Services & Fees
Fixed-Fee Hiring Solutions and Talent Mapping for Small Businesses
Traditional agencies typically charge 15–25% of a candidate's salary, creating unpredictable costs and misaligned incentives. Virtual Talent offers a transparent, fixed-fee model designed for scaling businesses without internal HR. We operate as your strategic partner, providing predictable investment and expert hiring support to help you grow with confidence.
Engagement Options
Direct Hire Search
Best for businesses needing support with a specific hire, from role definition through to offer and onboarding.
- Role profiling & definition
- Market mapping & screening
- Assessment & selection
- Offer management
From £1,200 per search
Embedded Hiring Support
Regular talent support without the cost of an internal reciprocal. Operating effectively as your outsourced Head of Talent.
- Strategic talent advisory
- Employer branding & EVP
- End-to-end recruitment
- Scalable monthly support
Support: £695/mo
Growth: £1,250/mo
Scale: From £1,995/mo
Strategic Hiring Advisory
Guidance on hiring strategy, team structure and process improvement to align talent with business goals.
- Hiring strategy & roadmap
- Team structure analysis
- Process optimisation
- Advisory support
From £65 per hour or project-based
A Smarter Alternative to Traditional Recruitment Agencies
Traditional Agencies
- 15–25% commission per hire
- Transactional hiring based on filling vacancies
- Limited visibility of candidate search
- High costs for multiple hires
- Focus on immediate vacancy filling only
Virtual Talent
- Transparent fixed fees per engagement
- Deep strategic talent partnership
- Structured market mapping & intelligence
- Scalable, predictable hiring support
- Focus on long-term hiring success
For many growing businesses, traditional agency costs are hard to sustain. Virtual Talent offers a structured, commercially aligned alternative that combines expert talent partnership with predictable, transparent pricing.
The Cost of a Bad Hire
The cost of a bad hire can be significant, financially, operationally and culturally. Virtual Talent focuses on structured hiring processes and careful candidate evaluation to reduce hiring risk and support long-term success.