TalentPuzzle launched at the tail end of last summer. It's basically a introduction agency for employers with a vacancy and agencies who can fill it. It works on a bounty basis for contingency placements.
An employer posts details of their vacancy (confidently) and the amount they are prepared to pay for a successful placement. Agencies can log in to view the vacancies and then put forward suitable candidates.
Employers don't pay to post vacancies. TlaentPuzzzle take 25% of the placement fee earned by the recruiter.
The idea behind the model (which is very successful In the US via http://www.bountyjobs.com/) is that time and money are saved by the corporate by not having to locate an agency to help them fill their roles and not having to get involved in negotiations about terms. It means that agencies can locate roles without having to cold call or get onto PSLs.
I personally think this is a great addition to the current online recruitment landscape. It's not going to be the answer for everyone (recruiters who won't negotiate on fees or work on a contingency basis won't use it) but I should think it's worth any recruiter checking out the site. All you need is for a role for which you have the perfect candidate to be up there and you save yourself an awful lot of time in placing that candidate.
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