Last updated: 10th March 2026
This guide is here to help you get the most out of our Extended Sourcing service. You'll find information about how it works, how responsibilities are shared, and the best practices we recommend.
Important: This guide is for informational and practical purposes only. For any specific legal questions regarding your own GDPR compliance, please consult your DPO or legal counsel. The legal and contractual obligations applicable to you are detailed in your contract and the associated DPA.
The Extended Sourcing service gives you access to an expanded database of professional profiles located across France and the United Kingdom. This database was built in partnership with a data provider specialised in collecting and aggregating publicly available professional data.
The purpose of this service is to help you identify and contact profiles that match your recruitment needs. These profiles include both active and passive candidates, some of whom may not be actively looking for a new role but may be interested in the opportunities you offer.
The Extended Sourcing service is integrated directly into your Welcome to the Jungle interface and works in four main steps.
Step 1 — Search Use our advanced search engine to filter profiles based on your specific criteria: technical skills, years of experience, industry, education level, geographic location, languages spoken, and many other parameters.
Step 2 — View profiles After running your search, you can view professional profiles that match your criteria. At this stage, you can only access the candidate's public information: detailed professional background (roles, companies, dates), skills and areas of expertise, education and qualifications, and general location (city or region).
Step 3 — Access contact details When you identify a profile that matches your needs and you want to contact the candidate, click the dedicated button to access their full contact details. This action unlocks the candidate's email and/or phone number, allowing you to reach out directly.
Step 4 — Automatic notification As soon as you access a candidate's contact details, the candidate automatically receives a notification email sent by Welcome to the Jungle. This email informs them that a recruiter using our platform is interested in their profile and has accessed their contact details. The message also includes a direct opt-out link enabling the candidate to be removed from the sourcing database if they do not wish to be contacted in this context. This notification ensures transparency and respects candidates' right to object.
The profiles in our Extended Sourcing database come from professional information that is publicly available online, collected and aggregated by our partner People Data Labs.
These sources include: