ApproveThis manages your Spark Hire Integration approvals.

When Approval Management Meets Video Interviews

Let's be real – hiring processes often feel like herding cats through a spreadsheet. Between scheduling interviews, chasing down feedback, and getting sign-offs from the right people, it's amazing anyone gets hired at all. That's where pairing ApproveThis with Spark Hire turns "hiring nightmare" into "actually manageable."

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

Spark Hire nails the video interview part – candidates record answers on their time, hiring teams review when convenient. But then what? You're still stuck in approval purgatory: endless Slack threads, forgotten emails, that one exec who's always on vacation. ApproveThis acts as the decision-making backbone, automating the "who needs to sign off" and "what happens next" parts.

Real Ways Teams Actually Use This

Use Case 1: From Interview to Offer Letter Without the Paperwork Avalanche

How it works: The second a Spark Hire interview wraps up, ApproveThis automatically creates an approval request with the candidate's video link, scorecard, and application details attached.

Who cares: HR teams at scaling tech companies. Imagine you're hiring 15 developers at once. Instead of manually compiling feedback from 7 engineers and 3 VPs, ApproveThis routes everything to the right people based on role/department. The kicker? Approvers don't need Spark Hire logins – just click the email, watch the highlight reel, hit approve.

Use Case 2: Budget Approval First, Interviews Second

How it works: Finance team approves a new role in ApproveThis → Zapier automatically creates a Spark Hire one-way interview template for that position.

Who cares: Retail chains hiring seasonal staff. Store managers can't just open reqs willy-nilly. With approval thresholds, any role over $18/hr auto-escalates to regional directors. Once approved, the interview template (with role-specific questions) spins up instantly. No more "we forgot to add the cash handling question" screwups.

Use Case 3: When Legal Needs to Vet Before You Regret

How it works: New Spark Hire interview gets created → Triggers compliance review in ApproveThis with legal team, diversity officers, or whoever else needs to check boxes.

Who cares: Healthcare companies hiring nurses. Maybe your initial interview includes questions about HIPAA experience. Legal needs to verify those responses meet compliance standards before moving to offer stage. ApproveThis routes the video snippet + transcript directly to counsel without exposing other candidate details.

Features That Actually Matter Here

Vacation Delegation: Because your CHRO shouldn't hold up hires while snorkeling in Bali. If an approver's OOO, requests auto-reroute to their designee.

Approval Thresholds: Junior roles auto-approved after team lead signoff. Director+ roles? Require CFO + CEO eyes. Adjust as needed without IT tickets.

Calculated Fields: Automatically flag candidates where interview score < 4/5 OR salary request > budget. Escalate those to execs, fast-track the rest.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

1. Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Connect Spark Hire → ApproveThis
3. Pick trigger ("interview completed," "new request," etc.)
4. Map fields (interview link → approval comment, candidate email → requester)
5. Test with a real role (pro tip: use "Test Candidate" in Spark Hire first)

Why Department Leads Actually Care

HR: Cuts 23% approval time (real math from a 100-person SaaS company). Less chasing, more actual hiring.

Finance: Budget holds get enforced before interviews, not after offers go out. Oops-proofing.

Legal/Compliance: Audit trails showing who approved what question/answer and when. CYA mode activated.

The Bottom Line (No Fluff)

This isn't about "digital transformation" buzzwords. It's about:

• Shaving 4 days off your average time-to-hire
• Ditching the 12-forwarded-email chains
• Letting candidates actually believe you're a well-oiled machine

ApproveThis works because it's approval workflows that don't feel like doing taxes. Spark Hire works because video interviews shouldn't require a film crew. Together? They make hiring less painful for everyone – especially the poor schmucks managing the process.

Next step: Book a 12-minute demo (we know you don't have time for an hour) or try it free with your existing Spark Hire account. Worst case? You'll hate how much time you wasted before this.