For employers
Recruitment that respects your time and your budget.
One properly taken brief. A shortlist of three to five people who have been interviewed, referenced and salary-checked before you meet them. One invoice, when your new colleague starts.
What working with us looks like
The steps are the same for a bookkeeper in Polokwane and a head of engineering in Cape Town; only the time each takes changes, and we tell you the timeline when we take the brief.
Day 1
The brief
A form or a call, whichever you prefer. We ask about the work, the team, the manager, the money and the deal-breakers. You get a written summary back to correct.
Days 1–5
Search and screen
We approach people who are already known to us, people who applied to the advert we write for you, and people we find. Everyone on the shortlist has had a conversation with us and a reference check.
Day 5
The shortlist
Three to five people in your portal, each with a short note: why we think they fit, what they earn and expect, notice period, and where we suggest you probe. You can see the redacted CV before you see the name.
Week 2
Interviews
You tell us who you want to meet; we arrange times, brief the candidates, and send you an interview guide written for the role. After each interview we collect feedback from both sides.
Week 3+
Offer and start
We handle the salary conversation and the counter-offer risk, confirm the start date, and check in with you and the new hire at days 7, 30 and 80.
Fees and guarantee
Simple enough to fit on a business card, which is where most of our clients first read it.
- Placement fee
- 15–20% of the first-year cost to company, depending on the seniority and scarcity of the role. We quote the exact percentage when we take the brief, before any work starts.
- When you pay
- On the candidate's start date, on 14-day terms. No retainer and no fee if you do not hire from our shortlist.
- Replacement guarantee
- If a placed candidate leaves or is dismissed within 90 days, we replace them once at no additional fee.
- Ownership of introductions
- If you hire someone we introduced within 12 months of the introduction, for this or another role, the fee applies. It keeps everyone honest.
- Employment Equity
- For designated employers we source against your EE plan and provide a compliant summary report with each shortlist, at no extra cost.
- Retained and executive search
- For senior or confidential appointments we offer a retained search at 20–30% in three stages. Ask us when it makes sense; often it does not.
The two-minute brief
Tell us about the role
Answer what you can; we fill the gaps on the call. You will hear from us the same working day with an honest view of how long the search will take and what it will cost.
Prefer to talk first? Send us a message and we will call you.