Enterprise Integration
Workday & Zinc Integration
Our native, two-way integration brings you answers, not admin.
How it works
Why integrate Zinc?
Zinc lets you run background checks in the same place you’re already working, for every country you hire in. This means no chasing providers, no logging into another portal to search for answers, and no stitching reports together before an audit. Your team monitors instead of manages.
Build custom check packages in Zinc
Then send them from Workday and re-use them across roles and regions.
See check statuses in detail
So you always know how many steps are actually left before a candidate can be marked clear.
Instantly access candidates reports
So you’re always audit ready. Every completed report sits on the candidate’s Workday profile, ready to download when you need it.
Auto-filled data pulled from Zinc to Workday
Lets you view, filter, and sort candidates by screening details that are important to you, from qualification expiry dates to criminal check type.
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Implementation steps
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Technical expert needed
Benefits
The answers your team needs, already in Workday
Never be left in the dark during a hiring process again.
Focus on unblocking, not decoding
With tracked sign offs, an estimated completion date, and imported candidate files, you clearly see if there’s any start dates at risk and how you can help move things along.
Monitor every region at a glance
Want to verify candidates have the same positive experience across regions? Our two-way integration lets you compare turnaround times, candidate ratings, and volumes across every region you hire in through Zinc, even if checks were launched through Workday.
Audits become a search, not a scramble
Grabbing all candidate and employee reports with the necessary information from your ATS and HRIS, like IDs, completion dates, and system access dates is easy. Since the integration covers Workday Recruiting and Workday HCM, there’s no need to export and match data across multiple systems.
Secure candidate details
Our two-way, native integration means your data passes through as few systems as possible. It’s been vetted by Workday, earning us a Partner badge.
Too good to be true.
“Zinc almost feels too good to be true. It’s so affordable, smart, quick and hassle-free. The app looks really cool and our candidates find it super easy to use.”
Work, revolutionised.
“I can’t shout about Zinc enough, because it really has revolutionised the way we work. The level of time and effort we need to put in has dramatically reduced.”
Seamless, always.
“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.”
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FAQs
Everything you need to know.
Can I run background checks directly through Workday?
Yes. Move a candidate to your background check stage, pick a Zinc package from the dropdown, and we take it from there. We contact the candidate, run the checks and send reminders. Check statuses and the final report come back into their Workday profile, so there’s no other portal to log in to. Checks for existing employees can be started from their Workday record too.
Will the Workday integration require significant configuration and maintenance from our side?
No. Setup is a one-off in your Workday tenant: create an integration user, a security group and an API client, then paste the credentials into Zinc. You don’t need to wait for us, and it’s live as soon as you connect. After that, there’s very little to look after. You build your check packages in Zinc once and choose which extra data (like right to work expiry dates) comes back to Workday.
How long will it take for us to set up Zinc’s integration with Workday?
Most teams are up and running in around three hours. You’ll usually only need one technical person on your side. Almost all of that is creating the integration user and API client in Workday. Our step-by-step guide walks you through it, and on the Zinc side you just paste in your credentials.
Does the integration work with both Workday Recruiting and Workday HCM?
Yes. Use Recruiting to screen candidates, HCM to screen employees, or both. Reports and check statuses land on the right profile either way, so you don’t have to export and match data across systems.
Does the integration pull candidate information (name, email, CV, etc.) from Workday into Zinc?
Yes. Moving a candidate to your trigger stage sends their name, email, phone number (if you hold one) and chosen package to Zinc. We then collect everything else directly from the candidate, so they can confirm their details and give consent.
Are there any additional costs associated with the Workday integration?
No. All of Zinc’s integrations are no-cost, and setup, training and support are included. You only pay for the checks you run.