What is Fetcher?
Fetcher is recruiting software that automates candidate sourcing for both inbound and outbound hiring. It combines AI-powered candidate matching with a human sourcing team to identify and engage qualified candidates from a database of over 500 million profiles. Recruiting teams use it to reduce time spent on manual sourcing and candidate screening.
The platform handles both sides of the talent pipeline. When job applications are plentiful, Fetcher screens and sorts inbound applicants automatically. When passive talent is needed, it shifts to outbound sourcing — identifying candidates who are not actively job hunting and reaching out through automated email sequences.
Fetcher functions as recruiting software and a managed sourcing service, with human sourcers available on higher-tier plans to run searches on behalf of the team.
Features & Benefits
- AI Candidate Sourcing — identify and surface qualified candidates from a 500M+ profile database based on role requirements, skills, and location
- Inbound Applicant Screening — automatically review and sort inbound job applications to surface the most relevant candidates
- Automated Email Outreach — send personalized, multi-step email sequences to prospective candidates and track responses
- Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) — manage candidate pipelines, track engagement history, and organize outreach within the platform
- LinkedIn Sourcing Plugin — source candidates directly from LinkedIn and add them to Fetcher workflows
- Diversity Search Criteria — add specific diversity goals to searches to support representative pipeline building
- Recruitment Analytics — track sourcing performance, response rates, and pipeline metrics across active searches
- Profile Refreshes — update candidate profile data to reflect current information before outreach
- Spreadsheet Import — import candidate lists in bulk via spreadsheet uploads
- Integrations — sync candidate data with applicant tracking systems, CRM tools, email and communication platforms.
- Human Sourcing Team (Amplify/Enterprise) — dedicated sourcers run searches and deliver vetted candidates for active roles
Real-World Applications
HR teams and talent acquisition teams can use Fetcher as recruiting software to run outbound searches for hard-to-fill roles. When a position requires passive talent — candidates who are not actively applying — Fetcher identifies matching profiles and initiates contact through automated email sequences. Recruiters review batches of sourced candidates and approve or reject them, narrowing the pool before any manual outreach is needed.
Inbound hiring scenarios may also benefit from Fetcher’s screening capabilities. When a job posting generates high application volume, the platform can automatically sort and rank applicants so recruiters focus only on the most relevant matches. This makes it useful recruiting software for teams managing both high-volume roles and targeted searches simultaneously.
Staffing agencies might use Fetcher to increase top-of-funnel sourcing volume across multiple client searches. The platform’s outbound sourcing capacity and CRM layer can help agencies manage candidate pipelines for several roles at once without proportionally increasing headcount. Response rate tracking and email sequencing give visibility into which outreach is performing across different searches.
Growing companies hiring across multiple functions — engineering, finance, sales, marketing, and operations — can use Fetcher to maintain consistent sourcing activity without a large recruiting team. The Amplify and Enterprise plans include dedicated human sourcers who handle search execution, making Fetcher practical recruiting software for lean teams that need sourcing capacity without building it internally.
