How to Research Candidate Profiles with Claude

Research job candidate social profiles with Claude and ToolRouter. Hiring due diligence.

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Social Profiles

Claude turns candidate research into a discreet terminal investigation. Pull public social profiles for candidates and Claude evaluates their professional presence, industry engagement, and thought leadership activity. Ask follow-up questions like "does their content align with our company values?" or "how active are they in the engineering community?" for hiring intelligence.

Connect ToolRouter to Claude

1Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2Enter the details below and click Add
Name
ToolRouter
URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp
3Done — works on Claude chat, desktop, and mobile

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Social Profiles tool:

  1. Ask Claude: "Pull LinkedIn and Twitter profiles for this candidate: @candidatename"
  2. Claude returns professional background, activity level, and public interests
  3. Ask: "Does this candidate's public profile align with a senior engineering role?"
  4. Claude assesses professional presence and community engagement

Example Prompt

Try this with Claude using the Social Profiles tool
Research @candidate on LinkedIn and Twitter. Summarize their professional presence and whether they are active in the developer community.

Tips

  • Ask Claude to highlight any open-source contributions or community involvement
  • Request a professional presence score based on activity and audience
  • Claude can identify shared connections or interests for interview prep