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Pre-screened Recruiters matched to your hiring needs in as little as 3 days. No agency markups, no full-time overhead.
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When to hire a Fractional Recruiter
A fractional or interim Recruiter makes the most sense when your hiring needs outpace your internal capacity but don't yet justify a full-time recruiting headcount. These are the signals that companies typically act on.
Your pipeline has stalled
Roles have been open for months, hiring managers are frustrated, and your current process isn't generating qualified candidates fast enough to keep up with growth.
You're entering a hiring surge
A new funding round, product launch, or expansion plan means you need to make 10, 20, or 50 hires in a compressed window, more than your existing team can handle.
You have no internal recruiting function
You're a founder or small team handling recruiting on top of everything else. You need someone to own the process end-to-end so you can focus on running the business.
Your recruiter just left
A key recruiting hire departed and you need immediate coverage to keep pipelines warm and candidates moving through the funnel while you search for a permanent replacement.
You're hiring for roles outside your expertise
You need a recruiter who has sourced and closed candidates in a specific function or market, such as technical roles, sales leadership, or regulated industries, and your team lacks that depth.
Agency fees are eating your budget
You're paying 20-25% per placement to agencies and the costs are unsustainable. An embedded fractional recruiter delivers better results at a predictable monthly cost.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Recruiter
Access experienced Recruiters who can source, screen, and close candidates across technical and non-technical roles, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Cost Efficiency
Get senior recruiting horsepower at a fraction of the cost of a full-time salary, benefits package, and equity grant. Scale up or down as your hiring volume changes.
Speed to Hire
Pre-screened Recruiters are ready to engage immediately. Most clients are matched and interviewing candidates within 3 days, not the weeks or months a traditional search takes.
Pre-Screened Expertise
Every Recruiter in our network is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters on track record, sourcing methodology, and hands-on hiring results across industries and role types.
How to hire a Fractional Recruiter
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Recruiter is easy with Go Fractional.
Discovery Call
Book a free 20-minute discovery call with one of our executive recruiters to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Within days, we'll introduce you to a short-list of pre-screened Fractional Recruiter candidates to interview, each pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them. Our match success rate is 98%.
Start Work
Finalize contract details with Go Fractional and get working within less than a week of your discovery call.
Engagements that fit how you work
Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.
Fractional Recruiter
- Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
- Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
- Scale hours up or down as needs change
Contract-to-Hire
Trial a Fractional Recruiter on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.
- Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
- Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
- Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
Interim Recruiter
Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.
Fractional Recruiter rates average $97/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.
Recruiter Hourly RatesFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Recruiter leadership, and where each one wins.
| Factor | Fractional Recruiter | Full-Time Recruiter | Recruiting Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Start | ~3 days | 4-8 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
| Engagement Structure | Monthly retainer, scoped SOW | Salary + benefits + equity | Per-placement fee (15-25% of salary) |
| Cost Model | Pay for hours worked, no overhead | Fixed annual cost regardless of volume | High per-hire cost, misaligned incentives |
| Flexibility | Scale hours up or down as needed | Fixed headcount commitment | Engagement ends at placement |
| Accountability | Embedded in your process, aligned to your goals | Fully embedded, long ramp time | Motivated by placement speed, not quality fit |
| Best For | Variable hiring volume, startups, growth stages | Stable, predictable high-volume hiring orgs | One-off senior searches with large budgets |
We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional
Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.
“Partnering with Go Fractional allowed Enertiv to bring on our fractional Head of Talent, streamlining the recruitment process - saving us time and cost. They implemented a state-of-the-art ATS, developed customized interview kits and scorecards, and reduced the time-to-fill our roles. This swift process successfully placed top-tier talent, including a Solutions Engineer, a Growth Marketer, and an Onboarding Manager. If you’re a business looking to scale rapidly with elite talent - I strongly recommend you check out Go Fractional.”
“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
“It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
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