Use this email template when working with external recruiters or recruitment agencies. You can also reach out phone first to get to know them and ask any additional screening questions you might have.
Start Recruiting TodayWhen you’re ready, use this email template to outline your requirements.
Here are the point to cover in your email:
Subject line: Incoming job req from [Company_name] / New open role at [Company_name]: [job title]
Hi [partner’s name],
We’re excited to hire a new [Job title] for our [department]!
We’re looking for a professional with at least [some experience] with [X technology] who can [help us design awesome new features for our SaaS product]. This is a [full time] position and the salary range is [$Y – $Z]. I’ve attached a detailed job description you can use to advertise the job and source candidates.
Ideally, we’d like to have our new hire onboard on [date]. If we can please have a shortlist of [five] candidates by [date] that would be great. Please let me know if that sounds doable for this position.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about scope or responsibility.
Best,
[Your name]
[Your email signature]
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