Contingent Recruitment
Fast, focused recruitment support when you need to hire; without overcomplicating it.
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When you’ve got a clearly defined role and need to move quickly, contingent recruitment gives you pace and access to the market. We keep the process straightforward: understand the role properly, engage the right people and manage the process end-to-end.
What is Contingent Recruitment?
Contingent recruitment is a success-based hiring model designed for clearly defined roles where speed, accuracy and market access matter most.
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Finch Talent Solutions supports businesses by sourcing, screening and presenting relevant candidates; with fees only payable on a successful hire.
Defined Hiring Needs
Roles with clear requirements, approved budgets and agreed timelines where the priority is securing the right hire efficiently.
Time-Critical Hires
Replacement hires, urgent project needs, or business-critical roles where delays create operational risk.
Access to the Market
Reaching both active and passive candidates through targeted search, outreach, and sector-specific knowledge.
Outcome-Based Delivery
Fees are only triggered upon successful placement, keeping focus on quality, delivery, and results.
Contingent recruitment works best when clarity is high, urgency is real, and delivery needs to move quickly without unnecessary complexity.
When To Use Each Hiring Model
Contingent Recruitment
Best suited when:
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You have a clearly defined role with agreed salary and scope
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Speed matters and the hire is business-critical
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You want market access without upfront commitment
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Internal teams need external reach or short-term support
Commercial Model:
Success-based fee, payable only on placement.
Retained Search
Best suited when:
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The role is senior, specialist, or hard to replace
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Market mapping and discretion are required
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You need dedicated search focus and stakeholder management
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Hiring risk is high and precision matters more than speed alone
Commercial Model:
Structured fee paid in stages, aligned to search milestones.
Embedded Recruitment
Best suited when:
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Hiring demand is ongoing or project-led
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Internal capability needs strengthening, not replacing
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You want consistent process, ownership, and visibility
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Reducing agency reliance is a long-term goal
Commercial Model:
Fixed monthly or day rate, aligned to agreed capacity and scope.
Contingent recruitment is about speed. Retained recruitment is about precision. Embedded recruitment is about long-term hiring capability
Not sure which model fits your hiring needs?
We’ll help you choose the right approach based on role complexity, urgency and long-term demand.