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How Much Do Recruiters Charge? Contingency, Retained and Flat-Fee Models Explained
Contingency, retained or a flat monthly retainer? What each recruiter fee model costs, and what it actually pays for.
How We Rebuilt Our Recruiting Stack Around AI with Noon (Our LinkedIn Recruiter Alternative)
Our recruiting used to run on Boolean strings and InMails. Here’s why our four-person team moved from LinkedIn Recruiter and Juicebox to Noon, what it costs, and what changed.
What Is a Fractional Recruiter? (And When a Startup Actually Needs One)
Discover why growth stage companies prefer this flexible approach, better aligned with real business outcomes.
Why Founders Need a Structured Interview Process (and How to Build It)
A structured interview process isn't bureaucracy.
It's how small teams hire the best possible candidate, every time.
AI Hiring: What's Working, What's Broken, and Where Humans Still Matter
AI hiring is everywhere, and most candidates hate it.
Here’s to fix that.
The Real Cost of a Bad Hire
A bad hire costs far more than a placement fee. After nearly 20 years in recruiting, here's the real math: timeline, team attrition, and employer brand.
Why Traditional Recruiting Is Failing Scaling Companies (And What to Do Instead)
The problem isn't your agency's effort. It's their incentives. What to do instead of paying a percentage and hoping.
How to Structure a Role Clarity Meeting That Actually Improves Your Hiring Process
Most mis-hires happens before the first interview. A five-step meeting that gets the role right first.
The State of Recruiting in 2026: What's Changing and What Growing Companies Need to Know
Candidates now judge your hiring process the way investors judge your metrics. Here's what's actually changing this year.
Why We Built InTandem Talent
Nearly two decades in recruiting taught Brandon what the industry gets wrong. This is the story of building something better.