When using a Flat Fee Recruitment service, the service provider or Flat Fee Recruiter will deploy several tasks to ensure that your vacancy attracts as many people as possible who are looking for that kind of role / job title. 

Your Job Advert will be optimised, which means that keywords within the advert will be highlighted in the search criteria. This may involve the repetition of keywords, this is because search engines rank things to how relevant they are and how often a word is searched.

Job Adverts are usually live for a minimum of 28 days, however, this might be cut short if you find a suitable candidate quicker or extended if you need more time.

Once your Job vacancy is live applications may be directed to an ATS which will collect and allow you to screen CV’s. All packages with Together Recruit include free ATS access and clients are provided with their own personal log in details so that they can manage applications applicable to their vacancy as they are received. This ensures you will not have to sort through many irrelevant applications as you can adjust the search criteria so that the best candidates are filtered. If you are considering a Flat Fee Recruitment package from Together Recruit your Dedicated Account Manager will be on hand to support any questions you might have regarding the ATS system including training and will help search the best candidates for your role.

Once you have a shortlist you may want to discuss these with your team or with someone from Together Recruit who will provide a balanced, appropriate and a clear view based on application content. You may wish to add notes and rank applications based on experience and relevance to the role in readiness for the interview process.

If you find you have a more specialist role to fill, some Flat Fee Recruiters may offer additional packages that will see them search beyond Job Board Advertising and will proactively search the market for the right candidate. Sometimes this will require the Flat Fee Recruiter to approach candidates who may not be looking for work or a different role at the time, however, they may be interested in the vacancy you are offering. Together Recruit provide this service as one of their Recruitment Solutions.  

The obvious benefits of Flat Fee Recruitment over traditional Recruitment Agencies is the cost. Traditional Recruitment Agencies will usually charge a commission fee (often 15%) of an annual salary for every candidate hired. So, if you are looking for hire multiple hires, using a traditional Recruitment Agency can become quite costly. A Flat Fee Recruitment Agency charges one Flat Rate for their services and this usually includes no extra cost for multiple hires for the same role, just the one fee. Flat Fee Recruiters can do this as they usually buy Job Board Adverts in bulk, so their price becomes lower which they are usually happy to pass on to Clients.