How can AGS afford to NOT charge a Retainer Fee?
Retainer Search Firms work solely on long-term searches. One search at a company may be the only business they get from that firm for an entire year. They have extremely high overhead, primarily the salaries of Researchers, Recruiters and Business Development Reps. Due to the length of search assignments, they need to charge their up front retainer to be able to employ the staff to deliver the quality to their client. AGS employs top talent who prefer to be “Paid for Performance” via commission. In addition, they recognize that proper due diligence and follow through on the processes of our IDEAL Solution, will increase the likelihood of long-term business relationships with specific clients. By learning everything we can about our client and how to present their opportunity to the Top Talent candidates, we maximize the use of our time. We work with fewer clients, but by being more dedicated to the few, we fill more positions in total. Gone are the days of relentless and ineffective “c
