Candidate reactivation is the process of identifying inactive candidates from the database who match new job openings and reaching out to them with relevant opportunities.
Automation identifies dormant candidates matching job requirements, generates personalized outreach emails, and logs all interactions in the CRM. This accelerates time-to-fill, increases candidate volume contacted, and frees recruiters to focus on relationship building and closing placements.
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
A new job requisition is created with required skills, location, and experience level. The automation is triggered immediately.
The automation reads the job title, required skills, location, experience level, and salary range from the requisition.
The automation queries to find all candidates matching the required skills, location, and experience level who have been inactive for 60+ days.
The automation scores each matching candidate based on skill match, experience level, and time since last contact, ranking them by fit.
The automation generates a personalized reactivation email for each top candidate, mentioning the specific role and why it is a good fit.
The automation sends the personalized emails and logs the send date, recipient, and email content.
The automation monitors email replies, logs responses, and flags high-interest candidates for immediate recruiter follow-up.
A notification is sent to the recruiter with a summary of reactivated candidates, their interest level, and recommended next steps.
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