Many recruiting firms will not tell you their fee until you are on a call. We publish ours.
| Agreement | Fee | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Contingency | 25% | 60 days |
| Contingency | 30% | 120 days |
| Contingency | 33% | 180 days |
| Retained | 20% | 60 days |
| Retained | 25% | 120 days |
| Retained | 28% | 180 days |
| Retained + Volume (6+ jobs) | 15% | 90 days |
| Retained + Volume (6+ jobs) | 20% | 180 days |
Your rate is set by the guarantee you choose. Payment runs through secure Stripe ACH: you confirm the candidate reported to work before the fee is paid. Priority, RPO and custom agreements are written per search. Full pricing.
Questions, answered
How much does a manufacturing recruiter cost?
At Compass Group Recruiting, contingency searches are 25% with a 60-day guarantee, 30% with 120 days, or 33% with 180 days, with no upfront search fee. Retained searches are 20 to 28% with half up front.
Is there an upfront fee?
Not on contingency searches. Retained and volume searches take 50% up front.
More answers
- Is Compass Group Recruiting part of Compass Group USA?
- How do I know a recruiter is really from Compass?
- Do candidates pay Compass to find them a job?
- Contingency or retained search: which should a manufacturer use?
- How does a recruiter placement guarantee work?
- Is a manufacturing recruiter the same as a staffing agency?
- What is a manufacturing headhunter?
- What does a manufacturing recruiter do?
- How to hire manufacturing talent
- Manufacturing salary guide
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