We own the search.You make the hire.

We start with our own talent vault and network, then look at anyone with a professional or social profile online. For each search we aim to identify 120 people and contact each up to 10 times: up to 1,200 contact attempts.

A contingent agency is paid only when its candidate is hired, so it sends résumés matched to your job description and leaves the rest to your team. A retained firm runs the whole search, but typically charges about a third of first-year pay, including bonus, with a third up front. SearchOS gives you retained-level service at a contingent price:

• We own the whole search, from clarity on the role to the 30-day check-in
• You see live metrics, and every promise, on HiringOS
• 15% or 20% of first-year base salary, with $3,900 to start

Since 1997, more than 90% of the candidates we've submitted have gone on to an interview.

From day one you'll see live metrics: how many people we've identified, how many contact attempts we've made and how many have responded. People who aren't looking move on their own timeline, so we don't promise a date. On average, we submit the first candidate in 5 to 10 business days. What you can count on is the effort: we aim for 120 targeted candidates, contact each up to 10 times, and give you an honest read on the market at week 3.

15% of first-year base salary, or 20% for specialized roles: $3,900 to start, and the rest when your hire starts. On a $100,000 role at 15%, that's $3,900 now and $11,100 at start.

Because a committed search gets done. Contingent agencies are paid only if they win the race, so they send whoever is quickest to find. Your $3,900 and 90 days of exclusivity make your search a priority, and the $3,900 counts toward your fee.

You'll hear it by week 3. At the search progress review we tell you what the market is saying and what we'd change: the requirements, the pay or where we look. If you agree, we keep going. If not, we work through the people we've targeted, and while your role is open we'll still send you anyone strong we come across.

The $3,900 covers the work already done, and nothing more is owed.

If your hire resigns or is let go for performance within 60 days (Standard) or 90 days (Specialized), we run one replacement search at no extra fee. Layoffs and role changes aren't covered, and you'll need to tell us within 5 business days.

Yes, on request: no public job post, and candidates learn your company's name only when you agree.

If the right people might apply, yes. It's $3,900 per job, and if applicants don't come, your $3,900 carries over to SearchOS. Start with SearchOS when you already know the people you need aren't looking.