{"id":4335,"date":"2021-11-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phantombuster.com\/blog\/linkedin-automated-sourcing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:36:09","slug":"linkedin-automated-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phantombuster.com\/blog\/ai-automation\/linkedin-automated-sourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Automated Sourcing: How to Extract LinkedIn Data For Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a recruiter or talent acquisition professional looking to streamline the hiring process, you’re in the right place.<\/p>\n

In this blog, you’ll learn how quick and simple it can be to source top talent without intensive handiwork.<\/p>\n

Check out our recommendations below.<\/p>\n

Use case #1: Extract leads from a Sales Navigator search<\/h2>\n

1. Log in to your Sales Navigator account.<\/p>\n

2. Open up the Sales Navigator Search Export<\/a> Phantom.<\/p>\n

3. Select “Use this Phantom<\/b>” and follow the setup by clicking “Connect to LinkedIn<\/b>.”<\/p>\n

4. In the “Searches to scrape<\/b>” section, you can input a single Sales Navigator search. You can also input a spreadsheet made up of multiple URLs.<\/p>\n

\"export-linkedin-contacts-from-linkedin-sales-navigator-step3\"<\/p>\n

Note<\/b><\/p>\n

If you’d like to export the results from a regular LinkedIn search, you can use our\u00a0LinkedIn Search Export<\/a> Phantom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5. For the “Behavior<\/b>” setup, it’s helpful to know about LinkedIn’s rate limits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The advantage of having a Sales Navigator account is that you can scrape more users per search. However, we recommend that you spread it out over several launches throughout the day.<\/p>\n

At the bottom of this page, you can access “Advanced settings<\/b>” and name your results file.<\/p>\n

6. In the “Settings<\/b>“ <\/b>section, you can choose whether to launch the Phantom “Manually<\/b>” or “Repeatedly.<\/b>” Click on the 3 dots per the screenshot below for advanced options on repeated launches.<\/p>\n

\"how-to-source-top-tier-talent-on-linkedin-and-sales-navigator-automatically-with-phantombuster\"<\/p>\n

The result?<\/h3>\n

After launching your Phantom, you will find your results file in CSV and JSON format under “Files<\/b>.” <\/b><\/p>\n

Note<\/b><\/p>\n

Copy and paste your results file into your Flow spreadsheet (step 1) and use it as the input for step 2.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This Phantom is brilliant for gathering your leads and turning them into contacts, perfect for the foundations of a solid recruitment strategy.<\/p>\n

Use case #2: Search for the professional emails of the leads<\/h2>\n

Let’s enrich your talent leads even further with the Professional Email Finder<\/a> Phantom, which will extract all the emails from the results of your first Phantom.<\/p>\n

1. Open up the Professional Email Finder<\/a> Phantom.<\/p>\n

2. Paste the link of your CSV results file. <\/b>Alternatively, you can select “My Phantoms<\/b>” and select the results file from your first Phantom<\/b> directly.<\/p>\n

\"how-to-source-top-tier-talent-on-linkedin-and-sales-navigator-automatically-with-phantombuster\"<\/p>\n

3. In the “Behavior<\/b>” section, choose how many rows of your results file you want to process simultaneously. If the field is blank, the Phantom will attempt to process all of them.<\/p>\n

You can also name your results file in this section.<\/p>\n

4. How to use our email discovery <\/b>service.<\/p>\n

This section enables the Phantom to scrape professional and verified email addresses.<\/p>\n

To do this, the Phantom uses the full name and company name and checks its authenticity before providing you with accurate email information.<\/p>\n

Although this service is not a must, it is handy when connecting with a large group of professionals. You can choose which service to use from the drop-down list.<\/p>\n

\"how-to-source-top-tier-talent-on-linkedin-and-sales-navigator-automatically-with-phantombuster\"<\/p>\n

5. Last but not least, you can configure your Phantom in the “Settings<\/b>“ <\/b>section to run “Manually<\/b>” or “Repeatedly<\/b>.” Then it’s ready to launch!<\/p>\n

The result?<\/h3>\n

You’ll have successfully extracted the verified and accurate professional emails of your tailored Sales Navigator search, allowing you to connect and enrich your talent pool.<\/p>\n

Note<\/b><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to copy and paste the link of your results file into your Flow spreadsheet step 2.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This Flow can continue to run in the background, saving to the cloud and keeping your data stored tidily in the same place.<\/p>\n

Use case #3: Extract company employees on LinkedIn<\/h2>\n

If you don’t have a Sales Navigator account, do not fret because we have a myriad of LinkedIn Phantoms designed to carry out the same processes.<\/p>\n

Here are three great reasons for using the LinkedIn Company Employees Export<\/a> Phantom:<\/p>\n