Search, shortlist, personalization, and outreach prep

Free Recruiting Sourcing Timer

Use a recruiting sourcing timer for search criteria, candidate search, shortlist review, personalization notes, outreach prep, and follow-up planning. Create an XTimer room when sourcing teams need shared focused sourcing blocks.

Built for this job

Recruiters can keep sourcing work focused on criteria, shortlist quality, and outreach prep.

Sourcing teams can run shared blocks without turning them into pipeline meetings.

XTimer rooms support shared sourcing timers for recruiters and talent teams.

Current agenda item

Search criteria

1/6

5:00

Next

Candidate search

Total time

1:00:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Recruiting sourcing

1 hour

Segments

6

First

5:00

Total

1:00:00

A 60-minute sourcing timer with criteria, search, shortlist, personalization, outreach prep, and follow-up.

Sourcing sprint

30 min

Total

30 min

A 30-minute timer for a focused candidate sourcing sprint.

Personalization pass

10 min

Total

10 min

A 10-minute timer for writing candidate personalization notes.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Define search criteria before opening sourcing tools.

Separate candidate search from outreach personalization.

Reserve time for follow-up planning so sourced candidates do not disappear.

Use an XTimer room when a sourcing team runs a shared recruiting sprint.

Frequently asked questions

What is a recruiting sourcing timer?

A recruiting sourcing timer structures search criteria, candidate search, shortlist review, personalization notes, outreach prep, and follow-up planning.

Does this find candidates automatically?

No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use your sourcing tools, ATS, CRM, and recruiting process to find, contact, and track candidates.

Can a sourcing team share the timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when recruiters and sourcers need one shared sourcing sprint countdown.