Alternative to Contingent Recruitment – IGNITE

Crown National has a small in-house Talent Acquisition team responsible for managing recruitment across the business. While they were committed to recruiting directly wherever possible, they faced three key challenges.

Firstly, they didn’t have contracts with South Africa’s leading premium job boards, limiting their ability to attract the strongest active candidates. Secondly, with a small Talent Acquisition team, they didn’t have the capacity to advertise, manage large application volumes and thoroughly assess every applicant while continuing to support the rest of the business.

Finally, they recognised the value that contingent recruiters bring through advertising, screening and shortlisting candidates, but didn’t want to pay a traditional percentage-based placement fee every time a candidate was hired.

They were looking for a more flexible and cost-effective alternative.

Ntice designed a Fixed-Cost Alternative to Contingent Recruitment specifically for Crown National. The role was well suited to job board advertising, as the right campaign was expected to attract a strong pool of suitably qualified, active candidates without the need for a proactive headhunting campaign.

We advertised the vacancy across South Africa’s leading premium job boards and managed the full advert response. Our team reviewed every application, identified the strongest candidates, conducted structured telephone and video interviews, and presented Crown National with a carefully assessed shortlist.

Crown National’s Talent Acquisition team retained full control of the final interviews, candidate selection and hiring decision—without paying a percentage-based placement fee.

Crown National gained the benefits of a traditional contingent recruitment process—including wider candidate reach, professional candidate screening and a thoroughly assessed shortlist—without paying a percentage-based placement fee.

Instead, they paid a fixed fee for the recruitment services they required, giving their Talent Acquisition team additional recruitment capacity while retaining complete ownership of the hiring process. The result was a faster, more cost-effective recruitment solution that complemented their internal team rather than replacing it.