Comparing models
Direct hire vs agency markup
The one-time recruitment fee is USD 2,795 (USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire). There is no ongoing recruitment markup. The six-month guarantee is a replacement search, not a refund.
Direct hire vs agency markup is usually the owner's way of saying the team is full. ScaleHorse recruits a person for that work. The fee is USD 2,795, charged once.
Direct hire means you agree pay with the person you select. An agency markup is an extra amount added to that pay for as long as the arrangement continues.
Direct hire through ScaleHorse
You select from a shortlist of three. Ongoing compensation is arranged by you. Employment, contractor and employer-of-record choices depend on your circumstances, and ScaleHorse does not give legal or tax advice.
Markup
Charged once
USD 2,795
You pay the person you select directly after that.
- Deposit to open the search
- USD 350
- Balance when you select someone
- USD 2,445
USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire. A monthly markup is a different model.
A markup is simple to start and can bundle administration. Over several years it is often the larger cost. The comparison is commercial, not a promise about any one provider's invoice.
What happens for direct hire vs agency markup?
- The brief for direct hire vs agency markup is one person, not a roster.
- You write that brief before anyone is approached.
- Three finalists are introduced for direct hire vs agency markup.
- You interview them and you choose.
- You pay the person you select directly.
- There is no monthly markup on the wage.
- If direct hire vs agency markup leaves within six months, we search again.
- That second search is not a refund.
- Shared hours for direct hire vs agency markup go in the brief.
- Name the software required on day one.
- Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
- Time tracking can be set up after the start.
- A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
- Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
- You arrange payment for direct hire vs agency markup yourself.
- Contract guidance stays general and simple.
- It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
- Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
- The role is written before sourcing begins.
- Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
- References are checked on the shortlist.
- About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
- That timing is a target, not a promise.
- The deposit opens the search.
- The balance is due when you select someone.
- Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
- A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
- Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
- The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
- Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
- The published fee covers the search for direct hire vs agency markup.
- Wages for direct hire vs agency markup are agreed by you.
- We do not employ direct hire vs agency markup for you.
- You keep the relationship after you select.
- The shortlist for direct hire vs agency markup is three people.
- Each finalist for direct hire vs agency markup is interviewed first.
- You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
- The brief for direct hire vs agency markup names the output.
- Hours you share with direct hire vs agency markup are written down.
- Tools for direct hire vs agency markup are listed before day one.
- Month one is for learning the queue.
- Day 60 is when direct hire vs agency markup runs the queue.
- Day 90 is a simple review of results.
- A replacement search is the guarantee.
- Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
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