How to Build an Automated Job Change Alert That Notifies You When a Past Prospect Gets a New Role

Job changes are the single highest-intent buying signal in B2B sales — and most reps miss them entirely. Here's the scenario: you pitched a solid prospect six months ago. They were interested but the timing wasn't right. Then they moved to a new company, took a VP role, and now have both the authority and the budget to buy. You had no idea. Someone else got that deal. LinkedIn notifications are unreliable. CRM contact records go stale within weeks of a rep leaving them untouched. And manually checking every cold prospect's profile once a week is not a system — it's a chore that never gets done. This article shows you how to build an automated job change alert that monitors your past prospects and fires a Slack notification the moment someone in your watch list changes roles — without paying for ZoomInfo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator. What the Paid Tools Charge The commercial solutions for this problem are expensive: ZoomInfo — starts at $15,000+/year for team plans. Includes job change a