--- title: "Hiring Signal Outreach With an AI Research Agent | Prosyo" description: "An AI research agent finds companies hiring for the problem you solve, checks them against your ideal customer and saves the decision-maker with the job post." url: "https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/hiring-signal-outreach/" image: "https://prosyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cropped-Prosyo-Icon-Transparent-1.png" language: "nl" --- Research Agent · Scheduled # Find companies hiring for the problem you solve Every week the Research Agent scans job boards with Apify and company news with Exa for teams hiring for work you help with, and saves the right person at each company. [Start free — 7 days](https://app.prosyo.com/) [Book a demo](https://prosyo.com/nl/) - 7 days free - No card required - Nothing sends without your yes Loved by founders, agencies and sales teams How it runs ## One request. The agent does the rest. Type it to Penny, or use it as the agent’s brief and let it run on its trigger. **Agent Penny***Run with Research Agent* Every Tuesday, find companies in the UK hiring SDRs or BDRs with Apify job boards, check each company against my ideal customer, find the head of sales, and save them to “Hiring SDRs” with the job post as the reason. 1. Runs every week on the day you choose 2. Scans job boards for roles that signal your problem 3. Checks each hiring company against your ideal customer 4. Finds the person who owns the problem 5. Saves them to a list with the job post as the reason Hiring signals found **Job posts found** 38 **Companies that fit** 15 **Decision-makers saved** 15 **Reason on each** The job post Illustrative run. Sending, paid actions and changes in other apps wait for your yes. The guide A job post is a public statement of a problem and a budget. A company hiring three SDRs needs pipeline. A company hiring a data engineer is fighting its data. If you help with that problem, a job post is one of the clearest buying signals there is. This use case turns job boards into a weekly prospect list. ## Why hiring signals convert Most outreach guesses at a need. Hiring outreach knows it. The message can be honest and specific: “Saw you are hiring SDRs; teams like yours use us to fill the calendar while the new hires ramp.” That relevance is why hiring-signal campaigns tend to get more replies than generic ones. ## What the agent does Every week, it runs job board scrapers on Apify for the roles you named, and checks company news with Exa. It filters the hiring companies against your ideal customer, finds the person who owns the problem, usually the hiring manager, and saves them to your list with the job post as the reason. Nothing is sent; the list is ready for the Writer. ## Set it up 1. Connect Apify and Exa. 2. List the job titles that signal your problem, and the regions you serve. 3. Start from the Research Agent template, tick both apps and schedule it weekly. 4. Ask for the hiring manager, not the recruiter, and the job post link as the reason. ## Write it well - Mention the role, not the company’s struggle. “Saw you are hiring SDRs” beats “Looks like you need pipeline”. - Offer help that complements the hire, so you are not competing with the person they are about to bring in. - Move fast. Job posts close, and the problem gets solved one way or another. **Research Agent***AI prospecting agent* **Starts** On a schedule **Apps** [Apify](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/apify/) [Exa](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/exa/) **Approval** Sending, paid actions and other apps wait for your yes **Great for** Founders, Agencies, Consultants, Recruiters **Available on** Penny Agents, Penny SDR and Penny SDR All-in [Start free — 7 days](https://app.prosyo.com/) [Book a demo](https://prosyo.com/nl/) - [How the Research Agent works](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/research-agent/) - [All agent use cases](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/#use-cases) - [Penny pricing](https://prosyo.com/nl/pricing/#penny) Apps in this use case ## Connected in a click, used on your terms Sign in once. You choose what it may do, and changes wait for your approval. [**Apify**Research/Web Run Apify scrapers and actors: LinkedIn posts, Google Maps, websites, job boards and more. Apify + Prosyo](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/apify/) [**Exa**Research/Web Search the web and company news to research people before you write. Exa + Prosyo](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/exa/) You stay in control ## Research Agent asks before it acts You choose how much it does alone. Reading and research always run straight away; anything that sends, spends or changes another app waits as a card you approve, unless you allowed it. - **Ask before every step**It asks before every step, unless you allowed that action to run on its own. - **Ask before any change**It reads and researches freely, then brings every change back to you. - **Handle routine work alone**Saving people, tagging and preparing drafts run on their own. Sending, paid actions and other apps still wait. Keep going ## Use cases that pair well with this one [ScheduledWin new clients for your recruitment agency from open rolesEvery week the Research Agent finds companies hiring for the roles you place, checks them against your ideal client, and saves the hiring manager with the job post and contact details from Lusha.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/recruitment-client-wins/)[On demandFind local business leads on Google Maps with ApifyThe Research Agent runs an Apify scraper on Google Maps for your category and city, checks each business against your ideal customer and saves the fits to a list.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/local-business-leads-google-maps/)[On demandTurn the people who engage with a LinkedIn post into a qualified listThe Research Agent runs an Apify actor on a LinkedIn post, collects the people who reacted or commented, checks each one against your ideal customer and saves the fits with the post as the reason.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/linkedin-post-engagers/) [Browse every use case](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/#use-cases) FAQ ## This use case, answered Straight answers on what the agents do, what they cost and how you stay in control. **Want to see it on your market?** Book a short demo. A real person runs the agents on your own ideal customer. [Book a demo](https://prosyo.com/nl/) **Why is hiring a buying signal?** A company hiring for work you help with has the problem right now and a budget for it. Your offer can make the hire faster, cheaper or unnecessary. **Who should I contact?** The person who owns the hire’s outcome, usually the hiring manager, not the recruiter. **Which job boards can it read?** The public sources your Apify actors support. Exa adds news such as funding that often comes with hiring. **When does it run?** On the schedule you choose: every day, on weekdays, or one day each week at a set time in your time zone. You can still run it at any moment. **Which apps does it use, and do I need accounts?** It uses Apify, with one-click sign-in; Exa, no account needed. Each app works with your own access, so the agent only sees what your account can see, and anything an app charges for is billed by that app. **Can the agent act without my approval?** Reading and research run straight away. Routine work such as saving people to a list or tagging can run alone if you allow it. Sending, paid actions and changes in other apps wait for your yes unless you explicitly allowed that action. **What does a run cost?** Each step uses AI credits like a Penny question, and you set a spending cap for each run. If a run reaches its cap, it waits for you. Paid actions such as enrichment, and charges from connected apps, are separate. **Can I change what the agent does?** Yes, in plain words. Edit the brief, attach a skill such as your own playbook, tick or untick apps and change what needs approval. The next run follows the new instructions, and finished work stays saved. **Which agent runs it, and what pairs well with it?** The Research Agent, Prosyo’s ai prospecting agent. Start from its template and use this request as the brief. It pairs well with the Qualifier Agent and the Writer Agent, which can pick up its results through your lists and inbox. **How do I see what the agent did?** Every run comes with a plain-English report of what it did, what it cost and anything waiting for you. Results show as formatted answers, tables or diagrams, and you get a notification when a run finishes or needs your approval. **Which Prosyo plan do I need?** Agents come with the Penny Agents, Penny SDR and Penny SDR All-in plans: 5, 10 or 20 agents. Every workspace starts with a 7-day free trial, no card required. ## Your next 10 meetings are already on LinkedIn. 7 days free, no card. Pay later and change your mind? Full refund within 7 days. 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