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GRIP Recruitment Service Fees

Success Moves offers two tailored individual recruitment solutions: Retained (GRIP Retained) and Contingency (GRIP Contingency). Both options include our GRIP Contract — a guaranteed replacement and flexible payment plan for a fixed monthly period, which protects clients cash flow and removes the risk of candidate dropout. Payments pause while we source a replacement, and when a termination occurs the client becomes a priority with a dedicated lead focused on delivering a replacement quickly. This offers a lot of value to clients and is popular.

How the GRIP Contract works (Guaranteed Replacement Interview Programme)

• Replacement guarantee. If a placed candidate leaves within the agreed period, we replace them at no extra placement fee.

• Flexible payment schedule. Choose GRIP 6 (six-month term, split into six payments) or GRIP 12 (12-month term, split into 12 payments). Other periods available.

• Payment freeze during replacement. Monthly payments stop while we are actively sourcing a replacement.

• Priority resourcing. Clients with an active replacement request receive a dedicated lead and accelerated resourcing until the role is filled.

• Pricing rationale. GRIP pricing reflects the extended guarantee, increased placement risk, and market inflation.

GRIP Retained. Premium service (recommended)

Recommended as more service and guarantee for less cost)

Structure and payments

• First payment taken in advance; second payment after the first month of service.

• Retained model secures priority resourcing and exclusive candidate outreach.

• Priority client status, faster turnaround and dedicated senior lead.

• Exclusive candidates and search programme, candidates sourced for you will not be submitted to other firms.

• Culture and best fit assessment, bespoke profiling of client firm’s culture and selling points to attract the right hires.

• AI-enhanced headhunting, targeted outreach via filtered databases using email, SMS, voice, and human-first contact.

• Thorough candidate vetting — reference checks (always good for lead generation), cultural fit assessment, strengths/weaknesses, personal goals; optional video interview summaries and candidate assessment reports.

GRIP Contingency — Performance-based option

Structure and payments

• Choose GRIP 6 or GRIP 12; billing begins on the candidate’s start date.

• We prefer GRIP for Accountancy and Technical positions rather than sales where the drop out rates are far higher.

• Contingency is competitive with other agencies but includes our GRIP guarantees and premium support options, which is reflected in the fee.

What you get

• Full access to our candidate pool and AI-targeted search.

• Replacement guarantee and payment freeze while we source a replacement.

• Option to upgrade to retained-level services for exclusivity and priority.

GRIP Retained Offer: There is a 20% discount on GRIP 12 and 20% on GRIP 6 if whole contract paid upfront. Replacement Guarantee still for whole period.

You can even sweeten the deal by offering that they pay on credit card. This gives us cash immediately and them 6 weeks to pay which they can further delay if they pay the with credit card bank interest.  For sales people this make sense as they can have a sales income from the person placed potentially making it self-financing.
 

The GRIP Retained contract benefits you as it locks in the client to use us exclusively.  For just one payment we could have cut out 3 to 6 other agencies sending people which makes the deal many times more profitable. Althoough you wait for your commission you are charging them more and the small monthly fee is a lot easier to sell.  

Pricing examples (illustrative):
 

Example: for a hire on a £20,000 pa salary the above monthly fees apply pro rata.

Example: for a hire on a £40,000 pa salary the above monthly fees apply pro rata.