Flat fee recruiting
One role. One fee. The methodology that makes the hire stick.
SuperHired charges $7,500 per role. Not 20% to 25% of salary. You get a two-week discovery, 32 Work Drivers mapped to the seat, a paid Work Simulation, and a 120-day guarantee. Every deliverable we create along the way is yours to keep. Three hours of your time. We handle nine phases.
Flat fee vs contingency
What changes when the recruiter isn't paid a percentage of salary.
SuperHired flat fee
- $7,500 for one role
- Two-week discovery before sourcing begins
- 32 Work Drivers, Job Map, salary benchmark, and candidate reasoning
- 120-day replacement guarantee
- All deliverables are yours to keep
Typical contingency recruiter
- Usually 20 to 25% of first-year salary
- Fee rises as compensation rises
- Less incentive to study the role before sourcing
- 60-day guarantee is standard
- Nothing to keep when the search is over
Not commodity flat fee
The fee only matters if the process protects the hire.
Plenty of fixed-fee recruiters can make the invoice predictable. That solves one problem. It does not tell you whether the person will survive the work after the offer is signed.
SuperHired is built for roles where a bad hire costs more than the recruiting fee. The difference is discovery: role drivers, hiring criteria, candidate reasoning, and a Work Simulation before you commit.
How to compare fixed-fee recruiters
A predictable invoice is not enough.
If every option promises a flat fee and a guarantee, pressure-test the process before you compare prices.
What happens before sourcing?
SuperHired starts with two weeks of discovery so the search is built around the work, not a recycled job description.
What evidence comes with each finalist?
You see candidate reasoning, trade-offs, and Work Simulation results before the offer decision.
What do you keep after the search?
You keep the Job Map, Work Drivers, salary benchmark, and evaluation logic. The next hire gets easier.
Before you compare fees
Ask what evidence the fee buys.
A lower invoice does not fix a shallow hiring process. SuperHired gives you reusable hiring assets before candidates reach the offer conversation.
Job Map
Accountabilities, outcomes, and role risks documented before sourcing starts.
Candidate reasoning
Finalists come with trade-offs, evidence, and why the person fits the work.
Work Simulation
Paid finalist work gives you a clearer read than another interview.
Good fit
One important $60K to $200K hire, a team willing to invest three hours in discovery, and a role where the wrong person would be costly.
Not a fit
Bulk hiring, temp staffing, emergency replacement in a few days, resume sourcing, or a team that wants to skip role discovery.
$7,500 flat fee. Discovery before search. 120-day replacement guarantee.
Book a Scoping Call →The math
On a $150K hire, 25% contingency is $37,500. SuperHired is $7,500.
On a $60K to $200K role, the useful comparison isn't “cheap recruiter vs. expensive recruiter.” It's “percentage fee with shallow discovery” vs. “fixed fee with a structured hiring system that leaves you with documented reasoning, reusable deliverables, and a 120-day guarantee.”
If there's a fit, we scope the role clearly. If there isn't, we tell you directly.
When flat fee recruiting fits best
You need one critical hire
You want a structured process, not a pile of resumes and a race to placement.
You want predictable cost
You don't want the fee to jump because the salary is higher.
You want reusable hiring assets
You want the Job Map, role clarity, and evaluation logic to survive beyond a single search.
Next step
Start with a Scoping Call.
Thirty minutes. No pitch. You describe the role, we show you how we'd approach it, and we tell you whether a flat-fee search is the right fit.