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If you make 20 or fewer hires in a year, you can get started with Zinc at the click of a button. Learn how to use Zinc and streamline your hiring process here.

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A simple approach to background checks

It's easy to request your checks with Zinc. And it's rewarding too.

Faster turnaround time.

Zinc completes background checks in hours, not weeks. Save time and get your candidates onboarded faster.

100% compliance.

Solve complex regulatory requirements with compliant background checks in 195 countries.

Rapid live chat.

Zinc offers live chat support with average response times under 90 seconds.

Pay as you go.

Zinc offers pay-as-you-go platform access. Get started in minutes and cancel your plan at any time.

“You’ve taken about three or four hours of work and put it into 30 seconds for me. There’s not many things that wow me, and Zinc’s definitely done it.”

Marlen Gfrörer

Chief Human Resources Officer

Step 1

Choose your checks

First, you’ll need to create a Zinc account. Pop in your payment details to get started. Then head to the ‘packages’ tab to create a new package that includes the checks you want to complete.

Step 2

Choose your checks

Once you’ve completed your check package, add the candidate's details and request the checks. Your candidates can easily provide their details from any device, in a matter of minutes.

Step 3

Launch your check

Once the candidate has completed their checks, you’ll receive email confirmation with a link to their report. Here, you can view each completed check, the sources used, and any sensitive information attached. You can download the full report for record-keeping and Zinc will remove sensitive data after 30 days.

Loved by 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