The contingency model is an outdated approach that forward-thinking companies are abandoning. Here's why you should too.
Contingency recruiters place their candidates. At Salisi Executive Search, we fill the vacancies of our clients. This isn't semantics—it's about who the recruiter is actually working for.
A contingency recruiter's business model depends on placing as many candidates as possible, as quickly as possible. When you call with an opening, they're thinking "which of my candidates can I place here?"
That's why you see the same resumes from multiple recruiters. That's why candidates accept your offer quickly but leave within a year—because they were never fully committed to YOUR company.
We start with your vacancy. We map the entire market. We approach them systematically—up to 11,500 outreach touches—until we find the right person for YOUR specific role, YOUR stage, YOUR culture.
When was the last time your contingency recruiter told you NOT to hire one of their candidates? We do it regularly. Because we're not trying to place a candidate. We're trying to fill your vacancy with the right person.
That's why our placements have a 92% retention rate after eighteen months. We're working for you, not for them.
Salisi Executive Search fees are competitive with contingency. But when you factor in lost revenue, manager time, and bad hire risk, the true cost of contingency recruiting is dramatically higher.
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