Talent Mapping Agent — Build Targeted Candidate Lists
The Talent Mapping Agent builds structured, named target lists for executive and specialized searches — combining your candidate graph, platform talent intelligence, and public signals to develop a prioritized long-list for recruiter review.
Target lists built on intelligence, not guesswork
Executive and specialized searches require a fundamentally different sourcing approach than volume recruiting. You're not looking for the largest pool of qualified candidates — you're building a precise target list of the best 40–60 people in the world for a specific role. That requires research, not keyword searching.
The Talent Mapping Agent combines structured role requirements from the intake brief with your candidate graph, the TAL.co talent network, and public professional signals to generate a named target list with fit-reasoning for each entry. Recruiters review, edit, and prioritize the list before any outreach begins.
What the Talent Mapping Agent does
Named target list generation
Produces a list of named individuals — not just profiles that match keywords — with organization context, role history, and fit reasoning for each entry.
Competitive and adjacent landscape mapping
Maps the talent landscape around the target companies and sectors — identifying individuals at direct competitors, adjacent organizations, and adjacent roles who fit the profile.
Priority ranking
Candidates are ranked by fit score, engagement readiness, and relationship distance from your existing graph — prioritizing the highest-probability contacts.
Incremental list refinement
As you provide recruiter feedback on list entries, the agent refines its targeting criteria and expands the list in the direction you indicate.
Talent Mapping workflow
Intake brief → landscape research → named target list → recruiter review → outreach activation.
Inputs, outputs, and workflow connection
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Inputs
Structured intake brief: role scope, target companies, seniority parameters, industry context, and compensation ceiling.
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Processing
Cross-references candidate graph, talent network, and public professional data to identify named targets with fit reasoning.
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Output
A recruiter-reviewed long-list of 40–80 named candidates with fit reasoning, priority ranking, and engagement-readiness context.
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Workflow connection
Recruiter approves and prioritizes the list. Top-priority candidates move into Outreach Copilot for message drafting.
Talent mapping performance
Questions, answered
Is the Talent Mapping Agent appropriate for non-executive searches?
It's optimized for executive and specialized searches where target precision matters more than volume. For high-volume roles, the Sourcing Agent is more efficient.
How accurate is the public data the agent uses?
All entries include a data confidence indicator. Public data is surfaced as context for recruiter review — recruiters are responsible for verification before outreach.
Can the agent focus on specific companies or exclude competitors?
Yes. You can specify target company lists, exclusion lists, and geographic constraints in the mandate parameters.
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AI-assisted talent mapping for executive and specialized searches — recruiter-reviewed before any outreach.