Factorial integration

What Alfa writes back to Factorial

• Applicants. When screening finishes, Alfa sends each applicant whose status you map to a Factorial stage, with their name, email address and, where Alfa has them, phone number and LinkedIn profile. Their resume goes with them.
• Notes. Factorial does not accept notes through this integration, so the score and screening results stay in Alfa.
• Stages. Alfa asks Factorial to put candidates you have already shortlisted in the stage you map for Shortlisted, but we have not yet confirmed whether Factorial accepts a stage for new candidates through this integration. Applicants marked Suitable or Not suitable go where Factorial puts new applications: mapping their status to a stage tells Alfa to send them to the linked job, but does not place them in that stage.
• Later changes. Alfa does not change a candidate's stage in Factorial after sending them. If you shortlist someone later, move them in Factorial yourself.
• Applicants you do not sync. In Alfa's ATS settings you can choose a Factorial job for applicants who are not synced. Alfa then adds applicants whose status is set to Don't sync to that job, where Factorial puts new applications, so you keep them in Factorial. Only applicants who apply after you choose the job are added. If you later shortlist one of them and Shortlisted is mapped to a stage, Alfa also sends them to the job they applied for.
• Sourced candidates. If you map Sourced potential candidates to a stage, Alfa also sends sourced candidates who have an email address. Rejected and removed candidates are not sent, and sending them does not start any outreach.

What Alfa reads from Factorial

• Open jobs. Alfa lists your open Factorial jobs, up to the 250 most recently opened, so you can link each Alfa job to its Factorial job.
• Pipeline stages. Alfa reads your Factorial stages so you can choose where each Alfa status goes.
• Your hiring history. If you turn on Search your ATS history, Alfa copies the candidates and applications in Factorial, so you and Lisa can search everyone you have considered before. The first copy can take a few hours.

How to connect Factorial

1. Open Settings. Sign in as an Owner or Admin on a computer, select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then Settings.
2. Go to ATS integrations. Under Workspace, select ATS integrations.
3. Choose Factorial. Open Select your ATS, pick Factorial, then select Connect Factorial.
4. Approve access. A secure connection page opens in a new tab. Sign in to Factorial there, approve the access it asks for, then return to Alfa.
5. Wait for the first sync. The first import usually takes a few minutes. When it finishes, the status reads Connected.
6. Map your stages. Under Stage mapping configuration, pick a stage for each Alfa status, or choose Don't sync to keep it in Alfa. Then select Save ATS settings.
7. Link your jobs. In a draft job's Basics, open Advanced and choose the matching job under ATS job. You can also ask Lisa to link a job, including one that is already published.

Limits

• Your organization connects one ATS at a time.
• Only Owners and Admins on a paid plan can connect an ATS, on a computer. The integration is not available during a trial.
• Alfa sends each candidate to a job once, after screening finishes, and checks for new candidates every 20 minutes.
• Alfa only sends candidates who have a valid email address.
• Rejecting a candidate in Alfa does not change their stage in Factorial.
• If Factorial reports that a linked job is closed or no longer accepts candidates, Alfa unlinks the job and stops sending candidates to it.
• Moving or rejecting a candidate in Factorial does not change their status in Alfa.