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Do I need to message first?

Find out if you should message first after matching on Candid, plus simple tips to help start conversations with hiring teams and improve your chances of success.

Written by Izzy (Head of Community)

You don’t have to but we’d always recommend it 🤗

We consistently see that candidates who send the first message have the most success.

It shows genuine interest and helps get the conversation moving quicker.

The good news is it doesn’t need to be anything complicated. Even a quick intro, a question about the role or a ‘Hey, really excited to have matched.. it looks really interesting can you tell me more' is more than enough to get started.

Think of it as breaking the ice - once the conversation starts, everything becomes much easier.

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