Premium Hire: fixed fee recruitment in Ireland.
One fixed fee. The fee is never wasted.

You pay one fixed fee, agreed upfront — never a percentage of salary. A dedicated recruiter works your role for 8 weeks (12 weeks for senior roles): advert, search, headhunting, screening and shortlist. If the role isn't filled in that time, the fee is never wasted — you choose: we carry on for a further 8 weeks (12 for senior roles) at no extra cost, or you take your full fee as a credit for another role, valid for 12 months. A dedicated recruiter with 15+ years' average experience handles everything — market intelligence, salary benchmarking, sourcing, screening and shortlisting. If you chose the further search period and the role is still open at the end of it, the search closes and we agree any further work with you.

Pricing is a fixed fee based on the salary band of the role: Standard (roles up to €29,999) €1,800; Professional (€30,000–€44,999) €2,300; Senior (€45,000–€59,999) €3,300; Executive (€60,000+) €4,300. No VAT is added (reverse charge). Every tier carries the Fee Never Wasted terms. On Standard and Professional the First Search Period is 8 weeks; on Senior and Executive (roles at €45,000 and above) it is 12 weeks. If the role isn't filled in that time, you choose a further search period of the same length at no extra cost, or your full fee as a Search Credit for another role, valid for 12 months. For context, a traditional agency charging 15–25% of salary would cost €6,750–€11,250 on a €45,000 role.

The fee is never wasted — you choose, in writing, at the end of the First Search Period (8 weeks; 12 weeks for Senior and Executive roles). Either we keep working the same role for a Second Search Period of the same length at no extra cost, or you take a Search Credit equal to the fee you paid, to use on another role within 12 months. In week 6 (week 8 for Senior and Executive roles) we review the search with you against the market: the response so far, candidate feedback, and the salary and requirements. It works best as teamwork: a competitive salary, openness to transferable skills, quick feedback and fair, inclusive hiring.

The Search Credit equals the fee you paid. It can be used once, for one new role in the same or a lower salary band — or a higher band if you pay the difference — and it must be used within 12 months of the date you choose it. It has no cash value, cannot be transferred, and is not a refund: no money is returned. Like the further search period, it depends on the commitments in our Terms of Business — a salary in line with our market evidence, feedback on candidates within 2 working days, openness to transferable skills, and fair, inclusive hiring.

If you chose the further search period and the role is still open at the end of it, the search closes and we agree any further work with you. That is 16 weeks in all, or 24 for Senior and Executive roles. If a candidate is at final interview or offer stage when the search period ends, we support that process to its conclusion. The search periods run continuously from the start — they cannot be paused or put on hold.

Payment is made upon instruction — one fixed fee that puts your dedicated recruiter to work and activates every sourcing channel from day one. It covers the First Search Period, and if the role isn't filled there is nothing more to pay for the Second Search Period — or the fee becomes a Search Credit for another role, if you choose that instead.

On average, managed roles fill in around six weeks, and most instructions receive a qualified shortlist within the first 3–5 working days. Across our recent managed placements the median time to fill was 38 days, and roles have been filled in as little as 8 days. Your recruiter will give you a realistic timeline at the briefing stage — and if your role isn't filled in the First Search Period, the fee is never wasted: a further search period at no extra cost, or your full fee as a credit for another role.

Most agencies rely on job boards and LinkedIn — reaching only the minority of the workforce actively job-hunting. We activate eight channels simultaneously: our own pre-qualified database built over 15 years, AI-powered screening, niche professional communities, industry associations, advanced LinkedIn search, the major job boards, referral networks, and direct headhunting. That reach is what the fixed fee pays for.

You can add Replacement Cover. An optional add-on. If your new hire leaves for any reason within 12 months of their start date, we run a replacement search for the same role at no further fee. It costs €950 on the Standard tier and €1,200 on all other tiers, with no VAT added, and it must be bought before your hire's start date.

No. Zero. None. Ever. The fixed fee is the total cost whether your hire accepts at €30,000 or €70,000. Our incentives are aligned with yours: find the right person, not the most expensive one.

Absolutely. Each role gets its own dedicated recruiter and is managed independently. Hiring for three or more positions? Speak to our team about volume pricing.