TL;DR
- What it is: Lusha Talent Sourcing is a ChatGPT app for recruiters. Describe a role and get a shortlist of candidates, with timing signals and verified contact details.
- What’s different: every candidate comes with signals that suggest whether now is a good time: time in role, a new manager, or a shrinking team.
- Where it runs: in ChatGPT, listed in the app directory, and in Claude Code from Lusha’s GitHub.
- Who it’s for: in-house sourcers and recruiters, and agencies looking for both candidates and clients.
The hardest candidates to hire are the ones who aren’t looking. They don’t apply, they don’t answer job-site messages, and by the time they’re ready, someone else may have called first. Lusha Talent Sourcing is built for that part of the job: finding the right people, seeing who may be open to a move, and reaching them directly.
What it does
Builds a shortlist from a plain description. Describe the role the way you’d brief a colleague, or filter by title, skills, seniority, company, industry and location.
Shows timing signals for each candidate. Time in their current role, a recent change of manager, or shrinking headcount at their company. These suggest timing, not intent, but they tell you who to call first.
Reveals verified contact details. Verified emails and direct phones for the candidates you choose, so you can reach them outside a crowded inbox.
Saves candidates to lists. Keep the people who aren’t ready yet, and see what’s changed when you come back.
Three ways recruiters use it
In-house sourcing
Build a shortlist for an open role, with timing signals on every candidate.
Find senior product designers in Amsterdam with B2B SaaS experience.
Show time in role and any recent change on their team.
Leave out anyone who moved jobs this year.Agency business development
Find companies growing the team you place into, and the person who owns the hire.
Find software companies in London that are growing their engineering team.
For the top ten, find the head of engineering or the talent lead.
Don't reveal contact details yet.Re-engaging past candidates
Check which finalists from earlier searches may be ready now.
Here's the list of finalists from our searches last year: [paste names and companies].
Show who's changed roles since, and who's been in the same role for more than two years.
Rank who to get back in touch with first.Example prompts are illustrative. Run them with your own role and search to see live results.
How to get started
1. Add to ChatGPT. Open Lusha Talent Sourcing in ChatGPT and connect your Lusha account. In Claude Code, install it from Lusha’s GitHub.
2. Describe the role. Include must-have skills, level and location, plus anyone to leave out.
3. Review before you reveal. Look at the shortlist and the timing signals first, then reveal contact details only for the people you’ll contact.
Why it’s built this way
People move all the time. Lusha recorded about 13,600 job changes every working day in the first half of 2026 (Talent Mobility Report). Meanwhile the average recruiter carries 14 open reqs, and time to hire has grown from 33 to 41 days since 2021 (Gem, 2025). With that many roles and that much movement, the useful question isn’t “who fits?” but “who fits, and might move now?”
FAQ
Where can I use Lusha Talent Sourcing?
In ChatGPT, through the app directory, and in Claude Code, from Lusha’s GitHub.
What are timing signals?
Changes that suggest a candidate may be open to a move: time in their current role, a recent change of manager, or shrinking headcount at their company.
Does it show contact details?
Yes. You can reveal verified emails and direct phones for the candidates you choose. Reveals use Lusha credits, as listed in how Lusha credits work.
Is the data compliant?
Lusha is GDPR and CCPA compliant. Every record is checked across multiple independent sources, and Lusha never scrapes LinkedIn or social networks.
Can agencies use it to find clients?
Yes. Search for companies growing the team you place into, then find the hiring manager or talent lead who owns the role.
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