🎯 Recruitment

Stop waiting for the right candidate to apply. Go and find them.

The best candidates for most senior or specialist roles are already employed and not actively looking. They won't respond to a job board post because they never see it. Zyltex Talent Sourcing dedicates a team to finding, engaging and warming these passive candidates for your specific roles — in any market, at any seniority level.

Talent sourcing team searching for candidates across global markets
More pipeline vs job boards alone
70% Candidates are passive (not actively searching)
60+ Markets covered
21 days Average pipeline ready time
Overview

Why passive candidate sourcing has become essential.

Research consistently shows that the majority of the workforce is passively open to new opportunities but not actively searching. These candidates — typically the most experienced and highest-performing in their field — will not respond to a job advert. They need to be found, approached with a personalised message, and engaged in a conversation before they will consider moving. Zyltex Talent Sourcing does exactly that, at scale, in the markets where you need it most.

More pipeline vs job boards alone
70% Candidates are passive (not actively searching)
60+ Markets covered
21 days Average pipeline ready time
Features

Everything included in Talent Sourcing.

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Proactive outreach to passive candidates

Zyltex sourcers use a combination of professional network research, industry databases, alumni networks and direct outreach to identify and engage candidates who are not on the active market. Outreach is personalised and professional — designed to spark a conversation, not send a generic message to thousands.

  • Research-led identification of passive candidates
  • Personalised outreach messages per candidate
  • Multiple outreach touchpoints across channels
  • Response management and first-stage engagement
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Proactive outreach to passive candidates

Zyltex sourcers use a combination of professional network research, industry databases, alumni networks and direct outre...

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Ongoing pipeline development for recurring needs

For roles you hire regularly — engineers, sales executives, support agents — Zyltex Talent Sourcing builds a living pipeline of pre-warmed candidates who are familiar with your company and interested in future opportunities. When a vacancy opens, you're not starting from zero.

  • Talent pool built and maintained per role type
  • CRM-based candidate nurture and re-engagement
  • Warm outreach when a vacancy opens
  • Quarterly pipeline health reviews
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Ongoing pipeline development for recurring needs

For roles you hire regularly — engineers, sales executives, support agents — Zyltex Talent Sourcing builds a living ...

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Market mapping and competitive intelligence

Before we source, we map. Zyltex conducts a structured market mapping exercise for each search — identifying where the right candidates are, which companies they currently work for, what compensation they command, and how competitive the talent landscape is in your target market.

  • Competitor talent mapping per role and market
  • Compensation benchmarking for target candidate profiles
  • Scarcity assessment to calibrate hiring timelines
  • Talent concentration analysis by city or region
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Market mapping and competitive intelligence

Before we source, we map. Zyltex conducts a structured market mapping exercise for each search — identifying where the...

Process

How Zyltex Talent Sourcing works

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Detailed briefing and market mapping

We spend time understanding the role, the ideal candidate profile, and the competitive context. Then we map the market to identify where the best candidates currently are.

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Research and list building

Our sourcing team builds a researched long-list of candidates who match the target profile, with detailed notes on each individual's background and potential interest.

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Personalised outreach and engagement

We reach out to each candidate with a personalised message. We manage responses, answer questions about the role, and qualify interest before passing candidates to you.

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Warm candidates handed to your team

You receive a shortlist of genuinely interested, qualified candidates who have already been introduced to your company and role — ready for a conversation with your hiring manager.

Who it's for

Who needs dedicated talent sourcing?

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Companies filling scarce technical roles

Organisations hiring senior engineers, data scientists, security specialists or other roles where the candidate pool is small and job boards generate minimal quality response.

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Companies entering new markets

Businesses that need market-leading local talent in a new country where they have no existing network or employer brand recognition.

Companies with urgent leadership vacancies

Organisations where a critical leadership role is open and a slow, reactive hiring process is not an option.

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Companies planning future headcount growth

Forward-thinking HR teams who want a warm talent pool ready before vacancies are officially open, reducing time-to-hire when positions are approved.

Why Zyltex

Zyltex sourcing vs waiting for inbound applications

✅ Zyltex Talent Sourcing
❌ Inbound job board applications
Reaches 70% of the market (passive candidates)
Reaches only 30% of the market (active job seekers)
Candidates pre-qualified before you see them
Unfiltered applications require extensive screening
Market mapping gives competitive intelligence
No insight into the talent landscape
Pipeline built even when no vacancies are open
Starts from zero when a vacancy opens
Works for scarce and senior roles
Ineffective for roles with limited active candidate supply
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We'd been trying to hire a VP of Engineering for four months through job boards with no success. Zyltex had three excellent candidates in front of us in 18 days. We made an offer to the first person we interviewed and she joined within six weeks.
Marcus Webb CTO, Atlas Co.
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5/5 — Verified client
FAQ

Talent Sourcing — common questions.

For most roles, we have an initial shortlist of engaged candidates ready within 2–3 weeks of receiving a brief. For very senior or niche roles in competitive markets, allow 3–4 weeks for a quality pipeline.

We need a clear role brief including: location, seniority level, key responsibilities, must-have experience, compensation range, and the key reasons why this is a great opportunity. The better the brief, the better the results.

Our sourcers use LinkedIn Recruiter, industry directories, professional association databases, alumni networks, GitHub and similar professional platforms — combined with personalised outreach crafted to generate a response from people who are not actively looking.

Yes. We allocate sourcing resource based on your priorities and volume. For large hiring programmes, we can dedicate a full-time sourcing team to your account.

Zyltex Talent Sourcing is available on a retained monthly model for ongoing pipeline development, or on a per-project basis for individual searches. Contact us for pricing specific to your requirements.

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