Split Fee Recruitment
Two recruiters collaborate on one placement. One has the role, the other has the candidate. They agree a split, make the placement, and both earn. RecXchange is where 15,000+ recruiters do this every day.
What is split fee recruitment?
Split fee recruitment is a collaborative model where two specialist recruiters work together on a single vacancy and divide the placement fee when the candidate is hired. One recruiter owns the client relationship and the role. The other has a matching candidate ready to go. They lock in a split percentage, typically 50/50, 60/40, or 70/30, before sharing any private information. It is the fastest-growing placement model in recruitment, and RecXchange is the platform where it happens at scale.
How Split Fee Recruitment Works
The concept is straightforward. A recruiter with a live role posts it on RecXchange. The platform's Xchange Engine scans 15,000+ recruiter candidate databases and identifies potential matches. A second recruiter with a suitable candidate expresses interest. Both parties review the opportunity, agree a fee split, and sign a digital agreement before any candidate details are exchanged.
Once the candidate is submitted, interviewed, and placed, each recruiter invoices for their agreed share. RecXchange takes zero platform cut. You keep 100% of your split.
Who Uses Split Fee Recruitment?
Role-side recruiters
You have live roles but your candidate pipeline is thin. Rather than losing the placement or letting the role go cold, you bring in a specialist sourcer who already has the right person.
Candidate-side recruiters
You have strong candidates but no matching live vacancy. Instead of waiting for new business, you browse live roles posted by other recruiters and place your candidates immediately.
Independent and boutique agencies
Smaller agencies cannot cover every sector. Split fees let you serve your clients across specialisms you do not cover in-house, without turning work away.
Recruiters at capacity
You have more roles than you can work. Rather than letting vacancies sit unworked, you open them to trusted partners. 50% of a fee is better than 0%.
Why Split Fee Recruitment Is Growing
The recruitment industry is shifting. Clients expect faster fills, deeper specialism, and broader reach. No single recruiter can deliver all three on every role. Split fee recruitment solves this by connecting specialists who complement each other.
The model has existed for decades, but it was always held back by trust issues and lack of infrastructure. Recruiters had no reliable way to find partners, agree terms, or protect their candidates. RecXchange changed that by building the contracts, matching, and protection layer that the industry needed.
Today, over 15,000 recruiters use RecXchange to split fees. The average placement fee on the platform is $7,000, and the total value of live fees available at any time exceeds $750,000.
How RecXchange Makes It Simple
AI-powered matching
The Xchange Engine scans thousands of recruiter databases and flags the best role-candidate matches automatically. No manual searching required.
Automatic contracts
Before any private data is shared, RecXchange generates a legally binding split fee agreement. Timestamped, stored permanently, and enforceable.
Full deal protection
Your candidates and your clients are protected from the moment you agree to collaborate. No backdoor introductions. No fee disputes. Everything is on record.
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