job-change-tracking-md.md
Job Change Tracking
Overview
Monitor job changes of your contacts as buying signals.
Two Methods in Clay
1. Monitor Existing Table
- Actions > Monitor for Job Changes
- Specify the LinkedIn URL column
- Save and run
2. Create New Tracking Table
- +Create New > Table > Track Job Changes
- Or copy a template
Historical vs Future Tracking
Historical
- Include "Company LinkedIn URL"
- Checks if the contact has changed companies
Future
- Only "Person LinkedIn URL"
- Monitors future changes
Behavior
- New row created for each detected change
- Complete history maintained
- Delay from a few minutes to several hours depending on volume
Signal Value
- 3x higher response rate vs cold
- Peak engagement: days 14-45 after change
- They're actively building their stack
- Vendor amnesty period (new leadership willing to try new tools)
Best Trigger Template
Hey congrats on the new role at {{company}}.
As you're taking over {{department}}, curious how you're
currently handling {{relevant_problem}}?
We helped {{similar_company}} with exactly that.