The CRM your team will actually use — because it does the work for them.
Quick Answer
Signals is built specifically for recruitment agencies operating in APAC markets &
globally. Unlike enterprise tools designed for large staffing firms, every feature is
optimised for relationship-led recruitment — automatic conversation capture across all
channels, zero manual CRM admin, and BD intelligence that surfaces hiring opportunities
before they're publicly advertised.
The problem
Where recruitment agencies bleed time.
Recruitment agencies carry a disproportionate admin burden. With no dedicated ops team,
every recruiter spends 40–60% of their day on tasks that generate zero revenue —
updating CRM records, writing call notes, and searching for context that should already
be in the system.
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Consultant leaves, intel disappears
Years of relationships and notes walk out the door with them.
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Manual CRM no one updates
Records go stale within weeks. Forecasts become guesswork.
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Missed BD because you didn't know in time
Jobs are placed before you even hear about them.
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Shortlisting takes days not minutes
Sourcing-first agencies get there first. Yours arrives last.
The solution
How Signals closes the gap.
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Permanent memory
Conversations, notes, decisions — all retained, all searchable, regardless of who leaves.
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Self-updating database
Signals listens and writes the record for you. The CRM stays current automatically.
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BD detected early
Hiring intent surfaced days before jobs hit LinkedIn. Your team is first in.
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Shortlists in minutes
Job in. Ranked candidates and drafted outreach out. Same hour.
APAC native
Engineered for APAC. Not adapted to it.
Most CRMs were built in San Francisco and translated for the rest of the world. Signals
was built where you work — by people who know your market, your candidates, and your
clients firsthand.
APAC recruitment runs on WhatsApp, WeChat, and personal relationships built over years.
Candidate pipelines move faster. Market intelligence is harder to come by. When a job
lands, it's placed in days — not weeks. A CRM designed for a US staffing firm with a
dedicated ops team is not the right tool for a six-person Hong Kong agency competing on
speed and personal networks.
Signals captures every WhatsApp thread, every email, every call — and stores it against
the right record automatically. Market signals surface hiring intent before it hits
LinkedIn. Shortlists are ranked the same hour a job comes in. Everything your team
knows stays in the system, regardless of who's on the desk that day.
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Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Japan
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& Global
Use cases
How different desks use Signals.
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Perm desk
A perm consultant in Singapore runs 8–12 active roles at any time. Signals captures
every candidate call and emails automatically — so when a role comes in on Thursday,
the ranked shortlist is ready by Friday morning, without the consultant spending the
weekend in the CRM. BD Signals alerts the team when a target company shows hiring
intent, giving them the first call before the job is posted.
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Executive search
An exec search firm doing 15 searches per year in Hong Kong depends entirely on
relationship depth. Signals stores every touchpoint — dinners, calls, introductions,
referrals — and surfaces the right context when a partner picks up the phone. When
a senior consultant leaves, the full history stays. The firm retains the
relationship asset even when the person who built it moves on.
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Contract desk
A contract desk in Sydney managing 40+ active contractors lives and dies on
responsiveness. Signals tracks contractor availability, end dates, and client
satisfaction signals from every conversation — and surfaces the next best action
automatically. Consultants spend less time hunting for context and more time
re-deploying contractors before they go to market themselves.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Signals was built in APAC by founders who know Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia's recruitment market firsthand. Every feature — from WhatsApp-first communication capture to APAC market intelligence — reflects the way agencies in this region actually work.