"Contact as Self" offers you the most flexibility and control over your communication with prospective talent, ensuring every outreach message is personalized and consistent with your brand voice.
This feature allows you to manage the entire candidate engagement process directly from your Visage account. The key benefit is full customization and ownership of the message, which generally results in higher candidate trust and response rates.
Customizing Your Email Template
To maximize the response rate of your email campaign, we recommend customizing the following information:
Your company name
Your personal email signature (name and your role title)
Unique company information (e.g., unlimited PTO, progressive leadership, or specific perks)
A clear call to action (e.g., a link to book time on your calendar, a request for a quick response)
You can easily personalize your outreach by utilizing the selection of available Variables. Click the "+" sign next to the specific variable to insert it into your template.
💡Always send a preview to yourself to ensure all variables are inserted correctly and the email looks professional.
Accessing and Copying Existing Templates
To save time, you can leverage previous successful campaigns:
Access the Library: Click the "copy an existing template" button to view a library of the last 50 email outreach campaigns associated with your account.
Copy Sequence: Select the desired template and click "save." This copies the entire sequence, including the content, title, number of follow-ups, and timing.
Final Review: Remember to review the template one final time before saving to ensure the content is accurate for the current job.
Outreach Frequency and Cadence
The default email frequency is a 3-email sequence over the course of 5 days:
First email: Sent immediately upon contact.
Follow up 1: Set to be sent 1 day later.
Follow up 2: Set to be sent 3 days after the first follow-up.
You are able to adjust this cadence anywhere within a 30-day window. Visage recommends sending at least 2 emails to maximize open and reply rates.
Once you finish updating your email template, you will be able to see the preview before sending. Interested candidates' replies will be delivered directly to your inbox.