Glossary · Hiring and outsourcing models

Direct hire

A direct hire is a person your company employs itself, on its own payroll, from the first day. You run or pay for the recruiting, then take on salary, payroll taxes, benefits, equipment, and compliance. It gives the most control, and often the highest fixed cost and the longest time to fill.

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What it means in practice

The salary is only part of a direct hire's cost. U.S. employers also pay for paid leave, insurance, retirement, and legally required benefits such as Social Security and Medicare. The salary calculator applies the BLS employer cost multiplier for each role so you can see the fully loaded figure.

For roles that must be on site, a direct local hire is the right call. For work done on a computer, a full-time professional in the Philippines through Rekruuto costs $1,800 a month for most roles and starts in 14 days.

See the full comparison on Rekruuto vs hiring locally.

  • Fully loaded cost

    Fully loaded cost is the total an employer pays for a worker, not just the salary.

  • Employer cost multiplier

    An employer cost multiplier is the ratio of total compensation to wages: how many dollars an employer spends for each dollar of pay once benefits and payroll taxes are added.

  • Time to hire

    Time to hire is the number of days between a candidate entering your process and accepting the offer; time to fill measures from opening the role to the accepted offer.

  • Staffing agency

    A staffing agency recruits workers and supplies them to client businesses, either as temporary staff the agency employs or as candidates for permanent roles.

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Hire a full-time professional from the Philippines

Every Rekruuto hire is a full-time professional based in the Philippines who works your hours. Most roles are $1,800 a month, software developers start at $2,500 a month, and an AI Implementation Specialist is $2,500 a month. Candidates pass top 2% vetting, hiring takes 14 days, and every hire starts with a 1-week trial with a replacement or refund.

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