Who this is for
Why recruiters run with AISS
- Built on a real desk, not in a lab. AISS runs the same plays a top biller runs, because it was built by one who still runs a desk. Not a generic automation wrapper.
- It works in your voice. Outreach and follow-up go out sounding like you, not like a bot blast. Your relationships stay yours.
- The machine takes the 30 hours, you keep the 3. Sourcing, sequencing, logging, and admin move to the engine so your week is built around conversations, not buried under them.
- Paced to what one desk can close. Not a firehose of leads. A workable handful every morning, sized to what you can actually work.
- Independent-first. Made for solo recruiters and boutique firms, the desks the enterprise tools were never built for.
Where each one wins
- AI wins on speed: scanning a market and building a list in minutes, not days
- AI wins on coverage: it does not get tired or skip the tenth page of results
- The human wins on trust: the relationship that turns a candidate into a yes
- The human wins on judgment: reading fit, motivation, and timing
- The wrong framing is either-or, the right one is AI sources, human closes
- Offloading sourcing is the fastest hour-for-hour win on most desks
What to take away
- Sourcing is a speed game. AI wins it outright.
- Closing is a trust game. The human wins it outright.
- Stop competing with the machine on lists. Let it do them.
Frequently asked questions
Is AI better than a recruiter at sourcing?
At the mechanical part, finding and listing candidates, yes, on speed and coverage. At turning those names into hires, no. That takes the human relationship, which is exactly where a recruiter should spend the time AI frees up.
Should I let AI do all my sourcing?
Let it do the repeatable search-and-list work so your hours go to conversations. You still direct it and own every relationship it surfaces.
Who built this
Lee Fossey has spent nearly thirty years in executive search and talent acquisition, running business development, building desks, and billing at the top of the market. AISS is the system he built to run his own desk: the BD, sourcing, sequencing, and follow-up handled by an engine in his own voice, so his hours go to the conversations that actually close. He would rather show you the desk working than sell you on it.
See AISS →Want the engine that runs it for you?
AISS is opening early access to a small group of independent recruiters and boutique firms. It runs the BD, sourcing, sequencing, and follow-up so you spend your hours where they count.
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