Enable LinkedIn Apply Connect with ClearCompany

LinkedIn Apply Connect helps you discover more qualified candidates with an efficient and data-rich workflow. With an improved application flow and real-time LinkedIn data in ClearCompany, recruiters can target, prioritize & engage quality candidates more efficiently than ever before. See how to easily connect your two accounts below.

In this article:
Activate Apply Connect in ClearCompany
     If you are a LinkedIn Recruiter Customer
     If you are not a LinkedIn Recruiter Customer
Checking the Status of the Apply Connect Integration
After Enabling the Apply Connect Integration
Automatic Job Posting

Activate Apply Connect in ClearCompany

ClearCompany Permission Requirements:

• Recruiter
• User Admin

If you are a LinkedIn Recruiter Customer

1. Sign in to your LinkedIn Recruiter account in one browser tab. Then, log into your ClearCompany account in another tab within the same browser window.

2. Click Tools and then Setup. In the “Recruiting Setup” column, scroll down to LinkedIn Integration.

   

3. If you don’t see this option in Setup, reach out to your HR team to make sure you have the proper ClearCompany and LinkedIn permissions.

   LinkedIn Permission Requirements:

   • User is a Recruiter Admin on the LinkedIn Recruiter contract
   • User has an Active Seat on the Recruiter contract
4. By default, if your LinkedIn Recruiter contract opened in the other tab is recognized, the LinkedIn ATS Integration Packages menu should appear. If you don't see the menu, an option should appear asking you to Sign In to your LinkedIn account.

5. At the top of the page, you will see the Integration Status, letting you know whether or not either product has been enabled.
    

   Errors

   If errors are reported in the Integration, you will be presented with instructions to correct them.

   

6. Click the blue 'Choose package' button in the top right of the page.
   
7. To enable Apply Connect, click to check off the 'Apply Package' option.
    

8. Selecting Features to Enable: While enabling the Apply Package, you can select certain features to enable/disable upon request. Hover over each Feature's name for more details. To disable a feature, uncheck the corresponding checkbox. For more information regarding the Apply with LinkedIn integration, refer to: Apply with LinkedIn - Overview & Setup Guide.

   

9. Ensure the 'Apply Connect' option is selected within the Apply Package. Click the blue 'Save changes' button in the top right of the page.

10. If the following message, "Applicant Management Package connection waiting on ATS partner", appears after saving your changes, please refresh the page and click the 'Notify ATS' button.

    

If you are not a LinkedIn Recruiter Customer

1. Click Tools and then Setup. In the “Recruiting Setup” column, scroll down to LinkedIn Integration. If you don’t see this option in Setup, reach out to your HR team to make sure you have the proper ClearCompany permissions (listed above).
   
2. Click 'I don't have/want to use a LinkedIn Recruiter Account'
3. Enter your organization's name as it appears on LinkedIn
4. Enter your LinkedIn Company ID (optional)
   • What is a LinkedIn Company ID, and where do I find it? 
     • Check out this LinkedIn help article: LinkedIn Company ID
5. Click the blue, Enable Apply Connect button

Checking the Status of the Apply Connect Integration

Once you've completed the activation steps for Apply Connect within ClearCompany, the two systems will complete a syncing process to finalize the connection. This sync could take a matter of minutes to a few hours, depending on the size of your organization's data.

When the sync is complete, you see a green ENABLED status on the LinkedIn Integration Status page within ClearCompany.

After Enabling the Apply Connect Integration

Once the integration is successfully enabled, any Open and Publicly posted requisitions in ClearCompany will default to also be posted on LinkedIn with an embedded application process. If any existing Open requisitions should not be posted on LinkedIn, we recommend editing the Posting Options for those requisitions and toggling Off the LinkedIn Job Board option.

Automatic Job Posting

Requisitions created in ClearCompany can be synced to your LinkedIn company page and free job posts (LinkedIn Limited Listings).

Please Note:

Automated Job Posting (Job Wrapping) is required for staffing customers and recommended for non-staffing customers to use Apply Connect. Before starting the activation process, please read the following instructions to make sure you are set up correctly.

• For customers who do not have Automated Job Posting, Apply Connect must be enabled before turning on Automated Job Posting.
• For customers who already have Automated Job Posting, it is recommended that customers proceed with activating Apply Connect and then validate connection status 24 hours after enablement. 
• Once that is complete, we also recommend that customers close jobs that are manually posted within LinkedIn Recruiter. This will ensure that they get the value of both job automation and Apply Connect, preventing duplicates and better hiring outcomes.

If Automated Job Posting is not yet enabled, follow the instructions below:

• First, enable Apply Connect in your ATS using the instructions in this guide.
• Wait for 24 hours and then enable Automated Job Posting in LinkedIn Recruiter (see this guide for support). Note: 24 hours allows jobs to be synced via the Apply Connect API, at which point your automated job postings request can be done.
• Do not enable Automated Job Posting before Apply Connect is enabled in ClearCompany.

If Automated Job Posting is enabled, follow the instructions below:

• First, enable Apply Connect in your ATS using the instructions in this guide.
• Then, check the connection status of your ATS API source is “Posting active” (see page 7 of this guide).
• If connected, you can close your manual jobs. This will help to prevent duplicate jobs and ensure that all the jobs are directly collecting applications into the ATS via Apply Connect.

For more information on the Apply Connect features, such as Automatic Job Posting, refer to LinkedIn Apply Connect Integration.