Alexander Talbott - What we can do for you

Pricing for tactical direct hire engagements. . .

Alexander Talbott's fee structure provides significant advantages over antiquated fee arrangements utilized in today's marketplace. Rather than operate under a traditional "percentage of first year salary" compensation mechanism, for which executive search agencies typically charge 25-30%, we utilize a fixed fee pricing structure. Prior to engagement of Alexander Talbott, a written proposal is submitted which defines a fixed fee for the search assignment. Such a system holds several advantages over a percentage system, including:

Provides significantly improved budget control for the project
Eliminates client concerns about reasons for presentation of candidates at the higher end of established salary ranges. Recruiting firms using a percentage model charge more money on the transaction for placing higher salaried candidates.
Eliminates client concerns about candidate negotiations and their potential inflating impact on the recruiting fee.

Alexander Talbott operates in a "contained search" capacity relationship with our clients. However, unlike retained relationships where the structure for compensation is typically 1/3rd of the fee to engage, 1/3rd of the fee for presentation of first candidate and 1/3rd of the fee for final placement (client company exposed for 66% of the cost that cannot be recouped if a candidate is not hired), our engagement fee is approximately 25% of the total fixed cost. The remaining balance of 75% is payable upon start date of a finalist candidate. This engagement structure creates a "co-invested" financial relationship with our client, yet maintains significant emphasis for complete compensation based upon deliverable performance.