SeekOut lets you reach out to candidates in multiple ways. In addition to multi-step Outreach campaigns, you can send individual email messages directly from a candidate’s profile using the Quick Message feature.
Quick Messages work outside of Outreach campaigns and are ideal for targeted, one-off communication.
Important: Quick Messages are not tracked in the Outreach dashboard. SeekOut does not record opens or replies for these messages. If a candidate replies, the response will arrive in your connected email inbox.
Where You’ll Find Quick Message
You can send a Quick Message from multiple places in SeekOut:
From a candidate card in Search
From a candidate profile in Projects
From a candidate in Workspace (via the three-dot menu)
When in search and projects, you'll see the Quick Message button on the candidate card as shown below:
When in a Workspace, you'll see the option under the 3 dots on the candidate card as shown below:
First Time Setup: Connect Your Email
If this is your first time sending an email, you’ll be prompted to connect an email account. Follow the on-screen prompts to link your email before you can send a Quick Message. If you see a message to connect your email, pause and complete that step before continuing.
For help connecting your email, see How to connect your email account to SeekOut.
Getting the Candidate’s Email Address
Before you can send a message, you must retrieve the candidate’s email address by clicking Get Email. This uses one of your contact info credits and displays the best available address for that candidate.
Creating the Message
Once the email is visible, you’ll see two options for composing your Quick Message:
AI Messaging
AI Messaging automatically loads a pre-generated outreach message created by SeekOut’s AI directly into the email editor. This message is dynamically generated using engagement indicators and candidate profile signals to help you quickly start a relevant, personalized conversation.
The generated message includes pre-filled content such as role highlights, experience alignment, and personalized opening language, giving you a strong starting point without needing to write the email from scratch. You can review and edit the content as needed before sending, or further refine it using the Adjust options to tailor the tone, length, and focus of the outreach.
Example of initial AI message:
Very important: The AI message will include placeholders (often shown in red) that must be replaced with real content before you can send the message.
You will not be able to click Send Message until all placeholders in the subject and body are filled with your own text.
Customizing the AI Message
If you’d like to change the tone, length, or overall focus of the suggested AI message, select Adjust to open the message customization panel. From there, you can choose your preferred tone (such as Professional or Excited), adjust the message length, and refine the focus of the outreach.
The Additional Information field allows you to manually add any relevant context or details you’d like the AI to consider when regenerating the email. This is useful for including role-specific notes, personalization details, or any extra guidance you want reflected in the final message.
Email Templates
If you prefer not to use AI Messaging and would rather send a manually created message, you can use a pre-saved template instead. Select Email Template to load a template you’ve previously created and saved.
If you do not have any saved templates yet, you can create one right from this screen by selecting Create New Template.
For an in-depth deep dive into templates, please refer to our guide A Quick Guide to Your Outreach Sequence Library.
Key Things to Know
Quick Messages are not tracked: SeekOut will not show open or reply stats for messages sent this way. Replies will go to your connected email inbox.
Placeholders must be replaced: AI Messaging and templates may contain placeholders that do not auto-populate from candidate data. You must manually fill in these fields before sending.
Emails are sent from your connected account: The message will come from the email address you connected during setup.