Turn Past Candidates into Future Hires with Campaigns

Why Smart Businesses Think Beyond Active Jobseekers

The savviest businesses don’t just look at active jobseekers. While posting a job brings in applicants today, it’s the relationships you build with past candidates and passive talent that give you a competitive edge today.

“We’re excited to expand Wizehire Campaigns to allow growing businesses to nurture talent, so they don’t need to start hiring from scratch every time.”

– Sid Upadhyay, CEO & Co-founder

With a built-in Candidate Relationship Management system, Wizehire makes it easy for businesses to stay connected with strong candidates over time so the next hire doesn’t feel like back to square one.

As a result, this product update will help you streamline your hiring process and keep candidate conversations organized.

Why it’s time to tap into passive talent

Some of your best future hires may not be applying right now, but may have already applied in the past. They’re the promising candidates who weren’t quite the right fit, the ones waiting for a better-timed opportunity, or the applicants who wowed you once but went a different direction.

Instead of losing touch, strategic teams are engaging passive talent and building pipelines they can rely on.

Here’s what that looks like in action:

• Businesses that nurture talent generate 3x more qualified applicants
• Automated engagement helps teams cut hiring costs by up to 40%
• Candidates who stay connected are more likely to respond quickly and accept offers, cutting your time-to-hire by half 

This isn’t new territory for Wizehire. We’ve long helped businesses grow by building stronger relationships with talent. And now, we’ve made that process even easier.

A better way to stay in touch with less manual work

With recent improvements to Campaigns, nurturing top candidates is now built directly into your hiring workflow. Teams can:

• Group past applicants by role, location, experience or fit
• Automate email sequences that keep them warm
• Track replies, clicks, and engagement in real time
• Save time and cut busywork—no external tools or spreadsheets required

All from the Wizehire dashboard you’re already using.

Businesses already putting it to work

From law offices to hospitality groups, businesses across industries are getting ahead by nurturing talent:

•  Hospitality teams reconnect with past applicants ahead of seasonal hiring rushes
• Law firms stay in touch with bar exam candidates prepping for the next chapter
• Real estate brokerages check in with newly licensed professionals when the timing is right

In every case, these businesses are making the shift from reactive to proactive—and it’s paying off.

Wize Words

Campaigns is part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing the hiring experience for our customers.

Your next hire could already be in your pipeline—past applicants, referrals, and jobseekers who showed interest but never made it to the final round. Instead of starting over, Campaigns help you pick up where you left off.

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Christel Sonnekalb

Christel is a product marketing professional in tech with 11+ years of experience. She has a deep understanding of the hiring and recruitment industry and a proven track record of delivering results. One of her greatest strengths is her ability to execute complex product launches and develop effective marketing strategies to share product updates with users. She's our Wizehire product guru.