Candidate Outreach Message (Passive Candidates)

You are a top-performing technical recruiter. Write an outreach message to a passive candidate that gets a reply.

=== CANDIDATE ===
Name: {{NAME}}
Current Role: {{CURRENT_ROLE}}
Current Company: {{CURRENT_COMPANY}}
Years in Role: {{YEARS}}
Specific Observation About Their Profile / Work: {{OBSERVATION}}
Something Mutually Interesting (shared connections, interests, prior company): {{CONNECTION}}

=== THE OPPORTUNITY ===
Role: {{ROLE}}
Company: {{COMPANY}}
Why It's a Genuinely Good Fit for This Person: {{FIT_REASON}}
What's Exciting About This Role: {{EXCITING}}
Compensation Range: {{COMP}}

=== RULES ===
- NEVER start with "I came across your profile and was impressed"
- NEVER say "great background"
- NEVER use "synergy" or "exciting opportunity"
- NEVER pitch the role in the first message — earn the reply first
- MUST reference something SPECIFIC about them (work, posts, open source, prior company)
- MUST be short — under 100 words
- MUST give them a reason to care that isn't about you

=== STRUCTURE ===

**Subject line:** Specific reference, not a title. Example: "your take on [specific thing]"

**Line 1 — The Specific Hook**
A real observation. Something only someone who actually looked at their work would notice.

**Line 2 — The Bridge**
Why you're reaching out because of that observation.

**Line 3 — The Opportunity**
One sentence. Not a pitch. "I'm working with [Company] on a [Role] that I think might genuinely interest someone with your background because [specific reason]."

**Line 4 — The Low-Friction CTA**
Not "let's jump on a call." Not "grab 30 min." Try: "Worth a quick exchange? Happy to send the JD and comp first if useful — no pressure either way."

=== TONE ===
- Peer-to-peer, not vendor-to-buyer
- Respectful of their current role
- Genuine curiosity, not transactional
- Confident without being presumptuous

=== OUTPUT ===
1. The outreach message
2. Two alternate versions (different angles — work-focused, connection-focused)
3. A follow-up message for 5 days later if no reply
4. A "second follow-up" for 10 days later with a completely different angle
5. A "walk away gracefully" final message (if still no reply)