Business, Finance & Legal
Hire Freelance Recruiters
Freelance recruiters find and screen candidates for your open roles, so your team only interviews people worth meeting.
The role
What freelance recruiters do
A recruiter helps define the role, writes the job ad, sources candidates on LinkedIn and job boards, screens applications, runs first calls, and keeps candidates informed. Specialist recruiters know where to find people in technical or niche fields.
Typical deliverables
- Role briefs and job ads
- Sourced candidate shortlists
- Screening call notes
- Interview scheduling
- Hiring pipeline reports
Tools you will see
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Greenhouse, Lever or Workable
- Job boards
- Calendly
- Google Sheets
Choosing
How to choose freelance recruiters
What to look for
- Experience hiring for similar roles and locations.
- Clear screening criteria agreed with you.
- Professional, prompt candidate communication.
- Fair and lawful screening practices.
Questions to ask
- 1Where would you find candidates for this role?
- 2How would you screen applicants?
- 3How many qualified candidates can you realistically provide?
- 4How do you keep candidates informed?
Planning
Before you post the job
Define the role
Agree must-have skills, salary range and interview process before sourcing starts.
What drives cost
Role seniority and scarcity, number of hires, sourcing tools and screening depth.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring freelance recruiters
Hourly or per hire?
Hourly suits ongoing sourcing. Fixed milestones can suit a defined shortlist.
Can they use our applicant tracking system?
Yes. Give access so candidate history stays with you.
Do recruiters make hiring decisions?
Usually not. They screen and recommend; your team decides.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for freelance recruiters
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.