Recruiter approval process
Learn to how to get approved to recruit for certain roles on Paraform
By Jeffrey Li
To begin recruiting for a role on Paraform, clients (startups) must approve you to start working with them. Clients approve you based on several factors, including: your recruiter rating, your track record on Paraform, your overall recruiting background, and the hiring manager's preferences for the number and type of recruiter they want to work with.
The approval process is typically quick and you should expect a response within 2-3 business days. To apply and start recruiting for a role, all we ask for is:
- A quick introduction to the hiring manager
- Confirmation of your LinkedIn profile
- Invite recruiters from your agency (if applicable)
- Description of your sourcing strategy for the role
Once you’re approved, you’ll gain access to a direct communication channel with the client where you can communicate with the hiring manager on your Paraform recruiter dashboard.
Approval process statuses
There are several statuses you can be in during the approval process. Review the list below to see what each status means.
- Apply now: You haven’t applied to recruit for this role but can get started by applying on the role page.
- Pending: You’ve applied to recruit for this role and are waiting for the client to approve you.
- Approved: You’ve been approved to recruit for this role and can start recruiting for the role.
- Not approved: The client has passed on you to recruit for this role. This could be for a number of reasons such as your recruiter rating, recruiting background, or just that the role has too many recruiters working on it (we wouldn’t want you to waste your time!)
- Withdrawn: You’ve withdrawn your application to recruit for this role or you've removed yourself from the role.
- Rescinded: The client has rescinded your approval to recruit for this role after you were approved.
Pending approval limit
You can only apply to a maximum of 3 active roles at a time. We implemented this to ensure that the roles you intend to recruit for are actually meaningful to you and hiring managers actually know you’re serious if you choose to work with them.
If you are at the pending approval limit and want to recruit for more roles, you can wait for your pending approvals to be processed, or you can also withdraw your application to apply for other roles instead.
You can withdraw your role application by going to the client dashboard, clicking on pending clients, and clicking on the status cell which will give you an option to withdraw.
Approval limit
You can only be approved to recruit for a maximum of 10 roles at a time. We implemented this to ensure that you’re not overextending yourself and can actually provide a high quality recruiting service to the clients you’re working with.
If you’re confused about the approval process, please reach out to us through the Intercom support channel on the platform.