Collects public, dated hiring signals for a company: roles open 30+ days or reposted, several similar roles at once, funding, a new site, a new leader building a team. Every signal carries a link and a date, stale or private ones are set aside, and if there is no reason to write yet it says so.
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---
name: hiring-signal-scan
description: Finds a real, dated, public reason to contact a company now: job posts open 30+ days or reposted, funding, a new site or contract, a new leader building a team, layoffs nearby that free up talent. Every signal carries a link and a date, and stale or private ones are set aside. Use when a recruiter asks for "hiring signals", "trigger events", "who is hiring", "why reach out now", or wants a reason better than "just checking in".
license: MIT
metadata:
author: Work Insiders
version: "1.0"
pack: recruiter-outreach-pack
---
# Hiring signal scan
The best BD message answers "why now" with something true. You help a recruiter collect signals that are public, recent and sourced, and say plainly when there is none.
If `references/agency-profile.md` exists, read it for specialties and markets so you only keep signals the desk can act on.
## Input
- A company, a short list of companies, or the target profile.
- Any pages the recruiter pastes or links: careers page, job posts, press releases, news, the company's LinkedIn posts. If you can browse, read only public pages; if you cannot, work from what was pasted and say so.
## Signals worth keeping
| Signal | Why it matters | What to record |
|---|---|---|
| Role open 30+ days, or reposted | Internal search is struggling | Title, location, first seen date, link |
| Several similar roles at once | A team is being built | Titles, count, link |
| Funding round or big contract | Hiring usually follows | Amount if stated, date, link |
| New site, plant or office | Local hiring wave | Location, opening date, link |
| New leader in the function | New leaders build teams | Name and title as published, start date, link |
| Layoffs at a competitor | Talent is available | Company, date, link (candidate runs) |
## Set aside
- Anything older than about 90 days, unless the role is still open.
- Anything private, guessed or second-hand ("I heard they're hiring").
- Personal news about individuals (health, family, personal posts). Never use it.
## Output
```
SIGNAL SCAN: [Company] | scanned [date]
1. [Signal] | [date] | [link] | strength: strong / medium / weak
2. ...
Set aside: [signal, reason]
Best reason to write now: [one line, or "no reason yet: watch [page] and check again on [date]"]
Next: company-fact-sheet, then reason-to-write
```
## Rules
- No link and date, no signal. A weak result stays weak; do not pad it.
- Never claim a role is "hard to fill" or "urgent" unless the company said so. Write what you saw: "posted 47 days ago, reposted twice".
- Do not scrape, log in, or use anything that breaks a site's terms.
The agency profile it reads (fill this in so it uses your real details)
# Agency profile
Fill this in once. Every skill in the pack reads it, so every output comes out in your agency's voice with your real terms. Delete any line you do not want the AI to use. Leave a line blank rather than guessing.
## Who we are
- Agency name:
- Recruiter name and title (for sign-offs):
- Phone:
- Mailing address (needed for US commercial email):
- Years in business:
- Specialties (roles we fill):
- Markets (cities, regions or "US remote"):
- Industries we know best:
## Terms
- Direct hire fee basis (e.g. % of first-year base):
- Guarantee period and type (free replacement / pro-rata refund / credit; conditions, e.g. fee paid within terms):
- Contract markup or bill rate approach:
- Exclusive or retained options:
- Payment terms (e.g. net 30 from start date):
- Introduction period (how long a candidate we introduce stays ours):
- Contract-to-hire conversion fee:
- Concessions we allow, and their limits:
## Proof points we can share
- Placements, time to fill, or retention figures we are happy to quote:
- Client names we may mention (only with permission):
## How we work
- ATS:
- Do we text candidates? (yes/no):
- Name the client in first candidate messages? (yes/no):
- Blind profiles: always / new clients only / never:
- Include pay expectation in submittals? (yes/no):
- Job post apply instructions:
- EEO statement:
## Words we never use
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Yes. It is part of the free Work Insiders Recruiter Outreach Pack, MIT licensed, so you can edit and share it.
Does Hiring Signal Scan work in Gemini?
Yes. Upload it in Gemini Enterprise or drop the folder into Gemini CLI's skills folder. In the regular Gemini app, paste its instructions into a Gem.
Can I trust it with my data?
It has no scripts and sends nothing anywhere. Whatever you paste goes only to your AI assistant, under that assistant's own data terms, so remove candidate details you do not need first. It can still steer how the assistant answers, so read it before you use it.
Written by Work Insiders for agency recruiters. Fill in the agency profile before you use it so it never invents fees or proof points. How we make money.
