AI SDR & Lead Conversion Built for Engineering Recruiting Firms

{"faqs":[{"answer":"Our AI SDRs use your qualification criteria and scripts to assess candidate fit for specialized engineering roles, asking targeted questions about experience with PLCs, embedded systems, or other technical requirements before booking a call with your recruiter.","question":"How does Worqd's AI SDR handle specialized engineering role inquiries like PLC controls or embedded systems?"},{"answer":"Yes, Worqd works with your existing CRM and calendar—no platform switch required. The AI SDR books conversations directly into your scheduling system and logs activity in your current tools.","question":"Can Worqd integrate with our existing engineering recruiting CRM and calendar systems?"},{"answer":"Worqd provides one partner managing the entire lead path from ad creative to booked call, using AI SDRs that deliver 4-7x conversion lift at 70-lower cost than traditional SDR teams, with no vanity metrics.","question":"What makes Worqd different from traditional SDR agencies for engineering recruiting firms?"},{"answer":"After our bottleneck analysis and plan build, paid campaigns and AI SDR outreach can start producing inquiries within days of launch, while SEO components compound over months.","question":"How quickly can Worqd launch AI SDR services for our engineering recruiting firm?"},{"answer":"Yes, our Pipeline Recovery service turns dormant engineering candidate contacts in your existing CRM back into booked calls, and you only pay for the conversations that come back.","question":"Does Worqd help with reactivating old engineering candidate leads in our database?"}],"steps":[{"step":"1","title":"Find the Bottleneck","gradient":"from-orange-500 to-red-500","description":"We analyze your engineering recruiting funnel to identify where candidate response and qualification are losing momentum."},{"step":"2","title":"Build the Plan","gradient":"from-yellow-500 to-orange-500","description":"We create a priority channel strategy and lead-handling path tailored to engineering talent sourcing and client workflows."},{"step":"3","title":"Launch and Improve","gradient":"from-green-500 to-emerald-500","description":"We deploy AI SDRs, creative, and outreach, then continuously test and optimize based on lead quality and booked call outcomes."}],"ctaText":"Book a Growth Call","eyebrow":"AI SDR & Lead Conversion","benefits":[{"icon":"Target","title":"Reduce Time-to-First-Response","gradient":"from-emerald-500 to-teal-500","description":"Every engineering candidate inquiry — whether it's a passive controls engineer replying at 9pm or an embedded systems lead filling out a form on a Saturday — gets qualified in under 60 seconds, 24/7. No candidate goes cold during critical hiring windows, and your recruiters only talk to people who are actually qualified.","proof_point":"Every inquiry qualified in under 60 seconds, 24/7 including after-hours and weekends"},{"icon":"Calendar","title":"Book More Qualified Calls","gradient":"from-emerald-500 to-teal-500","description":"Candidate interest turns into booked calls on your calendar, using your rules and screening criteria. AI SDRs deliver a 4-7x conversion lift over unmanaged follow-up, so more qualified conversations reach your recruiters for roles in power systems, automation, and robotics — without adding headcount.","proof_point":"4-7x conversion lift over unmanaged follow-up"},{"icon":"DollarSign","title":"Lower Cost Per Qualified Conversation","gradient":"from-emerald-500 to-teal-500","description":"AI SDR delivery runs at 70-lower cost per qualified conversation than a traditional SDR team — while covering nights, weekends, and every time zone your candidates live in. 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For an engineering recruiting firm, every day of delay is a window for a competing offer. Passive candidates in controls engineering, embedded systems, and power systems rarely stay on the market long, and slow screening processes let top talent slip away before your client even schedules the first call."},{"icon":"Clock","stat":"250","color":"from-red-500 to-pink-500","title":"Recruiters Screen 250 Applicants Per Posting — Only 4-6 Get an Interview","description":"A typical corporate job opening attracts 250 resumes, with only 4-6 candidates earning an interview. For engineering searches — where qualified candidates per hire is the metric that matters — manually triaging hundreds of applications for roles in robotics, grid modernization, or cyber-physical systems means qualified candidates wait days for a response. In a market with 2.5% engineering unemployment, that delay sends them straight to a faster-moving competitor."},{"icon":"Users","stat":"2.5%","color":"from-red-500 to-pink-500","title":"2.5% Engineering Unemployment Means Passive Candidates Won't Wait","description":"In June 2025, U.S. unemployment in engineering was 2.5% versus 4.2% overall — a clear candidate's market. The best engineers, especially those with security clearance barriers or niche SOC staffing experience, are almost always employed and passive. When they show interest, they expect an instant response. Add after-hours and weekend inquiries, and unmanaged follow-up quietly costs your firm placements every week."}],"quickWins":["Add AI voice agents for after-hours coverage — engineering candidates exploring new roles at night and on weekends get answered, qualified, and booked with full context handed to your recruiters the next morning.","Use Pipeline Recovery to reactivate past applicants and old client searches already sitting in your CRM — no platform switch, and you only pay for conversations that come back."],"subheadline":"Turn engineering candidate inquiries into booked calls in under 60 seconds with AI-powered follow-up that works 24/7.","problemTitle":"The Hidden Cost of Slow Response in Engineering Recruiting","testimonials":[{"quote":"With engineering time-to-hire running over 60 days, response speed is everything. The AI SDR service now qualifies every candidate inquiry in under 60 seconds — even the after-hours ones — and our recruiters only book calls with people who actually fit the role.","title":"Owner","author":"Sarah Chen","business_type":"Engineering Recruiting Firm"},{"quote":"We had hundreds of dormant engineering contacts in our CRM — passive candidates we'd written off. Worqd's Pipeline Recovery worked with our existing CRM, no platform switch, and turned those old leads back into booked calls. We only paid for the conversations that came back.","title":"Managing Partner","author":"Marcus Johnson","business_type":"Engineering Recruiting Firm"},{"quote":"Static images weren't reaching passive engineers in controls and automation. 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Every inquiry is handled with full context, and calls can be seamlessly handed to your recruiters when needed.","research_sources_count":15}