Studio · Reach

Know your candidate before you write a single word.

A detailed persona that shapes everything, ads, outreach, channels, messaging.

Enter a role and sector and get a detailed candidate persona, their motivations, objections, preferred channels, salary expectations, career drivers and the messaging angles most likely to get a response. The foundation for recruitment marketing that speaks to the right people in the right way.

Reach Solo
§ 01 · How it works

What goes in, what comes out.

Input
What you provide

Role title, sector, location, seniority level and any specific requirements or context.

Output
What you receive

A structured candidate persona including demographics, motivations, deal-breakers, preferred channels, salary expectations, career stage, messaging recommendations and competitor employer analysis.

§ 02 · Why it matters

Why this exists.

Most recruitment campaigns are designed around what a recruiter thinks a candidate wants, rather than what the evidence says. This leads to job ads with the wrong selling points, outreach messages sent through the wrong channels, and sourcing strategies that fish in the active market when the target audience is largely passive.

A candidate persona brings discipline to the starting point. Before you write a single word of copy, set a sourcing strategy, or spend a pound on advertising, you understand who you are trying to reach, their motivations, their objections, where they spend their professional time, and what message has the best chance of getting a response. It is the difference between targeting and guessing.

§ 03 · What it does

5 things this delivers.

  1. 01 Motivations, objections and deal-breakers mapped
  2. 02 Preferred channel recommendations
  3. 03 Salary expectation benchmarking
  4. 04 Messaging angle suggestions
  5. 05 Competitor employer awareness
§ 04 · In practice

Three ways it shows up.

Scenario 01

A recruitment consultant specialising in social care uses the persona builder before every new campaign. The output consistently identifies channels and messaging angles they would not have defaulted to, changing where they invest the sourcing budget.

Scenario 02

A TA manager briefing an internal team uses the persona output as a shared reference point for the whole hiring panel, ensuring sourcing strategy, job ad copy and interview questions are all built around the same candidate profile.

Scenario 03

An agency recruiter working a retained search uses the persona to build the outreach message and select which LinkedIn filters are most likely to reach the right people, rather than starting with a Boolean search and hoping for the best.

§ 05 · Who it's for

Who this is built for.

Recruiters targeting hard-to-fill roles who want to understand their candidate audience before investing in advertising, outreach or content.

§ 06 · Common questions

Things people ask.

How accurate are the salary expectations?
They are based on market data patterns and should be treated as a starting benchmark. Always validate against current market rates for your specific location and sector.
Can I use the persona as a brief for a recruitment marketing campaign?
Yes, the persona output includes channel recommendations, messaging angles and key motivators that map directly to a campaign brief. It is designed to be actionable, not just descriptive.
How do I get the best output?
The more specific your input, the more useful the persona. Include seniority level, specific submarket, location constraints, and any known challenges with this audience if you have them.
Which plan includes this tool?
Included in the Solo plan (£149/month), with a 7-day free trial.
§ 07 · Related tools

Works well alongside.

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