To help you save time and reach candidates at the optimal time, you can schedule initial outreach InMail messages in advance in LinkedIn Recruiter and Recruiter Lite. You can schedule automated follow-up InMail messages in LinkedIn Recruiter.
Schedule a message
You can draft an InMail message from your saved templates or draft one from scratch and schedule the message to be sent at a future date or time.
To schedule an InMail message in Recruiter or Recruiter Lite:
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Click the
Message icon on a candidate’s profile. -
Add a subject and message.
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Click the
Settings icon above the subject line. -
Under Send message, click Later.
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Select the date, time, and time zone that you want the message to be sent, and click Save.
- Note: If you select the recipient’s time zone, but it is not available on the member's profile, your time zone will be used instead.
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Click Send to send the scheduled message, or follow the steps in the next section to schedule a follow-up message (available in Recruiter only).
Schedule a follow-up message
You can schedule a follow-up InMail message to be sent after a minimum of 3 days (approximately 72 hours) and a maximum of 28 days after you send a message. By default, follow-up messages are sent 7 days after the initial message if the candidate didn’t reply to your initial message.
To schedule a follow-up InMail in Recruiter:
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When you are composing a message, click the
Follow-up icon at the bottom of the message. -
Add a subject and message.
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Optional: Click the
Settings icon to change the sending options. By default, the follow-up message is sent 7 days after the initial message. -
Optional: If you’d like to save the initial message and follow-up message as a 2-message template, click Save as new template, enter a template name, and click Save.
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Click Send.
If you save the initial message and follow-up message as a template, the scheduled times will be saved within the template. If a template contains a scheduled time that falls in the past, it will be sent at the current time. You can search for templates, and templates with multiple messages will have a separate badge labeled "2 messages" that will help set them apart.
Follow-up messages can be sent in 1:1 or bulk messages so you can personalize your outreach based on different candidates for the same role or similar roles.
To delete a follow-up message, navigate to your Recruiter Inbox and click the Scheduled folder on the left. Move your cursor over the message card and click the
Notes:
- Follow-up messages are treated as individual messages and will count toward your InMail response rate. InMail credits are charged at the time of scheduling for both the initial and follow-up message. If you hear back on the initial message, the follow-up message will not be sent and both credits will be refunded. If you hear back on the follow-up, only one credit will be refunded.
- If you cancel a scheduled message, the credit will be refunded.
- If an admin on your contract has set a monthly limit on the number of InMails, any credits that are refunded will be returned to the dashboard rather than the individual user account.
- If you reach your daily message limit, the InMail follow-up message will not be sent and will need to be rescheduled again. These messages will be available in the Awaiting Reply folder in the Messages page with a canceled status.
- If a Recruiter contract runs out of InMail credits for the month, given that InMail credits are charged at the time of scheduling for both the initial message and the follow-up message, these messages will still be sent.
- If you are flagged in a way that prevents you from sending InMails, your scheduled follow-up InMails will not be sent.