Recruitment that follows your progress - and your cash flow
Finding the right employee should not mean committing to a large recruitment fee before you have seen any results.
Our three-stage recruitment model combines active candidate search, personal communication and transparent pricing. You invest step by step, as the recruitment process moves forward.
One hire. Three milestones. One clear maximum fee.
Start with a free Hiring Reality Check
Before beginning a search, we assess whether the position is realistically recruitable in the current market.
Together, we review:
- Salary and employment conditions
- Accommodation and meals
- Working hours and schedule
- Required language skills
- Location and accessibility
- Candidate availability
- Previous recruitment challenges
You receive an honest assessment of how attractive the position is and where adjustments may improve the result.
If we do not believe that we can represent the opportunity credibly, we will tell you before the project begins.
The Three-Stage Recruitment Model
1. Launch the search — €750
Once the position and recruitment strategy have been agreed, we begin the active search.
This stage includes:
- Detailed vacancy briefing
- Market and salary assessment
- Positioning of the opportunity
- Direct candidate outreach
- Activation of our hospitality network
- Promotion through suitable recruitment channels
- Personal pre-screening of potential candidates
The launch fee is payable when the recruitment project begins.
2. Meet your candidate — €750
The second payment becomes due only after the first suitable, pre-screened candidate completes an interview with your hotel.
Before the interview, you receive a structured candidate presentation covering:
- Relevant professional experience
- Language ability
- Salary expectations
- Availability and possible starting date
- Motivation for changing positions
- Accommodation or relocation requirements
- Our personal recruitment assessment
You are not receiving an anonymous CV. You are meeting a person whose experience, expectations and motivation have already been discussed.
3. Welcome your new employee — €1,450
The final payment becomes due on the candidate’s first working day.
Until then, we remain actively involved by:
- Coordinating communication and interviews
- Supporting the offer and decision process
- Clarifying questions and expectations
- Maintaining contact during the notice period
- Supporting relocation and arrival communication
- Reducing the risk of last-minute misunderstandings
Maximum recruitment fee per successful hire: €2,950
VAT may apply depending on the place of supply and applicable tax regulations.
You pay as the recruitment progresses
|
Recruitment outcome |
Total payable |
|
Search launched, but no suitable candidate interviewed |
€750 |
|
Candidate interviewed, but no employment begins |
€1,500 |
|
Candidate successfully starts work |
€2,950 |
There is no percentage-based fee and no unexpected invoice calculated from the candidate’s annual salary.
For several identical positions or larger recruitment projects, we can agree on an individual volume model in advance.
What is included
- Active search instead of waiting for applications
- Access to our hospitality network across Central and Eastern Europe
- Direct and personal candidate communication
- Human pre-screening—not automated CV forwarding
- Honest salary and market feedback
- Candidate presentations with relevant recruitment insights
- Interview coordination
- Regular progress updates
- Candidate support until the first working day
- One accountable recruitment contact throughout the process
Standard promotion through our own channels is included. Any premium external advertising, travel or third-party costs require your approval in advance.
A shared commitment
Good recruitment works when both sides stay involved.
To maintain momentum, we ask our hotel partners to provide:
- One responsible contact person
- Interview feedback within two working days
- Transparent information about salary, accommodation and working conditions
- Timely interview availability
- Employment terms consistent with those presented during recruitment
In return, you receive clear communication, realistic market feedback and continuous ownership of the recruitment process.
Candidate Arrival Protection
If the chosen candidate withdraws before the agreed starting date, the final payment is not charged.
We will continue the search without a new launch fee, provided that the position and agreed employment conditions remain unchanged.
If the candidate leaves voluntarily within the first 30 days, we will restart the search once without charging another launch fee. This is a replacement search, not a refund, and applies when the original employment conditions have been maintained.
Built for today’s hotel recruitment reality
Hotels are facing rising operating costs, limited internal recruitment capacity and increasing competition for experienced employees.
Our model is designed to respect that reality:
- No three-month retainer
- No large payment before the search begins
- No hidden success percentage
- No paying the full fee before the employee arrives
- No automated or anonymous CV forwarding
Instead, both sides invest progressively—and both sides remain committed to achieving the same outcome.
Let us assess your vacancy first
Book a 30-minute Hiring Reality Check.
We will review the position, employment conditions, previous recruitment efforts and current market potential. You will receive an honest recommendation before deciding whether to begin a recruitment project.
Book your free Hiring Reality Check
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