What candidates see

Applying

The form asks for a name and email, optionally a phone, LinkedIn and website, then the employer's own questions. A résumé is required unless the candidate gives a LinkedIn URL instead or the job makes it optional. PDF, Word, RTF, Pages and plain text are accepted, up to 8 MB, and the form fills itself in from the résumé.

A short notice above the first field says what Elsin collects. The draft is kept in the browser for 30 days, its résumé for a day, and a form started on a computer can be moved to a phone with a QR code.

Some jobs hold an application until the candidate confirms a person is applying, with one tap, or until they verify. The candidate is told which, and the application waits rather than being turned away.

Emails along the way

• Application received, moved to a new stage, hired or not selected.
• A request to verify, with a link that lasts 14 days.
• A check before an interview, and one on the first day, if the employer uses them.
• Interview times, changes and cancellations, with a calendar file.
• An offer to read and sign.

The check itself

About two minutes on a phone: show an ID, turn your head, done. Anyone who would rather not scan their face can send their ID for a person to check. See ID and face check.

Candidates never pay, and nothing they do in a check can reject them. The worst outcome is that a person at the employer takes a closer look.