Person Search: the profile drawer and its add-ons

Opening a Person Search result opens a profile drawer. This topic covers the drawer's layout, the automatic "basics" toggle, and how the add-on cards inside it behave — prices are in "Price list: what every action costs", not repeated here.

The drawer layout#

The header has three controls: Save in … to file the profile into a folder (shows the folder name once filed), an "Open in new tab" icon button, and a primary Add button with Add to list and — once the contact is on the Watchlist — Send to pipeline. The save icon on a result card shows the tooltip Save or Unsave. The body shows contact details, career history, education and company information, plus a note such as "Enriched from 3 sources". Career stops, employees and similar companies inside the profile are clickable — each opens a new search for that person or company in its own browser tab, so you can follow the network without losing your place. For a contact on the Watchlist that was sent to a pipeline, an In pipelines section at the bottom shows each pipeline with its state (for example waiting or sent) and date; see "Pipelines — send records on to your CRM, Slack, e-mail or API".

Auto-load basics#

The "Auto-load basics: on/off" switch below the profile decides whether the LinkedIn and company basics load automatically when you open a profile; the price list has what that costs and how the switch behaves.

The Suggestions toggle#

Below the profile, "Hide suggestions" hides the actions for missing fields and the compact contact and company add-on sections ("Show suggestions" brings them back). It changes nothing about cost, the Enrich button still works, and the setting is remembered in this browser.

Add-on cards and confirmation#

Empty contact fields show a loading button with its price. Below the known facts, compact sections for the contact and company show two example add-ons each. "More options" expands the rest. The employee search has filters for department and seniority. Each add-on shows what it retrieves, its price, and a button to run it. The Enrich button at the bottom of the profile opens every add-on at once. Any add-on, or selection of add-ons, above a certain amount first shows a "Paid enrichment" confirmation, showing the credits and an approximate euro amount, with Enrich / Cancel buttons; cheaper cards run immediately. If nothing is found, its hint changes to "Nothing found" instead of disappearing, so you can see it was already tried. Add-ons that add a new section, such as news, employees or similar companies, scroll it into view when done.

Company Brief#

Company Brief is the first company add-on in the profile. It is web research with a source for every fact: whether the company still operates, was acquired or closed (and when, and by whom), its legal name, the commercial-register entry and share capital, the current and former managing directors, the founding year and headquarters, the funding history, and up to five news items from the last two years. The result appears as a "Company brief" section in the company part of the profile: the status first (Operating, Acquired, Closed or Status unknown, with one sentence on it), then the facts, the funding, the news as links, and the number of sources with links to the first of them. Facts the sources do not establish are left out. Shareholder lists and filed financial statements are not included.

The research is done by Parallel Web Systems in the USA, which the card says with "Research runs outside the EU". It never starts when you open a profile — only when you click its card — and it takes about one to three minutes, so leave the profile open while it runs. It needs the company's website domain or name, and the workspace owner can switch Parallel off under Settings → Privacy & compliance; the brief then does not run.

It costs credits only when it returns a brief. If the research finds nothing about the company, the card shows "Nothing found" and nothing is charged; if it does not finish in time, nothing is charged either and you can click it again. A brief that was found is kept for the workspace for a week: opening the same company again in that time shows it without a new charge.

News in the profile#

"Company News" and "Person in the News" search Parallel's web index (USA) first and Google when it finds nothing; if the workspace owner switched Parallel off, they use Google alone.

Without an account#

Without signing in, clicking any other add-on shows "Sign in to load add-ons like LinkedIn posts, news or contact details." and opens sign-up — there's no cost dialog first. "Company News" and "Person in the News" stay free to try either way.

Related topics#

See "Person Search" for the search-and-pick flow that opens a profile, "Price list: what every action costs" for the prices, and "Get emails and phone numbers" for the reveal flow in Segment Search results.

FAQ#

What do the buttons at the top of the profile drawer do?#

Save in … files the person into a Watchlist folder and shows the folder name once filed. Open in new tab opens the same profile as a full Person Search page. Add opens Add to list and, for a contact on the Watchlist, Send to pipeline; the buttons become active once the profile has loaded.

Why does ListPlus ask me to confirm before some add-ons?#

Any add-on, or selection of add-ons, that costs more than a set amount shows a "Paid enrichment" confirmation with the credits and an approximate euro amount before it runs, so you don't spend more than expected by mistake. Cheaper add-ons run on one click.

What does "Hide suggestions" do?#

It hides the loading actions for missing fields and the contact and company add-on sections. "Show suggestions" brings them back. It changes nothing about cost, and the Enrich button still works either way.

An add-on card found nothing — did it disappear or fail?#

Neither — its hint changes to "Nothing found" instead of vanishing, so you can see it was already tried. Most add-ons are only charged on a hit; "Price list: what every action costs" shows when each one is charged.

Can I use the profile drawer's add-ons without an account?#

"Company News" and "Person in the News" stay free to try either way, but clicking any other add-on without an account shows "Sign in to load add-ons like LinkedIn posts, news or contact details." and takes you straight to sign-up instead of a cost dialog. Sign-up is free and needs no password.

What does the Company Brief show?#

Company Brief shows whether the company still operates, was acquired or closed, its legal name, register entry, share capital, current and former managing directors, founding year, headquarters, funding history and up to five news items from the last two years. Every fact comes from web research that cites its sources, listed as links under the brief. Shareholder lists and filed financial statements are not included.

Why does the Company Brief take so long, and where does it run?#

The brief is web research by Parallel Web Systems in the USA and takes about one to three minutes, so leave the profile open while it runs. It starts only when you click its card, which says "Research runs outside the EU". The workspace owner can switch Parallel off under Settings → Privacy & compliance; the brief then does not run.

Am I charged for a Company Brief that finds nothing, or when I open the company again?#

No — the Company Brief costs credits only when it returns a brief; with nothing found the card says "Nothing found", and a run that does not finish in time costs nothing and can be clicked again. A brief that was found is kept for your workspace for a week, so opening the same company again in that time costs nothing. "Price list: what every action costs" has the price.

Where can I see how much each add-on card costs?#

"Price list: what every action costs" lists the cost and when each one is charged; every card also shows its own price before you click it.