Hunter Advantage
- 1.2 million in our applicant pool
- Over 15k placements
- Rooted in connection
- Based in the USA

Hunter Recruiting has 20 years of experience sourcing, screening, and placing top candidates into permanent roles for various industries and businesses. Our direct hire recruiting process ensures timely and effective placements and we have a variety of other services to support your hiring and administrative needs!
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with a recruiter to learn more about our direct-hire staffing services and how we can help you!
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Direct hire staffing is the process of partnering with a recruiting firm to fill a full-time, long-term position within your organization. Unlike temporary or contract staffing, a direct hire employee becomes a permanent member of your team immediately, receiving your company’s salary, benefits, and onboarding.
Hunter Recruiting has a proven history of delivering talent for even the toughest permanent roles, with more than 15,000 successful hires over the last 20 years. Our direct hire process drives fast, effective hiring through a partnership model built on streamlined communication and a deep understanding of your goals.
Our experience in direct hire recruiting encompasses specializations in STEM, healthcare, manufacturing, and more. Learn more below!

Initial Consultation – A recruiting leader will meet with you to assess your specific needs for our talent search to fill your open permanent job opportunity. This consulting is free of charge and guides us to the right hire.
Candidate Success Profile – We go beyond a static job description to build a candidate success profile that further defines the right skill set and attributes the role requires, as well as what success in the role looks like.
Contingent Search – Employers don’t pay anything unless we make the perfect match, guaranteed. See if working with a staffing agency is the right fit for you without investing just to initiate a search.
Screen Candidates – We market your job to multiple channels: our proprietary job board, engagement of our internal 1M+ candidate network, and manage the initial screening process.
Make placement – Once we narrow down candidates, we schedule interviews with your team and assist you and the job seeker until a placement is made.

Better Long-Term Fit and Retention
Direct hire staffing focuses on placing full-time employees who are aligned with both the role and the organization. This leads to higher retention, stronger team cohesion, and reduced turnover.
Access to Higher-Quality, Passive Talent
Permanent roles attract candidates who are selective, career-focused, and often not actively applying online. Direct hire recruiters can reach passive talent networks that internal teams typically can’t access.
Increased Productivity and Faster Ramp-Up
Because permanent hires are committed to the organization long-term, they have greater incentive to perform, integrate, and grow. This results in faster ramp-up times and more consistent productivity.
Reduced Workload for Internal Teams
Direct hire staffing removes the burden of sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate communication. Hiring leaders can refocus on their priorities while recruiters manage the entire search process.
Cost Savings and Higher ROI
Even with a placement fee, direct hire staffing often costs less than long vacancy periods, project delays, overtime, lost productivity, or repeated hires due to misalignment. The result is a more stable and cost-effective workforce.
Stronger Employer Branding and Candidate Experience
Permanent staffing creates a smoother, more professional candidate journey. A well-managed process reflects positively on your organization and helps attract stronger talent now and in the future.
Our staffing services go beyond finding permanent talent and making job placements. See how Hunter Recruiting can make an impact on your business from hiring candidates to providing strategic support!

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of permanent placements through Hunter remain with their employer for 3+ years.
is the average time-to-fill for permanent roles, helping you quickly meet critical hiring needs.
of candidates placed in permanent roles by Hunter meet or exceed all job requirements.
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These terminologies are interchangeable and refer to a role where you will hire a direct employee for your business.
Direct-hire staffing is the process of hiring employees for full-time, long-term positions within an organization. The goal of direct hire staffing is to fill a role with a highly qualified candidate who will become a part of the team, and contribute to the goals and objectives of the business.
When you work with a staffing agency to fill a permanent position, they will assess your needs, source and screen candidates, schedule interviews, and provide assistance through the process from the initial consultation until a placement is made.
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Permanent staffing offers many benefits to businesses and professionals.
For companies, they give them access to specialized talent to fill roles, recruiters who are familiar with their industry, and a partner to manage the recruiting process to make it fast and effective. This includes marketing the job to our industry network, talent acquisition and screening, scheduling interviews, and job placement.
For applicants, permanent staffing agencies give opportunities for career advancement, a partner who will reach out with new opportunities in the future that match their experience and career goals, and a resource to help them through the interview process.
This depends on your company’s specific needs.
If you are looking for quick access to highly qualified talent in your industry, a partner to manage the recruitment process, and a shorter time to fill, a third-party agency is a great option!
A third-party staffing agency can especially be beneficial if you are looking to hire temporary contract positions and hard-to-fill positions.
We specialize in a variety of STEM and other industries including but not limited to:
Hunter Recruiting follows internal best practices and principles developed over the past 20 years to make effective placements. This starts with a rooted connection with our clients and applicants through a deep understanding of their industry, pain points, and goals and efficient communication with all parties.
Every new position search starts with a consultation with a recruiter who gets to know you, what you are looking for in a candidate, and any information we need to lead an effective talent acquisition.
Then we post the opening to our proprietary job board and tap into our talent pool of over 1.2 million candidates to start screening and scheduling interviews.
Hunter Recruiting’s average time to fill a permanent direct hire position is 20-40 days, depending on your recruiting needs, screening requirements, and timeliness of client interviews.
Time to fill spans from the start of the search until an accepted offer from the candidate.
No, our initial consultation is free and you don’t pay until a recruitment service agreement is reached.
Yes, our direct-hire recruiting is typically done on a contingency basis unless it is for a critical or high-level position.
With our contingent staffing, you do not pay until a placement is made.
Yes! We offer retained recruitment services for critical and high-level positions.
This staffing plan is common with executive staffing.
No, this is one of the common misconceptions of direct hire staffing.
Direct hire and temporary staffing are different staffing solutions.
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