Recruiting Built Around You.
We offer flexible pricing models because no two searches are the same. Whether you’re filling one hard-to-find role or scaling an entire team, we’ll find a structure that fits your budget, your timeline, and your goals.
The Problem
Why Traditional Recruiting Falls Short.
Retained Search
Search firms charge an up-front fee, sometimes up to 50% of projected first-year salary, to perform an exclusive search. If unsuccessful, the retainer is spent. Results and effort are not guaranteed.
Contingency Search
The recruiter only earns a fee (up to 40%) when you hire. That creates pressure to fill fast, not fill right. Candidates are often recycled from previous searches and shopped to multiple clients. At any point, the recruiter can walk away if the role is too hard or the fee too low.
On-Demand / Hourly (Traditional)
Hourly recruiters work flexibly but rarely show clients their full candidate database. There’s no monetary incentive to finish quickly, which can create a never-ending billing cycle.
We took the best of each model and built something better.
Our Approach
The Top Talent Approach.
Hourly
The most flexible model we offer.
A dedicated Talent Advisor commits a set number of hours per week to your search. You pay only for time worked, no placement fee, no commission.
- Unlimited hires, any role, any level, no additional cost
- Pause, adjust, or stop at any time with no penalty
- Most clients save 40–75% compared to traditional contingency fees
- All candidate data, resumes, and market intel are yours to keep permanently
Retained — 20% of first-year salary
Three structured installments. Three milestones.
Paid in three structured installments that align with search milestones: at engagement, once qualified interviews are scheduled, and at placement. Best for confidential searches, senior-level roles, or situations where a dedicated full-campaign approach is required from day one. Replacement guarantees are available depending on the role and engagement.
Two-Stage
Start hourly. Transition to contingency if needed.
Start with hourly recruiting. If a placement is not made within a defined time frame, we transition to a contingency model where active billing stops, but we keep working. If and when a placement is made, the hours already paid are credited toward a 20% contingency fee. You get the accountability of hourly with the guarantee of contingency, and you always know the maximum possible spend.
Flat-Fee Bundle
Built for consistent or ongoing hiring needs.
Think of it as a fully embedded recruiting resource, available to fill one role, work on the next, process direct applicants, and keep your pipeline moving without interruption. Tiers start as low as a single search and scale up through multi-search packages of two, three, four, or five and beyond. Pricing is fixed and transparent for each tier.
Hybrid
Custom combination built around your situation.
A custom combination of hourly and contingency structured around your specific situation. If your search doesn’t fit neatly into one of the above models, we’ll build something that does.
Included
What Every Search Includes.
Regardless of which model you choose, every Top Talent engagement includes:
- ✓A full assessment of your organization, culture, function, and role before sourcing begins
- ✓Targeted recruitment marketing campaigns built around your brand and story, designed to reach both active and passive candidates
- ✓A dedicated Talent Advisor and Project Manager acting as ambassadors for your brand
- ✓Weekly update calls and recruitment reports throughout the search
- ✓A shared Candidate Databank — all resumes, compensation data, and contact information belong to you permanently
- ✓Real-time market intelligence on candidate availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitive landscape
- ✓OFCCP compliance for federal contractors — Affirmative Action, Internet Applicant rules, disposition codes, and record retention
Differentiator
No Market Conflicts. Ever.
Larger firms, even mid-sized ones, are often locked into contracts with multiple companies in the same market. That means they can’t recruit from your competitors’ talent pools. In some cases, they won’t even tell you.
We never work with competing clients simultaneously. Once we partner with you on a search, that market is yours. We recruit directly from the sources you care about most.
Other firms can’t reach the talent we’re talking to.
Range
We work the roles others won’t.
Low compensation ranges. Difficult travel requirements. Remote locations. Unconventional schedules. Tight geographic pools. These are the searches contingency firms walk away from when the math doesn’t work for them.
They work for us because we’re committed to your search regardless of what it looks like on paper. Four weeks. Six electrician hires. Roles requiring three weeks on a job site, one week unpaid home time, and shared housing. We got it done where no one else would take it on.
If a role matters to your organization, it matters to us.
Industries
Industries We Serve.
We recruit at every level, from lead technician to C-suite, across:
We’ve recruited in every U.S. state and into Canada and Mexico.
Get In Touch
Not Sure Which Model Fits?
That’s what the first conversation is for. We’ll listen to what you’re facing and recommend the approach that makes the most sense for your budget and timeline. No pressure, no pitch — just an honest conversation.