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ONBORD Integration

ApproveThis manages your ONBORD Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Crm

Two Platforms, One Competitive Edge

Modern recruitment teams face a critical challenge: moving fast without breaking things. ONBORD excels at guiding candidates through verification and onboarding, while ApproveThis ensures every critical decision gets reviewed by the right people at the right time. Together, they create an airtight process where compliance meets velocity.

Why This Integration Changes the Game

HR teams lose an average of 14 hours weekly chasing down approvals manually. When you connect ONBORD's applicant tracking with ApproveThis' decision automation through Zapier, you eliminate three major bottlenecks:

  • Compliance blind spots: Critical actions like data exports or candidate deletions now trigger mandatory reviews.
  • Departmental silos: Hiring managers, legal teams, and external partners collaborate without platform hopping.

Approvers interact directly via email—no need for ONBORD licenses—making external stakeholder input frictionless.

Real-World Use Cases That Deliver ROI

1. Verified Applicants, Instant Accountability

When ONBORD marks an applicant as verified, ApproveThis automatically routes their file to department heads for final review. A healthcare recruiter used this to reduce credentialing errors by 40%:

"Our clinical directors approve nurse certifications directly from their inbox. No more missed emails or unsigned forms."

2. Data Governance Without the Paperwork

Deleting candidate records? The integration forces a compliance review first. A financial services firm implemented this to meet GDPR requirements, ensuring legal signs off before any data destruction.

3. Live Candidate Activation at Scale

When applicants go live in ONBORD, ApproveThis pings IT to provision system access. One tech startup cut new hire ramp time from 5 days to 8 hours using this automated handoff.

Key Features That Power the Integration

ApproveThis adds muscle to ONBORD workflows without complicating them:

  • Threshold-based approvals: Auto-approve routine verifications under $5K, escalate high-risk roles to executives.
  • Delegation controls: Vacationing approvers? Responsibilities shift automatically to their designee.

Setup Made Simple

Using Zapier, connect ONBORD to ApproveThis in three steps:

  1. Create a Zapier account (if you don't have one).
  2. Choose your ONBORD trigger (e.g., "Applicant Verified").
  3. Set the ApproveThis action ("Create Request") with your approval rules.

Test with one workflow first—like verifying contractors—before expanding to complex scenarios.

Who Benefits Most?

HR Teams

Cut approval delays that cause candidate drop-offs. Automate offer letter reviews after background checks clear in ONBORD.

Compliance Officers

Maintain audit trails automatically. Every export or deletion request documents who approved it and why.

IT & Security

Control system access proactively. When ONBORD marks a candidate as live, require IT approval before granting database permissions.

Why Now Is the Time to Act

Top talent stays on the market for just 10 days. Manual approval chains create unnecessary friction in critical hiring stages. With ApproveThis and ONBORD connected via Zapier:

"We reduced legal's review time for international hires from 72 hours to 12." - Manufacturing HR Director

Next Steps

Ready to transform your recruitment workflows? Register for ApproveThis or explore ONBORD's features. For hands-on guidance, schedule a demo showcasing custom approval scenarios for your industry.

Final Note: The Strategic Advantage

This integration isn't about replacing human judgment—it's about focusing it. By automating the routing of decisions rather than the decisions themselves, companies maintain rigor while accelerating hiring velocity. In sectors where both compliance and speed matter (healthcare, finance, government), that balance becomes a true differentiator.

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After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.

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Best Approval Workflows for ONBORD

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for ONBORD

Create approval requests for deleted applicants

When an applicant is deleted in ONBORD, this integration creates a request in ApproveThis to review data removal and ensure compliance. *Note: Adjust the approval workflow settings to match your company’s data retention policies.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Applicant Deleted

Triggers when an applicant is deleted.

Action

Create Request

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

Create approval requests for exported applicants

When an applicant is exported from ONBORD, this integration sends a request to ApproveThis to verify data handling and export accuracy. *Note: Ensure export data policies are incorporated into the approval workflow.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Applicant Exported

Triggers when an applicant is exported.

Action

Create Request

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

Create approval requests for live applicants

When an applicant goes live in ONBORD, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to validate activation. *Note: Tailor the approval criteria to reflect live candidate onboarding standards.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Applicant Made Live

Triggers when an applicant is made live.

Action

Create Request

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

Create approval requests for verified applicants

When an applicant is verified in ONBORD, the integration submits an approval request in ApproveThis for managerial review and secure record keeping. *Note: Confirm that verification thresholds are configured to meet compliance standards.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Applicant Verified

Triggers when identity verification of an applicant has completed.

Action

Create Request

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