| Retained
Search |
Engaged
Search |
Contingency
Search |
| Single
source, business and technology consulting service providing
highly efficient staffing solutions along with focused
information on your industry's issues and trends and real-time
market analysis |
Single
source provider, focused on effective and efficient staffing
solutions along with market analysis relevant to the immediate
need |
Focused
relationship based solely on current staffing requirement
|
| Consultative,
business and staffing partners |
Relationship
based on staffing assignment
Transactional vendor relationship |
Transactional
vendor relationship |
| Customized/dedicated
search plan |
Customized
plan |
Generic
plan |
| Detailed/in-depth
screening of qualified candidates |
Custom
screening |
Client
screens from resumes provided |
| Extended
right of first refusal |
Limited
thirty day right of first refusal |
Candidates
in competitive interviewing situations |
| Lowest
overall fee structure |
Competitive
fee structure |
Highest
fee structure |
| Retained
fee; one hundred percent effort; three qualified candidates
presented within thirty days |
Seventy
five hundred dollar engagement fee; priority effort; three
qualified candidates presented within forty-five days
|
No
up-front financial commitment; as needed effort; no specific
number of candidates to be introduced or time frame for
presentation |
| Exclusive
alliance with investment terms extended throughout the
relationship |
Limited
search arrangement with fee deducted when placement is
complete |
Full
fee due upon completed placement; no other financial obligations
|