For recruitment agencies
Outbind for recruitment agencies: find the companies that are hiring
How recruitment agencies use Outbind to win clients: hiring signals show who is recruiting now, and Autopilot emails the hiring managers from your own inbox.
Recruitment agencies use Outbind to find companies that are hiring right now and to start conversations with the people who own those hires. Hiring signals are on every plan, and Autopilot writes and sends emails from your own inbox, follows up and sorts the replies.
This page is about winning client companies, not sourcing candidates. Plans start at $49 a month, with a 7-day free trial.
How do recruitment agencies find new clients?
Most consultants watch job boards, call companies that have posted roles and lean on past hiring managers. It works, but it is slow, and every other agency is looking at the same job ads on the same morning.
The edge is speed and relevance: reaching the right hiring manager soon after a need appears, with a message that shows you understand the role and the market.
Why are hiring signals so useful for recruiters?
Because a company that is hiring has a live need and a budget for it. Outbind detects hiring on the accounts in your market on every plan and uses it to re-rank them, so companies recruiting for the roles you place rise to the top.
Other signals add context:
- Funding, on every plan. A company that has just raised usually hires next.
- Expansions, on Pro Plus and up. A new office or market means new teams.
- New leaders, on Pro Plus and up. A new head of a function often rebuilds the team.
- Acquisitions, on Pro Plus and up. Merged teams bring restructures and new roles.
On Pro Plus and up these are checked weekly. Every event is hashed on arrival, so a retry never repeats it. Read our signal-based selling guide for more on timing.
What does Outbind do for a recruitment desk each day?
It takes the research and first contact off your consultants.
- Searches your market every morning and scores each account on fit, persona and intent, with the reasons shown.
- Finds the hiring manager or talent lead, and checks the data: a verified pool first, other sources only for the gaps. Emails are never guessed from name patterns.
- Researches each lead and writes a plain-text email that cites real sources, such as the role being hired for.
- Runs 35+ pre-send checks and sends from your own mailbox, 8am to 8pm in the recipient's time zone.
- Runs LinkedIn in the cloud next to email. Read about LinkedIn automation safety before you connect an account.
- Follows up until someone replies, then stops, and sorts the reply in one Unibox.
Obi sends your booking link to people who want to talk. Questions about fees, terms or anything unclear come to a consultant.
Which plan fits a recruitment agency?
| Your desk | Plan | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| One recruiter or a solo agency | Pro, $49 a month | Hiring and funding signals, up to 400 leads, 1 LinkedIn account |
| A specialist recruiter who wants every signal | Pro Plus, $99 a month | New leaders, expansions and acquisitions, a research brief on every lead, HubSpot and Pipedrive |
| A team of consultants | Team, $199 a month | 3 seats, shared Unibox with reply assignment, analytics per teammate |
| A larger agency on Salesforce | Team Scale, $399 a month | 5 seats, 8 LinkedIn accounts, Salesforce sync, priority support |
Extra seats on the team plans are $49 a month. Sending never uses credits. See pricing.
What ICP would a recruitment agency set?
Describe the companies that hire the people you place, and the person who signs off the hire. For example: "heads of engineering at 100 to 1,000 person fintech companies" or "operations directors at regional logistics firms hiring warehouse managers".
If your desks cover different sectors, give each its own ICP. On Team plans, replies for each sector can then be assigned to the consultant who covers it.
What do recruiters still do?
The relationship and the placement.
| What Outbind does | What your consultants do |
|---|---|
| Spots companies that are hiring | Choose the sectors and roles to target |
| Finds and verifies hiring managers | Take the briefing call |
| Writes, sends and follows up | Agree fees and terms |
| Sorts replies and books calls | Find and present candidates |
Can Outbind replace business development in my agency?
It replaces the repetitive part: list building, first emails and follow-ups. Your consultants still win the brief and fill the role. For how an AI SDR works, or to compare Outbind with other tools on our alternatives pages, start there.
FAQ
How do I find companies that are hiring?
Outbind detects hiring signals on the companies in your market on every plan and moves those companies up your list. It then emails the hiring managers from your own inbox.
Is Outbind for sourcing candidates?
No. Outbind is built to find and win client companies. Its messages are business-to-business, sent to people about their work.
Can several recruiters share Outbind?
Yes. Team includes 3 seats and Team Scale 5, with a shared Autopilot and a shared Unibox where each reply can be assigned to a consultant.
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