Glossary
RaaS (Recruitment as a Service)
A subscription-based hiring model where an external partner runs an embedded recruitment function for a flat monthly fee, replacing per-hire commercials.
Recruitment as a Service (RaaS) is a hiring model in which a specialist provider embeds a senior recruitment team into a company's hiring function under a fixed monthly subscription. Unlike contingent agencies (paid per hire) or RPOs (paid via large multi-year contracts), RaaS aligns the provider's incentives to the customer's hiring plan rather than to placement fees. RaaS is best suited to scale-ups hiring 5 to 50 roles a year, where in-house alone is not enough and agency spend has become unpredictable.
Related terms
- CVaaS (CV as a Service)An on-demand sourcing service that delivers a steady flow of pre-qualified, headhunted CVs into the customer's pipeline without per-hire fees.
- RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)A long-term outsourcing contract in which a third party operates some or all of an enterprise's recruitment function.
- Embedded Talent AcquisitionA delivery model where an external recruiter joins the customer's team and tooling for the duration of the engagement, rather than working at arm's length.
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