Earn more
How recruiters earn more by working roles
A recruiter earns more by monetising what they already have: candidates they cannot place, and roles they cannot fill. Split-fee partnerships on RecXchange turn both into placements, at an average of $7,000 per placement in the recruiter's pocket after the split.
Four income streams
Revenue hiding on your desk
Place the candidates you already have
Silver-medalist candidates, candidates in dead searches, candidates whose role fell through: every desk carries them. Submitting them to matching live roles across the network turns sunk sourcing time into fees. There are 100+ roles with $750K+ in fees open right now.
Get help on the roles you cannot fill
A brief outside your niche normally earns you nothing. Shared to the network, a specialist fills it, you keep the client relationship, and you take your share of the fee instead of losing the whole thing.
Work employer-direct roles at up to 70%
RecX Direct roles come straight from employers. There is no second agency in the chain, so the recruiter who delivers the candidate keeps up to 70% of the placement fee.
Fill the quiet weeks
Contingency income is lumpy. A live board of roles that need candidates means there is always billable work between your own briefs, without any business development.
The maths is simple
Six split placements a year at the platform average of $7,000 is $42,000 of income that did not exist before, earned from candidates and briefs that were already on your desk. Run your own numbers in the calculator.
FAQ
Earning questions
How can a recruiter earn more money without more clients?
By monetising existing assets: candidates you could not place and roles you could not fill. Split-fee recruitment on RecXchange turns both into revenue. You partner with another recruiter, one side brings the role, the other brings the candidate, and the fee is shared under an automated agreement. Recruiters on the platform average $7,000 per placement, which is their share after the split.
How much can I realistically make from split-fee placements?
The average recruiter cut on RecXchange is $7,000 per placement. Six split placements a year at that average adds $42,000 of income on top of your own desk, with no new clients and no extra sourcing beyond candidates you already know.
Is split-fee work worth it at 50%?
Half of a fee you would otherwise never bill is infinitely better than 100% of nothing. Split placements come from candidates and roles that were earning you zero. On RecX Direct employer roles the economics are even better: up to 70% of the fee goes to the recruiter who delivers the candidate.
What do I need to start?
A RecXchange account (plans start at $1/month), verification as a working recruiter, and either a candidate or a role. Most new members submit their first candidate within days of joining because they arrive with a bench.
New to the model? Read how split-fee recruitment works