The job title filter shows current roles only. Use this filter when prospects meet these criteria:

• Actually worked at the company (verified employment history)
• Currently hold a marketing role
• Currently work at a company that matches your ICP

Filtering People by Job Title in Clay

The people search in Clay filters show current roles, but there are important limitations to understand when conducting large-scale searches.

Key Constraints

• Result lists must be less than 50,000 records for people searches to function
• You're limited to 50,000 records per table

Recommended Approach

1. Start with High-Value Segments

• Begin with your best customers only (those who made purchases, not just signups)
• Work through your list in batches rather than all at once

2. Filter by Company First

• Apply company-level filters before searching for people
• This significantly reduces the dataset size before pulling individual records
• Example: If targeting consumer software + B2C + growth stage companies, filter at the company level first, then pull people from that smaller set

3. Process in Chunks

• Pull people company by company or segment by segment
• Once you've narrowed the company list, filter by title and job function
• Example: If a company has 150 records, pull all at once, then filter by title

4. Set Up Recurring Workflows

• Run a monthly automation to catch job changes in your customer base
• Pull people who changed jobs in the last 30 days from customer companies
• This avoids processing the entire historical backlog at once

Summary

Tier your customer list by value → filter companies first → work in chunks under 50k → set up monthly job change triggers for ongoing updates.