Hire the headhunter.
The firm sits underneath.
The person you meet on day one runs the search end-to-end. Engaged, contingent, or staffing, matched to the urgency and depth of the role.
Pick by candidate-pool passivity.
Engaged search, contingent search, and staffing solutions are three different shapes. The right model depends on the role.
Engaged Search
Hybrid model. Deposit funds passive-talent advertising; balance is owed only on placement. Best when the candidate pool is mostly passive.
Contingent Search
Pay only on placement. Fee lands on the closed offer. Best when speed and reach win the day.
Staffing Solutions
Volume and line-level hiring. Senior care caregivers, line manufacturing, skilled trades. Built for recurring volume need.
Where the practice runs.
Industry pages are SEO/AEO entry points. The product is the headhunter; the network covers more niches than the public list shows.
For hiring companies,
specifically.
The questions hiring leaders ask in the first conversation.
Three paths from here.
You have a senior search opening in the next 90 days.
Book a 30-minute scoping call this week. We map the role, recommend the engagement model, and come back with a fee quote and candidate market read inside one business day.Book the scoping call →
You're benchmarking comp or scoping a future role.
Send us the function and the comp band you're considering. We come back with a one-page market read based on current placement data. The read is on us.Email the read request →
You're unsure which engagement model fits.
Read about engaged search to see how the exclusive structure runs, then compare against contingent. It takes 10 minutes and saves the entire first conversation.Read engaged search →