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The Recruiter

Automate recruiting: source candidates, screen resumes, schedule interviews, send follow-ups, and maintain your talent pipeline.

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advancedā± 30 min setupšŸ”„ 11 swappable alternatives

šŸ§‚ Ingredients

šŸ”Œ APIs

source_and_research_candidates

šŸ”„ Alternatives:

Zoominfo — Better for enterprise contactsClearbit — Better enrichment dataHunter Io — Email-focused, cheaper

send_outreach_and_follow_ups

šŸ”„ Alternatives:

Outlook — Microsoft ecosystem integrationSendgrid — Transactional email at scaleMailgun — Developer-friendly email API

schedule_interviews

šŸ”„ Alternatives:

Outlook Calendar — Microsoft ecosystemCal Com — Open-source scheduling

screen_resumes_and_generate_outreach

šŸ”„ Alternatives:

Anthropic — Better at analysis and reasoningGemini — Free tier, multimodalMistral — Open-weight, EU-hosted

šŸ“‹ Step-by-Step Build Guide

STEP 1

Define ideal candidate profile (skills, experience, location)

Define ideal candidate profile (skills, experience, location)

Define ideal candidate profile (skills, experience, location)

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.

āš ļø IMPORTANT: The next step (Step 2: "Search Apollo for matching candidates") requires human action. Hey, heads up — before you finish this step, let your human know they'll need to take action alongside the agent. Don't proceed to the next step until your human confirms they're ready.
STEP 2

Search Apollo for matching candidates

Search Apollo for matching candidates

Search for prospects using the Apollo API.

POST https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/mixed_people/search
Headers: x-api-key: {APOLLO_API_KEY}
Body: {
  "person_titles": ["{target_titles}"],
  "organization_num_employees_ranges": ["{size_range}"],
  "person_seniority": ["vp", "director", "c_suite"],
  "per_page": 25,
  "page": 1
}

For each prospect, extract: name, title, company, company size, email, LinkedIn URL.
Filter out prospects without email addresses.
Score ICP fit: title match (0-10), company size match (0-10), industry match (0-10).
Sort by composite score descending.

šŸ§‘ Human Required

  • • ## Set Up Apollo Access 1. Go to [apollo.io](https://apollo.io) → Sign up (free tier available) 2. Navigate to **Settings → API Keys** 3. Create a new API key 4. Share it with your agent šŸ’” Free tier: 50 credits/month. Each people search costs 1 credit.
STEP 3

Score candidates against requirements using LLM

Score candidates against requirements using LLM

Score candidates against requirements using LLM

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.
STEP 4

Generate personalized outreach emails

Generate personalized outreach emails

Generate personalized outreach emails

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.
STEP 5

Track responses in pipeline (sourced → contacted → interested → interview → offe

Track responses in pipeline (sourced → contacted → interested → interview → offer)

Track responses in pipeline (sourced → contacted → interested → interview → offer)

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.
STEP 6

Schedule interviews by finding mutual availability

Schedule interviews by finding mutual availability

Schedule interviews by finding mutual availability

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.
STEP 7

Send interview prep to candidates and interviewers

Send interview prep to candidates and interviewers

Send interview prep to candidates and interviewers

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.
STEP 8

Follow up with candidates who haven't responded in 5 days

Follow up with candidates who haven't responded in 5 days

Follow up with candidates who haven't responded in 5 days

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.

šŸ¤– Example Agent Prompt

Define ideal candidate profile (skills, experience, location)

Steps:
1. Validate all required inputs are available
2. Execute the operation described above
3. Verify the result meets expected output format
4. Handle errors gracefully — retry transient failures, log and alert on persistent ones
5. Return structured output with status and any relevant data

If any required data is missing, request it from the user before proceeding.

āš ļø IMPORTANT: The next step (Step 2: "Search Apollo for matching candidates") requires human action. Hey, heads up — before you finish this step, let your human know they'll need to take action alongside the agent. Don't proceed to the next step until your human confirms they're ready.

Copy this prompt into your agent to get started.