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 Monthly
What it is: A comprehensive directory of 500M+ professional profiles, including roles, companies, education, and connections.
Update frequency: Full refresh every 30 days.
Why Monthly?
Stable, trusted records – Monthly cadence allows us to verify and consolidate large-scale changes at high accuracy.
Less noise – You won’t get flooded by minor profile tweaks that don't impact decisions.
Always current – No data point in the People DB is ever older than a few weeks.
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 |
Talent Signals Released | Significant updates pushed to platform | Weekly |
People DB Refreshed | All baseline records updated platform-wide | Monthly |
Notifications You’ll Receive
Weekly Alerts – If you’ve saved Talent searches or individuals, you’ll get a consolidated email every week.
Why Two Speeds?
Fast: Talent Signals | Reliable: People DB |
Captures key career moves as they happen | Provides a stable, verified reference point |
Ideal for sourcing stealth founders, exec exits, early hiring moves | Ideal for CRM enrichment, longlist research, or due diligence |
Weekly cadence avoids noise overload | Monthly cadence maintains profile integrity |
By separating real-time signals from stable directory data, Specter gives you both the speed to act and the reliability to trust your system of record.
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