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Fractional Recruitment Services for SMEs

Access experienced recruiters part-time or for specific hiring needs

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Fractional Recruitment Services

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Fractional Recruiting

Flexible Fractional Recruiters

Bring in experienced recruiters on a part-time basis or for specific hiring needs. Ideal when you need extra support without committing to a full recruitment function.

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Up to 70% Cost Savings

No commissions. Our flat monthly model can reduce hiring costs compared to traditional agencies, while giving you clear and predictable spend.

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50% Faster Time to Hire

Get support on priority roles quickly, helping your team move faster without adding internal workload or delaying delivery.

Trusted Global Clients


Hire Smarter. Scale Faster. Zero Hassle


How to Get Started?

Unlike traditional agencies, fractional recruiters become an extension of your team, focused on outcomes, alignment, and speed.

  • 1

    Fill Out a Quick Form

    Tell us about your hiring needs in a few short sentences.

  • 2

    Connect With Our Experts

    A recruitment specialist will reach out within 24 hours to understand your challenges and goals.

  • 3

    Start Scaling Your Team

    We’ll set up a strategy call, align on your needs, and get your embedded recruiter onboarded quickly.

How We Support Your Hiring Team in Days

We provide flexible recruiter support aligned to your team, systems, and hiring needs, helping you move faster without adding internal pressure.

1. Discovery

We start with a short call to align on where you need support, whether that’s sourcing, screening, or improving your hiring process.

2. Flexible Recruiter Support

A recruiter supports your team on a part-time or project basis, working alongside your existing hiring process.

3. Focus on Priority Roles

We begin supporting your key hiring needs, helping build pipelines and move roles forward quickly.

4. Targeted Hiring Support

We assist with specific parts of the hiring process, from sourcing to screening, depending on where your team needs support most.

5. Adjust as You Go

Increase or reduce support based on your hiring demand, with no long-term commitment.

Why Growing SMEs Choose Fractional Recruitment

We provide experienced recruiter support to help your team manage hiring more effectively. Fractional recruiters work alongside your team, supporting key parts of the hiring process based on your needs.

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Sourcing

We source top candidates, tapping into open and hidden talent pools tailored to your roles.

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Screening

We qualify candidates for skills, experience, and fit so you only meet the best.

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Interviewing

We manage interviews end-to-end and support your team to speed up and improve hiring.

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Psychometric Testing

Add data-driven assessments for deeper insights into skills, fit, and potential.

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Placement

From offer to onboarding, we stay involved to ensure your new hire lands smoothly.

Frequently Asked Questions


Fractional recruiting is flexible, outcome-focused hiring support where experienced recruiters deliver part-time or project-based recruitment services aligned with your priorities.

Fractional recruitment is ideal for SMEs, startups, and scaling teams that need expert hiring support without full-time overheads or agency fees.

We typically activate fractional recruitment support within days, depending on your hiring needs and complexity.

Yes. Our model is built for flexibility. Whether you’re scaling a new facility, meeting tight project deadlines, or backfilling urgent vacancies. You can dial support up or down based on business demand, without long-term contracts or overheads.

You pay for expert recruitment when you need it without the commission fees agencies charge or the fixed costs of a full-time hire. Most clients see significant savings while improving time-to-fill and candidate quality.

Hire Smarter. Hear from our clients


We loved the concept and felt it was an excellent business process. We liked their ‘hands-on’ account management and flexible approach. Their goals were clearly aligned with ours and we were impressed with how they took on board our feedback. The team are clearly committed to continuous improvement when it comes to ours and their own processes.

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Elizabeth McCarthy

Global Mobilisation Manager, DPS

Their team have delivered an excellent service, bringing quality candidates and valuable insights. The embedded approach, especially their regular weekly meetings, has streamlined our recruitment efforts and allowed me to become less involved in recruitment and more focused on HR!

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Susan Hogan

Human Resources Manager, Enerpower

The service we receive is second to none, professional and efficient. We have a personal recruiter assigned to our company who works closely with our HR manager. We now only receive top quality CVS that leads to interviews and job placement. It’s as simply as that, we would highly recommend Rent a Recruiter as the way forward for recruitment within your company.

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Karen Woulfe

HR Manager, Mastertech

Our impact


Embedded Recruitment Partners

95%

Client satisfaction

Trusted by clients who experience hassle-free, quality hiring.

80h

Hours saved per month

Alleviating internal pressures and freeing up resources so you can focus on your core business.

70%

Cost savings

Significant cost-saving opportunities compared to traditional recruitment models.

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Fractional Recruitment Services
  • Designed for Start up to Scale-Ups:

Whether you’re hiring 5 or 50+, we adapt to your pace and priorities.

  • No Long-Term Lock-In:

Flexible terms that let you scale support up or down based on your hiring demand.

  • Proven Results:

Trusted by SMEs, and high-growth companies globally.

  • Seamless Collaboration:

We work inside your ATS and with your hiring managers – no disruption, just momentum.

    What people are saying


    Excellent

    Based on 20 reviews

    Our Team, Ready When You Are


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      Barry Prost

      Chair & Chief Strategy Officer

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      Jamie Groom

      CEO and Co-Founder, Rent a Recruiter

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      Mark Loughnane

      Chief Operating Officer

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      Managing Director Australia

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      Accounts Director

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      Marketing Manager

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      Senior Talent Partner

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      Talent Partner

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      Talent Partner

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      Recruitment Manager

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      Recruitment Manager

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      Senior Talent Manager

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      Talent Partner

    • Chloe Florence Recruitment Specialist

      Chloe Florence

      Recruitment Specialist

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      Deepti Singh

      Recruitment Specialist

    Award-Winning, People-First Agency


    2025 Winner Australian Business Awards
    2023 SFA Small Business Awards
    ERF Recruitment Agency of the year 2022
    ERF Recruitment Agency of the year 2021

    Global Operating Locations


    Europe

    +353 1 584 6479

    sales@rentarecruiter.com

    United States

    +1 973 957 7011

    enquiry@rentarecruiter.com

    Australia

    +61450 101 1315

    hello@rentarecruiter.com

    Middle East

    +97 31 738 2265

    contact@rentarecruiter.com

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