ApproveThis manages your Wizehire Integration approvals.

When Paperwork Meets People-Wrangling

Let's get real – hiring sucks. Not the "meet cool candidates" part, but the endless back-and-forth approvals that turn a simple "yes, hire them" into a month-long email chain. That's where slapping ApproveThis onto Wizehire gets interesting. We're talking about taking a platform built to find great people (Wizehire) and wiring it directly into a system built to stop decisions from getting lost in the void (ApproveThis). No more CFOs ghosting your offer letter requests.

What Happens When You Connect the Dots

Wizehire handles the messy front end of hiring – job posts, applicant tracking, screening. ApproveThis handles the bureaucratic back end – getting the right "yes" from the right person, on time, every time. Connect them via Zapier, and you've got triggers and actions working while your team sleeps:

• New applicant in Wizehire? Auto-pings department heads for review
• Candidate moves to final interview stage? Finance gets the nudge to approve budget

Key thing here: ApproveThis approvers don't need a Wizehire login. Huge for companies using contractors for hiring approvals, or when your CFO refuses to learn yet another HR tool.

Real-World Uses That Don't Feel Like Busywork

1. Killing the "Who Approved This?!" Game

Template: New Wizehire Applicant → ApproveThis Request
Retail chains love this one. Imagine 20 locations hiring seasonal staff. Store managers post jobs on Wizehire, applicants flow in. Instead of Slack pings to regional directors, ApproveThis auto-routes each application based on role, location, salary. Approval thresholds mean anything under $18/hr gets auto-approved if it fits the budget. Anything higher escalates silently. District managers only see what matters.

2. Stopping Stage-Five Approval Hoarders

Template: Wizehire Stage Change → Approval Request
Tech companies dig this. When a developer candidate passes the technical interview (updated in Wizehire), ApproveThis pings the CTO with a digest: code test scores, interviewer notes, salary ask. CTO approves/denies right from email. If they're OOO, it jumps to the VP automatically. No more "I'll get to it next sprint" delays.

3. The Anti-Ghosting Workflow

Template: ApproveThis Request → Wizehire Assessment
Marketing agencies use this when hiring freelancers. Client approves a project in ApproveThis? Boom – Wizehire auto-posts the freelance role, screens candidates, and triggers client approval once the final 3 are picked. Clients can't claim they "didn't see the email" – it's all timestamped in ApproveThis.

Setup That Doesn't Require an IT Degree

1. Zapier account (you probably have one)
2. Pick your trigger in Wizehire (new applicant, stage change, etc.)
3. Choose "Create Request" in ApproveThis as the action
4. Map Wizehire fields to ApproveThis (role → approval group, salary → threshold, etc.)
5. Test with a live candidate (try your intern's application first)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag applicants who meet certain criteria. Example: If Wizehire's "expected salary" field + your benefits cost exceeds department budget, route to CFO. Otherwise, just notify.

Who Actually Benefits (Besides Your Sanity)

HR Teams

Stop chasing approvers. Set up sequential approvals where VP → Director → Manager can't all sit on a request. Vacation delegation means July hires don't wait for someone's mountain cabin WiFi.

Finance

Thresholds ensure no manager accidentally OKs a $200K salary for a entry-level role. Bonus: All approvals are audit-ready if questions come up later.

Department Heads

Get applicant digests in ApproveThis without logging into Wizehire. Comment directly on requests ("Ask if they know Python"), see previous approvals ("We denied similar role at 10% lower last month").

Why This Isn't Just Another Integration

Most HR tools claim they "streamline approvals." They mean a checkbox in the same app. Big problem: The people who need to approve (execs, clients, legal) don't live in your HR software. ApproveThis meets them where they are – email, Slack, carrier pigeon if needed. Wizehire stays the source of truth, ApproveThis becomes the decision layer on top.

Example: A manufacturing company uses Wizehire for plant manager hires. ApproveThis routes safety certification checks to the compliance team (who use Gmail), salary approvals to finance (who live in SAP), and final sign-off to the CEO (who only checks email at 6 AM). All tracked, none require Wizehire logins.

No, Really – What Could Go Wrong?

Let's address the elephant: Over-automating hiring feels cold. But done right, this combo actually adds humanity. How? By eliminating the crap that makes managers rush decisions. When approvers aren't buried in redundant requests, they have time to actually consider the candidate. Plus, ApproveThis' audit trails mean you can analyze bottlenecks. ("Why do all approvals stall at Legal? Let's fix that.")

Getting Started Without the Overkill

Don't try to automate every approval day one. Start with one pain point:

• High-volume seasonal hiring? Use thresholds to auto-approve 80% of roles
• Stuck waiting on legal? Set up a parallel approval path just for compliance checks

Most companies see this working and expand within weeks. The CFO who hated "another software" will love the budget controls. HR directors love cutting 15 approval-follow-up emails per hire.

Bottom Line: Approval Chaos Isn't Inevitable

Wizehire finds the people. ApproveThis gets you the "yes" to hire them. Together, they shave days off your time-to-hire and make everyone look competent. The best part? ApproveThis doesn't charge per approver. So go ahead – add the CEO, the client, the board. They'll actually respond when approvals aren't buried in inboxes.

Next steps: If your hiring process involves more follow-up than actual interviewing, it's time. Register for ApproveThis, connect your Wizehire account via Zapier, and try one workflow. Worst case? You'll finally know who's holding up your hires.