Search Employee Metrics

The Search Employee Metrics action helps you generate actionable insights by extracting workforce metrics from professional network data.

Starting from a company ID, this action automates the process of building a structured view of employees within a specific organization.

With this action, you can:

• Generate employee metrics URLs based on the company you’re researching.
• Refine your search with Boolean keywords, job titles, locations, seniority levels, and functions to target specific employee groups.
• Automatically retrieve key workforce statistics, helping you focus on the most relevant prospects.
• Filter out saved, viewed, or CRM contacts for a clean and accurate dataset.
  

This action simplifies and enhances lead generation by giving you the data you need to make informed decisions, all while saving time and effort.

How does this action work?

The Search Employee Metrics action automates the process of collecting workforce metrics from a company of your choice. Here’s how it works:

1. Create a Free Captain Data Account – Sign up to get started.
2. Provide the Company ID – Input the company identifier (e.g., via platform or CSV).
3. Configure Your Parameters – Use filters such as:
   • Employee Keywords – Boolean terms to refine your search.
   • Job Title – Focus on specific positions using Boolean operators like (Growth Hacker) NOT (Assistant).
   • Geography – Filter by location using geocode references.
   • Seniority Level – Identify employees by level (manager, director, VP, etc.).
   • Function – Target departments such as sales, marketing, or engineering.
4. Set Additional Filters – Exclude CRM contacts, saved profiles, or previously viewed employees to ensure clean data.
5. Launch or Schedule – Run the action instantly or schedule it to execute later.
6. Done! – The action will generate a structured employee metrics dataset based on your search criteria.
   

This workflow streamlines the process of finding and analyzing employees within companies, making prospecting and workforce analysis much more efficient.

How to leverage this action’s output?

By using Search Employee Metrics, you can significantly improve prospecting and research efforts with structured employee data.

• Target High-Value Prospects – Apply filters like job title, seniority, and geography to identify decision-makers who match your ICP.
• Segment by Role or Function – Create separate lists for sales, marketing, product, or engineering roles to refine outreach.
• Keep Data Clean – Exclusion filters prevent duplication by removing CRM contacts or previously viewed leads.
• Enrich and Export – Combine with enrichment actions to add contact details and export directly into your CRM or lead database.
• Enable Smarter Campaigns – Use segmented datasets for tailored messaging, webinars, or market-specific campaigns.
  

This precision reduces noise and allows your team to focus only on the most relevant people.

Go Further

To maximize the impact of Search Employee Metrics, combine it with other Captain Data actions:

• Search Company Employees – Expand beyond metrics to capture full employee lists by company.
• Auto-Message Profiles – Engage extracted employees with targeted, personalized outreach.
• Extract Post Likers – Identify professionals already engaging with relevant content.
• Enrich People Profiles – Add verified emails and phone numbers for multi-channel campaigns.

By chaining these actions, you can build an automated workflow that identifies, enriches, and engages employees across your target accounts — driving a more efficient and scalable go-to-market strategy.