Research first. Reach out with a reason.
Turn a public job listing into a concise, checked prospect brief. Use your own evidence and download the result without an account.
Need an editable starting template?
Use the existing template library for a recruiter introduction, account brief or hiring-signal draft.
Browse free recruiter templates ↗How the free tool helps
- Record the employer, role, source URL and date you checked it.
- Review source availability, specialty fit and unsupported assumptions.
- Download a brief with checked items and open questions.
This is a manual research worksheet. It does not find companies, verify sources, supply contact details or send messages. Searchlight’s paid research product is separate.
FIELD GUIDE
Hiring signal qualification: a recruiter’s research checklist
Check the source, specialty fit and next action before adding a company to a recruitment business development list.
Read the guide ↗FIELD GUIDEA recruitment prospect research brief you can reuse
Keep one company, one checked source and one defensible next step together in a short prospect-research template.
Read the guide ↗FIELD GUIDEWhat to check in a job posting before recruiter outreach
Avoid stale listings and unsupported urgency claims with a source-first review of the role, employer and fit.
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