The Scout Blog

14 Dec 2023

We're Building Talent Maps So You Don't Have To | Scout Update

We're building talent maps... so you don't have to! Data always tells a story, and Scout is all ears. In today's issue I'd like to showcase how we're using each Company's talent footprint to serve you better.

23 Nov 2023

New Slick CRM Interface to Track Your Candidate Outreach

From day one, we’ve wanted Scout to be hassle-free. So to help you make the most out of our new Flow outreach system, we’re introducing a new user interface. Now you can keep better track of who you’ve reached out to and what stage of the Flow they’re in. Let’s take a look.

10 Nov 2023

Want to 3x Your Candidate Response Rate? Use InMails in Scout!

A few weeks back, we introduced the new and legendary Flow system in Scout, where you can send multi-step emails to your preferred candidates. We’re upping the ante from today, empowering you to send LinkedIn InMails in conjunction with emails, all in a single campaign!

07 Nov 2023

Been using ChatGPT? You'll love Scout's Quick Search Bar

Scout's current search inputs (a JD file or LinkedIn URL) couldn't be simpler, but we wanted to add a 3rd option for anyone who didn't have a JD in hand yet. You may have a general idea of your ideal candidate, and using the Quick Search Bar will be a good option to test the waters.

27 Oct 2023

Effective Email Templates to Convert Passive Candidates (Auto Send with Scout)

You may have across a stunning CV, with all the right certifications and checks all the boxes in terms of culture fit. There's the email address, and you figure this is a done deal. But after sending a simple “hello”, the response is lukewarm: “I'm not really looking to move.”

12 Apr 2023

Scout Feature: Platform Badges to Spot the Movers and Shakers

Scout shows which talents are top members from Behance and Github, with Stack Overflow and more coming soon. These awards and titles are specially assigned by the platform to their valued members, and indicates strong contribution and passion.

05 Oct 2023

Scale Your Candidate Outreach Like a Pro! | Scout Update

Two months ago we had rolled out automated sending of emails to candidates, and that was an instant hit with our users.

24 Oct 2023

Salary Data for 4 Countries, On Your Fingertips! | Scout Update

Met a perfect candidate only to find out they’re out of budget?

20 Sep 2023

BIG Update! You can now integrate Scout with your ATS

One of the most common feature requests we get for Scout is to integrate our AI-powered, talent sourcing toolset with your existing workflow.

31 Aug 2023

Winning Traits in Successful Recruiters and Sourcers, from a 12-Year Veteran

Agency recruiters & sourcers are the Swiss Army Knives of the people industry. They help move people, find them their next career challenge, and keep businesses running by providing them with the best talent.

29 Aug 2023

Reach Out to Those You Want to Recruit with 1 Click | Scout Update

You’ve found a top-notch candidate but there’s one problem — you have no way to reach the person because of missing contact info. Scout can take away some of that frustration, as Premium members can retrieve a candidate’s email and/or phone number with just 1 click! Under each candidate’s profile card, look for “Engage Candidate” on the right.

22 Aug 2023

Are They Open to Work? This Badge Can Tell You | Scout Update

Scout now has the ability to point out candidates who are looking for work, but we need your help to make it better! Whenever you reach out to a candidate through Scout’s automated nurturing emails, they will be able to indicate if they are open to other job opportunities.

17 Aug 2023

8 Reasons to Hunt and Hire Remote Talent Fast (and How to Do It)

In today’s digital era, remote work has become increasingly popular, opening new possibilities for finding and hiring top talent from around the world. However, with the global nature of remote work, it can be challenging to navigate the process efficiently. In this article, we will guide you through a step-by-step process to find and hire remote talent quickly. From sourcing candidates to conducting interviews and making the final decision, these strategies will help you streamline your remote hiring process.

03 Aug 2023

Ultimate Recruiter Guide: Making a Lasting Impression on Candidates

As a recruitment specialist, you understand the importance of creating positive candidate experience and building lasting relationships with potential hires. One key aspect of this is ensuring that candidates remember you and your company even after conclusion of the job application process.

01 Aug 2023

Easy Team Sync Up with Candidate Notes Feature | Scout Update

We hope you’ve been enjoying Scout’s new user interface and that it has made finding candidate profiles and information easier. As you can guess, we’re obsessed with improving efficiency, which is why this latest update further improves collaboration between teammates. With the new Candidate Notes feature, everyone in your team can add, view and share initial thoughts on any talent.

21 Jul 2023

Bad Times? Recruiters Can Use Layoff Lists to Widen their Candidate Pool

In today’s dynamic business landscape, companies often face the need to downsize or restructure their workforce. While layoffs are a challenging time for employees, recruiters can leverage these circumstances to tap into a unique talent pool. Layoff lists provide a valuable resource for recruiters to identify skilled professionals actively seeking new opportunities.

18 Jul 2023

Slide into 3Q with Our Slick New User Interface | Scout Update

Are you ready for a brand new Scout? Our recent expansion into non-tech (marketing, sales, finance) roles amplified Scout’s capabilities, and today our new UI will round off the charge into 3Q by perfecting your user experience.

07 Jul 2023

Now You Can Hunt 🔎 for Marketing, Sales and Finance Talent | Scout Update

Scout first began as a super sleuth for tech talent, confident in sourcing for the best, relevant candidates in specific geographies. As the tech recruiting landscape shifted significantly in 2023, we decided to adapt as well. We’ve been quietly building up our capability to scout for non-tech roles, and today you can do exactly that. Our first release covers 3 major job verticals — marketing, sales and finance!

06 Jul 2023

Switching From In-House Role to a Headhunter? Here are Some Tips

Everyone seeks new challenges and opportunities to advance their careers. One potential change for the recruitment industry is moving from an in-house role to a headhunter.

20 Jun 2023

How to Be a 360 Recruiter: Mastering the Art of Full-Cycle Recruitment

The world of recruitment is constantly evolving, and with it comes the need for professionals who can adapt to these changes and excel in their roles. One such role is that of a 360 recruiter, also known as a full-cycle recruiter. In this article, we will explore what a 360 recruiter is, what makes them special, their responsibilities, and the strategies they employ to achieve success in their role.

19 May 2023

New Jetpacks for 5x Faster Sourcing | Scout Update

As Scout continues to grow and expand geographic coverage, we realised a major upgrade was needed. There was just too much data for old code. Our tech team overhauled the base architecture, adopting more machine learning models to handle more data points. One change that has gone live is that you can select between Quick or Deep Search at the bottom of the Add New Job page.

18 May 2023

Want to Get Promoted? Here are Top Tips from Recruiters

Every recruiter wants to feel appreciated at their workplace, especially when you’ve dedicated more time and effort than others. Unfortunately, employers are not aware of all that happens behind the scenes. When the yearly review comes around, it will help your promotion prospects if you bring something tangible to the table.

10 May 2023

Harvard, Oxford or Stanford? Find Talent from only Top Universities | Scout Update

To some hiring managers, top talent means they have to come from top universities. If that is a non-negotiable criteria, Scout has built in special search parameters just for that purpose.

04 May 2023

7-Step Guide to Kickstart a Recruiter or Headhunter Career

Recruitment is a broker-led industry, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that being a recruiter (or headhunter) can bring in some serious cash. Money aside, there is also a sense of fulfillment helping job seekers secure good work, and at the same time aid clients to achieve their business objectives.

26 Apr 2023

Candidate Cards — A Bold Redesign for a Better Experience

Rest, recharge and reset! That’s exactly what the Scout team did over Singapore’s 3-day long weekend as they had put in extra hours to finalise a major redesign for candidate cards.

20 Apr 2023

12 Effective Strategies for Recruiters to Source Active Candidates

An active candidate in the job market is someone who is actively looking for a new job or career opportunity. They may be unemployed, underemployed, or currently employed but seeking new challenges or a better work environment. Note that an active candidate doesn’t mean they are the best qualified, simply that they are the most active job seekers.

19 Apr 2023

Scout Feature: Add Candidates Directly from LinkedIn

You’ve probably shortlisted candidates inside Scout, but what if you came across someone new on LinkedIn? It can be a time waster copy-pasting their names or details. That’s no longer a problem, thanks to the new shortlist function on Scout’s Chrome Extension! Whenever that purple squirrel shows up, you can put that person on your list for future review on the Scout app.

06 Apr 2023

How Does Scout Compare to hireEZ as an Alternative Outbound Talent Sourcing Tool?

If you are looking for an effective and efficient talent sourcing tool to power your outbound recruitment, you may have heard of hireEZ. However, an equally powerful and more recent AI-powered sourcing tool, Scout, is making waves in Asia. With its affordability, easy-to-use features, and strong, quality talent sourcing, how does Scout match up to older tools like hireEZ?

04 Apr 2023

Feature: Zero In on Specific Talent With Filters

Thanks to user feedback, we now know there are times you’d like to sort through the original candidate list before beginning to shortlist. Scout’s new Filter feature lets you instantly focus on candidates with specific information, for example those with either an email address or phone number listed.

30 Mar 2023

8 Recruitment Sourcing Strategies to Find and Hire Strong Candidates

Finding and hiring the best employees is crucial for any organisation. With the cost of a bad hire reaching figures as high as $240,000, talent acquisition and recruitment teams can’t afford to make mistakes in sourcing and recruiting candidates.

28 Mar 2023

Scout Feature: A Workflow Bar that Makes Work Simpler

Scout already does a mean job of shortlisting tech talent, but what if you wanted to further narrow down that list? We’ve just rolled out a sweet workflow bar that lets you filter between the full list, talents you’ve shortlisted, and those that you’ve already engaged.

23 Mar 2023

Time to Fill and Time to Hire: Definitions, Formulas, How to Improve

Time to Fill and Time to Hire are metrics that help organisations measure how effective and efficient their recruitment process is. The two recruiting metrics can provide recruiters, Talent Acquisition and Human Resource teams with valuable insights into the duration of their recruitment efforts, and subsequently identify and overcome weaknesses in their hiring strategy.

21 Mar 2023

Scout Feature: X-act Keywords to Find X-Factor Talent

Scout’s development is ramping up fast, and we just couldn’t wait till next week to share another big feature. This update was born out of user feedback, that Scout wasn’t picking up on core soft skills and experiences that certain roles needed. Our nifty Keyword feature can now help you search for specific, ultra-niche keywords that aren’t usually prioritised by Scout’s search engine.

16 Mar 2023

9 Tips to Write Irresistible Recruitment Outreach Emails

When sourcing candidates for an open role, email is a common method of engaging talent as it gives recruiters and HR an opportunity to build relationships. Outreach is even more important in 2023 as latest reports show that at least 96% of workers are looking for a new role.

09 Mar 2023

How Relying on Inbound Recruiting Will Just Get You Fired

You might be surprised at how many recruiters don’t actually recruit but wait for talent to walk through the front door with their resumes. While that may be effective enough in good economic times or for a global brand, not everyone shares this luxury.

07 Mar 2023

ChatGPT is Everywhere, and It Works Wonders for Recruiters Too

We’ve seen the reports of ChatGPT passing a law school exam, and also the recent boo-boo of Google’s very own Bard AI. But what about for the diligent recruiters and talent acquisition teams out there. You might be bogged down with mindless routines and tasks. Did you know that ChatGPT can also help with your day-to-day recruitment tasks?

06 Mar 2023

Scout Feature: More Countries Added and Checkout by Stripe!

Scout has been pushing boundaries ever since its official launch less than a month ago. We’ve scouted over 14 million data points and have done 2 trade shows to promote our AI sourcing tool to industry peers. We even have a new LinkedIn page!

03 Mar 2023

An Insider Look at Scout AI Search Engine

Sourcing for the ideal candidate can be a troublesome process that can take hours, and sometimes even weeks. Yet, it is an irreplaceable part of the recruitment process with 31% of all hires having been proactively sourced.

28 Sep 2020

Why You Should Use Forums as a Secret Weapon to Build Your Recruiter Brand

If you wanted to cast a wider net, LinkedIn also works well as an established social media platform that millions of business professionals use every day. The obvious drawback is that you’re facing a lot of competition and needless noise when you want your posts to get attention. Inputting hashtags may not always work, so an alternative solution might be needed.