Fees
Unlike other professional headhunting firms, we work on a ‘no result, no fee’ basis, which means if we don’t do exactly what we say we can do, there is no engagement fee to pay.
The fee we charge for a successful engagement is usually calculated as a percentage of the successful candidate’s first year’s salary, although we’re happy in certain circumstances to work on a fixed fee basis. The exact percentage varies according to the sector, job title and whether we’re handling a one-off piece of work or multiple assignments but as a general rule you can expect the fee to be the equivalent of around 2 months salary.
The reason we charge slightly more than recruitment agencies is because we do substantially more work and consistently place higher calibre candidates. As the saying goes, “There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.”
What you get in return for our fee is the best person for the job and someone who can add tangible value to your business. Depending on the role, the value that the best possible person for a job can add to a business over the course of their tenure can be tens, sometimes even hundreds of thousands of pounds; substantially more than a headhunting fee by any measure. As such, a headhunting fee is an investment that pays for itself quickly and goes on paying for itself over and over again.