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About Outcapped

Outcapped provides operations support to early-stage organisations working on large global problems. Its clients work in AI safety, biosecurity, and global development. This role lets you build hiring systems for organisations at an early stage, where recruiting decisions directly affect whether they can grow.

About the role

You will run full-cycle recruiting for multiple client searches at once, from kickoff to offer and onboarding. You will source candidates through channels beyond LinkedIn, engage passive candidates, and partner with hiring managers on role requirements and interview design. You will also own the hiring workflow in Ashby ATS, keeping data, templates, and processes clean and repeatable.

A typical day

A typical day likely includes sourcing and screening candidates for several client searches, writing outreach to passive candidates, and updating records in Ashby. You may also meet with hiring managers to review role requirements, interview feedback, or process changes. Because the company is remote and supports multiple clients, expect to switch between searches and communicate in writing throughout the day. Ask about meeting rhythms and client load in the interview.

Who Outcapped is looking for

• 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including ownership of searches from kickoff to offer and onboarding.
• Strong sourcing skills across multiple channels, not just LinkedIn, with experience writing tailored outreach to passive candidates.
• Comfortable managing several concurrent searches and client relationships at the same time.
• Experience with Ashby ATS or a similar system, including building templates, maintaining clean data, and improving workflows.

Tips for this application

• In your application, name specific searches you owned end-to-end. Include the role, the client or company, and the outcome.
• Show sourcing beyond LinkedIn. List the channels you used, such as GitHub, niche communities, referrals, or direct research, and give one example of a passive candidate you engaged.
• Mention Ashby by name if you have used it. If you have not, describe the ATS you used and the workflows or templates you built in it.
• Reference the client sectors in the job description, AI safety, biosecurity, and global development. If you have recruited in these areas or adjacent technical fields, say so directly.
• Explain how you manage multiple concurrent searches. Give a concrete method for tracking clients, candidates, and deadlines.

What to cover in your cover letter

Your cover letter should focus on: 1) one or two full-cycle searches you owned from kickoff to offer, with results; 2) your sourcing approach beyond LinkedIn and how you engage passive candidates; 3) your experience with Ashby or another ATS and the processes you built or improved; 4) why you want to recruit for early-stage organisations in AI safety, biosecurity, and global development.

Research before applying

• Read the Outcapped website, including the linked page, to understand what operations support it provides and to whom.
• Look up Outcapped's clients or the sectors named in the job description: AI safety, biosecurity, and global development. Know what these fields do and who works in them.
• Check what Ashby is and what its recruiting workflows look like, even if you have used a different ATS.
• Find out how Outcapped is structured as a remote company and how it assigns recruiters to client searches. If this is not public, prepare to ask in the interview.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a search you owned end-to-end. What was the role, how did you source, and what was the result?
• How do you source candidates beyond LinkedIn? Give a specific example of a channel and how you used it.
• How do you manage multiple concurrent searches and clients without dropping details?
• Describe how you have set up or improved hiring workflows in Ashby or a similar ATS.
• How do you advise a hiring manager who has unrealistic requirements or a slow interview process?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Describing yourself as a generalist recruiter without naming specific searches you owned end-to-end.
• Listing only LinkedIn as a sourcing channel, which does not match the job's requirement for diverse sourcing.
• Applying without any knowledge of AI safety, biosecurity, or global development, or without a reason for wanting to recruit in these sectors.