SmartRecruiters integration
Requisitions that start as approved positions
Every opening in SmartRecruiters should belong to a position that is approved and funded. Kinnect governs that position; SmartRecruiters keeps recruiting.
Standard APIs. Your Recruiting stays the system of record for what it owns.
SmartRecruiters and Kinnect connected: Requisition, when recruiting starts on an approved position, outbound from kinnect; Candidate stage changes, inbound to kinnect; Hired event (closes the req, fills the position), inbound to kinnect; Candidates, interviews, offers, inbound to kinnect.
What moves
What moves, which way, and who stays the record
Into Kinnect
- Candidate stage changes
- Hired event (closes the req, fills the position)
- Candidates, interviews, offers
- Position approval, budget line, History
Out to SmartRecruiters
- Requisition, when recruiting starts on an approved position
- Position approval, budget line, History
Who stays the record
SmartRecruiters is the system of record for recruiting activity: candidates, interviews and offers. Kinnect is the record of the approved position the opening belongs to.
| Data | Direction | System of record |
|---|---|---|
| Requisition, when recruiting starts on an approved position | Outbound from Kinnect | Kinnect (position), SmartRecruiters (opening) |
| Candidate stage changes | Inbound to Kinnect | SmartRecruiters |
| Hired event (closes the req, fills the position) | Inbound to Kinnect | SmartRecruiters |
| Candidates, interviews, offers | Inbound to Kinnect | SmartRecruiters |
| Position approval, budget line, History | Both directions | Kinnect |
What it does
SmartRecruiters and Kinnect, on one position
- SmartRecruiters owns the candidatesCandidates, interviews, scorecards and offers live in SmartRecruiters, and recruiters work there as they do today. Kinnect connects to your ATS to push requisitions from approved positions and receive candidate and hire events back; SmartRecruiters is supported through the same ATS integration framework.
- Kinnect owns the position behind the openingA hiring manager clicks Start Recruiting on an Open position in the Hiring Tracker. That creates the requisition, which progresses Open, Recruiting, Offer accepted, Pushed to ATS.
- The hire closes the loopWhen the candidate is hired in SmartRecruiters, the requisition closes and the position flips to Filled. With Workday connected, the hire flows on to Workday.
The Kinnect record SmartRecruiters connects to: the requisition detail with its attached position
Setup
How setup works
Select the ATS in Settings > System. The Integrations hub adapts to the ATS you choose.
Open the ATS card in Settings > Integrations and enter the SmartRecruiters credentials.
Agree the requisition and event mappings with the implementation team. They are configured per customer.
Run Start Recruiting on a test position, confirm the req reaches the ATS, and confirm the hire event returns.
Greenhouse is the deep, bidirectional ATS integration and the reference for this class. The SmartRecruiters connector uses the same framework; specific field maps, sync schedules and marketplace listings are not claimed on this page.
Kinnect Settings, Integrations: SmartRecruiters connected under Recruiting
Who uses it
One integration, three teams
Finance
Finance sees every open req tied to a budgeted position, so the hiring plan and the forecast are the same list.
HR and HRIS
HR sees the position request, its approvals and the requisition in one History, and never has to ask which openings were authorized.
Recruiting
Recruiting keeps working in SmartRecruiters and stops working ghost reqs: a req exists only after an approved position starts recruiting.
See it live
See SmartRecruiters connected on a live workspace
Tell us how SmartRecruiters is set up and how a seat moves today. We will show one approved, funded and in SmartRecruiters, and the number that results.
- Thirty minutes
- Demo data, shaped by your requirements
- No obligation
A Kinnect position request at the approval step, with the approver's required comment recorded against the decision
SmartRecruiters integration questions
Does Kinnect replace SmartRecruiters?
No. SmartRecruiters keeps candidates, interviews and offers. Kinnect governs the position the opening belongs to.
Which direction does data flow?
Requisitions go out when recruiting starts on an approved position; candidate movement and hires come back.
How is it set up?
Through the ATS card in Settings > Integrations, after the ATS is selected in Settings > System. Mappings are configured per customer.
What happens on hire?
The requisition closes and the position flips to Filled. With Workday connected, the hire flows on to Workday.
Which plan includes it?
The pricing page lists SmartRecruiters in the ATS Integrations row from the Growth tier.
Talk to us about your SmartRecruiters setup
A short call confirms how the SmartRecruiters connector is configured for your workspace and what it exchanges with Kinnect.