Why they Left Recruiting Agent using Relay.App

Understand why candidates move from role to role

🧠 What This Agent Does

This agent helps recruiters and talent partners quickly uncover the reasons candidates left their last role. It turns job history and Web signals into a clear, professional narrative you can use in outreach, screening, or internal calibration.

🎯 Ideal For

• B2B recruiters targeting mid-to-senior talent
• In-house talent teams building scorecards
• Founders qualifying early candidates

🛠 Stack + Inputs

• Tool: Relay.app + OpenAI (GPT-4o) w/ Web search
• Input Required:
• Candidate name
• Company
• Job start and end dates
• Type of role, e.g., hybrid or on prem
• The agent:
1. Extracts patterns from job transitions
2. Infers likely motivations (e.g. leadership change, comp plateau, role mismatch)
3. Returns a concise “Why They Left” blurb and key context
• Output:
• Automated brief in the form of a google doc
• Original citations

💬 Prompt

Candidate <input> worked at Company <input> from Start Date <input> to End Date <input>.

Please research significant public events involving Company <input> around End Date <input>
, such as layoffs, executive changes, acquisitions, cybersecurity incidents, financial troubles, or major transitions. Consider that the impact of events like acquisitions may take months to become apparent.

Based on your findings, infer 1–2 likely professional reasons why someone in a mid-to-senior role might have chosen to leave at that time. Focus on reasons supported by public information, not personal speculation.

Respond with a concise paragraph and include links to reputable sources supporting your answer.

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