Shared Previous Employer

Identify when you and your prospect have shared work history at previous companies.

This insight identifies when you and your prospect have shared work history at previous companies, creating powerful connection points through common professional experiences.

Why This Insight Matters

  • Establishes authentic professional connections
  • Creates credibility through shared company experience
  • Enables relevant industry storytelling
  • Demonstrates deep understanding of prospect's background

Available Subtypes

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
Shared previous employersharedExperiencesWorkedSameCompanyYou and the prospect worked at the same company

Response Fields

Core Fields

FieldTypeExampleDescription
insightTypestring"previousCustomerRelationships"Type of insight
textstring"Kyle Perry was a Group Sales Director..."Human-readable summary

Company Objects

FieldTypeExampleDescription
companies[].namestring"Oracle"Shared company name
companies[].overlapbooleantrueWhether tenures overlapped
companies[].overlapDurationstring"1 year"Duration of overlap
companies[].timeAgostring"7 years 10 months ago"How long ago

Prospect Details

FieldTypeExampleDescription
companies[].prospect.rolestring"Group Sales Director"Prospect's role
companies[].prospect.locationstring"San Francisco Bay Area"Prospect's location

User Details

FieldTypeExampleDescription
companies[].user.rolestring"Sales"Your role
companies[].user.locationstring"Redwood Shores, California"Your location
companies[].user.tenurestring"January 2017 - February 2022"Your tenure
Full JSON Response Example
{
  "insightType": "previousCustomerRelationships",
  "text": "Kyle Perry was a Group Sales Director at Oracle from March 2012 to February 2019, overlapping with your time there as a Sales rep from January 2016 to January 2017 in Redwood Shores, California.",
  "companies": [
    {
      "name": "Intralinks",
      "overlap": false,
      "prospect": {
        "role": "Sales Manager"
      },
      "user": {
        "role": "Sales, Corp Dev",
        "tenure": "January 2017 - February 2022"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Oracle",
      "overlap": true,
      "overlapDuration": "1 year",
      "timeAgo": "7 years 10 months ago",
      "prospect": {
        "role": "Group Sales Director",
        "location": "San Francisco Bay Area"
      },
      "user": {
        "role": "Sales",
        "location": "Redwood Shores, California"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example Output

"Noticed we crossed paths at Oracle back in 2016-2017 when you were leading the sales team in SF and I was cutting my teeth in sales at HQ!"

API Usage

Generate Content API

{
  "enabledInsights": ["sharedExperiencesWorkedSameCompany"],
  "disabledInsights": []
}

Generate Insights API

{
  "insightSubtype": "sharedExperiencesWorkedSameCompany"
}

Coverage

  • Refresh: Daily
  • Coverage: 5-10% of contacts
  • Best for: Warm outreach, relationship building, personal connection