BIG or a sales recruitment agency?
An agency delivers a permanent hire for a percentage of the annual salary, in a few weeks. BIG activates a scored freelance sales rep, on commission. Two models, two deliverables.
Two different deliverables
A recruitment agency delivers a permanent employee: it sources, presents candidates and bills a percentage of the annual salary on hire. BIG does not deliver a permanent hire: it connects you with a freelance sales rep whose experience is scored, and bills a commission on missions. We compare two categories of intermediary, with public market ranges.
Recruitment agency vs BIG
Public market ranges on the agency side. Adjust for the profile and the industry.
What the BIG model changes
No fee on hire
No percentage of the annual salary to settle in one go. The 3% commission applies to invoiced missions.
Fast activation
No multi-week cycle: you pick an already scored profile and the mission starts.
Continuous scoring
Experience is scored continuously by the BIG Score, not only assessed during one interview.
No permanent contract to carry to start
You test the collaboration as a mission before considering, if you wish, a more durable next step.
When each one fits
You want a permanent employee
For a structuring, durable role, a permanent hire through an agency remains a coherent choice.
You want to activate without hiring
For a flexible need, a market test or an activity spike, a freelance mission avoids the permanent commitment.
You want a flexible model
Remuneration is negotiated directly with the expert, based on your mission. No percentage of the annual salary to pay in one go on hire.
Verdict: BIG comes out ahead
Activate a scored freelance sales rep, on commission
Rather than a percentage of the annual salary on hire, BIG applies a 3% commission on invoiced missions, with profiles whose experience is scored by the BIG Score.
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