Zinc turnaround times
At Zinc our goal is to provide you with full transparency of when you can expect your candidate's checks to be complete.
By providing you with our most recent turn around time data split in three different ways, we hope to empower you with the information and context you need to run a smooth and efficient background checking process.
Types of turnaround time
We provide our turnaround time data in three ways, as doing so gives you a richer understanding of what you can expect.
Mean
This is a mean average of every check, including the unusually fast and the unusually slow.
Data updated weekly.
10% average
This is the same as the mean, but excludes the fastest 10% and slowest 10% of checks, giving you a more "typical experience" than the Mean.
Data updated monthly.
55th - 75th percentile range
This is the range between the time taken for 55% of the checks to be returned and 75% of the checks to be returned. This range is what informs the predicted return time within the Zinc app.
Data updated weekly.
Identity & right to work
UK right-to-work check
Global right-to-work check
Address check
Document check
Criminal, integrity & track record
Employment verification check
Reference check
Institution verified education check
OCR education check
Basic DBS check
Enhanced DBS check
Global criminal check
Financial, compliance & risk mitigation
UK credit check
Global credit check
Financial check
Sanctions check
UK directorship check
Global directorship check
Social media check
Adverse media check
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