Subject: [Candidate name] for your [Job title] role: [one-line reason] Hi [Client first name], I'd like you to meet [Candidate name], a [current title] with [X] years in [domain]. They fit the role on three points: • [Requirement 1]: [evidence from their work] • [Requirement 2]: [evidence from their work] • [Requirement 3]: [evidence from their work] Worth knowing: [one gap or open question, and how you checked it]. Compensation: [expected salary or rate] Availability: [notice period or start date] Location: [city; remote, hybrid or on-site] Résumé attached. Are you free [day] or [day] for a 30-minute call? [Your name]
Candidate submittal templates.
Three copy-ready formats for presenting a candidate to a client: a standard email, a blind profile and a staff augmentation profile. Free, no sign-up.
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Which submittal format should I use?
The standard email for a named candidate, the blind profile when the client shouldn't know who it is yet, and the staff augmentation profile when rate and time-zone overlap decide the call.
Candidate [reference ID] · [Job title] Summary: [Two sentences on their experience and the kind of companies they've worked for, without names that identify them.] Match to your requirements • [Requirement 1]: [Meets / Partly / Gap]. [Evidence] • [Requirement 2]: [Meets / Partly / Gap]. [Evidence] • [Requirement 3]: [Meets / Partly / Gap]. [Evidence] Experience: [X] years · [industry] · [largest team led] Location: [region] · Work authorization: [as stated by the candidate] Expectations: [salary or rate range] · Available [date] Name and contact details shared once you'd like to interview.
[Role] · [Seniority] · Ref [ID] Rate: [USD per hour or per month] · [contract type] Available from: [date] · Commitment: [hours per week] Time zone: [city, UTC offset] · Overlap with your team: [hours a day] English: [level, and how you assessed it] Stack: [main skills, with years for each] Recent work • [Project]: [stack], [outcome] • [Project]: [stack], [outcome] Interview slots: [days and times in your time zone]
Can Spectacled write the submittal for me?
Yes. Pick a format and Spectacled drafts the pitch from the match, tailors the résumé to the role and adds a review link your client opens without logging in.
- Concise, Narrative, Scorecard or your own custom format
- A résumé tailored to the role, attached for you
- Your recruiter edits the draft and sends it from their own Gmail
Spectacled's pitches name the candidate. For a blind profile, use the template above.
Start freeSubmittal questions
What is a candidate submittal?
The message a recruiter sends a client to present a candidate for a role: why they fit, what they expect and when they can start, with the résumé attached.
What is a blind submittal?
A candidate profile without the name, contact details or employers that would identify them. The agency shares those once the client asks to interview.
What should a staff augmentation submittal include?
Rate, availability, time zone and working-hours overlap with the client's team, English level, and recent projects, ahead of the full résumé.
How long should a submittal email be?
Short enough to read in a minute: three requirements matched with evidence, one gap, the logistics in one block and a proposed time to talk. Attach the résumé rather than pasting it in.
Can I use these templates for free?
Yes. Copy them or download them as text files; no sign-up needed.
Working out the fee next?
The placement fee calculator works out your fee and the refund if the hire leaves inside the guarantee.
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