The Search Employees action allows you to extract a list of employees from any company using advanced filters. This automation simplifies the process of gathering potential leads by pulling detailed profiles directly from your selected companies, using criteria like keywords, job titles, location, and seniority level. Whether you need to fill your sales pipeline or refine your outreach strategy, this action will help you find the right people efficiently.
With Search Employees, you can:
- Search employees based on their job titles using Boolean keywords.
- Filter results by location, seniority, and department to focus your search.
- Exclude CRM contacts or previously viewed leads to prevent duplicates and ensure cleaner data.
- Customize your search for specific roles, functions, or any relevant criteria to get the most targeted results.
- Export your data into your CRM or use it for immediate outreach via automated workflows.
How does this action work?
This action extracts employees from a given company in just a few steps:
- Create a Free Captain Data Account – Get started by signing up.
- Provide Company Information – Input the company ID or name of the organization you want to target.
- Set Employee Search Parameters – Use filters to narrow down your search:
- Employee Keywords – Input Boolean search terms to find specific profiles.
- Job Title – Provide specific job titles using Boolean operators like (Growth Hacker) NOT (Assistant).
- Geography – Filter by location using geocodes.
- Seniority Level – Search by seniority (e.g., manager, director, VP).
- Function – Filter by department or role.
- Exclude Irrelevant Leads (Optional) – Prevent duplicates by excluding CRM contacts or previously saved profiles.
- Max Results – Set the maximum number of results per search.
- Schedule or Launch – Run the workflow immediately or schedule it for later.
Once everything is set up, Captain Data handles the rest, automating the process of extracting employees from your targeted companies.
It’s an efficient way to gather the right leads without spending hours manually combing through profiles.
How to leverage this action’s output?
Once you’ve extracted the list of employees, there are several strategic ways to maximize the value of this data:
- Target Precisely – Thanks to advanced filters, you’ll get highly targeted employee lists. For example, search for senior marketing professionals in a specific region and export a clean dataset for outreach.
- Enrich Profiles – Combine this action with enrichment tools to add emails, phone numbers, or additional metadata for multi-channel outreach.
- Integrate with CRM – Push the data directly into your CRM and trigger automated email sequences or follow-ups.
- Engage at Scale – Use extracted lists for personalized outreach campaigns, webinars, or targeted ads.
- Keep Data Clean – Exclusion filters ensure you don’t contact the same lead twice.
This precision helps reduce noise, save time, and keep your team focused on high-value conversations.
Go Further
To get the most out of Search Employees, combine it with other Captain Data automations to build a full workflow:
- Search Company Employees – Identify and target whole departments or decision-making units.
- Auto Visit Profiles – Automatically visit profiles to increase visibility before outreach.
- Auto Message Profiles – Follow up with tailored messages at scale.
- Extract Post Likers – Target users who engage with relevant posts for high-intent leads.
- Enrich People Profiles – Add verified contact details to boost response rates.
By integrating these actions, you’ll have a workflow that not only identifies key employees but also engages them through profile visits, personalized messaging, and enriched data.
This ensures your outreach is targeted, automated, and efficient — driving better results for your lead generation strategy.
