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A scouting report is the result of a search. It contains a list of prospect profiles that match your criteria, along with match scoring and professional details.

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Report overview

Each scouting report shows:
  • Query — The natural language search you entered
  • Status — Whether the search is in progress or completed
  • Results count — How many profiles were analyzed and how many matched
  • Time taken — How long the search ran
  • Profiles — The table of matching prospects

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Profile details

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Prospect column

Each profile row shows:
  • Name — Full name with a link to their LinkedIn profile
  • Photo — LinkedIn avatar
  • Location — City or region
  • Headline — LinkedIn headline
  • Existing record — If the person is already in your book, a link to their record appears

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Current role column

Professional information:
  • Job title — Current position
  • Company name — With a link to the company
  • Dates — Start and end dates of the current role
  • Location — Role-specific location if different from profile location

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Education column

Academic background:
  • School name — With a link to the institution
  • Degree — Type of degree earned
  • Years — Start and end years

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Criteria column

A visual score showing how many of your search criteria each profile matches. Hover over the score to see the full breakdown:
  • Yes (green check) — The profile meets this criterion
  • Maybe (yellow question mark) — Uncertain match
  • No (red X) — The profile does not meet this criterion
Each criterion includes a brief reasoning explanation.

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Import a prospect

To add a profile to your book:
  • Hover over the profile row
  • Click Add as prospect
  • Scouting enriches the profile with email and phone data, then creates a prospect record
Each import uses one credit from your monthly budget. The import credits remaining counter is shown in the top-right corner of the results page. Note: If you run out of credits, the Add as prospect button is disabled and shows “Out of credits.” Credits reset at the beginning of each month.

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Profile statuses

After clicking Add as prospect, the profile goes through these stages:
StatusMeaning
ProcessingEnriching the profile with contact information
CompletedProfile is ready but not yet imported
ImportedProspect record has been created in your book
DuplicateThe person already exists in your book
FailedThe import encountered an error (reason shown)
  • Click Back to all reports to return to the Scouting home page
  • All recent reports are listed on the Scouting home page
  • Click any report card to reopen its results

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Next steps

Running searches

Create prospect searches

Prospects

Manage your prospects