Our story

We believe in a fairer, more transparent process. One which is quick, easy, and productive for every party. A process enabling candidates to own their data, and companies to access the unbiased insights they need.
Zinc’s founding team have spent years in recruitment, talent, and HRTech. We saw a field plagued with inefficiency, prejudice and a lack of transparency. We first sought to solve the burden of referencing, then sought to tackle the broader category of background checking.

We believe that checking should respect

individuals' time, privacy, and work data.

So in 2020, we redefined our vision..

These are the key beliefs that make up our vision:
  • Zinc's formula will set benchmarks in efficiency and sustainable data.
  • Defining new forms of checking, creating new industry standards for reusability.
  • Zinc will create the fabric for the future of sustainable work data.
  • Shifting behaviours in checking, opening up new insights and purpose for checking.
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Life at Zinc

Hexagon

Our values

Empathy
Seeking to understand your perspective first.
Empowered
Empowering candidates with information and data.
Delight
We will go the extra mile to deliver delight.
Integrity
We are truth seekers, providing transparent information.
Privacy
Zinc was built with privacy close to our hearts.
zinc logo reference and background check software
Pragmatic
We're a solutions oriented team that seeks to solve.

Loved by the world's leading scale-ups

"Our new person that joined us this week said it was really, really user-friendly. She was really impressed with how persistent you were in getting the references that were needed. "
Elizabeth Dillon
People and Culture Administration
"We can click a button and everything is done for us, we will never go back to manual reference checking"
Craig McElroy
Talent Acquisition Manager
"Zinc has been working really well! It’s been really easy and so nice to have a platform that just gets everything done so efficiently and conveniently. Being able to have the results before candidates start, globally, is incredible."
Amina Arraleh
People Operations Director
"Everything is going really well as always, me and the team absolutely love Zinc. It has made our process and lives so much easier!"
Kaylee Sita
People and Talent Associate
"Being FCA regulated we have no room for error with our checks. Zinc is our go-to for DBS & RTW checks with lightning fast turn-around times, zero admin, and maintaining a best in class candidate experience"
Smitha Sanjeev
People Operations
"The platform itself is super easy to use, it has really improved our process and no longer having to do manual chases. Turnaround times are now just days vs waiting months before we started working with Zinc"
Jennifer Bass
HR Team Leader
"The process is so so quick, I made an offer to someone on Thursday to start the following Tuesday and started checks the same day which came back in a matter of hours which was unbelievable"
Tom Ratcliffe
Talent Acquisition Sourcer
“We sent out background checks Wednesday afternoon, by Thursday morning they came back complete and I could hand a laptop to the new person and say congrats. It’s that turnaround for a new joiner that is incredible”
Tom Dibble-Burge
COO & Co-founder
"It’s simple and easy to use for new hires and employers alike, and the chat is really useful too. Being 100% compliant with our client’s background verification requirements gives me peace of mind and keeps us feeling on top of our game!"
Swetha Sundaram
Head of HR
"The change to Zinc as our background check supplier has been a watershed moment. Turnaround times dropped, reporting is more transparent and everything is automated."
Oscar Machado
Head of Talent Acquisition, Photobox
"The backend functionality is as good as the front end; using it as a candidate is super straightforward, but as an admin it's even easier!"
Maddie Harris
People Operations Lead
"Zinc covers all the checks we need, has great customer service, integrates with the tools we use, and the whole system is very slick and easy to use."
Smitha Sanjeev
People & Culture Associate, Thriva
"Zinc is an absolute time saver for our hiring team. With Zinc, our reference checks have a much quicker turnaround as notifications are automatically sent through the system and the app is really easy to use."
Orla McRann
People Team, LoveHolidays
"We implemented Zinc because it saves us so much time. It’s definitely a step up from what we used before. Where possible we want to automate everything and make it easier and we’ve saved hours of time with Zinc."
Fay Pantry
Talent Partner, Capital on Tap
"Everything has been fantastic. We couldn’t have wished for a smoother integration. It’s actually been the easiest integration we’ve had with Workable - it’s just click a button and go."
Olivia Marsden
Recruitment Lead, AND Digital
"Zinc almost feels too good to be true, it’s so affordable, smart, quick and hassle-free. The app looks really cool and our candidates find it super easy to use."
Sandy Breitmeier
Talent lead, Hellofresh
"I was introduced to Zinc earlier this year and couldn't believe how easy it was to integrate with our ATS and HRIS systems. With a click of a button and we get all the checks we require on a global level."
Nikita Knezovich
Head of People and Talent
"The support has been outstanding, every minor issue receives prompt attention and we had total support during setup."
Sarah Bernhardt
VP of People
"All the feedback has been positive from our candidates. Zinc's amazing. It all happens very seamlessly and very smoothly, it’s never something I have to worry about. Very happy with Zinc."
Brittany Sims
HR Coordinator, Dext