Business development for recruitment agencies

Reach hiring managers
the week they start hiring.

Every hiring manager’s inbox is full of recruiters. The ones who get replies show up at the right moment with something relevant to say. Ghost flags companies that are hiring or have just raised, finds the decision-maker, and helps your consultants reach out with context.

The recruitment BD problem

Your consultants are great at placing.
BD is where it stalls.

Client BD in recruitment has become a volume game that no longer works. Hiring managers get the same speculative CV emails from dozens of agencies, and billing consultants squeeze BD calls in between interviews.

Ghost makes BD about timing instead of volume. Company signals show who just opened roles or raised a round. Find People gives you the hiring manager, not the careers inbox. Sequences open with what changed at their company, and every reply lands in a shared pipeline.

What Ghost does for recruiters

Client BD, on signal

01

Hiring and funding signals

Know when target companies post new roles or announce funding, so your consultants reach out while the need is fresh.

Explore intent-led outbound
02

Find the hiring manager

Search 600M contacts with verified business emails to reach the department head behind the job post.

Explore Find People
03

LinkedIn and email sequences

Multi-channel sequences that open with the role or the raise, drafted by AI and approved before they send.

Explore email sequences
04

Shared BD pipeline

Every client conversation becomes a deal with full history, so leads don’t disappear when a consultant moves desks.

Explore the built-in CRM
600M
contacts with verified business emails
3×
reply rate on warm outreach vs cold sequences
90 sec
to build a full BD campaign
20 min
per consultant per week

A week in Ghost

About 20 minutes per person

Ghost does the finding, writing and chasing. You make the calls that need judgement.

  1. MondayGhost lists target companies that opened roles or raised last week. Assign them by desk.
  2. TuesdayConsultants approve sequences to the hiring managers Ghost found.
  3. ThursdayWork replies and AI-drafted follow-ups from the shared pipeline.
  4. FridayManagers review new client conversations by consultant and by signal.

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FAQ

Common
questions

Is Ghost for candidate sourcing?

Ghost is built for client business development: finding companies that are hiring and starting conversations with the people who own the budget. You can search the contact database for any role, but the signals, workflow and pipeline are designed around winning clients.

What signals does Ghost track for recruiters?

Company signals for hiring activity and funding rounds, plus engagement with your consultants’ LinkedIn posts and any competitor or keyword watchlists you set up. Each is scored against your ideal client.

Can each consultant run their own desk?

Yes. Consultants connect their own LinkedIn and run their own campaigns, while managers see every deal and its source in one pipeline.

Does it replace our ATS or recruitment CRM?

No. Your ATS still runs candidates and placements. Ghost’s pipeline covers client BD, from first signal to signed terms.

How much does Ghost cost?

Plans start at $99 a month (£79 or €89), with a 7-day free trial so you can see results before you pay. Ghost Managed, where our team runs it for you, starts at £1,000 a month.

Further reading

Guides for recruitment agencies

Ghost Managed · From £1,000/month

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