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Outreach Subject Line Tester

Will candidates open my recruiting email?

Score your recruiting email or InMail subject line out of 100 and see exactly what to fix: length, role, personalisation, location, spam words and honesty. Test several versions at once — one per line.

What the subject line tester checks

The tester reads the first line as your subject. It measures the length, looks for a job title and a Gulf city, country or remote/hybrid, checks for personalisation such as [Name] or 'you', and flags hype and spam words, ALL CAPS, repeated punctuation and fake 'Re:' or 'Fwd:' prefixes. Every check is a fixed rule, so the same subject always gets the same score. Extra lines are scored as alternatives so you can pick the strongest.

Personalisation token
A placeholder like [First name] or {first_name} that your email tool fills in.
Fake reply prefix
'Re:' or 'Fwd:' on a first message, implying a conversation that never happened.

What a score can't tell you

  • The score checks wording, not whether the role is attractive or the person is the right fit.
  • Your sender name and the first line of the email matter as much as the subject.
  • Spam filters change constantly; plain text from a real work address helps more than any single word.

Write the email behind it

Draft the message with the candidate outreach email generator or the LinkedIn InMail generator, and browse proven subjects in our recruitment email templates.

Frequently asked questions

How is the subject line scored?

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Seven checks add up to 100: length (20), naming the role (20), personalisation (15), location or context (10), no spam or hype words (20), no fake 'Re:' or 'Fwd:' (10) and a clear 3–10 word phrase (5). Each check tells you what it found and how to fix it.

How long should a recruiting email subject line be?

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Short enough to be read in full on a phone — aim for under about 60 characters, and put the role and city first so they survive if the end is cut off. 'Senior Accountant, Dubai — IFRS + SAP' says more in 37 characters than a long sentence.

Which words make a subject line look like spam?

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ALL CAPS, strings of exclamation marks, 'URGENT', 'free', 'guaranteed', money symbols and vague hype like 'amazing opportunity'. They trigger spam filters and look like the fake job offers Gulf candidates are warned about. Name the job and the place instead.

Why is a fake 'Re:' marked down?

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Starting a first message with 'Re:' or 'Fwd:' pretends you are already in a conversation. It may lift opens once, but candidates notice, it damages trust in your company, and some providers treat it as a spam signal.

Can I test several subject lines at once?

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Yes. Put one subject per line: the first is graded in full and every other line gets a score, so you can compare alternatives. Arabic subject lines are checked too.

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SUBJECT LINE SCORE · SAMPLEScore 43/100

URGENT (Reads like a mass mailing — say why the timing matters in the body instead.)!!! (Multiple exclamation marks look like spam.) Amazing (Hype words lower trust; name the role instead.) opportunity for you Senior Accountant role in Dubai — IFRS + SAP, AED 18–22K [First name], open to a finance lead role in Riyadh?

43/100 · Needs work

  • Pass: Length 20/20

    37 characters — short enough to show in full on most phone inboxes.

  • Missing: Names the role 0/20

    Say the job title (e.g. "Senior Accountant role in Dubai"). Vague subjects look like spam.

  • Improve: Personal to the candidate 8/15

    Speaks to the candidate. Adding their name or a detail from their profile does even better.

  • Missing: Location or package 0/10

    Add the city (Dubai, Riyadh, Doha…), "remote" or the salary band — it's what Gulf candidates check first.

  • Missing: No hype or spam signals 0/20

    4 spam signals (caps, !!, hype words). Remove them.

  • Pass: Honest framing 10/10

    Doesn't pretend to be a reply or forward.

  • Pass: Clear and scannable 5/5

    5 words — easy to scan.

Characters:
37
Words:
5
Line 2:
82/100
Line 3:
98/100

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