Specter’s People Data is split into two components, People DB and Talent Signals each updated on its own schedule to balance speed, accuracy, and signal clarity.
People DB — Updated Daily and Monthly
What it is: A comprehensive directory of 600M+ professional profiles, including roles, companies, education, and connections.
Update frequency: Incremental daily updates, full refresh every 30 days.
What's Daily and What's Monthly?
Day-to-day Changes – Major changes to profiles are processed daily, keeping data accurate between full monthly syncs.
Stable, trusted records – Monthly refresh of all People data allows us to verify and consolidate large-scale changes at high accuracy.
Talent Signals — Updated Weekly
What it is: A live feed of time-sensitive professional moves (e.g., new jobs and talent in stealth).
Update frequency: Collected daily, released weekly.
Why Weekly?
Timely alerts – You’ll catch important moves as they happen, but in a digestible format.
Signal, not noise – Weekly batching avoids alert fatigue, while still surfacing key changes.
Cross-sync with People DB – Any individual who triggers a Talent Signal mid-month will have their People DB profile updated instantly during that week’s push.
🔁 How the System Works
Layer | What happens | Timing |
Collection | New role, title, or startup detected via public data | Daily, behind the scenes |
Verification | Signals are validated, deduped, and scored | Daily |
Update | Profiles always reflect important position changes | Daily |
Talent Signals Released | Significant updates pushed to platform | Weekly |
People DB Refreshed | All baseline records updated platform-wide | Daily |
Notifications You’ll Receive
Weekly Alerts – If you’ve saved Talent searches or individuals, you’ll get a consolidated email every week.
Need a hand?
Open the Intercom chat in your Specter dashboard or email team@tryspecter.com; we're quick to respond and always happy to hear your feedback.