# finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting

Finds startup employees on Twitter through Apify and prepares recruiting candidates. Use it to map profiles and spot signs that someone may be considering a move.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 753 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting

## What it does

This skill searches tweets by role, skill, startup, and job-change signals. It gathers distinct usernames, enriches their profiles, then returns names, handles, current companies from bios, role levels, follower counts, and career-change indicators.

The workflow covers search, profile enrichment, candidate scoring, and delivery of a candidate list. It can run `apidojo~tweet-scraper` and `apidojo~twitter-user-scraper` through `run_actor.js`, Apify MCP, or the REST API. Results may be written as CSV or JSON.

Set `APIFY_TOKEN` in the environment or in `.env`; without it, the actor scripts will not run. Inputs can include profile URLs, usernames, and user IDs. Optional settings cover follower or following lists, unavailable users, a result cap through `maxItems`, and a custom mapping function.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find startup employees by role and sector
- build candidate profiles from Twitter
- remove likely brand accounts and bots
- spot people showing career-change signals

## Example prompts
- Find startup employees in fintech who work as engineers and prepare a candidate list from Twitter.
- Check employees at [COMPANY] and highlight people who mention looking for a new role.
- Find profiles for [SKILL], enrich the results, and save them as CSV.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: finding-startup-employees-for-recruiting
description: >
  Finds professionals currently employed at startups to recruit using apidojo's Twitter scrapers on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: find startup employees to recruit on Twitter, discover people working at early-stage startups for talent poaching, find employees at Series A or B companies on X who might be open to new roles, identify talent at competitor startups via Twitter, build a talent map of startup employees in a sector on Twitter, find people with startup experience for recruiting, or discover potential candidates at named startup companies.
  Returns handle, name, current company (from bio), role level, follower count, and career change signals.
  Ideal for technical recruiters, startup talent leads, and VC-backed company HR teams.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actors: apidojo/twitter-user-scraper, apidojo/tweet-scraper
---

# Finding Professionals Currently Employed At Startups on Twitter

Discovers professionals currently employed at startups on Twitter via skill keywords, portfolio/project signals, and open-to-work indicators. Twitter surfaces professionals who actively discuss their craft — a strong passive candidate signal.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter profile or tweet URLs |
| `twitterHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter usernames (without @) |
| `twitterUserIds` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter user IDs |
| `getFollowers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract follower lists |
| `getFollowing` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract following lists |
| `getRetweeters` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract retweeters of a tweet URL |
| `includeUnavailableUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include unavailable/suspended users |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum users to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Search for role-specific tweets
- [ ] Step 2: Collect unique handles
- [ ] Step 3: Enrich profiles
- [ ] Step 4: Score candidate fit
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver candidate list
```

### Step 1: Search Queries
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