HR WORKS integration
Alfa AI screens every applicant to your jobs, then sends the candidates you choose to the matching HR WORKS job, with their resume, their score and screening results as notes and a link to their Alfa profile.
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What works with HR WORKS
| What you can do | With HR WORKS |
|---|---|
| Link Alfa jobs to HR WORKS jobs | Yes |
| Choose a HR WORKS stage for each Alfa status | Yes |
| Send candidates to HR WORKS | Yes |
| Attach each candidate's resume | Yes |
| Put shortlisted and sourced candidates straight into their mapped stage | Not confirmedApplicants marked Suitable or Not suitable go where HR WORKS puts new applications |
| Add the score and screening results as notes | Yes |
| Move a candidate you shortlist later to your shortlist stage | No |
| Search your HR WORKS history with Lisa | Yes |
Not confirmed means we have not yet confirmed whether this works with HR WORKS through the integration Alfa uses.
What Alfa writes back to HR WORKS
- Applicants. When screening finishes, Alfa sends each applicant whose status you map to a HR WORKS stage, with their name, email address and, where Alfa has them, phone number and LinkedIn profile. Their resume goes with them.
- Notes. Alfa adds notes with a link to the candidate's Alfa profile, their score, a scorecard summary for each job requirement, and their resume and profile check results.
- Stages. Alfa asks HR WORKS to put candidates you have already shortlisted in the stage you map for Shortlisted, but we have not yet confirmed whether HR WORKS accepts a stage for new candidates through this integration. Applicants marked Suitable or Not suitable go where HR WORKS 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 HR WORKS after sending them. If you shortlist someone later, move them in HR WORKS yourself.
- Applicants you do not sync. In Alfa's ATS settings you can choose a HR WORKS job for applicants who are not synced. Alfa then adds applicants whose status is set to Don't sync to that job, where HR WORKS puts new applications, so you keep them in HR WORKS. 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 HR WORKS
- Open jobs. Alfa lists your open HR WORKS jobs, up to the 250 most recently opened, so you can link each Alfa job to its HR WORKS job.
- Pipeline stages. Alfa reads your HR WORKS 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 HR WORKS, with their resumes, so you and Lisa can search everyone you have considered before. The first copy can take a few hours.
How to connect HR WORKS
- Open Settings. Sign in as an Owner or Admin on a computer, select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then Settings.
- Go to ATS integrations. Under Workspace, select ATS integrations.
- Choose HR WORKS. Open Select your ATS, pick HR WORKS, then select Connect HR WORKS.
- Approve access. A secure connection page opens in a new tab. Sign in to HR WORKS there, approve the access it asks for, then return to Alfa.
- Wait for the first sync. The first import usually takes a few minutes. When it finishes, the status reads Connected.
- 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.
- 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 HR WORKS.
- If HR WORKS 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 HR WORKS does not change their status in Alfa.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alfa AI integrate with HR WORKS?
- Yes. An Owner or Admin connects HR WORKS in Settings > ATS integrations. You then link each Alfa job to its HR WORKS job, and Alfa sends the candidates you choose after screening.
- What does Alfa send to HR WORKS?
- The candidates whose status you map to a HR WORKS stage, with their resume and notes with a link to their Alfa profile, their score and their screening results. If you choose a job for applicants who are not synced, Alfa also adds applicants whose status is set to Don't sync to that job. Alfa sends each candidate to a job once, after screening finishes.
- Can Alfa move candidates between stages in HR WORKS?
- No. Once a candidate is in HR WORKS, Alfa does not change their stage, so move them in HR WORKS yourself.
- Can I keep applicants I do not sync in HR WORKS?
- Yes. In Alfa's ATS settings, choose a HR WORKS job under Job for applicants who are not synced. Alfa then adds applicants whose status is set to Don't sync to that job, so you keep them in HR WORKS. Only applicants who apply after you choose the job are added.
- Can I search my HR WORKS history in Alfa?
- Yes. Turn on Search your ATS history in Settings > ATS integrations. Alfa copies the candidates and applications in HR WORKS, with their resumes, and you and Lisa can then search them. The first copy can take a few hours.
- Does connecting HR WORKS email candidates?
- No. Connecting HR WORKS does not email anyone, and sending sourced candidates to your ATS does not start any outreach.
- What happens if the HR WORKS connection stops working?
- Alfa emails your company's Owners and Admins when the connection expires, or when HR WORKS turns down candidates because the connection is missing a permission. The email has a button to reconnect or to open your ATS settings.

