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People search API for staffing and recruiting firms

Find the right person.

What staffing firms need from people search, what Forager returns, and how teams like yours test it.

3 recipes use people search for recruiting / staffing firms using data directly.

  • $5 free credits
  • 800M+ people
  • 65M+ companies

A selection of staffing firms using Forager for people search · plus other recruiting platforms

  • Juicebox
  • SBR2TH
  • Velox
  • PrimeHammer
  • Sellershub
  • 10x Management
  • Martyn Bassett Associates
  • Leelu
For recruiting / staffing firms using data directly
The job
Let a staffing or staff-augmentation firm find senior engineers by skill, seniority and region and reach them directly on personal channels.
When
A client asks for a scarce profile (e.g. senior Rust engineer in LATAM, structural engineer for a construction project).
Outcome
Staffing firms present qualified engineers to clients faster than job-board sourcing allows.
Lead recipe 1

Source senior and specialist engineers for staff-augmentation placements

When to use it: A client asks for a scarce profile (e.g. senior Rust engineer in LATAM, structural engineer for a construction project).

  1. Search candidates by skills, title, seniority and country with POST /person_role_search/
  2. Check tenure and previous employers with POST /person_detail_lookup/
  3. Fetch personal_email from /person_contacts_lookup/personal_emails/ and a mobile from POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ (Silver for reach)
  4. Reach out by phone or WhatsApp and log responses against the open requirement
InputsOutputs
skillscandidate shortlist
senioritypersonal_email
regionsphone_number
Lead recipe 2

Win new staffing clients by reaching hiring leaders behind open roles

When to use it: A funded startup or scale-up posts several engineering roles or keeps a role open for weeks.

Show the steps
  1. Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date)
  2. Filter by funding stage, size and industry with POST /organization_search/
  3. Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/
  4. Fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and pitch candidates or capacity for that role
InputsOutputs
role keywordscompany with open roles
company filtershiring leader
work_email
Open the recipe: Win new staffing clients by reaching hiring leaders behind open roles
Lead recipe 3

Call hiring managers from the browser for staffing business development

When to use it: A rep sees a target company hiring for roles the firm can fill.

Show the steps
  1. Search the hiring leader by title and company in the prospecting web app
  2. Reveal the mobile and work email for the leaders worth calling
  3. Export the list to CSV for the dialer or CRM
  4. Call with a specific offer for the open roles
InputsOutputs
target companieshiring leader
hiring leader titlesmobile
work email
CSV export
Open the recipe: Call hiring managers from the browser for staffing business development
Fields

Fields you get back

  • candidate shortlist
  • personal_email
  • phone_number
  • company with open roles
  • hiring leader
  • work_email
  • mobile
  • work email
  • CSV export

From the workflows above. Full field reference: People search and the People search API reference.

Who owns this

Who evaluates people search at recruiting / staffing firms using data directly, and what they are judged on

  • Product manager who owns the enrichment feature: judged on what users see when they open a record
  • Engineering lead integrating the API: judged on response time and errors they can route on
  • Partnerships or data lead managing vendors: judged on cost per valid result

A selection of staffing firms using Forager for people search · plus other recruiting platforms

  • Juicebox
    • AI candidate sourcing

    Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.

  • SBR2TH
    • Staffing firms

    Selected use case: people and job-postings feeds loaded into its own data lake for AI search.

  • Velox
    • Staffing firms

    Technical staffing firm in the Netherlands.

  • PrimeHammer
    • Staffing firms

    Software studio in Czechia.

  • Sellershub
    • Staffing firms

    Recruiting firm that places only sales talent.

  • 10x Management
    • Staffing firms

    Tech talent agency that connects companies with senior freelance technologists.

  • Martyn Bassett Associates
    • Staffing firms

    Executive search firm for product, sales and marketing leaders at growth-stage software companies.

  • Leelu
    • AI candidate sourcing

    Team behind the Leelu AI recruiting copilot.

“Forager leads in accuracy across all regions, Forager's dual strength in accuracy and volume makes it a powerhouse for sales teams that are targeting businesses around the globe.”
ClayStefan K.Data Partnerships
800M+people
65M+companies
How to test it

Test people search on your own sample

  1. Pull a sample. Take profiles your users looked up last week.
  2. Run it. Use a self-serve key, or book a demo and send us the list.
  3. Measure what your users feel. Connect rate for mobiles, bounces for emails, and whether the right person answers.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do staffing and recruiting firms use Forager people search?

Let a staffing or staff-augmentation firm find senior engineers by skill, seniority and region and reach them directly on personal channels. Find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location. This page walks through 3 workflows with the exact steps.

What does people search cost for staffing and recruiting firms?

People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. 1,000 search requests use 1,000 credits: about $13 of Starter credits month to month, or about $10 on Pro with yearly billing. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

Why do staffing and recruiting firms add people search?

Reach candidates on the channels they actually read. Products like yours are judged on candidate replies, which is why the cost that counts is per result that reaches the right person. Run your own sample to see what people search returns for your users before you build on it.

How do I find senior engineers by skill and country?

Search candidates by skills, title, seniority and country with POST /person_role_search/. Check tenure and previous employers with POST /person_detail_lookup/.

What inputs does it take and what does it return?

You send company filters, company organization id and employee LinkedIn URL. You get back work_email, hiring leader, personal email and phone_number, from POST /person_role_search/, as JSON.

Can our users see Forager data in our product?

Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager data to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.

Am I charged when nothing is found?

Yes. People search is charged per request, whether or not data comes back. Only mobile and email lookups are free when nothing is found, so try your inputs on a small run before you scale.

Can staffing and recruiting firms test people search for free?

Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.

How do I find companies hiring engineers and their cto?

Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.

How do you check data quality?

The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

How is a people search API different from searching profiles by hand?

Searching by hand works for a handful of accounts. A people search API filters by title, seniority, department and location across your target companies in one request, returns people your product can act on, and hands off to a contact lookup for the mobile or email.

Where can I use Forager people search?

Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code. Everything else connects through the REST API with one API key.

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