ApproveThis manages your CATS Integration approvals.

When Recruiting Meets Red Tape

Let’s be real: hiring is messy. Between resume avalanches, interview no-shows, and the endless "hey, can you approve this?" Slack pings, it’s a miracle anyone gets hired. CATS handles the candidate wrangling, but approvals? That’s where things get stuck in email purgatory. Enter ApproveThis. We don’t just move paperwork faster – we make sure the right people say "yes" at the right time, without playing tag across six apps.

Why This Combo Doesn’t Suck

Most ATS platforms treat approvals like an afterthought. CATS is great at tracking candidates, but when you need Legal to vet a contract or Finance to okay a signing bonus, things stall. ApproveThis plugs into CATS via Zapier to automate the "ask" – routing decisions to the exact people who need to sign off, based on rules you set. No more CC’ing the whole company and hoping someone replies.

Key thing: approvers don’t need a CATS login. Huge for agencies hiring contractors or companies with external stakeholders. Your VP doesn’t care about your ATS – she just needs to approve the offer letter by 3PM.

Real Uses for Real Companies

1. The Overworked HR Team (That’s All of You)

Problem: Every new candidate in CATS needs three department heads to approve before an offer goes out. Karen in Legal takes Fridays off, and nobody remembers who’s next in the chain.

Fix: Auto-trigger an ApproveThis workflow when CATS tags a candidate as "Ready for Offer." Routes first to Hiring Manager, then Legal, then CEO if over $100k. Calculated fields auto-add the salary from CATS to determine approval path. Vacation mode kicks in if Karen’s OOO – escalates to her backup without you lifting a finger.

Who this helps: Mid-sized tech firms hiring contractors, agencies bringing on freelancers, anyplace where offers need legal/finance eyes.

2. The "Why Is This Candidate in Our ATS?" Mystery

Problem: Sales team refers a candidate via some janky Google Form. Now you’ve got a CATS profile for someone who was never approved to be contacted.

Fix: Zapier watches for new ApproveThis requests (like "Sales Candidate Referral"). Only if approved does it create the CATS profile. Adds notes like "Budget approved by Jim on 5/12" right in the candidate record. No more rogue reqs.

Who this helps: Companies with decentralized hiring, retail chains hiring seasonal staff, anyone who’s ever had a manager go rogue on hiring.

3. The "Who Changed the Job Posting?" Blame Game

Problem: Marketing edits the job description, HR adjusts the salary range, and suddenly your listing looks like a group project gone wrong.

Fix: Any job status change in CATS triggers an ApproveThis request. Edits get logged with approver comments. Version control without the paranoia.

Who this helps: Public companies needing compliance trails, startups where 10 people touch a job post, agencies managing client listings.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

If you can order DoorDash, you can do this:

1. Pick Your Fight: Start with one pain point. Usually the "new candidate approval" flow.
2. Build the Zap: In Zapier, choose CATS as the trigger (e.g., "New Candidate"). Then add ApproveThis as the action ("Create Request"). Map fields like candidate salary to ApproveThis’ calculated fields.
3. Test with a Real Request: Have your recruiter add a test candidate. Watch the approval zap fire. Tweak if it goes to the wrong person.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ approval thresholds to auto-approve roles under a certain salary. Saves 20% of approval requests right there.

Teams That Stop Hating Each Other

HR/Recruiting

No more herding executives for sign-offs. Set sequential approvals so the CFO only gets requests after the hiring manager says yes. Real-time tracking means you can actually answer "where’s this offer at?" without digging through emails.

Finance

Get salary data pulled directly from CATS into ApproveThis requests. Conditional fields flag offers over budget before they hit your inbox. Automatic escalations mean you’re not the bottleneck.

Legal

Contract reviews get routed with the actual candidate file attached. Approve via email without logging into CATS. Delegation settings mean junior counsel can handle routine NDAs without you micromanaging.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Integration

CATS handles the "who" in hiring. ApproveThis handles the "who said yes." Together, they fix the unsexy stuff that burns recruiter hours:

• No license sprawl: External approvers (think external counsel or client stakeholders) don’t need CATS access. Saves $50+/user/month.
• Audit trails that don’t lie: Every approval/rejection is timestamped with comments. Compliance teams stop breathing down your neck.
• Deadline awareness: Auto-remind approvers 24hrs before an offer expires. Candidates stop ghosting you because HR was stuck waiting.

Bottom Line: Hire Humans, Not Paperwork

Approvals are the silent killer of hiring speed. CATS + ApproveThis via Zapier isn’t about doing more – it’s about finally doing less. Less chasing, less explaining, less "the system ate my request."

If your hiring process still runs on "hope someone checks their email," you’re leaving candidates (and sanity) on the table. Fix it in an afternoon. Get ApproveThis, connect it to CATS, and watch your team actually get back to recruiting.

Or keep forwarding emails. Your call.