Organizations of all sizes face struggle in their pursuit of their industries top talent. Sometimes they rely on internal recruiters, sometimes, they retain executive recruiters and sometimes they pay hefty contingency fees. Rarely, do they find an outside agency who provides a “Flat Fee” based service.
Be “SMART” – Go “Flat Fee” and Avoid the Expenses Seen Below
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) estimates the average cost of hiring one employee to be $4,129.
Employees have base salaries with options for bonuses and overtime. Not every month has enough work to justify these costs.
Federal and state taxes, including social security, unemployment tax, medicare, workplace insurance, and more are all unnecessary burdens for employers.
Benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more. In 2018, average insurance costs per employee were $19,616.
Employees are entitled to sick days, annual leave, and maternity leave as part of benefit packages. These all directly impact your bottom line.
Physical offices require rent, maintenance, furniture, equipment, computers, software, phones, printers, internet, and stationery expenses for each and every employee.
Consider the cost of utilities like electricity, water, internet, food, cleaning, and security. Each employee also requires training, which costs time and money.
Loss of inventory, loss of work time, loss of equipment due to theft are direct business costs. Liability insurance is also necessary to protect the safety of employees.
At Ridgeback Recruiting, we built SMART Recruiting to be a smarter, faster, and more affordable way to hire top talent — without sacrificing quality.
Unlike traditional recruiting firms that charge a percentage of salary or require long-term retainers, SMART Recruiting is a flat-fee recruiting service. That means you pay one predictable price per search — often less than the cost of a full-time recruiter on staff.
Outsourcing is more cost-effective than in-house hires. You save 30% or more - plain and simple.
Streamline with outsourced talent acquisition so internal teams focus on the core business.
Strategic outsourced talent is highly specialized, thereby completing tasks faster and easier.
Adapt to market conditions without overhead burdens by hiring when and how you need.
Outsourced talent only requires payment for jobs well done. Eliminate legal costs of in-house hires.
No geographic barriers with outsourced talent. Find the right person with the right skills anywhere.
