Recruiter Contact Finder
Skip the ATS black hole. Find recruiters and hiring managers at your target companies and reach out directly.
Applying online is just step one
70% of jobs are filled through networking. When you apply online, your resume competes with hundreds of others. But when a recruiter or hiring manager knows your name before seeing your application, you jump to the top of the pile.
ApplyWave helps you find the right people to contact at your target companies — recruiters, hiring managers, and team leads — and gives you tools to reach out professionally.
From Job Posting to Personal Connection
Find a job
Save a job you want to apply for
Find contacts
We search for recruiters at that company
Craft message
Use AI to write a personalized outreach
Track response
Log contact attempts and follow-ups
How We Help You Connect
Contact Discovery
When you save a job, we look for recruiters, hiring managers and directors at that employer.
LinkedIn Profile Links
Where we have it, a link to the person's LinkedIn profile.
Public-Source Emails
Addresses come from public sources: government registers, the company's own website, the job posting, or our contact database. We never guess an address from a name pattern.
AI-Written Messages
AI drafts a message from your resume and the job. Edit it before you send.
Outreach Tracking
Mark which messages you have sent so you know who you already contacted.
Who We Help You Find
Recruiters
Internal and external recruiters responsible for filling the role
- Usually first point of contact
- Can push your resume to hiring manager
- Good for initial referral
Hiring Managers
The person who would be your direct manager if hired
- Makes the final hiring decision
- Can bypass recruiter screening
- Harder to reach but more impactful
Team Members
People who work in the role or team you're targeting
- Can provide internal referral
- Give insights about team culture
- Often more responsive to outreach
How It Works
Save a target job
When you save a job, we automatically look for relevant contacts at that employer.
Review suggested contacts
See recruiters, hiring managers and directors with their roles.
Craft your outreach
Use AI to write a personalized message referencing the specific job and your relevant experience.
Send and mark it
Send by email or LinkedIn, then mark the message as sent.
Cold Apply vs Direct Outreach
| Cold Apply Only | Apply + Direct Outreach | |
|---|---|---|
| Resume visibility | One of many in the pile | A person sees your name |
| Feedback | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Relationship building | None | Future opportunities |
Why Direct Outreach Works
- A referral from inside often gets your application read first
- Recruiters remember names they've seen before — your application stands out
- You learn about roles before they're posted publicly
- Personal connection = feedback even if you don't get the role
- Building relationships compounds — one contact leads to more
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you find contact information?
Contacts come from official registers (UK Companies House, the NZ Business Number register, US Department of Labor filings), company websites, job postings, web search and a commercial contact database.
Is direct outreach effective?
It can be, when done right. A short, specific message to the right person gets read; generic mass messages do not. ApplyWave helps you write the specific kind.
Won't recruiters be annoyed by outreach?
Recruiters expect to be contacted — it's their job. What annoys them is generic, mass messages. AI drafts personalized, respectful outreach that you can edit.
What does a contact cost?
Revealing a contact uses credits. Your first application is free, 5 applications cost $5, and credits never expire.
Do you provide email addresses?
When we have one from a public source, yes. We never invent an address from a name pattern. Contacts are not available for every employer.
Ready to connect with recruiters?
Find decision-makers at your target companies and reach out with confidence.
Start finding contacts