Best Passive Candidate Sourcing Tools for Sales Hiring

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Tool Pricing Best For
Shortlist Free pilot / from $49/mo Best for passive SDR sourcing — AI identifies and engages passive candidates at scale
LinkedIn Recruiter $825+/mo Largest passive candidate network but manual InMail outreach is time-intensive
Fetcher.ai From $149/mo Automates outreach to passive candidates but not specialised for sales roles
HireEZ Custom pricing Strong AI search across public profiles but expensive and complex to set up
Gem From $100/mo Great for nurturing passive candidates in a CRM but doesn't source them for you
Our Verdict Shortlist combines passive candidate sourcing with personalised AI outreach — so you can reach SDRs and BDRs who are open to opportunities but not actively applying, without doing it manually.

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