The Job Changes feature helps you identify contacts who have moved to a new role or joined a new company.
Use the Job Changes contact filter to find previously revealed contacts who have recently changed jobs. This helps you keep your CRM up to date, reconnect with existing relationships and identify new sales opportunities.
Before you begin
When a contact changes jobs, you must reveal them again to access their updated contact information. A new reveal consumes credits according to your subscription.
Understand Job Changes
Job Changes identifies contacts whose professional role has changed since they were previously revealed.
A job change includes:
- Moving to a new company
- Changing job title
- Receiving a promotion
- Moving to a different role within the same organisation
Job changes are tracked separately from standard contact updates.
Filter contacts by Job Changes
Use the Job Changes contact filter to find contacts who have recently changed jobs.
You can filter by:
- Timeframe – Find contacts who changed jobs within a selected period.
- Previous Role – Find contacts who previously held a specific job title.
- Previous Company – Find contacts who previously worked for a specific organisation.
You can combine the Job Changes filter with other search filters, including:
- Contact location
- Seniority
- Persona
- Industry
- Company size
This helps you narrow results to contacts who match both your targeting criteria and your job change filters.
Understand reveals and Job Changes
Job changes are treated differently from standard contact updates.
Standard updates, such as refreshed email addresses or phone numbers, may be applied automatically.
When a contact changes jobs, Cognism treats the contact as having a new professional identity. To access their updated information, you must reveal the contact again.
Example use cases
You can use the Job Changes filter to:
- Reconnect with contacts who have joined a new organisation.
- Update CRM records with new employment information.
- Identify when an existing contact joins a target account.
- Build prospect lists based on recent career moves.
For example, you could search for:
- Marketing Directors who joined a company within the last 90 days.
- Sales leaders who previously worked at Microsoft.
- Finance executives promoted within the last six months.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a job change?
A job change includes moving to a new company or changing to a different role.
Is a job change the same as a data refresh?
No. Standard data refreshes update existing contact details, such as email addresses or phone numbers.
A job change creates a new professional profile, so you must reveal the contact again to access the updated information.
Do I need to reveal the contact again?
Yes. You must reveal a contact again after a job change to access their updated contact information.
Does revealing a contact after a job change consume credits?
Yes. A new reveal consumes credits according to your subscription.
Can I search using a previous company or role?
Yes. Use the Previous Company or Previous Role fields within the Job Changes filter.
Next steps
After identifying contacts with recent job changes, you can:
- Reveal the updated contact record.
- Export contacts to your CRM.
- Build prospect lists using additional search filters.
- Re-engage contacts in their new role.