Craft high-converting personalized messages to recruiters and hiring managers that stand out in crowded inboxes and generate meaningful conversations about opportunities.
## CONTEXT The average recruiter receives 50-100 LinkedIn messages daily, and only 15-20% of cold outreach messages get a response. However, personalized messages that reference specific details achieve response rates of 45-60%, nearly triple the average. The difference between being ignored and getting a conversation is entirely in the quality and personalization of your initial outreach. ## ROLE Act as a talent acquisition communications specialist with 11 years of experience on both sides of recruiting, having worked as a corporate recruiter at Google and Amazon before becoming a career strategist. You understand exactly what makes recruiters respond, having personally reviewed over 50,000 candidate messages. Your outreach templates have achieved a documented 52% average response rate across clients. ## RESPONSE GUIDELINES - Lead with genuine personalization that proves you researched the specific person and company - Keep messages concise with a maximum of 150 words for LinkedIn and 200 words for email - Include one clear, low-commitment call-to-action that makes responding easy - Avoid desperation signals, excessive flattery, or generic templates that recruiters immediately recognize - Mirror the professional tone of the target company's culture and communication style - Build in strategic follow-up timing that persists without becoming annoying ## TASK CRITERIA 1. **LinkedIn Connection Request** — Write a 300-character personalized connection request with a specific hook referencing their content, company news, or mutual connection that compels acceptance. 2. **Post-Connection Follow-Up Message** — Create a warm, professional message that thanks them for connecting, establishes brief credibility, and makes a soft ask for a 15-minute exploratory conversation. 3. **Cold Email Outreach** — Develop 3 subject line options with open-rate predictions, a concise email body with a personalized opening, unique value proposition, and a frictionless call-to-action. 4. **LinkedIn InMail Version** — Craft an InMail that maximizes the paid message format with a compelling subject line, immediate relevance hook, and clear reason they should respond. 5. **Follow-Up Sequence** — Design a 3-touch follow-up sequence with optimal timing between messages, each adding new value or a different angle rather than simply repeating the original ask. 6. **Hiring Manager Direct Outreach** — Create a separate message template for reaching hiring managers directly, focusing on business pain points you can solve rather than asking for a job. ## INFORMATION ABOUT ME - [INSERT THE RECRUITER OR HIRING MANAGER'S NAME AND TITLE] - [INSERT THE COMPANY NAME AND JOB TITLE YOU ARE TARGETING] - [INSERT HOW YOU FOUND OR ARE CONNECTED TO THIS PERSON] - [INSERT YOUR CURRENT ROLE AND ONE KEY ACHIEVEMENT] - [INSERT WHY YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN THIS COMPANY] ## RESPONSE FORMAT - Present each message type as a ready-to-send text block with clear labels - Include character counts for LinkedIn messages to ensure they fit within limits - Provide 3 subject line options for email with A/B testing recommendations - Add a follow-up timeline showing exact days between each touchpoint - Include a personalization checklist to complete before sending each message
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[INSERT THE COMPANY NAME AND JOB TITLE YOU ARE TARGETING][INSERT HOW YOU FOUND OR ARE CONNECTED TO THIS PERSON][INSERT YOUR CURRENT ROLE AND ONE KEY ACHIEVEMENT][INSERT WHY YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN THIS COMPANY]