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LinkedIn Hiring Assistant

Quote-based

Why it comes up: LinkedIn's own agent inside Recruiter, if you want AI sourcing and screening without connecting your account to an outside tool.

Stands out: It sources only from LinkedIn's 1B+ member network and uses signals other tools cannot see, such as your team's past Recruiter activity and InMail history, excluding anyone messaged in the last 3 months. RSC+ lets it evaluate applicants from your ATS alongside LinkedIn applicants, and a Microsoft Teams integration brings hiring managers into feedback. It runs in 7 languages.

Watch out: You cannot buy it on its own: it requires a LinkedIn Recruiter or RPS+ contract, and LinkedIn Recruiter is listed separately in this directory as the parent product. Admins must assign Hiring Assistant licenses per seat, and LinkedIn says access is rolling out gradually, so some accounts may not see it yet. Sourcing is limited to LinkedIn members, and outreach runs through InMail rather than email or phone.

Best for

• Enterprise TA teams already on LinkedIn Recruiter
• Staffing firms on RPS+ contracts
• Recruiters juggling 3 or more well-defined roles

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Pin

$99/mo Free tier Free trial MCP

Why it comes up: AI sourcing across its own candidate database with automated outreach, if you need reach beyond your own LinkedIn network.

Stands out: Hosted MCP plus an agent that sources and sequences against the req.

Watch out: ATS export is an add-on, not part of the base seat.

Best for

• In-house TA running several open reqs
• Agencies that want agent loops per client
• Desks that already have an ATS of record

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Laidback

Quote-based Free trial

Why it comes up: Another hands-off AI recruiter that sources, reaches out and schedules, worth comparing on price and agency terms.

Stands out: Laidback builds candidate profiles from what people have published (code repos, talks, papers, portfolios) instead of filtering the same licensed database every competitor uses, and it calibrates each search by simulating candidate personas against the brief before it starts. It will push back on the brief itself, for example arguing against a literal years-of-experience floor, and it chooses whether each message goes out under the hiring manager or the recruiter and over email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp.

Watch out: There is no public price: every deal is quoted on a demo call, followed by a three-month pilot, so budgeting before a sales conversation is not possible. The product lives in Slack, so teams on Microsoft Teams or without Slack should confirm fit first, and the vendor's customer logos and pricing examples lean European (it quotes agency fees in euros).

Best for

• Startup founders and hiring managers hiring without an in-house sourcer
• Technical and GTM hiring where the best people are not applying and publish their work online
• Talent teams that want outbound sourcing to run in the background and report into Slack

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