crucial when a misplaced decimal point could mean listing a $150K salary as $1.5M.

3. Vendor Onboarding Without the Papercuts

New recruitment agencies? Background check providers? When a vendor gets added to itris:

• Trigger procurement approvals in ApproveThis
• Attach vendor contracts/NDAs automatically
• Use approval thresholds to auto-approve under $5K spends

One manufacturing firm processed 230+ vendor requests last quarter without a single compliance slip-up – their procurement team actually took vacation days for once.

Setup That Doesn’t Require a PhD

Connect via Zapier in 15 minutes flat:

1. Create Zapier triggers for itris events (new applicant/job/company)
2. Map critical data points to ApproveThis fields (role, salary, department)
3. Set approval rules: who needs to sign off, in what order, with what criteria

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ Vacation Delegation so summer Fridays don’t bottleneck your hiring. If Jane from Legal is out, approvals auto-route to her backup without IT involvement.

Who Actually Benefits?

HR Teams

Recruiters get alerted when approvals stall (via real-time tracking), letting them nudge the right person instead of blasting Slack channels. Plus, audit trails automatically document every decision for compliance reviews.

Finance Departments

Approval thresholds prevent rogue spending. If a hiring manager tries to approve a salary 15% above band, ApproveThis escalates it to CFO-level approvers automatically. Budgets stay intact without micromanaging.

Department Heads

They receive only relevant requests (thanks to conditional routing) and can approve via email while traveling. No more logging into yet another system just to click “Yes.”

The Unspoken Advantage

Most approval tools require everyone to have accounts in both systems. With ApproveThis + itris:

• External recruiters approve contract terms without itris access
• Board members can vet C-suite hires via simple email links
• Clients sign off on candidate shortlists without seeing your internal CRM

You control what’s visible in each approval request. Legal sees NDAs, managers see salary ranges, execs see high-level summaries – all from the same initial trigger in itris.

No-BS Next Steps

If your recruitment process involves more herding than hiring, it’s time to:

1. Register for ApproveThis (free 14-day trial)
2. Connect your itris account via Zapier
3. Build one approval flow for your most annoying bottleneck

Or schedule a 15-minute demo where we’ll show how a mid-sized agency automated 83% of their approval tasks. No sales poetry – just a screen share and real examples.

Either way, stop letting approval chaos dictate your hiring speed. The best candidates won’t wait – why should you?