Find job candidates for a role, with the evidence
The xAI docs show a bot that builds a shortlist of candidates for a role, skips anyone already in your applicant tracking system, and drafts outreach for your approval. The official Talent Discovery template does this search. From xAI: the enterprise post adds a recruiting helper that texts candidates good luck before interviews and submits scorecards from that day's recorded calls. Texting candidates needs a messaging tool and their consent.
Last verified: Oct 18, 2026
The problem
Small teams can't always pay a recruiter, and finding candidates by hand takes hours.
How the bot does it
From the official docs:
- The xAI docs give an example where a bot finds 20 potential candidates who meet a role's must-have criteria and leaves out anyone already in your applicant tracking system.
- The docs say to add an approval step before any outreach and to respect candidate privacy and each source's terms. The bot shouldn't contact anyone itself.
- The official Talent Discovery template in the Grok Bot marketplace runs this kind of search.
Setup steps
- 1Paste the role description and list the must-have criteria.
- 2Give the bot a way to check your applicant tracking system so it skips people already in it.
- 3Ask for a shortlist with a link and a reason for each person.
- 4Tell it: contact no one. Any outreach is Draft, I send.
Example prompt
For this role description, find 20 candidates who meet the must-have criteria. Skip anyone already in our applicant tracking system. For each person, link the evidence and say why they fit. Draft outreach, but contact no one: Draft, I send.
The result
A shortlist with evidence for each candidate and outreach drafts you review. You decide who to contact.
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