Kitl vs Recruiters

Does Kitl cost less than using a recruiter?

Recruiters
Many small businesses shy away from using a recruiter because they can’t afford hefty placement fees or high commissions. Recruiters often have a refund or re-advertise option if placements go south, but for many SMEs, recruiters are not an affordable hiring option for employee placements, let alone a part-time role.

Kitl

We’ve priced our service fees for contract gigs and permanent placements with SMEs firmly top of mind.
With nothing ever to pay unless there is a match, once a contract match is made our PAYG pricing kicks in. We have designed a pricing model to support your ever-changing skills/talent needs in line with your business growth.
Our service fees are charged on top of actual hours worked, no upfront or hidden costs. We have a fixed permanent placement fee across all roles despite salary size or hours required, and we’ve split payment into 3 equal instalments to help manage your cashflow.

Can I start searching on my own?

Recruiters

Recruitment is an industry where high touch justifies a strong sales commission model, so if you are a DIY or low-pressure type hirer engaging a middleman to help find your talent match, may not be the right avenue for you. It’s fair to say that recruiters are often given a bad rap when it comes to their reputation but for the tech-savvy business owners who don't want to deal with a talent ‘gate-keeper’, a do-it-yourself online solution may be a good way to explore candidates yourself.

Kitl

Kitl is primarily designed as a do-it-yourself hiring option, supported by rockstar Community Managers if you need a little hand-holding (and don’t we all at times!). Our Community Managers are not paid on commission and want to see you succeed without any incentivised sales target associated.
Our easy to use portal allows Hirers direct access to talent profiles so they can search and filter according to their specific requirements.
Navigate your way through to a shortlist - there’s no need to have a lengthy job description ready, our easy to complete forms capture the essential job details.
Communicate directly with the talent to ask the questions and get to know who you'd like to work with. We facilitate the search, but leave the conversation between the two of you. No chinese whispers. No time delay.

Kitl vs Word of Mouth

Is Kitl better than my ‘word of mouth’ network?

Network
Everybody knows a ‘word-of mouth’ recommendation is gold when it comes to hiring. But often it relies on you being in the right time, at the right place which can be unreliable and slow.

Kitl

Kitl helps extend your reach by connecting you with multiple, overlapping communities of talent around you that you may not have been able to access yourself.
By mapping talent by postcode, skillset, by various groups and communities we ‘unlock’ a live map of talent around you.
Meaning you’ll no longer have to ask the question, “does anyone know someone who can help with…..” Kitl allows you to leverage the power of a fast-growing flexible talent community.

How do I set up the job? Are they a freelancer, contractor or employee?

Network
Hiring for a part-time gig or project through a friend, or word-of-mouth can be great - but who is left looking after contractor agreements, payments and managing IP or even finding out if the contractor has valid professional insurances in place?

Kitl

Hiring through Kitl means you are covered beyond just the job match. We also keep your business compliant in a fast-changing labour-hire regulatory landscape. We know the risks associated with navigating labour-hire alone.
We are backed by a fully compliant labour hire platform to give you peace of mind across awards, contracts, and we streamline all the job overheads including payroll, taxes, super and insurances. So you don’t have to worry.

† One small caveat - this review is a general comparison of hiring methods, and intended as a high-level summary only.

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