Why the traditional recruitment model no longer works for scaling businesses.

Most growing companies are caught in the same cycle. A role opens. An agency is briefed. A shortlist arrives. A hire is made — at 20 to 25 per cent of base salary. And when the next role opens, the process starts again from scratch. No pipeline. No institutional knowledge. No improvement between hires.

Recruitment as a Service breaks that cycle. Instead of paying per placement, you engage a dedicated talent professional on a fixed monthly subscription. They integrate directly into your business, learn your culture and hiring standards, and build the sourcing infrastructure that makes every subsequent hire faster, cheaper, and better quality.

The result is a hiring capability you own — not a dependency on external agencies that are incentivised to fill seats rather than build your team.

Six reasons scaling businesses are switching to Recruitment as a Service.

The case for RaaS is straightforward. Predictable cost. Embedded expertise. A process that improves with every hire.

Predictable cost. No surprises.

A fixed monthly subscription replaces unpredictable agency fees. You know your hiring spend before the month begins. No percentage-of-salary fees. No hidden costs. No invoice surprises.

Embedded expertise from day one.

Your dedicated consultant integrates directly into your business — learning your culture, your hiring standards, and the nuances of your market. Unlike an agency working across dozens of clients, they are focused entirely on you.

A process that compounds over time.

Every hire improves the model. Candidate data, market intelligence, and sourcing pipelines accumulate inside your business — not inside an agency’s database. The longer the engagement, the stronger the infrastructure.

Access to senior-level hiring expertise.

RaaS gives you access to recruitment professionals and advanced hiring technology previously available only to enterprise businesses — competency-based assessment, structured interview design, compensation benchmarking, and AI-enabled sourcing from month one.

Flexible and built to scale.

Whether you are ramping headcount quickly after a funding round or consolidating after a period of growth, the engagement flexes with your needs. Scale up, scale down, or pause — without agency negotiations or contract renegotiations.

Strategic alignment, not transactional delivery.

A RaaS engagement is not a hiring desk. It is a talent partnership — aligned to your commercial objectives, your culture, and your growth trajectory. Your consultant is accountable to outcomes, not activity.

The benefits of using Recruitment as a Service.

  • Frees up founder and leadership time — focus on running the business, not managing hiring
  • Gives you precise control over your recruitment budget with a predictable monthly cost
  • Keeps you in full control of every hiring decision — we manage the process, you make the call
  • Integrates directly with your existing talent acquisition strategy and workflows
  • Builds and strengthens your talent pipeline continuously — not just when a role opens
  • Does not add to your permanent headcount
  • Delivers a consistent, professionally branded candidate experience at every touchpoint

How the cost model works.

  • A fixed monthly subscription — no hidden fees, no percentage-of-salary charges, no surprises
  • You pay only for the level of service you need — scale up or down based on your hiring volume each month
  • No long-term lock-in — engage on a monthly basis and adjust as your business evolves
  • Significantly more cost-efficient than traditional contingency recruitment — particularly at volume
  • Full cost transparency from day one — know exactly what you are paying and what you are getting

RecruiterFlex

On-demand hiring support · 1 to 2 active roles

From €175 per hour — minimum 10 hours per week

The entry point for businesses that need immediate, high-quality hiring support without a monthly commitment. Ideal for time-sensitive or specialist roles where dedicated sourcing expertise is required.

  • Dedicated senior sourcing specialist assigned exclusively to your active roles
  • Bespoke sourcing strategy built around your role requirements and target candidate market
  • Direct search and headhunting — proactive outreach to passive candidates beyond job boards
  • Multi-channel candidate engagement across LinkedIn, XING, and specialist talent communities
  • Structured longlist and shortlist with detailed candidate profiles and assessment commentary
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion best practice applied throughout sourcing and screening
  • Talent pipeline development for future hiring needs alongside immediate requirements
  • ATS data management, application tracking and candidate communications
  • Hiring activity reporting and market intelligence on candidate availability and compensation
  • No placement fees. No hidden costs.

RaaS Light

Embedded hiring support · Up to 10 active roles

From €3,800 per month — minimum 2 months

  • Full end-to-end recruitment process ownership across all active roles
  • Dedicated consultant with specialist expertise in your sector and target candidate market
  • Structured intake process and hiring manager briefings — role requirements defined before search begins
  • Job advertising across XING, LinkedIn, Google for Jobs, the Konfer Executive Group talent database, and relevant sector platforms
  • Unlimited applicant management — every application reviewed, screened, and responded to professionally
  • Pre-qualified candidate profiles with detailed assessment summaries and a clear hiring recommendation for each submission
  • Competency-based and behavioural interview design — structured assessment frameworks aligned to your role requirements and organisational values
  • Compensation benchmarking and offer strategy — real-time market data to support competitive offer structuring
  • Background verification and reference checking where required
  • No placement fees. No hidden costs.
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RaaS Medium

Scalable talent acquisition · 11 to 50 active roles

From €7,800 per month — minimum 3 months

  • Everything included in RaaS Light, plus:
  • Dedicated multi-consultant team with specialist expertise across your hiring functions
  • Employer brand strategy and Employee Value Proposition (EVP) development
  • Full ATS implementation, configuration and optimisation — generating actionable data, not just storing applications
  • AI-enabled candidate identification, automated outreach sequencing, and market mapping deployed at scale
  • Weekly talent acquisition reporting — live pipeline visibility, time-to-fill tracking, and source quality analysis
  • Regular market intelligence briefings on candidate availability, competitor hiring activity, and compensation movement
  • No placement fees. No hidden costs.
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RaaS Ultra

Enterprise talent infrastructure · 51+ roles

Bespoke pricing — contact us to discuss

  • Everything included in RaaS Medium, plus:
  • Fully dedicated embedded recruitment team structured around your headcount plan and business objectives
  • Rob Samuda as strategic oversight lead — ensuring the engagement delivers measurable commercial outcomes aligned to board-level growth targets
  • Service Level Agreement framework — defined time-to-fill commitments, quality benchmarks, and reporting cadence agreed upfront
  • Executive and senior leadership search capability integrated within the engagement — C-suite, VP, and Director-level mandates
  • Workforce planning and headcount modelling — translating your growth plan into a structured, sequenced hiring roadmap
  • Quarterly cost benchmarking report presented to the CFO or board
  • Up to 80 per cent cost reduction versus traditional contingency recruitment at equivalent hiring volumes
  • No placement fees. No hidden costs.
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