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Recruitment as an extension of your hiring team.

From brief to day one, we own the sourcing, screening, offer and onboarding. Shortlist arrives in nine days. You interview and decide. The fee is 12% of annual salary, invoiced only once the hire completes ninety days, for junior and mid-senior roles. Fifteen percent for senior. Leadership roles quoted individually.

Sourcing through offer to onboarding on our entity. Nine-day shortlist, interview coordination, and day-ninety billing. 12% for junior and mid-senior, 15% for senior. Your own referrals free.

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G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing teams in India through us.

Teams building in India. First hire to full team.

Recruitment through an EOR versus traditional agency.

Agencies charge upfront and often deliver raw resumes. EOR recruitment screens for fit and then employs the person on day one, no handoff.

Recruitment agency

EOR recruitment

The cost model
25-30% upfront, balance on placement
12% on day ninety, only if we source
Upfront risk
Money paid before you meet anyone
Zero cost until the hire starts working
Candidate quality
Volume of resumes, your team filters
Screened shortlist, ready to interview
Employment setup
Placement is separate from employment or entity
Same entity, immediate payroll enrollment
Timeline
Often six to twelve weeks end-to-end
Nine days to shortlist, 30-60 days to day one
Your own referrals
Agency fee still applies to your sourced hire
No fee if you source the candidate

Recruitment agency
The cost model 25-30% upfront, balance on placement
Upfront risk Money paid before you meet anyone
Candidate quality Volume of resumes, your team filters
Employment setup Placement is separate from employment or entity
Timeline Often six to twelve weeks end-to-end
Your own referrals Agency fee still applies to your sourced hire

EOR recruitment
The cost model 12% on day ninety, only if we source
Upfront risk Zero cost until the hire starts working
Candidate quality Screened shortlist, ready to interview
Employment setup Same entity, immediate payroll enrollment
Timeline Nine days to shortlist, 30-60 days to day one
Your own referrals No fee if you source the candidate
Days 1-3
Sourcing starts, candidate outreach begins
Days 4-7
Screening calls and culture fit assessment
Days 8-9
Shortlist locked and delivered
Days 10-60
Your interviews, offer and acceptance
Days 61-90
Background checks and onboarding
Day 90
First salary, recruitment fee invoiced

Fast recruitment without corner-cutting.

Nine-day shortlists come from deep sourcing and screening, not from resumes sitting idle in a database.

Culture fit vetting early saves attrition costs later. Bad hire replacement often costs 40% of annual salary.

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Sourcing speed versus hiring quality trade-off Nine-day screening catches misfit early
₹6,200 Day 1
₹41,500 Day 30
₹1,84,000 Day 90
₹3,12,000 Day 180
Illustrative cost comparison. Actual attrition cost varies by role seniority and market replacement time.
Early screening prevents expensive mistakes
Raw resume sourcing Higher mis-hire risk
Screened shortlist recruiting Fit-validated hires

True end-to-end means employment and recruitment are one transaction. Last FAQ explains why that matters. Budget both hiring and employment in the EOR versus entity calculator.

End-to-end ownership from sourcing to payroll.

We source, screen, coordinate interviews, manage offers and handle onboarding on our entity. No handoffs, no separate employment vendor, one relationship from day one.

You run

  • Role definition and interview questions
  • Candidate assessment and final decision
  • Compensation and offer terms

We handle

  • Candidate sourcing and screening
  • Shortlist delivery in nine days
  • Interview coordination and scheduling
  • Offer management and acceptance

You run
  • Define the role and interview criteria
  • Interview the shortlist
  • Make the hiring decision
  • Set the compensation package

We handle
  • Source and screen candidates
  • Deliver nine-day shortlist
  • Coordinate interview logistics
  • Manage offer and acceptance
  • Run background checks
  • Onboard to our entity from day one

When something happens in India, it is ours.
An interview is needed We coordinate scheduling
An offer is ready We create paperwork and manage acceptance
Day one arrives We onboard and payroll starts

A named compliance manager owns your account. Not a queue, not a chatbot, one person who already knows your headcount and your last filing.

Account managerMedian first reply 4 to 6 hours
Recruitment coordinatorBrief to shortlist 9 days
Finance associateFilings on time 8 / 8

No upfront recruiting cost.

You pay 12% only when the hire starts on day ninety. Zero risk, zero money down until proven fit.

Screening before interview saves time.

Communication, timezone and accountability are vetted in the first week. You interview shortlisted candidates, not raw stacks.

One relationship, one vendor, no handoff.

The recruiter who sources stays involved through onboarding. No separate employment paperwork, no integration lag.

Your sourced candidates cost zero.

If you refer a candidate, we skip the 12% fee and onboard them under our entity. Recruitment is optional.

No upfront recruiting cost.

You pay 12% only when the hire starts on day ninety. Zero risk, zero money down until proven fit.

Traditional agencies take deposits. We do not.

Screening before interview saves time.

Communication, timezone and accountability are vetted in the first week. You interview shortlisted candidates, not raw stacks.

Savings add up across ten hires.

One relationship, one vendor, no handoff.

The recruiter who sources stays involved through onboarding. No separate employment paperwork, no integration lag.

Speed and continuity compound.

Moving someone across

Recruited hires graduate to your entity with full continuity.

A person hired through our sourcing joins our entity first, then transfers to yours when you incorporate. Tenure, gratuity and PF status are never reset.

Tenure Kept
Gratuity clock Kept
PF and UAN Continuous
Payroll gap 0 days

200 recruited hires transferred in one cycle with service dates intact.

Supporting evidence

Candidates hired into a registered employer from day one.

All recruits join Foo Falcon Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, established in 2022.

  • Incorporation
  • GST
  • EPFO code
  • ESIC
  • Shops and Establishments
  • PAN and TAN
  • Udyam MSME
What we verify
  • Incorporation Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  • GST Goods and Services Tax
  • EPFO code Employees Provident Fund Organisation
  • ESIC Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Shops and Establishments Government of Karnataka
  • PAN and TAN Income Tax Department
  • Udyam MSME Government of India

Employment contracts and onboarding docs ready before day one. Payroll starts on the 30th.

200

candidates sourced, screened and hired into teams across multiple accounts

33

average days from role brief to hire starting work

5 days

from offer acceptance to first payroll

G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing teams in India through us.

G2 4.8 / 5 on G2, from companies employing through us.

Teams hired end-to-end.

Customers on full-cycle recruitment and immediate employment when the sourcer and employer are the same.

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Bharath Rasoi KS Rajeshwari Founder, Bharath Rasoi
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Open Theatre Anand Raj Founder, Open Theatre
Abid Hassan Verified client
Sensibull
“They moved fast and took the whole compliance side off my plate. For a founder making an early India hire, that is exactly what you want.”
Abid Hassan Founder and CEO, Sensibull
Via G2
Moonshot
“Every option was either 'set up your own entity' or a platform that quotes a great price then hits you with add-ons. Versatile was the one that actually made it simple. First payroll ran on time. No scramble.”
Angad S. Co-Founder, Moonshot
Via G2
Digital Marketing Agency
“Contracts, PF, ESI, TDS and payroll all in one place. Invoicing in USD meant zero exchange rate surprises. The compliance rigour is genuinely reassuring.”
Vedant T. Founder, Digital Marketing Agency
Via G2
Design Studio
“Setting up in a new country can get messy fast, but their India EOR made onboarding feel easy. The team is responsive, clear, and great to work with.”
Setu C. Studio Owner, Design Studio
Via G2
US Startup
“We used Versatile to hire our first employee in India after months of putting it off because the compliance side seemed like a mess. They walked us through it and now we don't think about it.”
Verified US Founder First-time Founder, US Startup
Via G2
Mid-Market Tech Co.
“Versatile consistently delivered work that was both strategically sharp and execution-ready. Their turnaround times are impressive, and they think about problems the way an in-house team would.”
Shivani K. Senior Manager, Tech TA
Via G2
Growth-stage Startup
“Their team was highly responsive, professional, and easy to work with. They made a complex process feel simple.”
Mukul S. Core Team, Growth-stage Startup

Case studies.

Largest food delivery app in India, decacorn View case study The world's largest professional network, part of Microsoft View case study Legacy US software company, publishing platforms View case study

Performance-based recruitment pricing.

12% of annual CTC for junior and mid-level roles, invoiced on day ninety when they start work. 15% for senior roles. Leadership quoted per search. Your own candidates are free.

Employer of Record

Employment base
$149 /employee/mo

Monthly employment fee. Reprices to $129 at twenty-one employees. Covers payroll, compliance, support and portal access. Recruitment optional.

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  • Employment under our entity
  • Monthly payroll and filings
  • Statutory compliance by the 15th
  • Five-day onboarding SLA
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • Payroll operations assigned
  • Employee portal access
  • Zero-gap transition to your entity
  • Employment under our entity
  • Monthly payroll and filings
  • Statutory compliance by the 15th
  • Five-day onboarding SLA
Four more features
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • Payroll operations assigned
  • Employee portal access
  • Zero-gap transition to your entity

Employment plus recruitment together? Speak to sales.

Recruitment

Sourcing to day one
12% of annual CTC

Junior and mid-senior roles at 12%. Senior individuals at 15%. Directors and VPs quoted based on scope. Candidates you source are free.

Send a role
  • Nine-day candidate shortlist
  • Communication and fit screening
  • Timezone and availability check
  • Interview scheduling
  • Offer and acceptance handling
  • Invoice at day ninety
  • Senior roles at 15%
  • Leadership scoped individually
  • Nine-day candidate shortlist
  • Communication and fit screening
  • Timezone and availability check
  • Interview scheduling
Four more details
  • Offer and acceptance handling
  • Invoice at day ninety
  • Senior roles at 15%
  • Leadership scoped individually

Bulk hiring or leadership build-out? Speak to sales.

Volume discounts start at twenty-one

$149 $129 /employee/mo

The entire team reprices automatically. No renegotiation or term commitment.

Recruitment service covers

  • Full candidate search and outreach
  • Communication and culture fit assessment
  • Timezone availability and overlap check
  • Interview coordination across zones
  • Offer letter management
  • Reference and background checks
  • Visa and compliance verification
  • Onboarding to our registered entity

All seats drop to $129 when headcount hits twenty-one

$149 $129 /employee/mo

Full team reprices that month. Same entity, same support, no additional requirements.

Recruitment service covers

  • Full candidate search and outreach
  • Communication and culture fit assessment
  • Timezone availability and overlap check
  • Interview coordination across zones
  • Offer letter management
  • Reference and background checks
  • Visa and compliance verification
  • Onboarding to our registered entity

Recruitment pricing is 12% of the first year's annual salary for junior and mid-senior roles, invoiced on day ninety. Senior individual roles are 15% of CTC. Leadership, director and VP level searches are scoped and quoted individually based on market and urgency. No fee applies if you source and refer the candidate. The EOR versus entity calculator models recruitment plus employment spending.

Recruitment and employment as one service.

How full-cycle recruitment works, what it costs, and why sourcer plus employer in one relationship simplifies hiring.

What does end-to-end recruitment cover?

Sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, background checks and onboarding all under one relationship. You submit a role brief and receive a shortlist in nine days. We handle the rest until day one.

Why is nine days possible for a shortlist?

We have network depth in India. The first three days activate existing pipelines, the next four screen for fit and communication, and days eight through nine consolidate the best candidates. It is sourcing with gatekeeping built in.

How do you screen for fit in such a short timeline?

Each candidate gets a 20-30 minute assessment call covering work style, communication clarity, timezone alignment and independence. Red flags early save interview time later.

What counts as junior, mid-senior and senior?

Junior: 0-3 years in role. Mid-senior: 3-8 years of direct experience. Senior: 8+ years or a management role. The CTC brackets differ regionally, but those tiers guide our pricing.

If I source my own candidates, do you still charge the 12%?

No. If you refer a candidate and ask us to onboard them on our entity, the recruiting fee disappears. You pay only the $149 monthly employment fee.

When do I pay the recruitment fee?

On day ninety. That is when the hire starts payroll and the nine-day promise and subsequent placement are proven. Zero cost if they do not make it to day ninety.

What happens if a recruited hire leaves in month three?

The recruitment fee was earned when they started. Retention after that is between you and the employee. Our fee covers sourcing quality, not tenure guarantees. Good hiring and management drive that.

Why is recruitment through an EOR better than a separate agency?

No handoff, no integration delay, no separate employment paperwork. The same team that sources also onboards on our entity. Coordination is seamless and cost is lower because sourcing and employment are one transaction.

Longer reading: EOR India 2026 · EOR India playbook · Pay employees in India

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A role you want to hire, a team you want moved, or just the two routes to compare. A named person replies in 4 to 6 hours.

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What the first call covers

30 minutes

A cost comparison for your headcount, on your numbers, both routes.

  • A written cost breakdown
  • Entity documents before the call
  • PF, ESI, TDS, termination law
  • No follow-up sequence
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