Recruiter cold outreach generator

The best candidates are often not looking for a job. Reaching them with a cold message that is short, specific and respectful is the core skill of sourcing. This generator drafts personalised outreach emails, LinkedIn InMails and follow-up messages based on the role and what you know about the candidate.

How to use it

1. Enter the role, company and two or three selling points, such as remote work, a hard technical problem or growth stage.
2. Add a personal detail about the candidate, such as a project, talk or article.
3. Choose the channel and tone, and whether to include follow-ups.
4. Edit the draft so it sounds like you, then send.

What makes outreach work

• Personalisation in the first line. Mention something specific: I enjoyed your talk on Kafka consumer lag at PyCon.
• Brevity. Aim for under 100 to 120 words. Busy people decide in seconds.
• Why them, why this role. Connect their experience to the problem the team is solving.
• Transparency. Salary range, location or remote policy upfront saves everyone time.
• A low-commitment ask, such as a 15-minute call, not send me your CV.

Example

Hi Ana, your open-source work on the Rust tokio scheduler caught my eye. We are building a low-latency trading engine in Rust at Acme (fully remote, 140 to 170k). Would you be open to a 15-minute chat next week to hear what the team is working on?

Follow-ups

Send one or two follow-ups, 4 to 7 days apart, each adding something new, such as a team blog post or the interview process. Stop after that; persistence beyond two follow-ups harms your employer brand.