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Harbor Recruitment

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Staffing & Recruiting Services

Harbor Recruitment is a staffing and recruiting agency placing direct hire, contract and contract-to-hire talent across the United States and Canada. Every engagement comes with a dedicated recruiter, a committed timeline, and one accountable point of contact.

Services

6 ways to engage us

From a single permanent hire to a facility-scale ramp. Pick the model that fits the role, the timeline and the budget approval you have today.

Direct Hire

Permanent employees, recruited and vetted for you — you pay only when your hire starts.

Best for

Core roles you need to own long-term — managers, engineers, accountants, sales leaders — where fit matters as much as skills.

Most direct-hire searches close within 3–6 weeks from kickoff.

Direct Hire: how it works

Contract-to-Hire

Try before you hire — evaluate on the job, convert when you're sure.

Best for

When the role is permanent but you want proof of performance first, or when budget approval for headcount is coming but the work can't wait.

Typical conversion window is 3–6 months; you choose the timing.

Contract-to-Hire: how it works

Executive Search

Retained, confidential searches for the leaders who change your trajectory.

Best for

Leadership roles where the cost of a wrong hire is measured in years — or searches that can't be public.

Most retained searches present finalists within 4–8 weeks.

Executive Search: how it works

RPO & Payroll Services

Your recruiting engine or your payroll of record — run by Harbor, branded as you.

Best for

When hiring volume outgrows your internal team, or when you have the people but don't want the employer-of-record burden.

RPO pilots typically launch within 2–4 weeks of scoping.

RPO & Payroll Services: how it works

Questions

What employers ask us first

Fees, shortlist speed and the replacement guarantee — the three questions we hear on almost every intake call.

How do fees work for employers?
Direct hire is success-based: you pay a percentage of first-year base salary (typically 20–30% in the North American market), invoiced only when your hire starts, and backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee. Executive search is retained, usually 25–35% of first-year compensation with an engagement fee. Contract staffing is one all-in hourly bill rate covering the contractor's pay, payroll taxes, workers' comp, and insurance. Contract-to-hire conversions use a declining fee schedule.
How fast can you share a shortlist?
For most professional roles, expect a shortlist of vetted candidates in 3–5 business days. Contract roles often move faster — sometimes within 48 hours. Executive searches run deeper on research and typically present a full slate within a few weeks. Your account manager commits to a date at kickoff and reports progress against it.
What is your replacement guarantee?
Every direct hire carries a 90-day replacement guarantee: if the hire leaves or doesn't work out within the first 90 days, we rerun the search at no additional fee. It's our standard term because we'd rather stand behind the match than argue about it.

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Tell us who you need

Book a free consultation and leave with a named account manager and a committed shortlist date. Vetted candidates in 3–5 business days.