Alchemer Workflow Greenhouse Initiator

The Greenhouse initiator is included with Alchemer Workflow. If you are interested in purchasing Alchemer Workflow, please contact us for additional information.

Overview 

Greenhouse is an applicant tracking software and hiring platform. The Greenhouse initiator blends Alchemer’s robust Workflow and survey capabilities with Greenhouse's comprehensive HR and recruiting management system. This initiator is intended for HR and recruiting teams that want to include detailed and customizable feedback surveys to their recruiting processes.

Through this integration, kickstart recruiting Workflows when events occur in Greenhouse, integrating feedback seamlessly into your HR operations. 

Using Greenhouse Webhooks, you can initiate Workflows in Alchemer whenever the following events occur: 

  • When a candidate stage change occurs in Greenhouse. 
  • When a candidate is hired. 
  • When a candidate or prospect is rejected. 

The Alchemer Workflow Greenhouse initiator uses Greenhouse Webhooks. For more information on creating webhooks in Greenhouse, refer to this documentation

Setup

1. Create a new Workflow.2. Name your Workflow.

3. After creating a new Workflow, select Greenhouse as your Workflow initiator.

4. Select the specific Greenhouse event that you would like use as your initiator. 

5. Click "Next" on the initiator overview screen. 

6. Copy the Greenhouse Webhook URL. In Greenhouse, you will need to provide this URL when setting up the Webhook. 

7. In Greenhouse, click the Configure icon on your navigation bar and select Dev Center on the left.

For more information on creating webhooks in Greenhouse, refer to this documentation.

8. Click Web hooks

Enter the following fields to configure your new webhook:

  • Name this webhook: A name that specifies what the webhook is being used for.
  • When: The event in Greenhouse Recruiting that causes the webhook to activate.
  • Endpoint URL: The URL that will receive the data (must be https). This is the URL provided by Alchemer. 
  • Secret Key: A secret phrase or key used by the receiving endpoint / application to verify that the data is legitimate. You can enter any value for your secret key, but it must match up with the secret key in the receiving app.
  • Error recipient email: The email address that will receive an email notification if the webhook fails. Because there isn't an in-app notification if a webhook fails, we recommend choosing a Greenhouse Recruiting admin to receive the email notification.

9. Click "Create Web Hook" to complete the webhook setup.

10. Return to Alchemer Workflow, and click "Save" to complete the Workflow initiator setup. 

Merge Codes

When the webhook fires, Greenhouse will pass the following fields to Alchemer Workflow. After configuring this initiator, you can use these fields in merge codes, logic, and other Workflow features.

For more information on how to use these merge codes in your Workflow, check out this article.

 Fields for Greenhouse Initiator - Candidate Rejected

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | organization_id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | organization_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | email_addresses

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | first_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | last_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | phone_numbers

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | candidate | title

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | current_stage | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | current_stage | name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | rejection_reason | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | rejection_reason | name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | rejection_reason | type | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Rejected | payload | application | rejection_reason | type | name

 Fields for Greenhouse initiator - Candidate Stage Changed

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | organization_id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | organization_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | email_addresses

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | first_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | last_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | phone_numbers

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | candidate | title

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | current_stage | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | current_stage | name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Stage Changed | payload | application | id

 Fields for Greenhouse initiator - Candidate Hired

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | organization_id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | organization_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | email_addresses

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | first_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | last_name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | phone_numbers

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | candidate | title

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | job | id

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | job | name

  Greenhouse | Candidate Hired | payload | application | offer | id

Use Case

The recruiting team at XYX Technologies use Greenhouse as their hiring and recruiting platform. They want to starting integrating prospect, new hire, and employee feedback into their recruiting processes. In particular, they need the ability to send detailed and customizable surveys, beyond what their current tech stack is capable of, when specific events occur in Greenhouse. 

To accomplish these goals, the recruiting team uses Alchemer Workflow and the Greenhouse Workflow Initiator to automatically send complex surveys when candidates are rejected or hired. They use the feedback from rejected candidates to identify gaps in their hiring processes and overall experience, while collecting the necessary information from new-hires to kickoff onboarding. 

FAQs

 What permissions do I need within Alchemer to set-up and use the Greenhouse initiator?

1. The Integration Manager Permission is required to set-up and use the Greenhouse initiator. If you don't have this permission, you will see the following message when selecting an initiator:
2. To grant this permission to someone on your team, go to the left-side product navigation and select the Account drop-down, then click on the User Management tab.
3. Then select the Users tab under User Management.
4. Click the username for another member of your team.
5. Scroll down to the Permissions section and check if the Integration Manager box is checked. If you are an admin you can check the box for other members of your team.

 Can multiple Workflows initiate off the same Greenhouse initiator?

Yes, you can create an unlimited number of Workflows that listen to the same initiator. However, you will need to create a new Workflow and configure the initiator each time. You can reuse the same Greenhouse authentication.  

 This initiator doesn't fit my use cases, or I want to provide feedback to the Alchemer Product Team!

Alchemer is committed to continuously releasing updates and enhancements to our Workflow initiators. If you have specific use cases, questions, or just general feedback, we would love to hear it. Contact us here!


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