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Subject line: Referral from (employee name) for (job title) position

Dear (Candidate name),

I hope this email finds you well.

My name is (Your name) and I am the (work position) at (company name). I am writing this email to reach out to you and inform you that we have a vacant (job title) position that we want to fill up. One of our current staff (employee name) who is the (job title) at our company referred you for this position as your experiences/skills match the ones we are looking for.

Your background is impressive, and you’ve done some fascinating accomplishments that are similar to our projects, based on what I’ve seen in your [e.g. LinkedIn or GitHub] profile. [It’s ideal if you say anything specific that caught your attention.] We’re always looking for more outstanding people like [Employee name] here at [Company name], so we would love the opportunity to get to know you more.

Would you be interested in a quick introduction call [insert day and time or different time slots across the week] to learn more about our vacant position? If you prefer to have our meeting conducted on a platform like Skype or Zoom, please let me know and we will arrange something.

Have a great day!

Kind regards,

(Your name)

(Signature)