Sourcing That Feeds a Real Pipeline
Find the Candidates Job Boards Never Reach
Around 70% of the workforce is passive, employed, doing good work, and not browsing job listings. LinkedIn candidate sourcing is how you reach them anyway. Using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and targeted research, we identify and qualify candidates who match your role, then hand you a shortlist with verified contact details and a weekly candidate summary, so you’re not stuck sifting through raw search results yourself.
Advanced Boolean Search & Candidate Identification
We build precise Boolean search strings using AND, OR, NOT, and parentheses to cut through LinkedIn’s noise, LinkedIn’s basic search tool returns the same broad results everyone else gets. Boolean search finds candidates who actually match your specific criteria, not just anyone with the right job title.
Passive Candidate Targeting
Most of the strongest candidates aren’t searching “open to work.” We search by current job titles, look at competitor companies, and use alumni and second-degree connections to find people who fit the role but aren’t actively applying anywhere, then reach out in a way that gives them a real reason to respond.
Competitor Talent Intelligence
We research where qualified candidates are concentrated: which companies, teams, and talent pools are worth targeting for a given role. This means sourcing starts with a mapped-out talent market instead of a generic keyword search.
BEYOND THE BASIC SEARCH BAR
LinkedIn Candidate Sourcing Built on More Than a Keyword Search
Anyone can type a job title into LinkedIn’s search bar. The results are broad, generic, and the same ones every other recruiter searching that title is already looking at. Real LinkedIn candidate sourcing means using Boolean logic, LinkedIn Recruiter’s advanced filters, and manual research into a candidate’s actual background, endorsements, and career trajectory, not just their headline, before they ever land on your shortlist.
That’s the difference between a list of names and a genuinely qualified pipeline. Every candidate we surface has already been checked against your role’s criteria, so your team’s time goes into evaluating strong fits, not filtering out noise.
Our Sourcing Process
How Can Our Team Help You to Reach Your Goals
Discovery Call
We review the role, required skills, and where similar talent is likely already working, so sourcing starts with a clear target profile.
Search Strategy
We build the Boolean search strings and identify the companies, titles, and talent pools worth targeting for this specific role.
Sourcing & Vetting
We search, review, and qualify candidates against your criteria, checking profiles beyond the headline before anyone makes the shortlist.
Candidate Handover
You receive a weekly candidate summary with verified contact details, so your team always knows exactly who’s been sourced and where things stand.
TRANSPARENT SOURCING PRICES
LinkedIn Candidate Sourcing, Billed at $9/Hour
LinkedIn candidate sourcing is billed hourly, at $9 per hour, so you’re paying for actual sourcing work, not a flat retainer regardless of output. It works well as a standalone service for building a candidate pipeline, or paired with Candidate Outreach to both find and engage candidates in one connected workflow.
- Full access to LinkedIn Recruiter, ZoomInfo, Apollo, and Lusha at no extra cost
- Verified contact details for every candidate sourced, not just a LinkedIn profile link
- A weekly candidate summary, so you always know what's been found and where things stand
- No long-term contract, scale sourcing hours up or down as your hiring needs change
See the full pricing breakdown for how this pairs with outreach or full End-to-End RPO if you need the entire hiring process managed, not just sourcing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LinkedIn candidate sourcing?
LinkedIn candidate sourcing is the process of identifying, researching, and qualifying candidates on LinkedIn using advanced search techniques, primarily Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter’s filtering tools, rather than relying on candidates to apply to a job posting. It’s a proactive approach: instead of waiting for applications, sourcing goes out and finds people who match a role, whether or not they’re actively looking for one.
Sourcing is usually the first stage in a larger hiring process. Once candidates are identified and qualified, they move into outreach, screening, and interviews.
How do you reach candidates who aren't actively job hunting?
Roughly 70% of the workforce falls into this passive category: employed, doing solid work, and not checking job boards. To reach them, we search by current job titles rather than “open to work” signals, look at who’s working at competitor companies, and use alumni networks and second-degree connections to find people who fit a role but haven’t put themselves on the market.
Finding them is only half the work. Reaching out in a way that actually gets a response matters just as much, which is why sourced candidates typically move into a structured outreach process rather than a single cold message.
What's included when I get candidate sourcing from RediRecruit?
Every sourced candidate comes with verified contact details, not just a LinkedIn profile URL, so your team can reach out directly without doing that legwork yourselves. You also get a weekly candidate summary, a clear rundown of who’s been sourced, their background, and how they match the role, delivered on a consistent schedule so nothing gets lost between updates.
Behind the scenes, sourcing runs on LinkedIn Recruiter, ZoomInfo, Apollo, and Lusha, enterprise tools that are included in the hourly rate rather than billed separately.
How is LinkedIn Candidate Sourcing different from Candidate Outreach?
Sourcing and outreach are two different stages of building a pipeline.
- Sourcing finds and qualifies candidates who match a role, researching who’s out there and whether they fit, before anyone’s been contacted.
- Outreach is the actual engagement: reaching those candidates, starting a conversation, and following up until they respond.
Many clients use both together, sourcing builds the list, outreach engages it. If you already have a candidate list and just need help reaching them, Candidate Outreach on its own may be a better fit.
Do you use LinkedIn Recruiter, or just the free search tool?
We use LinkedIn Recruiter, the paid platform tier, not the free public search tool most people are familiar with. LinkedIn’s free search only goes so far, it’s overly broad, and every recruiter using it is fishing from the same shallow pool.
Recruiter unlocks advanced Boolean search, deeper filtering, and InMail access needed to actually reach passive candidates at scale, alongside ZoomInfo, Apollo, and Lusha for contact verification and enrichment.
How much does LinkedIn candidate sourcing cost?
LinkedIn candidate sourcing is billed at $9 per hour. That includes full access to LinkedIn Recruiter and our other sourcing tools, verified contact details for every candidate, and a weekly summary delivered to your team, all without a setup fee or long-term contract.
You can scale hours up or down as your sourcing needs change from one hiring cycle to the next.