Many recruiters miss a majorly valuable source of recruiting leads by avoiding sending emails to prospects at their current business email. As we know, the best candidates are often already working and finding those candidates is often a great source for new leads for the next role you are filling. 

You can reach out to business emails and gather interest in your roles, but there are ways to do this effectively, and also ways to miss the mark. Below are some recommendations on how to effectively reach out to a potential candidate at their current business email. 

PS - Offering a hiring bonus often will encourage people to provide recommendations and/or get less upset if they get an email to their business account. 

Network Recruiting

{{first_name}} - Congrats on all of your success at {{company}}!

I recruit for top software development talent here at {{your company name]] and your background is very similar to all of our top performers here.

Is there anyone in your network who is on the job market that has a similar background to yours?

And the best part... we are offering a $500 bonus for anyone you refer, so please let me know of anyone that might be interested!

Best of luck, 

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Hi {{first_name}},

Nice to virtually meet you! My name is {{name}}, the {{title}} with {{company name}}.

I was doing some digging on LinkedIn, came across your profile as a standout {{role hiring for}}}, and had to reach out!

{{Short company description to sell candidate}}

If you know of anyone interested in your network, here's a detailed Job Description to learn more about the opening {{link to job description}}. 

Cheers,