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Recruiting Pipeline Builder

Target a company, define your role, get a scored candidate list in Google Sheets.

Works with:ApolloApolloLinkedInLinkedInGoogle SheetsGoogle Sheets

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Setup time

~10 min

Time saved

4-5 hrs/search

Difficulty

Medium

Tools

3 connected

How it works

1

Search Target Company

Find candidates by title and seniority

2

Enrich Profiles

Get full context from LinkedIn

3

Score Candidates

Rate fit against your job requirements

4

Export to Sheets

Get a ready-to-use candidate pipeline

Try asking

Find senior engineers at Stripe for our Staff Engineer role
Build a candidate list of PMs at Notion who could be VP-level
Source designers from Figma for our Senior Product Designer role

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The Prompt

Task

Given a target company to recruit from and a job description/role requirements, use @Apollo/Search PeopleName it "Apollo/Search People" and call it with @Apollo/Search People to find candidates, @LinkedIn/Get ProfileName it "LinkedIn/Get Profile" and call it with @LinkedIn/Get Profile to enrich their profiles, score them against your requirements, and export the results to Google Sheets using @Google Sheets/Append RowName it "Google Sheets/Append Row" and call it with @Google Sheets/Append Row.

Example: Find senior engineers at Stripe who might be a good fit for our Staff Engineer role and put them in a spreadsheet.

Input

The user will provide:

  1. Target company to recruit from
  2. Role/job description or key requirements
  3. Google Sheets spreadsheet ID for output

Example: "Find product managers at Notion who could be good VPs. Sheet ID: abc123"

Context

What to Search For

Apollo filters:

  • Company name (current employer)
  • Job title keywords
  • Seniority level
  • Location (if relevant)
  • Years of experience

LinkedIn enrichment:

  • Current role tenure
  • Previous experience
  • Education background
  • Skills and endorsements
  • Recent activity and posts

Scoring Criteria

Experience fit (0-10):

  • Relevant industry experience
  • Role progression
  • Company caliber
  • Years at level

Skills match (0-10):

  • Technical skills alignment
  • Domain expertise
  • Leadership experience (if needed)

Cultural signals (0-10):

  • LinkedIn activity (thought leadership)
  • Career trajectory
  • Education
  • Side projects or open source

Output Format

Create a scored candidate list with all relevant data for recruiter outreach.

Output

Search Summary:

  • Target company: [Company]
  • Role: [Job title]
  • Candidates found: [count]
  • Top matches: [count with score > 7]

Google Sheets Output:

Each row will contain:

| Name | Current Title | Company | LinkedIn | Email | Experience Score | Skills Score | Culture Score | Total Score | Notes | |------|--------------|---------|----------|-------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------| | [Name] | [Title] | [Company] | [URL] | [email] | [0-10] | [0-10] | [0-10] | [0-30] | [Key highlights] |


Top Candidates:

1. [Name] — Score: [X/30]

Current: [Title] at [Company] ([tenure]) LinkedIn: [URL] Email: [if available]

Why they match:

  • [Reason 1]
  • [Reason 2]
  • [Reason 3]

Potential concerns:

  • [Any flags]

Outreach angle: [Suggested approach based on profile]


2. [Name] — Score: [X/30]

(Same format)


Outreach Template:

Based on the candidate profiles, here's a personalized outreach template:

Subject: [Suggested subject line]

Hi [Name],

[Personalized opening based on their background]

[Value prop for your opportunity]

[Soft CTA]

Best, [Your name]

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