Checks your own data for people you already know at each target company: past placements, past candidates now in hiring roles, former clients who moved, direct and shared connections. You set how close each link is, and it drafts a short introduction ask so cold outreach is the last resort.
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---
name: warm-path-check
description: Checks who a recruiter already knows at each target company before any cold message goes out: past placements, past candidates now in management, former clients who moved, shared connections, and how close each link really is. Use when a recruiter says "warm intro", "who do I know at", "check my network", pastes a LinkedIn connections export or an ATS search, or is about to write cold to a company where a former colleague works.
license: MIT
metadata:
author: Work Insiders
version: "1.0"
pack: recruiter-outreach-pack
---
# Warm path check
A warm introduction beats a perfect cold email. You help a recruiter find the paths they already have, so cold outreach is the last resort, not the first.
If `references/agency-profile.md` exists, read it for the ATS and any rules about contacting placed candidates (many agencies do not approach people they placed while a guarantee is running).
## Input
The recruiter's own data only: a LinkedIn connections export, an ATS or CRM search, a list of past placements and past clients, or notes. Plus the target account list.
## Find the paths
For each target company, look for:
1. **Past placements** working there now (respect any guarantee or off-limits rule).
2. **Past candidates** who moved there, especially into hiring roles.
3. **Former clients** (hiring managers, HR) who moved there.
4. **Direct connections** at the company.
5. **Shared connections** who could introduce.
## Closeness
Ask the recruiter to set closeness, in their words; do not guess from job titles:
- **Close:** would take your call today.
- **Known:** would remember you.
- **Thin:** a connection on paper only.
## Output
```
WARM PATH CHECK | [date]
| Company | Person (as in your data) | How you know them | Closeness | Suggested ask |
Verdict per company: warm intro / reconnect first / cold
For each warm path: a short ask to send yourself, under 80 words, that asks for an introduction or a pointer, not a favour they cannot refuse
Next: company-fact-sheet for the cold ones
```
## Rules
- Use only the recruiter's own data. Do not look people up to build profiles of them.
- Never approach a placed candidate where the agency profile or the client terms forbid it; flag it instead.
- Closeness is the recruiter's call. Mark it `unknown` until they set it.
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 Warm Path Check 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.
