Candidate Sourcing & Market Mapping
Find the Right Talent. Build Stronger Pipelines.
We help recruitment businesses identify relevant talent, research candidate markets, build qualified talent pools, and organize candidate information to support recruitment delivery.
How the work flows
- SearchBoolean, X-ray and platform search01
- ResearchBackground, tenure and context02
- QualificationMeasured against the brief03
- ShortlistOrganized for recruiter review04
- PipelineRecorded in your ATS05
Overview
Sourcing is research, not list-building.
A long list of profiles that loosely match a job title creates more work, not less. Effective sourcing means understanding what the hiring manager really needs, which companies and teams develop that kind of person, and which signals separate a credible candidate from a keyword match.
HuntNow sourcers work from your intake notes and scorecard. We build search strategies around skills, career patterns, target employers and location, then screen each profile against the criteria you agreed before it reaches you. What you receive is organized, summarized and recorded where your team already works.
You stay in charge of candidate relationships and hiring recommendations. We do the search, research and organization that make those conversations more productive.
At a glance
- Candidate sourcing and market mapping
- Boolean and X-ray searches
- LinkedIn and professional-platform research
- Candidate screening against agreed criteria
- Shortlist preparation
- Candidate database building
- Candidate contact enrichment
- Talent-pool research
- Candidate profile summaries
Scope
What this service covers
Candidate sourcing and market mapping
Who works where, in which teams and at what level, for a role, a niche or a list of target companies.
Boolean and X-ray searches
Structured search strings across LinkedIn, search engines, portfolios and repositories, refined as results come back.
LinkedIn and professional-platform research
Profile and company research using the access levels available on your accounts.
Sourcing tools
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Noon AI
- Advanced AI Sourcing
- Boolean Search
- X-Ray Search
Principles
How we keep sourcing useful
Brief first
We confirm must-haves, deal-breakers and target employers before searching, and revisit them if the market says otherwise.
Researched, not scraped
Each profile is reviewed by a person who understands the role, not added because a keyword matched.
Permitted data only
Contact research uses approved tools and follows the privacy rules that apply to your market.
Recorded where you work
Candidates land in your ATS with consistent tags, so the work keeps its value after the search closes.
Deliverables
What a sourcing delivery looks like
Every shortlist follows the same structure, so you can scan it quickly and move candidates straight into outreach. Formats follow your ATS or preferred sheet.
Illustrative structure only. Columns and formats are agreed with each client.
What a sourcing delivery looks like
IllustrativeTechnology and research
Advanced sourcing. Modern technology. Better research.
AI-assisted sourcing, Boolean and X-Ray search, talent mapping and enrichment, inside the platforms you already use.
AI and platform sourcing
- Advanced AI sourcing
- AI-assisted talent research
- LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator research
Search techniques
- Advanced Boolean search
- LinkedIn Boolean search
- X-Ray search
- Google X-Ray sourcing
Talent and market research
- Talent mapping
- Market mapping
- Passive-candidate research
- Competitor talent research
Profiles and enrichment
- Candidate enrichment
- Profile and skills research
- Multi-source candidate discovery
Our approach
How we run it
- 01
Intake
We review the brief, scorecard and any calibration profiles you already like.
- 02
Search strategy
Target companies, titles, skills and channels agreed before volume work begins.
- 03
Screen and summarize
Profiles checked and annotated against your criteria.
- 04
Deliver and calibrate
Shortlist delivered, feedback captured and the search sharpened.
Try HuntNow for 14 days.
See the difference in your first 7 days. Agreed work, real delivery, no guesswork.
Before day 1
Agree
Tasks, priorities, hours and deliverables
Days 1–7
Deliver
Work starts, workflow set, first review
Days 8–14
Refine
Process sharpened, results assessed
- Trial scope, eligible services, working hours and deliverables are agreed in writing before you start.
- We review progress with you during the first 7 days and again at the end of the trial.
- Availability is confirmed when you enquire.
Only if that is part of the agreed scope and you approve the messaging. Many clients keep first contact in-house and use us for search, screening and pipeline preparation.
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