Talos has several 3rd party assessment integrations within the system.
Learn how to have uCheck setup within your ATS, so you can request candidates to complete background checks.
Note: you will need access to the Integrations Management administration permission to setup the integration
Setup
Required Information
API Key
If integrating your existing uCheck account, please request your API key from your uCheck contact
If you have purchased uCheck checks through Talos, your API key will be shared with you as part of the set up process.
The API key can either be added in the Talos Marketplace to:
Your whole system OR
Specific hierarchy teams (only if you have different systems setup on uCheck for different brands etc in your company).
Talos Marketplace:
To access Talos Marketplace, search for this in the configuration area.
Within the Marketplace, search for uCheck and click 'Connect':
Adding an API key to your whole system:
Toggle on 'Enable this integration' and enter your API key in the 'API key field':
Adding your API key to specific hierarchy teams:
Toggle on 'Enable this integration'
The 'Use my Hierarchy Team API Key' toggle will also need to be set to 'On' to use the API key set against your hierarchy teams when submitting candidates to uCheck
Note: if you would like your API key to be added to your hierarchy teams, please raise a ticket with our Support team who will be able to enable this feature on your system.
Once Support have enabled this feature, you will be able to add your specific API keys against the relevant hierarchy teams by going to 'Edit Team' and populating the below field:
Additional Setup
The uCheck integration supports 5 check types which can be enabled or disabled based on the checks you would like to send to candidates. Please note that only checks you've purchased from uCheck or via Talos should be enabled. Any checks which have not been set up with uCheck will error.:
DBS Standard and Enhanced - this includes the option for Digital ID
Basic Criminal Record Check
Identity Check (this is a standalone ID check - not sent in conjuntion with a DBS check). Customers who have purchased uCheck through Talos should not toggle this check on.
Right to Work
Adverse Credit History
Information: candidates will only receive checks that have been enabled on your system and sent to the candidate.
Additional Users
If you have assigned a 'Role' to your Talos users, you can update the access associated with each role under 'Roles and Permissions' in the configuration area. Alternatively, you can update access against individual users by going to ‘Manage Users’:
Please note that uCheck this will automatically be available on any new vacancies posted to your system. If you wish to enable uCheck for any of your existing live roles, you can do so in the job settings as shown below (on the old candidate screens):
Select the 3-dot menu against the vacancy you wish to enable uCheck on:
Enable the uCheck connection, and click 'Save':
Refresh the page and open the Talos Background Connect accordion in the application screen:
Additional Information
Please see our 'Talos Connect - Additional Setup' guide for further information on additional configuration options and linking your HR Provider to your ATS workflows.