A focused recruiting service

Candidate sourcing

Build focused prospect lists from approved role criteria and channels. Candidate sourcing turns a hiring brief into a traceable search. We research potential candidates, document why each profile may fit, and keep the source trail organized so recruiters can spend their time on outreach and judgment.

Recruiter reviewing a focused remote candidate sourcing workspace

Who this helps

A good fit when capacity and clarity are both constrained.

Internal recruiters, founders, and hiring managers who know the profile they need but lack the time or search capacity to build a credible top of funnel.

The problem to solve

Why the workflow needs attention.

Broad searches often produce noisy lists, duplicate profiles, and candidates who miss essential criteria. The hiring team then has to repeat the research before it can confidently begin outreach.

Working scope

What enters the workflow and what happens next.

The service begins only after the source materials, access, owners, and exception route are agreed. The items below are specific to candidate sourcing.

Inputs from your team

  • Approved role brief with required and preferred criteria
  • Target locations, time zone needs, and work authorization rules
  • Compensation range and any approved details that affect interest
  • Excluded employers, prior contacts, and permitted research channels

Work we can coordinate

  • Translate the brief into search concepts, adjacent titles, and target profiles
  • Research public professional information through approved channels
  • Record profile links, location signals, relevant experience, and sourcing rationale
  • Remove obvious duplicates and flag criteria that sharply restrict the available pool
  • Prepare the list for recruiter review or an approved outreach workflow

Outputs and authority

Useful records without blurred accountability.

Every output is intended to make the next human review easier. It does not transfer the employer responsibilities, specialist judgments, or hiring authority listed here.

What the team receives

  • Structured candidate prospect list with source links
  • Brief fit notes tied to the approved criteria
  • Search terms and channels used for the research
  • Open questions, constraints, and duplicate records requiring review

Decisions that remain human

  • Your team approves the role criteria and any changes to them
  • A recruiter decides who should receive outreach or enter the active pipeline
  • Hiring managers evaluate capability, team fit, and final suitability
  • We do not infer protected characteristics or make employment decisions

Quality controls

How the work remains reviewable.

Quality depends on observable checks, not a vague promise to be careful. These controls are established during calibration and revisited when the workflow or criteria change.

  • Check profiles against the same required criteria before inclusion
  • Preserve a source link so reviewers can verify relevant details
  • Run duplicate checks against supplied ATS or prospect records
  • Review a sample with the hiring owner before scaling the search

Check results are retained in the agreed record. A failed check is corrected when the rule is clear or routed to the named owner when judgment is required.

Common starting points

When teams bring in this support.

A starting scenario helps define the first useful boundary. The scope can expand only after the initial workflow, decisions, and quality checks are working as intended.

A new specialist role

The role is approved, but the team needs an initial view of where qualified people can be found.

A narrow remote market

Time zone, language, or domain constraints have made the usual search results too broad.

An underfilled pipeline

Existing channels are not producing enough relevant profiles and a fresh search route is needed.

Service questions

Frequently asked questions about candidate sourcing.

Does sourcing include contacting candidates?

Research and outreach can be scoped separately. No candidate is contacted until messaging, sender identity, channels, and approval rules are confirmed.

Can you work inside our ATS?

Yes, when access and record rules are provided. We can also deliver a controlled file for your team to import after review.

What happens when the criteria are too narrow?

We document the limiting criteria and examples from the market. Your hiring owner decides whether the brief, location, or compensation should change.

Related services

These services address adjacent work. They can be considered separately or joined through one documented candidate flow.

Start with the workflow

Turn your role brief into a reviewable talent pool.

Share the role, search constraints, and current pipeline. We will identify the sourcing workflow and review points that need to be defined.

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