Self-Certification Checks

Easily collect any screening document from candidates to meet compliance requirements and fast-track your hiring process.

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What is a self-certification check?

A self-certification check is a type of background check that allows businesses to easily collect information from candidates, verify their details, and minimise risk in the hiring process. They are popular among recruiters collecting longer forms, such as an I-9 or SMCR. 

Save time

Straightforward document collection

Self-certification checks allow you to add your own custom logic and conditionally collect documents depending on candidate responses. Request custom document uploads in seconds and fast-track candidate screening.

Reduce risk

Complete visibility of candidate credentials

Protect your business with the ability to quickly request any document. Ensure global compliance and leave no stone unturned by centrally collecting P45 forms, driving licences, professional accreditations and more.

First impression

Delightful candidate experience

Once requested, candidates can easily upload the required documents for display in seconds. Our simple and transparent process makes a great first impression on your new hires.

How it works

Simple and secure self certification checks, helping you make safer hiring decisions.

Specify the form you'd like candidates to complete (e.g. I9 or SMCR), or request custom document uploads.

Zinc will display candidate-provided information on the report, complete with download links for any uploaded documents.

Explore our features

Automated checks
Simple and secure self certification checks, helping you make safer hiring decisions.
ATS integrations
Integrate our checks into your ATS or HRIS.
Global coverage
Zinc handles global complexity, checking your candidates wherever they work.
Tailored packages
Curate a checking package for specific countries or regulation. Or have one globally consistent range of checks.
Simple and secure
Simple and secure checks, helping you make safer hiring decisions.
Elevated experiences
Custom brand your candidate's flows and choose light or dark mode. Candidate's can easily submit checks from any device.
Compliant
Fully compliant with Global & EU law.
Tier 1 registered with the ICO.
Integrations
Direct ATS integrations. Get in touch and we'll set you up for free.
Support
Instant live chat support from the Zinc team around the clock.
Robust
Robust service that's relied upon by regulated businesses globally.

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FAQs

Find answers to common questions about our self-certification checks and processes.

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What are the common use cases for custom document uploads?

There are often specific documents that companies need to collect to ensure compliance and progress in the hiring process. With our custom document upload feature, your team can easily request necessary documents, such as professional membership certifications, P45 forms, driving licences, new starter checklists or payslips. This simplifies the document collection process, allowing you to collect all the required information in one centralised location.

How do I use question-based upload submission?

Set a yes/no question to determine if a candidate is required to complete an upload submission. This way, you have control over which candidates are prompted to provide specific documents.

Will Zinc verify the documents I have requested?

No, this tool is designed as a responsive document collection tool to reduce friction and provide greater flexibility to recruiters. It is not intended to verify documents.

Loved by the customers and candidates

“I can’t fault Zinc really, for me it’s been a seamless process even with changing the integrations from Workable to Greenhouse it’s been easy. As a team when it comes to the process we don’t even have to think about it really, which is a good thing.”

Philip Stephens

People Operations Specialist

“Zinc is coming up with new ways to improve the experience such as allowing the HMRC check to be completed alongside regulatory references, a game changer when ensuring a candidate's work history is accounted for. All in all, a great experience so far!”

Claire Jackson

Compliance Coordinator

“The Zinc team comes with ideas that brings it to the next level. I really appreciate that there is a willingness to develop and make changes. It's quick and it just happens. It's so difficult to find other partners that have that have that same mindset. For me that's the most important thing that you actually want to hear what we're saying and adapt to our ways of thinking.”

Marlen Gfrörer

Staff Onboarding

“I needed something that I could rely on to do thorough background checks. You can't cut corners on recruitment in education. If you can't do the safeguarding at recruitment, then you're letting unsafe people into the organisation. I needed something that I could depend on, and I’m 100% confident Zinc is that.”

Alex Pazik

Safeguarding Manager

“We have been using Zinc for nearly 2 years now and it has made a world of difference with our onboarding. Zinc saves us a huge amount of time, takes the admin off our team along with having all the references in one place. We can click a button and everything is done for us, we will never go back to manual reference checking”

Craig McElroy

Talent Acquisition Manager

“Being FCA regulated we have no room for error with our checks. Zinc is our go-to for DBS & RTW checks with lightning fast turn-around times, zero admin, and maintaining a best in class candidate experience”

Smitha Sanjeev

People Operations

“Zinc is brilliant! It takes a big burden off us by handling reference follow-ups and chasing. Plus, the integration with PinPoint works great! It’s simple and easy to use for new hires and employers alike, and the chat is really useful too. Being 100% compliant with our client’s background verification requirements gives me peace of mind and keeps us feeling on top of our game!”

Swetha Sundaram

Head of HR

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