One fixed price per role instead of a percentage of salary. Predictable, transparent, and the same whether the role pays $60,000 or $160,000.
$500 to start · $3,000 on delivery of your shortlist
What it means
Flat-fee recruiting charges a single fixed price to fill a role, no matter the salary. It replaces the traditional percentage model, where a recruiter takes 15 to 25% of the hire's first-year pay. With a flat fee, you know the exact cost before you start, and a high salary does not inflate the bill.
HireSelect is flat-fee by design: $500 to start and $3,000 on delivery of your shortlist, for a total of $3,500 on any role.
Why it is better for one-off hiring
$3,500 total, decided before any work begins.
A senior hire does not cost more to source.
$500 to start; the $3,000 is due on delivery of your shortlist.
Keep your own pipeline running alongside ours.
When flat fee fits, and when it does not
Flat fee is ideal when you are hiring for one specific role and want a curated shortlist without a big agency bill. If you have ongoing, high-volume, or highly specialized hiring (for example cleared or executive search), an embedded or retained model usually fits better. That is what BizFirst, which owns HireSelect, provides.
One call. $500 to start. A vetted shortlist of 3 to 5 candidates in 5 to 7 business days.
Book a 30-Minute Call$500 to start · $3,000 on delivery
The company behind HireSelect
BizFirstBizFirst is a boutique recruiting firm with 60+ years of combined recruiting experience placing talent across technology, AI, government contracting, and cleared roles. Need ongoing or embedded recruiting rather than a one-role shortlist? BizFirst offers contingent DirectHire and monthly PartnerHire (RPO) engagements.
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