Clay is a cutting-edge tool for recruiters that streamlines, automates and integrates the recruitment process. Utilize data from various sources and uncover new prospecting opportunities with access to over 50 data sources such as live LinkedIn data, automated Google searches, website keyword searches, technology stack analysis, job posting scraping and personalized emails generated by GPT-3. Find potential leads with ease and efficiency. Sandra Feldmann has been advocating for ChatGPT and Clay integrations for some time and she suggested that I evaluate this new tool, and I am happy she did!

How can recruiters benefit from using clay?

Clay is a platform that helps recruiters automate and streamline their recruitment processes. It offers a range of tools and features that allow recruiters to:

Source and engage with potential candidates
Track and manage the candidate pipeline
Schedule and conduct virtual interviews
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders
Monitor recruitment metrics and performance

By using Clay, recruiters can save time and effort on manual tasks, improve the efficiency of their recruitment processes, and make data-driven decisions. Ultimately, this can lead to better candidate experiences, higher quality hires, and a more successful recruitment outcome.

Using Clay on LinkedIn:

Tired of manually searching and copying data from LinkedIn into Clay, spreadsheets, or other tools? Streamline your process with the LinkedIn Source feature. Easily source individuals and companies on LinkedIn right within a Clay table.

Here’s how to set this up:

1. Go to the Sources button in your chosen table

2. Select LinkedIn from the source list

3. Set up your inputs, with only one input required for the source to function:

4. Set your limit: the default is 100 records with a cap of 250 (contact us for an increase)

5. Set one or more inputs: enter the title, location, experience, etc. you want to search for on LinkedIn. (Currently, you can only enter one option per input, e.g. one location, one title)

6. You’re ready to go! Create new tables with new sources, add more LinkedIn sources to existing tables, and more.

Google searches:

With Clay’s Google Source, you can easily extract targeted data from Google Search and add it to your Clay Table for further enrichment. Access the Google Search source through the Import Data tab and input your search queries, ranging from simple to advanced.

After conducting a Google search for your desired data, map the results to your Clay table and utilize the platform’s over 50 integrations and enrichments to obtain all the information you need. Start your data-driven prospecting now. You can even use this tool for xray searches.

Xray SITE searches on google:

Use this template to automatically enrich a search using Google to find perfect fit prospects or candidates using an X-Ray Search. Start with a google search looking for profiles that fit your search criteria and enrich for relevant information including their education, time in position, past experience and more!

Bonus: Check out Clay’s post on basics of Google search operators.

Chatgpt integration for candidate outreach:

Are you looking to improve your ChatGPT outreach automation and personalization? Spreadsheets can be a valuable resource. Talent.sourcer.sandy created this tip for recruiters on her Instagram feed below.

Clay transforms spreadsheets into automated workflows. With Clay, you can directly source data from spreadsheets and scrape data from web pages, and even integrate with ChatGPT.

Use clay and chatgpt to automate outreach templates:

use a pre-made recipe in Clay to scrape recent LinkedIn posts from sourced candidates. Then, utilize ChatGPT to summarize the post in a concise manner and generate an outreach based on the summary. Finally, upload the CSV into your campaign management tool. Keep an eye out for the upcoming Sourcewhale integration!

Step 1: Use this recipe: Scrape recent posts on LinkedIn from a list of sourced candidates. Once populated the posts will show up in a new column.

Step 2: Add a new column for chatgpt integration to summarize the post in a limited amount of words.

Step 3: In the next column, ask chatgpt to generate an outreach message using that post summary.

Step 4: You can then upload the csv into a campaigning tool using the personalized snippet summaries.

Clay templates to review further:

1. Perform and Enrich an X-Ray Search

2. Pull in lists of thousands of LinkedIn leads directly into your table

3. Enrich any LinkedIn URL to find name, role, company, email, and more

4. Find key decision makers at any company with just a website URL

5. Pull in your Twitter followers and filter for profiles with founder in bio

6. Find number of open roles and employees from a company URL

How to use Clay in recruiting:

Final Thoughts…

Overall, using Clay can help recruiters work more efficiently, make better hiring decisions, and improve the candidate experience, leading to a more successful recruitment outcome.

Recruiters can benefit from using the Clay automation tool in several ways:

1. Increased efficiency: Clay streamlines recruitment processes and automates manual tasks, freeing up recruiters to focus on higher value tasks.

2. Improved candidate experience: Clay helps create a smoother, more organized recruitment process, leading to a better experience for candidates.

3. Data-driven decision-making: Clay provides valuable recruitment metrics and performance data, allowing recruiters to make informed, data-driven decisions.

4. Collaboration and coordination: Clay allows recruiters to collaborate with team members and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is on the same page and working towards the same goals.

5. Streamlined sourcing and engagement: With the ability to source candidates and engage with them directly through the platform, recruiters can save time and effort while improving the quality of their outreach.

How recruiters can use Clay in sourcing?