What the Sourcing Agent does
If your company runs on Microsoft 365, this agent lives where the files already are. Hand it an approved role and a sourcing target. You get back a review queue of candidate LinkedIn URLs, each with job-relevant evidence and a source trace, saved as a Google Sheet in your own Drive.
Sourcing means opening tabs, running the same LinkedIn searches, copying profile URLs into a sheet and trying to remember why each person looked right. Two hours later you have nine rows, no evidence column, and a hiring manager asking where the shortlist is.
Where the three files go in Microsoft Copilot
With Microsoft 365 Copilot, create a Notebook, add skill.md as a reference and the setup prompt as the custom instructions, then run the setup and approve the sample-data test. With consumer Copilot, upload skill.md at the start of each session instead.
What a run looks like on Microsoft Copilot
A run looks like this: you open the Notebook, paste the usage prompt with this run's inputs, and Copilot works through candidate-sourcing against the referenced files. The output - hand it an approved role and a sourcing target - comes back for your review before anything is used.
Setup, step by step
- Create a Copilot Notebook and name it after the job (for example: candidate sourcing).
- Add
skill.mdas a reference andsetup-prompt.txtas the custom instructions. - Run the setup; the agent runs
candidate-sourcingon fictional sample data first - approve that test before real work. - Start each real run in the Notebook with
usage-prompt.txtand this run's inputs. On consumer Copilot (no Notebooks), upload skill.md at the start of each session instead.
Honest limits on Microsoft Copilot
Notebooks need a work or school Microsoft 365 Copilot license. In consumer Copilot, treat each session as fresh: re-attach the files and re-paste the usage prompt.
Questions people ask
Does the Sourcing Agent work on Microsoft Copilot?
Yes - the agent is three plain-text files, and on Microsoft Copilot they live in a Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebook. The four setup steps below are the whole job: Create a Copilot Notebook and name it after the job (for example: candidate sourcing). Then add skill.md as a reference and setup-prompt.txt as the custom instructions.
What does the Sourcing Agent produce on Microsoft Copilot?
Hand it an approved role and a sourcing target. Copilot returns it in the Notebook; you move the approved version into your Microsoft 365 files. Every run waits for your approval before anything is sent, spent, published or scheduled.
Is this affiliated with Microsoft Copilot?
No. AI Agent Skills is an independent store. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft Copilot or its makers. Platform names belong to their owners; capabilities change, so check Microsoft Copilot's current documentation.
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