Every HR professional and recruiter is on a perpetual hunt, eyes keenly peeled for top-tier talent.
But in a world filled with potential candidates, how does one sift through the noise to uncover those gems who are not just qualified but are also ready and ripe for a career move?
How to find good candidates in 2025?
The traditional methods of finding candidates – job boards, recruitment agencies, and networking – are essential but not always efficient. So, how do you upgrade your arsenal?
The transformation begins with integrating data-driven approaches. In the forest of potential hires, public web data serves as your enhanced tracking system, illuminating the path to skilled candidates who align with your organizational culture and goals.
For instance, Coresignal's employee data highlights potential candidates' professional journeys, skills, and experiences, while job posting data reveals the landscapes where these candidates are most likely to be found.
It's a harmonious synthesis of precision and insight, ensuring that every step you take is informed and strategic.
So, to find good candidates, you're not just relying on your instincts but are also empowered with rich, accurate, and relevant data.
It's a blend of the art of intuition and the science of data—a combination that ensures your hunt is not only successful but also efficient and impactful. Let's see how to put this into practice.
How to use Coresignal for quality candidate search?
I've prepared a step-by-step guide on candidate search using Coresingal's self-service. First, you will need to register for an account on our self-service platform. You can use the platform for free for 14 days to find candidates easier.
During your trial, you will be able to search for 400 and get 200 profiles, no credit card required – register here.
Once you log in, choose the Find data element on the homepage or the side menu.
So, what type of candidates can you find on this platform?
- Filter by experience and skillset
Let's say you need to find candidates in a specific industry that have a particular skill set.
You can filter the database by Industry, Job title, Keyword, Skill, or other important characteristics.
- Filter by location
If you want to find someone who has the right skills and lives in a particular location, you could also include various location filters to slide the list by country, state, or city.
- Filter by education
You might want to find candidates with a particular education level or a certificate. You could easily add these filters to adjust your search:
- Filter by seniority level
Finally, you could be interested in sourcing more sought-after candidates and building a list of people with a particular seniority level. If you want to find all CEOs, you will have to do an executive search. The easiest way would be to use the Job title, enter the word Executive into the search bar, and pick all the relevant categories.
Alternative, you might want to complete a specialist search to fill in a complex technical role in a specific region, such as finding a senior data analyst or data scientist from Colorado, skilled in SQL and Python. Your search would return more than 1000+ qualified candidates:
Every search returns the number of records and a data sample which you can review before collecting the full profile. You can collect the data using your 200 Collect credits or start a subscription at only $49 per month.
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Passive candidate sourcing
Now that you know how to use Coresignal for candidate search, let's discuss what signals that the person is ready for a new stage in their careers. Potential candidates include those actively seeking new opportunities and content in their current roles.
These content individuals are known as the "passive candidates."
But how do you identify these hidden gems? The signals are subtle.
A sudden increase in professional networking, a spike in their activity on professional forums, or their presence at industry conferences can all be indicators of readiness for change.
Here's where Coresignal steps into the narrative. You can transform your recruitment strategy with our rich datasets, including employee data.
With some technical know-how, you can use the data to show specific signals of profile updates indicating that the passive talent is ready for an interview.
Candidate search for tech roles
In the tech world, the hunt intensifies. Tech workers are usually among the most sought-after candidates by many recruiters. How do you find candidates with the niche skills, innovative mindset, and adaptability that tech roles demand?
Public web data emerges as the silent observer, capturing the digital footprints of these candidates.
It unveils the forums they frequent, the content they engage with, and the networks they are part of. But how do you decode this data to transform it into actionable insights?
Unraveling the data with developer data
Coresignal's developer data steps in as a powerful ally in this search, especially when you're going into tech recruitment.
With over 1 billion data records from platforms like GitHub, recruiters are equipped with a detailed map of the candidate's professional landscape.
Imagine having a lens that not only spots the candidates but also zooms into their skills, projects, and contributions. Developer data is that lens.
It provides publicly available data points, such as bio, location, repositories, projects, and more, offering a comprehensive view of the developer's technical prowess and professional journey.
Tailoring outreach strategies
In the tech world, where innovation is rapid and skills are diverse, generic outreach strategies are as effective as going into a forest blindfolded.
Developer data allows recruiters to tailor their outreach strategies, making them personal and relevant. It's like a compass that points directly to the candidates who are skilled and aligned with your organization's specific technical and cultural ethos.
Mapping skills and contributions
What sets Coresignal's developer data apart is its ability to offer a complete picture of the developer. It's not just about the skills listed on a resume but also about the projects contributed to, the innovations pioneered, and the communities engaged with.
This depth of insight is crucial when seeking tech talent if you want to find someone who will fit in your organization.
Building a future talent pipeline
With developer data, recruiters are filling current vacancies and building a talent pipeline for the future.
It's about spotting potential candidates and tracking their growth, skills development, and contributions. Having a future-focused lens ensures that your recruitment strategy is responsive and proactive.
Using public web data to find the best candidates
In today’s dynamic and competitive job market, leveraging public web data has become a cornerstone for recruiters aiming to attract top-tier talent.
This vast reservoir of information, accessible and abundant, provides invaluable insights that can significantly enhance recruitment strategies.
A rich source of insights
Public web data encompasses a wide range of information, from professional employee data to job postings and beyond.
It’s a goldmine of fresh data that offers a more holistic view of candidates. It goes beyond the confines of resumes and cover letters to reveal a richer, more nuanced picture of their skills, experiences, and professional trajectories.
At Coresignal, we have many different datasets for different use cases. However, in terms of candidate search, several stand out.
Job posting data helps recruiters understand the current market demands and trends. In contrast, employee and developer data offer detailed insights into individual candidates’ skills, experiences, and technical proficiencies.
Tailoring recruitment strategies
Using public web data enables recruiters to tailor their strategies precisely. It’s about personalizing outreach efforts, aligning job roles with candidates’ specific skills and experiences, and enhancing the overall efficiency of the recruitment process.
In a world filled with data, the ability to extract, analyze, and apply these insights practically distinguishes successful recruitment campaigns from the rest.
The competitive edge
In essence, the strategic use of public web data equips recruiters with a competitive edge. It transforms the recruitment process from a transactional interaction into a strategic engagement, ensuring that organizations attract and retain top-tier talent in a competitive market landscape.
5 benefits of outsourcing data for candidate search
Why should organizations consider outsourcing data for candidate search instead of gathering it in-house? Here are the five main benefits.
1. Efficiency and expertise
Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing vast amounts of public web data is a complex and time-consuming task.
Transforming vast amounts of data into aggregated, actionable datasets requires specialized skills, tools, and technology.
Coresignal has honed these processes over the years, ensuring that the data delivered is accurate, relevant, and ready to use.
2. Access to refined data
Coresignal’s APIs, including the Employee API, offer streamlined access to relevant data. Recruiters can easily filter records by various data points such as title, experience, education, and more.
This customization ensures that the data aligns with specific recruitment needs, enabling recruiters to focus on engaging potential candidates rather than sifting through unrefined data.
3. Cost-effective solution
Outsourcing data also proves to be cost-effective. Building and maintaining an in-house system for data collection and analysis can incur significant costs in terms of technology, labor, and time.
Coresignal provides a ready-to-use solution, eliminating the need for organizations to invest in developing their own data-gathering and processing infrastructure.
4. Up-to-date information
In the fast-paced world of recruitment, having access to fresh data is crucial. Coresignal ensures that the data provided is current, offering recruiters an up-to-date view of the candidate landscape.
This timeliness enhances the responsiveness of recruitment strategies, ensuring that opportunities to engage top-tier talents are never missed.
5. Focus on core activities
By outsourcing data, organizations can focus on their core activities. With Coresignal handling the data gathering and processing, recruiters can dedicate their time and resources to engaging candidates, building relationships, and enhancing the overall candidate experience.
Conclusion
As you venture deeper into the forest of recruitment, remember that the tools and strategies you employ define the success of your hunt. But none of that matters if you don't have the right data to find the right candidate.
Coresignal is not just a tool but an ally, a companion that empowers your journey. It ensures that every candidate you find is not just a catch but a gem, ready and ripe for the opportunities you offer. Let us know if we can help you in this process.
