For Recruiters
Cold InMail is dead. Warm candidates with comments first.
For US tech recruiters. WarmList ranks 3-5 candidates each morning, drafts comments in your voice, and unlocks DMs only after 3 public touchpoints. Reply rates 5-10× higher than cold InMail. Browser-based, never auto-posts.
What's broken right now
— Cold InMail reply rates collapsed to 3-8% in 2026 — and to 10-25% even when personalized
— Top engineers receive 30-50 InMails per week and auto-archive them all
— LinkedIn Recruiter ($10K+/yr) gives you sourcing but no engagement workflow — you still have to figure out the warming motion
— Hand-running the warming sequence on 30 candidates a week takes 60-90 minutes a day — not sustainable
The daily routine
Step 1 · Setup · 60 seconds
Import your Connections.csv or candidate list from Hiretual / SeekOut / Apollo / Recruiter. WarmList reads your last 20 LinkedIn comments to learn your voice.
Step 2 · Each morning · 30 sec
Open the queue. WarmList has ranked 3-5 candidates from your pool whose latest post is fresh, plus intent signals (Open-to-Work, layoff, promotion, recent post).
Step 3 · Each candidate · 30 sec
WarmList drafts 3 comments in your voice on the candidate's post. Pick one, paste into LinkedIn's comment box, edit naturally, post. Touchpoint logged.
Step 4 · After 3 touches · 1 min
DM panel unlocks with a draft referencing your comment history. The candidate has seen your name 3 times engaging with their work. Reply rate 40-45%.
Why this works
Warm-DM reply rates on the 3-touch sequence (vs 3-8% cold InMail)
Daily time budget — vs 60-90 min hand-running the same sequence manually
Per-recruiter price — vs $10K+/yr for LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate
WarmList complements LinkedIn Recruiter and sourcing tools (Hiretual, SeekOut, Apollo) — sourcing finds candidates, WarmList warms them so they actually reply. Read WarmList vs LinkedIn Recruiter and vs Hiretual for the side-by-sides.
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