SmartRecruiters Background Check

Get the External Trigger Token

From the StackOne Hub, you will receive the External Trigger Token needed to enable the SmartRecruiters integration.

Open Settings

Navigate to Settings in the SmartRecruiters dashboard. On the home page, click your account avatar and select Settings.

Open Apps & Integrations

Select Apps & Integrations under Settings.

Select the integration

Locate and click the target integration in the list.

Review details & Connect

Review the integration details and click Connect.

Authorize integration

1. Review the requested permissions.
2. Click the Allow and Continue button.

Submit credentials

Enter the external trigger token and email in the form, then click the Submit button.

Confirm connection

After successful verification, a confirmation toast appears in the top‑right corner: StackOne Assessments is connected.

Open candidate profile

1. Log in to SmartRecruiters.
2. Navigate to People.
3. Open the desired candidate profile.

Initiate assessment/background check

From the candidate profile:

1. Scroll to the Assessments section.
2. Click the Order Assessment button.

Select package

In the assessment modal:

1. Select Assessment Partner: Choose the assessment vendor.
2. Select Package: Pick a test package.
3. Click Continue.

Send to candidate

1. Review test details and candidate information.
2. Click Send.
3. The candidate receives an email with the test link and instructions.

Open Settings

Click the profile icon and select Settings.

Open Hiring Process

Under Settings, click Hiring Process.

Select hiring process

Create a new hiring process or select the default one, then click the Edit icon.

Add Skills Test step

Click Add Step and choose Skills Test.

The step is added to the hiring process:

Save hiring process

Click Save Hiring Process to persist the changes.

Add assessment entry

In the Skills Test step, open the menu and select Assessments.

Configure assessment

Click Configure.

Select the assessment partner, assessment type, and package. Click Save.

Enable auto‑trigger

Return to the Config page and enable the Auto-triggered toggle for the package.

Add candidate

Click the + icon (top right) and choose Add Candidate.

You can upload files or add a candidate manually. For this guide we follow the manual addition form path.

Complete the form and click Add Candidate.

Move candidate to assessment stage

Open People and select the candidate.

Click Move Forward and select Skills Test under the In Review stage.

A checkmark appears on Skills Test once the assessment order is sent.

View results

After the candidate completes the assessment:

1. Status updates: Track status (Sent, In Progress, Completed) in the candidate profile.
2. Attachments / report: Open the detailed results or follow the full report link (if provided).