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Your fractional tech recruiter.

A senior recruiter on a simple monthly retainer — embedded with your Chicago startup, running hiring end to end, for a fraction of an agency or a full-time hire.

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The offer

A senior recruiter, embedded in your startup.

You don't need to gamble a $120k salary on a full-time recruiter, and you don't need to hand 25% per hire to an agency. You need a good recruiter, part-time, who plugs into your team and just gets hiring done.

I learn your team

Your product, stack, culture, and what "great" looks like — so I pitch your roles like an insider, not a middleman.

I run the process

Sourcing, outreach, screening, scheduling, feedback, offers, and close — end to end, from inside your Slack.

You get time back

Founders get their weeks back; your team interviews only people worth their time.

Plans

Simple monthly retainers.

Flat fee, month to month, sized to your hiring. No per-hire percentages.

Sidekick
A few hours a week for one key role at a time.
Flat monthly
  • 1 active search
  • Sourcing & outreach
  • Screening & shortlists
  • Weekly check-in
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Embedded
Your recruiting function, running in the background.
Flat monthly
  • Multiple roles at once
  • Full process, end to end
  • Scheduling, offers & close
  • I sit in your Slack
  • Comp & market intel
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Sprint
One important hire, done fast — no retainer.
Project fee
  • Single critical role
  • Dedicated 2-4 week push
  • Sourced, vetted shortlist
  • Managed to offer
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How it works

From first call to first hire.

01

Quick call

15 minutes on your roles and timeline.

02

Simple plan

A clear scope and flat monthly number.

03

I run hiring

Embedded with your team, end to end.

04

You hire

Adjust, pause, or scale up anytime.

Questions

Good to know.

What exactly does a fractional tech recruiter do?
Everything an in-house recruiter would — write the role, source candidates, screen and interview, manage your pipeline, schedule, and help close offers — but part-time, on a monthly retainer, embedded with your team.
How much does it cost vs. an agency?
Agencies charge roughly 20-25% of first-year salary per hire — often $25k-40k for one engineer. A fractional retainer is a flat monthly fee that covers all your roles, so the more you hire, the more you save.
Is there a long contract?
No. It's month to month — scale up when you're hiring hard, pause when you're not.
How many roles can you run at once?
On the Embedded plan, several in parallel. On Sidekick, one focused search at a time. We size it to your actual hiring load.
Do you replace bad hires?
We focus on getting fit right up front, and I'll always stand behind a placement — we'll agree the terms in writing before we start.

Let's make hiring the easy part.

Book a free 15-minute call and let's see if I can help.

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Or email me: hello@chicagotechguy.com