By syncing candidate data directly from your applicant tracking system (ATS), Deel eliminates manual entry, reduces the risk of errors, and accelerates the onboarding journey from offer acceptance to contract creation.
This guide explains how to onboard new hires into Deel using an ATS integration.
In this article
- Before you begin
- Understanding Persons Without A Contract PWACs
- Using Deel-built ATS integrations
- Using third-party ATS integrations
Before you begin
To successfully set up ATS integrations on Deel, you’ll need:
- A user with an admin role on Deel
- A user with an admin role on the selected ATS
Understanding Persons Without A Contract (PWACs)
When a candidate is synced from an ATS into Deel, they are created as a Person Without a Contract (PWAC).
This is a pre-onboarding status that makes the candidate visible in your People page on Deel, even before a contract is generated. It allows you to manage the onboarding pipeline with more visibility and control. With PWACs:
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Candidate profiles are created instantly in Deel
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Candidate data such as job title, start date, personal and work emails is pre-filled
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Updates from the ATS reflect in Deel until a contract is created
Using Deel-built ATS integrations
Deel provides native integrations with popular ATS platforms, including Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Personio, Workday, and Workable. Deel’s integration with each of these allows pushing candidates in those systems to Deel for onboarding. Whenever there's an update to the offer, candidate details set to be onboarded will also be refreshed in real-time.
Through webhooks, any changes made to a candidate’s offer are mirrored instantly, right until the contract is complete.
Step 1. Review new hires or PWACs
To review the new hires or Persons without a contract (PWACs):
1. Go to the People section in Deel.
2. On the People pending contract banner, click Click here to view these people.
Candidates synced from your ATS with worker type Person without a contract will be listed here.
3. Click on any of the candidates to review their profile and verify that all synced candidate data is accurate.
Step 2. Create contracts for PWACs
To create contracts for Persons without a contract (PWACs):
1. On the new hire profile page, click Create Contract to begin onboarding.
2. On the Add a contract workflow page, select the worker type.
Some details will be automatically populated, and provide the rest of the details to create the contract.
Using third-party ATS integrations
Even with third-party ATS integrations on the Deel App Store, their steps to onboard new hires remain the same as what has been described for the Deel-built ones above.