Fractional Recruiting
Experienced recruiting capacity, when you need it.
A fractional recruiter steps in and gets to work. They understand your hiring goals, build the pipeline, and partner directly with your hiring managers.
That’s what fractional recruiting means at Just Genius: we own the search end to end, from strategy through offer, not just the introductions.
- Candidate sourcing and passive outreach
- Screening and candidate presentation
- Interview coordination and communication
- Recruiting strategy and role calibration
- Hiring-manager partnership
- Works inside your existing ATS and tools
The Un-Agency Model
A model built between an agency and a full-time hire.
This is the Un-Agency approach next to the alternatives: a contingency, pay-per-placement agency and a full-time recruiting hire. Just Genius sits between them, working inside your team like an in-house recruiter, flexible enough to scale with your hiring demand.
Partnership economics
We’re paid for the engagement, not a fee every time someone accepts an offer.
Full pipeline visibility
You see search progress and candidate status as it happens, not just when we’ve got someone to show you.
We build it, you keep it
Scorecards, process, and market intel stay with your team after the engagement ends.
Capacity that flexes
Add recruiting support when hiring accelerates, without adding headcount you’re not ready for.
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| Comparison dimension | Contingency Agency | Full-Time Recruiter | Just Genius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Model | Pay-per-placement, transactional | Salary and benefits | Predictable monthly engagement |
| Recruiting Ownership | External vendor, limited ongoing ownership | Owned in-house, requires internal hiring | Hands-on, working inside your team |
| Capacity | Limited to what you post | Fixed; may fluctuate with hiring demand | Flexible, scales with hiring demand |
| Relationship | Transactional | Long-term, single company | Ongoing, hiring-manager partnership |
| Strategic Support | Limited beyond the search itself | Depends on the individual hire | Strategic recruiting support built in |
Credibility
What people who’ve worked with Derek say.
Feedback from hiring managers, recruiting leaders, and colleagues Derek has worked with directly.
One of Derek’s most commendable strengths is his proactive approach to talent acquisition. He has taken the initiative to thoroughly understand our company culture, team dynamics, and hiring needs.
Karima Alvarez
Talent Acquisition Leader, Origin
From the moment Derek joined he was quick to understand fit, ask questions when he needed to, and request feedback from myself and hiring managers alike.
Emma Pessereau
Recruiter, Workramp
I was blown away by his genuine passion for people, his ability to learn and adapt quickly, and his infectious joy. He is a gifted relationship builder as well!
En-Szu Hu-Van Wright
Head of Talent Strategy, Chili Piper
I loved working with Derek at Cartwheel. He’s one of those colleagues who brings real steadiness and kindness into fast-moving, high-pressure work. He handled complex hiring needs across several functions, and he always did it with clear judgment.
Sav Cole, MS, MBA, LMFT
Clinical Solutions Manager, Cartwheel
He proactively volunteered to support key initiatives, including training new hires and helping streamline recruiting processes to improve efficiency and candidate experience. Derek is a trusted team player who leads by example, builds strong relationships, and delivers results.
Donesha Gipson
VP, Talent, Hazel Health
Derek is the man! He nailed every placement we ever worked on together. He was excellent at sourcing candidates that fit the bill for what we were looking for.
Robert Scarpati, CPA, MBA
VP, Finance & Controller, Hazel Health
Engagement Models
Recruiting support that scales with you.
Every engagement is scoped around your hiring goals, complexity, hiring volume, and level of support required.
Foundation
Recruiting capacity when you need it.
Companies with ongoing hiring needs that need dedicated recruiting support without a full-time recruiter.
1–2 priority searches
- Recruiting strategy
- Role intake and calibration
- Candidate sourcing
- Passive candidate outreach
- Candidate screening
- Candidate presentation
- Interview coordination
- Candidate communication
- Weekly pipeline reporting
- Hiring-manager partnership
90-day minimum
Let’s TalkGrowth
Your fractional recruiting partner.
Companies actively scaling and hiring across multiple functions.
3–5 concurrent searches
- Everything in Foundation
- Weekly hiring-manager and leadership syncs
- Talent-market mapping
- Interview process optimization
- ATS ownership
- Compensation-market insight
- Employer messaging and outreach strategy
- Offer support
- Hiring planning
90-day minimum
Let’s TalkEmbedded
A recruiting function without the buildout.
Companies that need a full embedded recruiting function. We take on one Embedded partnership at a time, so it gets the attention a real internal hire would.
5+ concurrent searches
- Everything in Growth
- Embedded partnership with leadership
- Full ownership of recruiting tool administration and vendor relationships, including ongoing setup and maintenance
- Hiring strategy and workforce planning
- Your company’s core hiring and interview process, designed to last beyond this engagement
- Hands-on coaching so hiring managers can run interviews and evaluate candidates independently
- Employer branding support
Custom 3–6 month engagement
Check AvailabilityFinal scope is based on hiring volume, role complexity, seniority, and the level of recruiting support required. Let’s talk about what you’re building.
Most fractional engagements begin with a 90-day commitment.