For employers hiring direct

One Brief, to the agencies that work your market.

A Brief is a structured description of one role you need filled. You post it once, for A$99 plus GST. Verified agencies that work your market pitch for it. You appoint the one to three you want, and from there you deal with them directly. No subscription.

Post a Brief How it works
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The short version

Four things to know before you read any further.

  • What a Brief is

    One role, written as structured fields: the job, the range, the must-haves, the timing and how you will choose. Not a job ad, and not published to the open web.

  • What it costs

    A$99 plus GST for one approved Brief, published for 30 days. Refunded if it is rejected before publication. No plan, no subscription, and nothing else to pay Recruited.

  • Who sees it

    Verified agencies on Recruited. Not the public, not job boards, and not candidates until an agency you appointed introduces them.

  • What you get back

    Capability pitches: how an agency would fill the role and what it has placed like it. You appoint one to three and work with them directly.

How it works

From a role you need filled to an agency working on it.

  1. Verify the business

    Your ABN and a contact the business has authorised to hire. An agency then knows the company and the role are real before it spends a week on them.

  2. Write the Brief

    Structured fields rather than a job ad: the role, the range, the must-haves, the timing and how you will choose.

  3. Pay A$99 plus GST

    For one approved Brief, published for 30 days. Refunded in full if the Brief is rejected before publication. Briefs are verified and moderated either way.

  4. Read the pitches

    Agencies respond with how they would fill the role, what they have placed like it, and what they need from you. Not a pile of CVs from people who have not agreed to be sent.

  5. Appoint, then work directly

    You choose one to three agencies. From that point the relationship, the terms and the contract are between you and them.

What it costs

A$99 plus GST, per approved Brief.

That is the only charge an employer pays Recruited. It covers one approved Brief, published for 30 days, and it is refunded in full if the Brief is rejected before publication. There is no subscription and no charge for reading pitches or appointing an agency.

The charge exists to protect the agencies. A role that costs nothing to post attracts market research, speculative listings and vacancies that are not funded, and agencies stop reading. A small charge and a moderation check keep the Briefs real, which is what makes agencies respond to them.

What you do not pay Recruited

The agency’s fee. That is agreed between you and the agency you appoint, under the agency’s own terms, exactly as it would be if you had rung them. Recruited does not set it, does not hold it and does not take a share of it from you.

Guarantee periods, refunds and replacement terms are the agency’s too. Recruited is the platform the Brief runs on, not the recruiter you are engaging.

Why not just ring three agencies

You can. This is what a Brief does that the phone does not.

  • You write it once

    One structured Brief, instead of three phone calls that each leave an agency with a different version of the role.

  • They pitch before they send

    An agency tells you how it would fill the role and what it has placed like it before anyone sends you a CV.

  • You hear from agencies you did not know to call

    The specialists in your market pitch for the role, including firms that are not in your phone.

  • There is a record

    Who responded, who you appointed, where each submission stands and why the Brief closed. On one page rather than across six email threads.

The Brief

What a good one contains.

  • The role

    Title, level, function, and whether it is permanent or fixed term.

  • Where and how

    Location, work arrangement, and whether there is genuine flexibility.

  • Money

    The range you will pay, in Australian dollars. A Brief without one wastes everybody’s week.

  • What matters

    Must-haves separated from nice-to-haves, so an agency can tell you whether the market has it.

  • Timing

    When you need someone to start, and what your interview process involves.

  • How you will choose

    Whether you want one agency or up to three, and what you want them to show you.

Who can post one

A real role, at a real business, that you are authorised to fill.

  • A genuine role

    Currently open, funded, and one you intend to fill in the near term. Not market research, and not a talent pool for a vacancy you do not have.

  • A verified business

    An ABN, and a contact the business has authorised to hire.

  • A decision you can make

    Or direct access to the person who can. Agencies work fastest when the decision-maker is in the loop.

Why you cannot browse candidates

Because they did not agree to be browsed.

An agency’s database is not a catalogue

The people in it gave their details to a recruiter they chose, for a purpose they understood. Making that searchable by any employer would be a different transaction from the one they agreed to.

What you get instead is judgement

An agency that knows your market tells you who is available, what they will move for, and who is not worth your interview slot. That is the part you are paying the agency for.

Candidate information reaches you through an agency you appointed, with the candidate’s agreement. That is also why the candidates worth meeting are willing to be put forward.

While it is live

Status, closure and feedback.

  • You can see where it stands

    Which agencies responded, which you appointed, and where each submission has got to.

  • It closes when you say so

    Or at 30 days. A Brief that has quietly expired is worse than no Brief.

  • Feedback goes both ways

    Agencies find out why they were not appointed. You find out whether the range and the must-haves match the market.

Questions employers ask

What is a Brief?

One role, written as structured fields: the job, where and how it is done, the salary range, the must-haves, the timing, and how you will choose between agencies. It is not a job ad. It is read by verified agencies on Recruited, not published to the open web.

What does a Brief cost?

A$99 plus GST for one approved Brief, published for 30 days, refunded in full if it is rejected before publication. It is the only charge an employer pays Recruited. There is no subscription. The agency’s fee is agreed between you and the agency under its own terms; Recruited does not set it and does not hold it.

Why is there a charge at all?

It is a seriousness gate. It keeps agencies from being flooded with speculative or fictitious roles, and it is refunded if your Brief is rejected before publication. It does not buy publication; Briefs are verified and moderated either way.

What happens after I post one?

It is checked, then published to agencies. Agencies respond with a capability pitch: how they would fill it, what they have placed like it, and what they need from you. You appoint one to three, and from then on you deal with them directly. You can see who responded, who you appointed and where each submission stands, and the Brief closes when you say so or at 30 days.

Who sees my Brief?

Verified agencies on Recruited. It is not a public listing and it is not sent to job boards. Candidates hear about the role from an agency you appointed, not from the Brief.

Why not just ring three agencies?

You can. A Brief means writing the role once rather than three times, hearing how each agency would fill it before anyone sends a CV, choosing from agencies you might not have thought to call, and keeping a record of who responded and what happened.

Do I need a Recruited subscription?

No. The plans on the pricing page are for recruitment agencies. An employer pays per Brief and nothing else.

Why can’t I browse candidates?

Because the people in an agency’s database did not consent to being browsed by employers, and because an agency’s records are its own. Candidate information reaches you through an agency you appointed, with the candidate’s agreement.

How are agencies chosen?

You publish the Brief, agencies respond with a capability pitch, and you appoint the one to three you want to work with. You choose; Recruited does not allocate your role to anybody.

What has to be verified?

The business, via its ABN, and that you are authorised to hire for it. A genuine role means a real, currently open position you intend to fill.

For employers

Brief the specialists, not the whole market.

Verify your business, publish one Brief for A$99 plus GST, and appoint the agencies you want.

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