Intro to Potential Candidates

Your objective with this play is to reach out to someone you know to generate candidate flow. The first step in this play is to search Connect The Dots for a job title to find good potential canidates in your network who hit your criteria. It depends on your network score, but often it turns up far more good leads than you'd think. 

With Connect The Dots you can scan down this list and if there are people that look interesting. If you find one, note which of your connectors has the best relationship. If you have more than one connectors you might even decide to reach out to multiple people on the same candidate and get their insight. 

The key to success is to keep it simple and make it easy for your connector. Pulling a list of people they know and have a strong relationship who would be good fits dramatically reduces their cognitive load. They can quickly respond to your message. And maybe it sparks ideas for other names. 

Email Template

From: Oliver Muir [Requestor - me]
To: Chris Lui  [Requestor’s Friend]
Subject: Would you recommend any of these folks? 

Hey Chris, 

It looks like you’ve got a good relationship with;

Do you know if any of them are loose in the socket and open to opportunities? 
Is there one that stands out as especially strong? 

We’ve got a great opportunity here at Tukatu for a Senior UX designer. On paper, all four of the people above seem like great designers with relevant experience. 

Best, Oliver

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