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What Expounder Direct Hire Can Do For You

Here’s why companies choose us over traditional recruiters.

Access Pre-Vetted Global Talent

We tap into a global network of candidates fluent in English, professionally trained, and ready to contribute. No endless resume piles.

Faster Time to Hire

We deliver high-quality candidates within days, not weeks. Our streamlined sourcing and vetting process helps you fill key roles faster.

Risk-Free Hiring

Only pay when you make a hire. No upfront costs. Plus, every placement is backed by a 6 month guarantee for your peace of mind.

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How Direct Hire works

Hiring through Expounder is simple. You tell us what you need, we send vetted candidates, and you hire the right fit. Fast, with zero risk.

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Tell us which role(s) you'd like to hire

Schedule a quick call to discuss the roles you're hiring for. We'll align on target countries, salary expectations, and required skills. A $700 refundable deposit kicks off your search and is applied to your final invoice.

2
Meet Our Team & Get Matched Fast

Once your search kicks off, our recruiters start sharing carefully vetted candidates. With your input, we’ll zero in on the right fit whether that’s sales talent in Latin America, developers in Eastern Europe, or Digital Marketing / Growth and Creative Strategist Experts in the Philippines.

3
Interview Candidates & Make the Hire

We’ll send you top candidates to interview and collect your feedback after each round. This continues until we find the right match. We’ll assist with salary negotiation, onboarding, and candidate engagement so you can build your team quickly and confidently.

4
Ongoing Support to Help You Scale

As your team grows, we help you scale efficiently, often saving 70–80% on payroll compared to US hires.
Need talent in a new region or with a specific skill set? Just say the word, we’ll source and deliver top candidates globally.

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Hire Globally, Strategically

We’ve placed top talents in 20+ countries from Chief Marketing Officer in UAE, Marketing Directors in the USA, Appointment Setters in the Philippines to Executive Assistants in LATAM, Whether it’s Colombia or Portugal, we help you hire where talent is strong and costs make sense.

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Ready to build your global team? We’ll guide you every step of the way from role scoping to onboarding.

Kick things off today and see how fast you can scale with pre-vetted international talent.

Zero Risk: You pay nothing if you don't hire anyone.

Understanding Direct Hire Pricing

Pay only when you hire, no subscriptions, no retainers, no risk. Here’s exactly what to expect when you work with Expounder.

Refundable Deposit and Search

We charge a one-time, fully refundable $700 deposit to kick off your search and introduce you to candidates. This amount is credited toward your final hiring fee.

Offer Signed

When an offer is signed by your future team member, we charge a one time fee equal to 20% of the year 1 salary.

6-Month Guarantee

Each hire comes with a 6- month perfect-hire guarantee which includes a replacement hire at no additional cost if you are unhappy with the performance of your new team member.

Custom Plans

We also offer custom plans where we tailor our end-to-end recruitment process to match your hiring preferences, candidate criteria, and internal workflows.

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Which Hiring Model Fits Your Team Best?

Hiring Model

One-time hire (per placement) – Direct hire

Fee Structure

A refundable $700 deposit to begin the talent search, deductible from the 20% placement fee based on the candidate’s first-year total earnings

Time to Hire

Candidate endorsements: within a few business days to 1.5 weeks

Guarantee

If a candidate resigns or is terminated due to performance within 180 days of their start date, we will provide a replacement at no additional cost

Hiring Model

Monthly retainer – Direct hire

Fee Structure

Fixed amount every 30 day end-to-end recruitment support at a much more affordable price in terms of cost per hire but without any replacement guarantee

Time to Hire

Candidate endorsements: within a few business days to 1.5 weeks

Guarantee

No replacement guarantee

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Roles we source

We have core roles that we source for across every department. This includes executive and virtual assistants, customer service and support, sales, finance, marketing, operations, HR, technology, construction, creative, and more. 

If you have another role in mind, just let us know. We can source any role if you provide the title and job description to our team. We’ve done everything from entry level to executive search in 20+ countries and have top recruiters on our team with different areas of expertise. We have core roles that we source for across every department. This includes executive and virtual assistants, customer service and support, sales, finance, marketing, operations, HR, technology, construction, creative, and more. 

If you have another role in mind, just let us know. We can source any role if you provide the title and job description to our team. We’ve done everything from entry level to executive search in 20 countries and have top recruiters on our team with different areas of expertise.

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What our clients say about us

"Expounder always responded very promptly and professionally to my requests for information. Expounder sourced and presented candidates with proven track records in managing teams and scaling sales operations in Australia.”
Managing Director - (Careers and Education Technology Company)Sydney, Australia
"Expounder worked exceptionally hard to support us during a particularly busy period. We had multiple hard-to-fill roles, including a Head of Sustainability, Environmental Consultant, and a Field Service Engineer, all with very specific industry requirements and tight deadlines. They were able to find candidates who matched our culture and job requirements.

Expounder’s commitment, expertise, and ability to manage multiple high-stakes roles simultaneously made them a crucial partner for us during a demanding time. We would not hesitate to work with them again in the future."
Director of Recruitment Operations - (RPO Company - Green Industry)London, England, UK
"Fantastic support for our recruiting needs. Expounder helped us with a difficult search for 6 Senior Med Sales Representatives (Oncology) with at least 3 years of recent experience specifically in Med Sales Rep Oncology in a specific location. Despite our niche requirements, Expounder managed to source highly qualified candidates from multiple channels.”
Head of Recruitment - (Medicine Sales Company)Leighton, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
"Although we didn’t proceed beyond the initial stages, Expounder was extremely professional and communicative throughout the entire screening process. Their team took the time to understand our hiring needs and market conditions for a Creative Manager role. They provided detailed candidate reports with insights into each candidate's suitability. While we ultimately decided to postpone the hiring process, Expounder left a lasting impression, and we will certainly turn to them for future needs when we’re ready to expand."
CEO and Founder - The BridalVisionProvidence, Rhode Island, USA
"I had the pleasure of working with Expounder, and I can confidently say their performance exceeded all my expectations. We were struggling to find Construction Superintendents and Construction Project Managers with experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects and multi-family apartment projects from the ground up. Expounder sourced and pre-screened candidates who had the right mix of the mentioned work experience, technical skills and leadership qualities. The hires they facilitated were not only a great fit but also helped us improve project timelines.”
HR Director - (Residential Construction and Real Estate Development Company)Los Angeles, California, USA
"Expounder is a top tier RPO Company that understands how to translate requirements into actionable items. They pay very close attention to detail and seldom compromise on quality. In my experience I have only worked with a handful of firms/agencies this skilled, and it is extremely hard to find talent like theirs. Moreover, George is very good at time management and knows how to work with other professionals globally. He successfully joined all meetings with his team and, in spite of any time differences, he made us feel like the time difference was not a problem.

In summary, Expounder is a great firm who I will be seeking out for future work. I will be reaching out to them and considering them for other job requisitions.

If you are looking for a top tier recruitment firm then I highly recommend Expounder"
Founder and Managing Director - DynamoCloudEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Expounder most especially Shaila is awesome. We love working with them."
Allison Diamond, Managing Director - (Technical Consulting Company)Atlanta, Georgia, USA
"Excellent job! We made a hire based on Shaila's recommendations!"
Madhu Punjabi, Founder and CEO - Lion PoseLos Angeles, California, USA
"Expounder is an excellent recruitment partner! Expounder’s deep understanding of the talent market and their ability to source high-quality candidates in a short period of time made our hiring process smooth and much quicker.”
Chief of Staff - Travel Care HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii, USA
"Hi Expounder Team and to Sir George,

Thank you so much for your help in finding me this new opportunity! From the very first conversation, you made the entire process easy and stress-free. I'm genuinely excited to begin this new journey and am grateful for your role in making it happen.

Wishing you all the best — and looking forward to keeping in touch!"
Ronald Cayabyab - Energywise IrelandCork, Munster, Ireland
"We recently started with them and its been nothing short of excellent. The dedication and follow up with us has kept us on our toes as well which has been greatly appreciated. Highly recommend."
Brad Chapman, Director of Acquisitions - Simple Land Selling and Signature LotsBoca Raton, Florida, USA
"A true 10/10 experience. George and his team were extremely responsive, adaptive to our needs, and above all things delivered results. I’m beyond impressed. Thank you Expounder for helping me scale my recruitment agency."
Carlo Debello, CEO and Founder - My Remote HireBoca Raton, Florida, USA
"Process was great, and got me a good offer!"
Miguel Aquino - Discount LotsBoca Raton, Florida, USA

Got Questions About Direct Hire?

We prioritize quality over volume. We source, outreach and screen thousands of top candidates based on boolean and x-ray search filters but we only endorse the top 1% talents.

Most clients receive the shortlisted 3–8 headhunted top talent candidates per role including their candidate profiles, interview notes, CVs, portfolios, etc.

We specialize in niche, senior, and hard-to-fill roles, including:

  • Marketing & Growth (PPC, Performance, Growth Strategy)
  • Operations & Business Support
  • Executive Assistants & leadership support
  • Specialist and top-1% talent roles

We focus on quality over volume, not mass hiring.

We stand behind our process. If a hire doesn’t work out within an agreed period, we continue sourcing at no additional recruitment cost and we recalibrate based on feedback and role learnings.

All searches are handled with:

  • Recruiter-level confidentiality
  • Controlled outreach
  • NDA-ready processes when required

We operate on either a per-placement (refundable deposit of $450 to start the talent search deductable to the placement fee which is 18% of the candidate’s first year total earnings) or a monthly retainer model with recruitment support fee based on the following factors:

  • Number of roles
  • Seniority and complexity
  • Market and talent tier (standard vs top 1%)
  • Hiring urgency

We use hands-on support from multiple recruiters, QA officers, and a project manager for each role.

We prioritize fit, capability, and long-term success, not CV volume.

Yes. All candidates you hire are your employees/contractors. There are no long-term lock-ins or hidden placement fees.