HRMS migration

Migrate from EMP Trust HR to Recruit CRM & ATS

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between EMP Trust HR and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.

EMP Trust HR logo

EMP Trust HR

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

67%

8 of 12

objects map 1:1 between EMP Trust HR and Recruit CRM & ATS.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from EMP Trust HR to Recruit CRM is a platform-type transition, not a like-for-like HRIS swap. EMP Trust HR is a compliance-first onboarding and HRIS platform with DHS-certified E-Verify integration, multi-country form management, and I-9 audit trail storage. Recruit CRM is a two-in-one ATS and recruitment CRM designed for staffing and executive search agencies, not for post-hire HR administration. We migrate what Recruit CRM can store: candidate profiles, client company records, job orders, and placement activity history. I-9 records, E-Verify case data, benefits enrollment snapshots, and training completions cannot be stored as native objects in Recruit CRM; we deliver these as tagged compliance document exports with e-signature metadata for the customer's HR team to re-enter manually or attach to candidate records as PDF artefacts. Integration connector configurations (ADP, Workday, UKG, Greenhouse, Lever) do not migrate; webhook endpoints, credential mappings, and sync schedules must be rebuilt in Recruit CRM or via Zapier if the customer uses Zapier extensions.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

EMP Trust HR logo

EMP Trust HR

What's pushing teams away

  • The third-party notary agent network used for I-9 Section 2 remote verification introduces delays, with reviewers noting extended wait times that slow the hiring process for remote employees.
  • The administrative and HR manager interface is described as difficult to navigate in some G2 reviews, requiring additional training time for new users to locate and configure settings.
  • Organizations outgrowing onboarding-centric HRIS functionality seek broader HCM platforms (Rippling, BambooHR) that offer payroll, benefits administration, and talent management in a single unified system rather than relying on integrations.
  • Limited public API documentation and developer resources make custom integrations or programmatic data extraction harder to build compared to platforms with well-documented developer portals.
  • Form logic and conditional branching within custom onboarding packages are not preserved in data exports, requiring rebuilding of workflow rules when migrating to a different platform.

Choosing

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose Recruit CRM for its full customizability — pipelines, stages, and fields can be tailored to any recruitment workflow without developer involvement.
  • Small teams value the built-in CRM and ATS combined in one subscription, eliminating the need to purchase and sync separate systems.
  • The Chrome extension for one-click LinkedIn profile collection streamlines candidate sourcing and reduces manual data entry for recruiters.
  • Responsive customer support with fast issue resolution is consistently cited as a reason teams stick with the platform long-term.
  • Automation options including email sequences and workflow triggers allow recruitment agencies to reduce repetitive manual outreach tasks.

Object mapping

How EMP Trust HR objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a EMP Trust HR object lands in Recruit CRM & ATS, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

EMP Trust HR

Hire / Employee Record

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

EMP Trust HR employee records map to Recruit CRM Candidate profiles. We extract standard fields: name, email, phone, address, employment type, start date, work location, and manager assignment. Custom employee properties map to Recruit CRM custom fields or notes. The hire's onboarding portal state (started, in-progress, completed) is documented as a note on the Candidate record since Recruit CRM does not have a native onboarding portal object.

EMP Trust HR

ATS Candidate Records (Greenhouse/Lever Integration)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

Candidates that arrived in EMP Trust HR via Greenhouse or Lever webhooks are already in candidate form but may have incomplete fields because the integration only pushes fields mapped in the connector configuration. We document the integration field map during scoping, extract all available candidate fields from EMP Trust HR, and flag any original ATS fields not included in the integration mapping so the customer can re-extract those from the original Greenhouse or Lever export before migration.

EMP Trust HR

New Hire Portal (Onboarding Package)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Note / Tagged Document

lossy
Fully supported

EMP Trust HR's branded onboarding portal instances and portal completion state have no direct equivalent in Recruit CRM. We extract portal configuration metadata (portal ID, status, completion percentage, start date) as a structured note attached to the Candidate record. The portal's task set and task completion flags are migrated as individual task notes or checklist items on the Candidate if Recruit CRM's task module is used.

EMP Trust HR

Forms (Onboarding Packages)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Document / Note

1:1
Fully supported

Completed forms (offer letters, NDAs, non-competes, tax withholding, direct deposit, beneficiary forms) with e-signature audit trail data migrate as tagged document records with e-signature metadata (signer ID, timestamp, IP address, certificate hash) written into the Candidate document description or a custom notes field. Form definitions themselves (the template structure) are not migrated; we deliver a written inventory of form templates requiring rebuild in Recruit CRM or via a third-party form builder.

EMP Trust HR

I-9 Records (Section 1 and Section 2)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Document (PDF Artefact Export)

lossy
Fully supported

I-9 Section 1 (employee completion) and Section 2 (employer/agent verification) records with E-Verify case status and USCIS verification results cannot be stored as native structured fields in Recruit CRM because Recruit CRM has no I-9 or E-Verify object. We export completed I-9 records as PDF artefacts with e-signature certificate chain metadata embedded in the document record. For in-progress I-9s (Section 1 complete, Section 2 pending due to third-party notary delays), we flag the incomplete state and document the outstanding verification action so the customer's HR team can initiate a new I-9 workflow post-migration.

EMP Trust HR

E-Verify Status

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Document (Artefact)

lossy
Fully supported

E-Verify case status codes (Verified, Tentative Nonconfirmation, DHS/DOJ Query) are extracted from EMP Trust HR and written as structured text into the Candidate document artefact alongside the I-9 record. The E-Verify case number and USCIS verification date migrate as custom fields on the Candidate if Recruit CRM supports custom field creation; otherwise they are embedded in the document description.

EMP Trust HR

Task Assignments (Onboarding Tasks)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Task / To-Do

1:1
Fully supported

Onboarding tasks assigned to new hires, managers, HR staff, and IT with status, due dates, assignees, and completion timestamps migrate as individual Recruit CRM tasks attached to the Candidate record. Task hierarchy within onboarding packages flattens to a task list; we preserve parent-child relationships as task grouping or as sequential task notes. Incomplete tasks at migration time are flagged with their due date and assignee so the HR team can reassign or recreate them in Recruit CRM.

EMP Trust HR

Training Records

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Note / Tagged Document

lossy
Fully supported

Course completion records from EMP Trust HR's new hire learning portal (course name, completion date, score, assignment timestamp) migrate as structured notes on the Candidate record. Recruit CRM does not have a native learning management or training module. We flag any in-progress training assignments at migration time so the customer can plan for manual reassignment or external training tool re-enrollment.

EMP Trust HR

Background Check Results

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Document (Artefact)

1:1
Mapping required

Background check order summaries and status results sourced through EMP Trust HR's pre-built integrations (CastleBranch, AccurateBackground, BirdDogHR) migrate as PDF document artefacts attached to the Candidate record. Raw vendor reports (the full third-party screening package) do not migrate; these must be requested directly from the background check vendor if the customer requires them post-migration. Recruit CRM does not integrate natively with background check providers without Zapier or an API extension.

EMP Trust HR

Benefits Enrollment Snapshots

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Note / Tagged Document

1:1
Fully supported

Benefits selections captured during onboarding in EMP Trust HR (plan choices, dependent information, beneficiary designations) migrate as structured historical notes on the Candidate record. EMP Trust HR stores benefits enrollment as a snapshot at the time of onboarding completion; it does not maintain a live connection to benefits carrier APIs. We flag that any active ongoing benefits changes must be captured separately from the HRIS export and manually reconciled at the destination.

EMP Trust HR

Client / Company Records (if present)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Client

1:1
Fully supported

If EMP Trust HR contains client or company records associated with a staffing or recruiting use case (EMP Trust HR supports staffing industry vertical per its partner page), those map to Recruit CRM Client records with company name, address, primary contact, and industry. EMP Trust HR does not typically store client records as a core object; we confirm during scoping whether any company records exist outside the employee data.

EMP Trust HR

Integration Configurations

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Not Migrated

1:1
Not supported

Pre-built integration connector configurations (ADP, Workday, Oracle, SAP, UKG, Greenhouse, Lever) and their sync schedules, credential mappings, and webhook endpoints do not migrate. EMP Trust HR does not export connector configuration state. We deliver a written inventory of each active integration with the destination endpoint, trigger condition, and recommended rebuild path (native Recruit CRM integration, Zapier chain, or manual re-configuration).

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

EMP Trust HR logo

EMP Trust HR gotchas

High

I-9 e-signature audit trails use proprietary storage

Medium

Third-party notary delays for I-9 Section 2

Medium

Greenhouse/Lever candidate-to-hire data mapping is partial

Medium

Benefits enrollment is a snapshot, not a live feed

Low

API rate limits and export methods are undocumented

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas

High

API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration

Medium

Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping

Medium

Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload

Low

Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms

Pair-specific challenges

  • Recruit CRM has no I-9 or E-Verify storage object

    Recruit CRM is a recruitment ATS and CRM, not an HRIS. It has no native I-9 Section 1, Section 2, or E-Verify record structure. All I-9 artefacts and E-Verify case data must be exported from EMP Trust HR as PDF document artefacts with e-signature metadata reconstructed into the document description. For any in-progress I-9 where Section 2 is pending (third-party notary delay is a known EMP Trust HR pain point), we flag the incomplete compliance state and document the outstanding action so the customer can initiate a new I-9 workflow in their chosen HRIS post-migration. Skipping this step creates a compliance gap where a partially completed I-9 is treated as resolved.

  • Greenhouse and Lever integration field maps are not preserved in export

    When a candidate is marked as hired in Greenhouse or Lever, EMP Trust HR's integration webhook pushes only the fields configured in the integration field map. Original ATS candidate fields not included in the mapping are not available in EMP Trust HR. We document the integration field map during scoping and flag any candidate source fields that should be preserved from the original ATS export before the integration fires. If the customer needs fields beyond what the integration pushed, we coordinate a parallel extraction from Greenhouse or Lever at the same time as the EMP Trust HR export.

  • EMP Trust HR e-signature audit trails use proprietary storage

    EMP Trust HR stores e-signature records with full audit trail metadata as compliance artefacts within the Forms module. These are not exposed as standard structured fields in the export API. We extract form completion records, apply a standard e-signature envelope schema (signer ID, timestamp, IP address, certificate hash), and write them as tagged document records. We flag any forms where the e-signature certificate chain cannot be fully reconstructed so the customer can plan for re-signing if required by the destination compliance team.

  • Benefits enrollment is a snapshot; active changes require separate capture

    Benefits selections in EMP Trust HR are stored as enrollment snapshots attached to the employee record at the time of onboarding. EMP Trust HR does not maintain a live connection to benefits carrier APIs for ongoing enrollment changes, life events, or deduction reconciliation. We migrate enrollment snapshots as historical records. Any active ongoing benefits changes in the source must be captured separately from the HRIS export and manually reconciled at the destination. Recruit CRM does not have a benefits module, so benefits data lives as document artefacts regardless.

  • No public API documentation or export method transparency

    EMP Trust HR does not publish a public API reference with rate limits or endpoint documentation. Integrations use pre-built connectors, SFTP batch files, and HR-XML web services for ERP and HRIS adapters. We use the SFTP batch export method as the primary data extraction path where available, falling back to manual export files generated from the admin dashboard. We confirm export field completeness during a test pull before running the full migration. The lack of documented API limits means we plan conservative batch sizes and use exponential backoff on any observed throttling during extraction.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful EMP Trust HR to Recruit CRM & ATS data migration

  1. Discovery and integration inventory

    We audit the source EMP Trust HR environment across employee record count, onboarding package count, form template inventory, I-9 and E-Verify record volume, task assignment volume, training completion records, and benefits enrollment snapshots. We document every active Greenhouse and Lever integration field map, every pre-built connector in use (ADP, Workday, UKG, etc.), and any SFTP or HR-XML batch export configurations. We pair this with a Recruit CRM feature inventory to confirm which objects are natively supported and which require document artefact or manual rebuild. The discovery output is a written migration scope and a list of compliance artefacts requiring a manual re-entry plan.

  2. Compliance artefact extraction and e-signature reconstruction

    We extract I-9 records, E-Verify case data, and completed onboarding forms from EMP Trust HR as structured data sets. For each form with an e-signature, we reconstruct the audit trail envelope (signer ID, timestamp, IP address, certificate hash) from EMP Trust HR's proprietary storage and write it as tagged metadata alongside the form artefact. We run a test extraction on a sample of 10-20 records to confirm field completeness before running the full export. In-progress I-9s are flagged separately with their outstanding Section 2 status and the third-party notary action required.

  3. Integration field map documentation for ATS connections

    We document the Greenhouse and Lever integration field maps currently configured in EMP Trust HR, identifying every candidate field that flows through the integration and every original ATS field that does not. We coordinate a parallel extraction from Greenhouse or Lever to capture any candidate source fields not included in the integration mapping before the EMP Trust HR migration runs. This prevents data loss for fields (resume text, sourcing channel, interview scores) that existed in the ATS but were never pushed into EMP Trust HR.

  4. Recruit CRM sandbox import and candidate schema validation

    We run a test migration into a Recruit CRM sandbox or trial environment using a representative sample of employee and candidate records. We validate that custom field creation is supported, that document artefact upload works for I-9 and benefits records, that task assignment mapping resolves correctly, and that any data truncation or character encoding issues are identified. The customer's Recruit CRM admin spot-checks 25-50 records against the EMP Trust HR source and signs off the mapping before production migration begins.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in this order: client records (if applicable), candidates with full profile data, onboarding form artefacts with e-signature metadata, I-9 and E-Verify document exports, training completion notes, benefits enrollment snapshots, task assignments, and background check document artefacts. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Integration connector configurations and webhook endpoints are documented for manual rebuild and delivered as a written handoff document; they do not migrate as code.

  6. Cutover, validation, and compliance handoff

    We freeze EMP Trust HR writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Recruit CRM as the system of record for candidate and client data. We deliver the integration rebuild inventory (with every connector, trigger condition, and recommended Recruit CRM or Zapier rebuild path), the I-9 and E-Verify re-entry plan (with the in-progress I-9 flag list), and the form template rebuild inventory. We support a one-week hypercare window for record reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild onboarding workflows or compliance processes in Recruit CRM as that platform does not natively support them.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

EMP Trust HR logo

EMP Trust HR

Source

Strengths

  • DHS-certified E-Verify agent with direct USCIS integration and certified audit trail logs for every eligibility verification.
  • Multi-language and multi-country form management with local tax and compliance forms for 40+ countries and all US states.
  • New Hire Portal with configurable branding, e-signature, task automation, and training course assignment in a single onboarding wizard.
  • Over 140 pre-built connectors to ATS, payroll, and benefits providers including Workday, ADP, Oracle, SAP, UKG, Greenhouse, and Lever.
  • Compliance and governance tools covering GRC program management, I-9 storage, state compliance rules, and ITAR/EAR export regulation adherence.

Weaknesses

  • No publicly documented developer portal or structured API reference, limiting programmatic access to employee and onboarding data during migration scoping.
  • Integration configurations and connector settings must be rebuilt from scratch in the destination system; EMP Trust HR does not export sync schedules, credential mappings, or webhook configurations.
  • Limited transparency on pricing tiers, with no published per-seat or feature-tier breakdown, complicating budget planning during a migration evaluation.
  • Administrative interface usability concerns reported by HR manager reviewers, suggesting a steeper learning curve compared to modern HCM platforms with streamlined UX.
  • Third-party notary delays for I-9 Section 2 completion are a recurring pain point in reviews, indicating dependency risk on external verification services.
Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Strengths

  • Fully customizable pipelines, stages, and fields without requiring developer involvement
  • Combines recruitment CRM and ATS in one subscription for staffing agencies and small teams
  • Built-in email sequences and automation reduce manual outreach work
  • Chrome extension enables one-click LinkedIn profile collection directly into the CRM
  • Responsive customer support cited across multiple reviews with fast resolution times

Weaknesses

  • Several features are gated as paid add-ons rather than included in the base subscription
  • Email functionality has been reported as unreliable by multiple users
  • Interface occasionally lags during high-activity periods in large pipelines
  • Pricing is considered higher than comparable recruitment CRMs by some customers
  • Limited native reporting — users request pre-made report exports rather than manual data pulls

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across EMP Trust HR and Recruit CRM & ATS.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    EMP Trust HR: Not publicly documented..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    A

    EMP Trust HR exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.

Estimator

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for environments under 2,000 employee records with straightforward candidate profile mapping and no complex I-9 artefact reconstruction. Migrations with large I-9 and E-Verify record volumes, multiple Greenhouse/Lever integration field maps to reconcile, benefits enrollment snapshot exports, or training completion histories move to six to ten weeks because of manual compliance planning, document extraction, and e-signature certificate reconstruction work. The Recruit CRM side (candidate and client import) is typically faster than the EMP Trust HR extraction side because the destination has a simpler object model.

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