Find the right person for the role.

Recruiting support for permanent positions, beginning with a clear view of the role, compensation expectations and the people your team needs.

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How Direct Hire works

Permanent roles, your hiring decision

WDJ supports recruiting for permanent positions. You make the hiring decision, and the person you hire is employed directly by your organization.

Direct Hire is separate from temporary staffing and payroll arrangements. It has its own process, fee basis and written terms.

What we define with you first

Role scope
Responsibilities, reporting line and the skills and experience the role requires.
Compensation expectations
The planned base salary range and the other parts of the offer.
Location and work arrangement
Where the person will work and any on-site, hybrid or remote expectations.
Team context
Who the person will work with and what the team needs from the role.
Interview process
Who takes part in interviews and how feedback will be shared.

Direct Hire and Staffing Solutions can be discussed together, but each is scoped and agreed separately.

Indicative fee

Indicative Direct Hire fee

A planning reference for permanent placements. The fee and terms are confirmed in a written agreement.

20–25%
Direct hire fee
of the candidate’s first-year annualized base salary
  • The basis is annualized base salary for the first year. It is not total compensation and is not prorated to the months remaining in the hiring year.
  • Fee triggers, payment terms, screening scope and any guarantee, replacement or refund terms are set out only in the signed agreement. No standard guarantee is promised on this website.
$85000
Low · 20%$17000
High · 25%$21250
About this range

Direct Hire placement fees have an indicative range of 20%–25% of the candidate’s first-year annualized base salary. Every engagement requires a consultation. This range is a planning reference. Final rates, included costs and any additional charges are agreed in writing after reviewing the role, work location and state, duties and risk, scheduled hours, and service scope.

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Recruiting process

How a Direct Hire search runs

Each search follows four steps. The detail of each step is agreed with you at the start.

  1. Step 1

    Define the role

    Confirm the responsibilities, requirements, compensation expectations, location and the people involved in the hiring decision.

  2. Step 2

    Search and screen

    Identify potential candidates and screen them against the requirements agreed for the role.

  3. Step 3

    Coordinate interviews and feedback

    Arrange interviews with your team, gather feedback and keep candidates informed of next steps.

  4. Step 4

    Support offer communication

    Help communicate the offer between your organization and the selected candidate. The hiring decision and the employment offer remain yours.

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Direct Hire questions

What is the Direct Hire fee based on?
The indicative placement fee is based on the candidate’s first-year annualized base salary. It is not based on total compensation, such as bonuses or benefits, or on the salary for the months remaining in the hiring year. The final fee is agreed in writing after consultation.
Is there a guarantee period?
Any guarantee period, replacement arrangement, refund provision and eligibility conditions must be stated in the signed agreement. No standard guarantee is promised on this website.
Are background checks included?
Screening needs vary by role. The agreement identifies the screening scope, responsibilities and any separate third-party costs.
When is the fee payable?
The event that triggers the fee and the payment terms are set out in the written agreement before the search begins.
Is Direct Hire the same as Staffing Solutions?
No. With Direct Hire, you make the hiring decision and employ the person directly in a permanent role. Staffing Solutions covers workforce arrangements for defined roles, shifts and periods. The two are different service models with separate terms, and either can be discussed during a consultation.

Tell us about the role you need to fill.

Share the position, the location, your compensation expectations and the team the person will join. We discuss the search with you, then set out the fee basis and terms in writing before work begins.

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