Search model
Agency vs in-house—how to advise device clients without losing fee work
Clients ask whether to “just post it” or engage your firm. Give them a clear split: your search on scarce/confidential seats, specialty self-serve when speed and specialty fit matter more than retained outreach.
Prefills an open-territory job draft for your client — or open the free-post landing.
Protect fees
Keep hard fills on search.
Win trust
Honest model advice builds retention.
Add speed
Free specialty post for the right reqs.
Why agencies use this
- Position specialty posting as complementary—not a replacement for hard fills
- Keep contingency/retained economics on leadership and scarce therapy seats
- Use free first posts for open-territory mid-level reqs to prove market signal
- Tracked UTMs show your firm drove the client’s post
Talking points for clients
- Agency when: confidential VP+, scarce experts, failed internal after 60+ days
- In-house specialty post when: clear territory JD, repeat hiring, need inbound fast
- Hybrid: you run fee search; they post specialty for volume seats
- Same scorecard for agency-sourced and inbound candidates
Agency partnership?
Share your firm focus and typical device clients. We will follow up with referral materials— you stay the search partner.
Prefer a walkthrough?
Leave your details and we will follow up about specialty-matched hiring. Or post free above without waiting.