A recruiter's guide to consent-led outreach

Reaching senior talent on Korum is different from sourcing on a job board. You are contacting people who are private by choice. Consent-led outreach is not a constraint - it is what makes these candidates reachable at all.

Start with fit, not identity

For a confidential professional you see an alias, a seniority band, industry and skills. That is enough to judge fit. Lead with the role and why it matches - not with a demand to know who they are.

Express interest, then wait for consent

When you reach out to a confidential professional, they receive your interest and decide. If they approve, a masked conversation opens and your credits are applied. If they decline, you are refunded. Approval is their consent - respect it as the start of a real conversation.

For discoverable professionals

Messaging a discoverable professional is free and opens the conversation immediately. Their contact details still require a deliberate reveal - so even here, the professional stays in control of how far things go.

Good practice

• Be specific about the role and why it fits
• Never pressure for a reveal before there is mutual interest
• Assume the person is employed and cautious - because they are

Consent-led access filters out noise. The professionals who respond are genuinely interested, which makes every conversation worth more.