Ways to hire
Six ways to hire. You choose what fits.
Some companies want everything handled. Others want the person on their own payroll, or have already found them. Here's how each way of hiring works, side by side.
The same recruiting, set up six ways
Whichever way you hire, the search works the same way: we screen and test candidates against your brief, run background and reference checks, and you choose who joins. What changes is who holds the person's contract, who runs pay and HR, and how it's billed.
You decide which way suits your business. If you'd like to talk the options through, that's what the first call is for.
Side by side
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| Managed Service | Direct Hire | Employer of Record | Contract Staffing | RPO | Executive Search | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | We recruit your hire and run contract, pay and HR | We recruit, you employ | You've found the person, we run contract and pay | Your hire for a fixed term | Recruiters running several hires inside your process | A retained search for a senior leader |
| Who finds the person | JiveTalent | JiveTalent | You | JiveTalent | JiveTalent | JiveTalent |
| Who holds the contract | JiveTalent | You | JiveTalent | JiveTalent | You | You, for a full-time leader. A fractional leader is engaged through a monthly retainer |
| Who directs the work | You | You | You | You | You | You |
| How it's billed | One all-in monthly rate, covering recruiting, pay and HR | A one-time fee, due when your hire starts | A monthly fee per person, plus pay passed through at cost | Billed monthly for the fixed term | A monthly team fee plus a per-hire fee | A retained fee for a full-time search, or a monthly retainer for a fractional leader |
| Client app | Included | – | Included | Included | – | – |
Each way of hiring, in a line
Where each one comes up
Each way of hiring was designed around a particular situation. Use the table as a map; the choice stays with you, and plenty of companies use more than one.
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| Your situation | Ways of hiring built for it |
|---|---|
| You want someone on your team long term, without running pay and HR in their country | Managed Service |
| You have your own payroll and HR, and only need the search | Direct Hire, RPO |
| You've already found the person | Employer of Record |
| The work has an end date | Contract Staffing |
| Several roles are coming up at once | RPO, Managed Service for a team |
| You're hiring a senior leader | Executive Search |
What shapes the price
Pricing depends on the role and scope. We'll walk you through it on a call.
The main factors:
- Seniority: the experience the role needs.
- Specialization and stack: how specific the skills and tools are.
- Country and time-zone overlap: where the person lives and how much of your working day they need to share.
- Working hours: the schedule the role needs covered.
- Headcount and length: how many people you're hiring, and for how long.
What's included in each
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| Included | Managed Service | Direct Hire | Employer of Record | Contract Staffing | RPO | Executive Search |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screening and testing against your brief | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background and reference checks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract and pay | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| HR support for your hire | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Client app | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Account lead check-ins | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Confidential approach | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
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Questions about ways to hire
Which way of hiring should I choose?
That's your decision. We'll explain how each one would work for your role, and you choose.
Can I use more than one?
Yes. A company might have one person on Managed Service and another hired directly, and the mix can shift over time.
Is the recruiting different between them?
The search itself works the same in all six. What differs is the contract, pay, HR and billing.
Why aren't prices on the site?
Because every role and scope is different, we give you a quote for your own situation once we know the role. Book a call and we'll walk through it.
Talk through the options
Most people arrive with one or two options in mind. In a first conversation, we compare how your role would run under each of them.