One-click background checks

Effortlessly run compliant checks across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn TikTok, X (formerly twitter), Reddit and Pinterest.

Identify candidates who've held positions of political significance that could leave them and your company vulnerable to outside influence and financial crime.

Instantly verify your candidate's employment history with our HMRC integration and send regulatory reference requests.

Self certification checks allows you to collect any type of information from candidates with ease. This check is popular among recruiters collecting longer forms, such as I9 or SMCR.

Directorship checks help businesses make smarter hiring decisions for leadership roles. By running comprehensive background checks to assess whether a candidate holds any conflicts of interest or past disqualifications from directorial duties, you can protect your company’s reputation and avoid legal complications.

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Request global criminal record checks in over 190 countries directly through your ATS.  Candidate selects where they reside and  the checks are run in this country. Each country's government body has unique requirements and a specific consent for that region. Zinc can verify multiple criminal checks for previous countries a candidate has lived in.

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UK nationals can use their passport, birth certificate or HMRC letter. Others can upload visa documents or use a share code. Zinc is verified and included in the UK Government Trust Framework as a certified IDVT. We offer right-to-work routes globally

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Candidates provide a selfie photo which is matched against their identity document for validation. Identity checks are often used alongside other verification checks, such as address, criminal and right to work checks.

Simple, accurate, global. Zinc verifies the authenticity of certificates or qualifications provided directly with institutions. We verify educational and professional qualifications from any institutions. Recruiters can choose to verify one or multiple qualifications.

Customisable, detailed, fast employment and character reference checks directly from your ATS. Candidate's submit employment or professional reference checks, depending on your requirements. Candidate's can add additional referees at anytime. Candidates have a unique insight in being able to track the progress, and keep the results when complete.

Request adverse financial background screening globally from your ATS and hire with confidence. This check returns financial and regulatory requirement misconduct sourced from Law-Enforcement and Regulatory bodies Monitored Lists (including Terrorism, Money Laundering and Most Wanted lists)

​​Stay compliant, hire confidently. Zinc uses the candidate's full name and date of birth, inspecting a range of lists including the the UK Home Office watchlist and the US OFAC list. We ensure that the information aligns with public records, adding an additional layer of security to your background check procedures.

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Easily verify global addresses for all potential hires. Zinc verifies your candidate's address history with credit agencies, national postal and electoral lists. Address verification checks are useful for carrying more specific and targeted checks such as criminal record checks.

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Request adverse media background checks directly from your ATS for candidates anywhere in the world. We compare real-time data, monitoring thousands of news sources, business and trade journals and local, regional and national newspapers. The result is categorised by risk type, including media relating to accusations, arrest, trial and exoneration.

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This check connects to location specific sources globally to access information pertaining to an individual's financial history. These range from credit bureaus, banks, internal affairs, insolvency/bankruptcy records, revenue/tax offices and local courts. For example has the person got an outstanding payment that they’ve not paid or if they’ve been summoned to court.

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