Slides from Geoff Peterson at www.sourcingsupply.com, for the webinar hosted by WittyParrot: "How to Get Candidates to Respond, Once You've Found Them".

2. Job Boards
Networks
Blogs & News Sites
Name Search Sites
Online Communities

8. XXXXX,
I saw that you were a Senior Software
Engineer with Ruby for COMPANY. We
are currently looking for a Senior
Software Engineer with Ruby here at
XYZ.
Exact Position Match

9. XXXXX,
I dropped a comment on your blog
earlier. I wanted to follow up and
introduce myself and learn more about
your role as TITLE at COMPANY.
Blog Comment

10. XXXXX,
We recently hired NAME from
COMPANY, who now supports our XYZ
group as a TITLE. I wanted to follow up
to introduce myself and learn more
about your role as TITLE.
Hired From Your Company

11. XXXXX,
We recently exchanged messages on
Facebook. I wanted to follow up to
introduce myself and learn more about
your role as TITLE at COMPANY.
Social or Business Network Message

12. XXXXX,
I noticed we share a number of
common LinkedIn connections and
groups such as ABC and XYZ. I wanted
to follow up to introduce myself and
learn more about your role as TITLE at
COMPANY.
LinkedIn in Common

13. XXXXX,
I noticed through LinkedIn we share a
number of common connections locally
in Sarasota, including NAME and NAME.
I wanted to follow up to introduce
myself and learn more about your role
as TITLE at COMPANY.
Local Area Follow Up

14. XXXXX,
I saw that you were recently promoted
to TITLE at COMPANY. Congratulations!
Recent Promotion

15. XXXXX,
I was reviewing your LinkedIn profile
and understand you manage a XYZ team
at COMPANY. XYZ is my passion! I
wanted to follow up to introduce myself
and learn more about your role as TITLE
at COMPANY.
Likeness

16. XXXXX,
I saw that we both went to school at
Peters Township (I graduated in ‘95). I
wanted to follow up to introduce myself
and learn more about your role as TITLE
at COMPANY.
High School or College

17. XXXXX,
I saw your recent quote in Entrepreneur
Magazine. I wanted to follow up to
introduce myself and learn more about
your role as TITLE at COMPANY.
Recent Quote