--- title: "How lemonly Works – AI Candidate Sourcing for Passive Talent" lang: en canonical_url: "https://www.lemonly.ai/how-lemonly-works" last_updated: "2026-10-11" last_updated_source: build summary: "A walkthrough of the process: a hiring brief captures the role's real requirements; lemonly's AI discovers and assesses 20,000+ candidates, including passive talent who would never see a job post; lemonly's recruiters interview the strongest candidates; and the few worth meeting arrive as warm introductions with fit briefings." --- # Find the talent that isn't looking. > **Summary:** lemonly runs your search in four steps: a hiring brief captures the role's real requirements; lemonly's AI discovers and assesses 20,000+ candidates per role, including passive talent who would never see a job post; lemonly's recruiters interview the strongest candidates in human screening interviews; and the few worth meeting arrive as warm introductions with fit briefings. Pricing is a flat $8,000 per hire, due only when you place someone, backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee. The person you want to hire is busy being great at their job. We find them anyway. Scroll 300,000+ Candidates evaluated 500+ Interviews conducted 25+ Searches run Your current choice: ## Spray and pray, or pay and pray? Job boards are broken, and recruiters are too. ### Job Boards - 🍋 Hundreds of applicants - 🍋 90% are unqualified - 🍋 50% are AI-generated - 🍋 Find only people who apply ### Recruiters - 🍋 Pay an extra 20–30% of salary per hire - 🍋 Incentivised to place fast, not place right - 🍋 Want a higher salary, for a higher fee - 🍋 Bad hire? They keep the fee. ## lemonly finds the talent that job boards miss and recruiters overcharge for. [Book a Demo](#book-a-demo) 01 01 ### First, lemonly learns What you're actually looking for – not what the job description says. The problems they need to solve, the companies they might have worked for, the experience they might bring. Job boards & recruiters rely on job descriptions, which describe the job – not the candidate. ### First, lemonly learns What you're actually looking for – not what the job description says. The problems they need to solve, the companies they might have worked for, the experience they might bring. Job boards & recruiters rely on job descriptions, which describe the job – not the candidate. Hiring Brief ✓Role:Marketing Director▌ ✓Must-haves:Brand strategy, team leadership, B2B▌ ✓Culture:Fast-paced, data-driven, collaborative▌ ✓Growth:VP track within 18 months▌ Brief ready 02 02 ### Then, lemonly finds lemonly evaluates 20,000+ candidates per role – orders of magnitude beyond what any recruiter's network or job ad could ever reach. Then lemonly finds the strongest matches for your requirements, and figures out the best way to excite them. You just sit back & wait. No profile review, no sequence-building. lemonly does it all for you. ### Then, lemonly finds lemonly evaluates 20,000+ candidates per role – orders of magnitude beyond what any recruiter's network or job ad could ever reach. Then lemonly finds the strongest matches for your requirements, and figures out the best way to excite them. You just sit back & wait. No profile review, no sequence-building. lemonly does it all for you. 0found 03 03 ### Next, lemonly meets Of the 20,000+ reviewed candidates, the very best get a short interview – conducted by a human – to learn more about them, verify what we've learned, and confirm they're real. No AI resumes here. A hiring process should just be a series of great conversations. lemonly cuts out all the noise. ### Next, lemonly meets Of the 20,000+ reviewed candidates, the very best get a short interview – conducted by a human – to learn more about them, verify what we've learned, and confirm they're real. No AI resumes here. A hiring process should just be a series of great conversations. lemonly cuts out all the noise. Candidate Assessment Technical fit62% Culture match0% Motivation0% Communication0% Overall: Strong match 04 04 ### Last, lemonly introduces You receive a small number of pre-qualified, warmed-up candidates – each with a detailed briefing on who they are, why they're a fit, and what to explore in your first conversation. Because you don't just need great candidates – you need great introductions too. ### Last, lemonly introduces You receive a small number of pre-qualified, warmed-up candidates – each with a detailed briefing on who they are, why they're a fit, and what to explore in your first conversation. Because you don't just need great candidates – you need great introductions too. Candidate Profile Sarah Chen Marketing Director – B2B SaaS ✓8 years brand strategy at B2B SaaS companies ✓Built and led a 12-person marketing team ✓Excited about the growth trajectory Ready for intro ## Why the lemonly method works 01 ### Passive talent, reached - 🍋Find the candidates who aren't looking - 🍋Zero manual outreach - 🍋Warm intros ready to go 02 ### 100x the reach - 🍋20,000+ candidates assessed per role - 🍋Firms work through ~213 candidates per placement - 🍋Reach the full passive market, not just who applies 03 ### Zero noise - 🍋5–10 great candidates, not 300 average ones - 🍋Zero AI-generated resumes or candidates - 🍋100% sourced, vetted, and interviewed What people are saying > “Would I recommend lemonly? Yes, 100%. It's the whole talent acquisition team and funnel packaged into one platform.” Andy Jeong Fractional Head of Growth, Northern Fitness --- _Markdown version of [this page](https://www.lemonly.ai/how-lemonly-works) for AI agents and LLMs. More lemonly content: [llms.txt](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms.txt) · [full index](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms-full.txt)._ _Sources for the cited figures: https://www.lemonly.ai/sources_