Early-Stage Services
(Pre-Seed, Seed, or Stealth startups with < 25 people)
Hiring Infrastructure
Overview: Most early-stage companies who can’t afford our recruiting services, benefit from our hiring infrastructure setup and training services (see the Al La Carte section below). If you’ve got a need in this area, we’re happy to invest the time upfront at no cost, to explore your needs, and determine if we can help.
Structure: Free 30 minute introductory session, followed by an agreed-upon meeting and support cadence with the option to invest in a monthly, quarterly, or annual retainer agreement (minimum 3-month commitment).
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/month (3-month minimum). Discounted rates are offered for longer-term engagements, and for the right situation, we’re open to discussing partial or full compensation in the form of equity.
Sourcing as a Service
Overview: Early-stage founders often do the heavy lifting of sourcing and recruiting talent as a cost-saving measure, but can benefit in a big way by outsourcing the sourcing and research to help them build quality candidate pipelines. Our team can easily plug in and help you source highly qualified, targeted, passive candidate profiles for each of your departments, regardless of function, location, or seniority level. We’re able to deliver a better quality pipeline at a reduced cost compared to what you’d need to pay someone internally because we’re specialists. Consider how much more productive your hiring managers will be if they’re able to focus on getting the real work done, vs. needing to worry about trying to find enough good talent to fill each of their open roles.
We bring together the best practices from headhunting, sales prospecting, talent pipeline lead generation, outsourcing, and automation to identify top performers on your behalf, that we can either let you reach out to, or we can reach out to them on your behalf and get them to book intro calls directly to your hiring managers calendars, saving you potentially hundreds of hours p/month.
How does our approach here differ from all the other people pitching the same type of service?
We have the expertise to use a proprietary boolean algorithmic search strategy that turns Google into our contact database. We also have access to data sources and tools unknown to the majority of recruiters or internal talent teams. This simply means we can source candidates you’d never be able to find on your own, do it faster, at a lesser cost than having you or your internal team do it. We can also build out other types of “contact lists” for you as well. Ranging from lists for your marketing/sales team, investor lists in preparation for fund-raising, and/or we can even build out competitive industry market maps (source companies) for supporting your recruiting efforts.
Structure: Candidate pipeline sourcing (or any other type of list building activity) requires a free 30-minute intro call to determine need and project scope, after which we’ll provide you with a custom proposal.
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/month (3-month minimum). Discounted rates are offered for longer-term engagements, and for the right situation, we’re open to discussing partial or full compensation in the form of equity.
Growth-Stage Services
(Series A, B, or C funded startups with 25 to ~250 people)
Executive Search (Senior GTM & C-Suite)
Overview: Most companies find it relatively straightforward to grow their team from 0 to ~25 people, which is about the time when most founders hit the “hiring wall”. This is when most companies need help building out their executive leadership team by pulling talent out of larger companies with the expertise and experience to drive the business forward faster.
Structure: Traditional retained search engagements will carry a fee of 33% of the placed candidates’ total first-year compensation. And most established firms won’t touch a search that carries a fee of less than $80,000 USD and will only take on projects for that rate if they are desperate for projects to work on. You’ll then have to pay the first 1/3rd up front to kick things off, another 1/3rd 30 days later, and the final 1/3rd at the 60 day mark whether or not the search ends up being successful. Additionally, firms will often add additional expenses such as travel costs, software/database access fees, and administrative costs as part of their contract as well.
However, in the majority of cases, Bearhug Recruiting believes in providing our clients with a custom FIXED FEE quote based on (1) the complexity of your requirement (2) your expectations and timeline, and (3) our availability to prioritize your search. We can work faster, and produce the same if not better quality outcomes than the larger firms most times at a lesser cost, because we keep our overhead low, and have fewer hands involved in the search. This more modern payment structure ensures you get more value for less cost and avoids you only seeing the most expensive candidates and ensures our incentives are aligned so we’re always negotiating on YOUR behalf.
Investment: Search projects range from $60,000 to $90,000*
*Note: We are willing to pay clients back in the form of a discount for (1) Volume (i.e. 3+ role bundles) (2) Equity (immediately vested options) (3) Long-Term Partnership (i.e. multi-year agreements) (4) Speed of Payment and/or (5) New Client Referral Credits and/or Co-Branded Marketing Collaborations.
A La Carte Services
(Bespoke solutions designed for companies of any shape or size)
Unbundled Recruiting Services
(1) Drafting Your Search Blueprint & Scorecard System
Overview: Starting a search often presents two key challenges for companies: (1) aligning the team on the target candidate profile, and (2) establishing the ideal candidate sourcing and evaluation strategy. Overcoming these challenges is best achieved through drafting your Search Blueprint and developing your team’s hiring “Scorecard”. We deliver this service through a 2-part workshop-style series conducted over a 7-day period.
Structure: This 2-part series is scoped on a per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/project
(2) Crafting Your Position Brief
Overview: Rethink the traditional job description. Posting one on your website or on LinkedIn or Indeed is akin to posting an ingredient list on a billboard (not compelling!). Instead of following the crowd, consider creating a piece of collateral that will truly inspire and get targeted passive A-player candidates to engage—those who are not actively looking for a job but would be interested if they were approached and pitched in this unique way. This approach automatically filters out less suitable candidates and attracts the right top talent uniquely qualified, interested, and available to achieve the first-year outcomes you’ve pre-established for each senior level role.
Structure: These copywriting projects are scoped on a per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $7,500 per/project
(3) Building Your Talent Pipeline
Overview: To ensure your Confidential Position Brief reaches the right audience, it's crucial to attract the right candidates. Let our sourcing team conduct a comprehensive market map of the competitive industry landscape, including direct and adjacent industries. This sourcing strategy, paired with our proprietary boolean algorithmic search methods using Google, enables us to create the perfect target candidate list for any vacancy, regardless of complexity or seniority.
Structure: Sourcing projects are scoped on a per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $10,500 per/project
(4) Designing Your Outreach Campaign
Overview: Messaging for passive and active candidates differs significantly, as each group has distinct motivations. It's essential to tailor your approach for each group when reaching out via email or phone. Our team of copywriters specializes in crafting messages that resonate with your target audience, driving them to take action.
Structure: Outreach Campaigns are scoped on a per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/project
(5) Tailoring Your Screening Funnel
Overview: After capturing the interest of your targeted candidate list, our team can assist you in designing an efficient screening system. This system utilizes a blend of automated and manual steps to significantly reduce the time your hiring managers spend on the recruiting process—potentially by as much as 90%.
Structure: Funnel projects are scoped on per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/project
Niche Research & List Generation
Overview: Is your marketing team in need of a targeted list to promote an upcoming event or drive inbound leads for sales? Are you gearing up for fundraising and seeking assistance in compiling a list of potential investment partners specific to your vertical and stage? If you require list-building services, we can likely provide a faster and more efficient solution than internal efforts.
Structure: List building projects are scoped on a per/project basis.
Investment: Starting at $5,500 per/project
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
Overview: In addition to our traditional search fee for each placement, Bearhug Recruiting offers an alternative solution: we can serve as your Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) engine, managing some or all of your hiring needs for a set monthly retainer.
Investment: This option is ideal for unique situations and requires an exploratory call to determine suitability after which we’ll provide you with a custom quote.
Consulting & Speaking Engagements
Overview: Are you looking to enhance your team's hiring practices or optimize your outbound recruitment funnels? Planning a company or industry event and seeking an expert to speak on the topic of Executive Recruiting best practices or Strategic Network Development for increasing referrals for recruiting, sales, or fundraising?
Investment: We offer on-premise 1x1 consulting or training workshops at $25,000 per day, virtual workshops at $7,500 per event, or 1x1 coaching (priced per engagement), subject to availability (example here).
