Frequently Asked Questions
Spot is a flat fee recruitment service that helps small businesses hire without traditional agency fees.
We combine targeted job advertising, proactive candidate outreach, and hands on recruiter support to deliver relevant candidates quickly, without commission or long term contracts.
Spot is designed for small and growing businesses that want professional recruitment support but do not want to pay agency fees.
It works particularly well if you:
// are hiring one role at a time
// want access to both active and passive candidates
// value quality over volume
// need flexibility rather than long contracts
Yes, screening is included on selected plans.
Screening is handled by experienced recruiters who review applications, assess suitability against your brief, and filter out irrelevant candidates.
While many parts of recruitment can be automated, screening still benefits from human judgement, especially for small teams where every hire matters.
Yes. Alongside advertising to active jobseekers, we proactively identify and contact suitable passive candidates using databases and LinkedIn Recruiter tools.
These candidates are invited directly to consider your role, which often leads to higher quality and more engaged applicants.
No. Spot uses its own premium recruiter tools and advertising accounts.
This keeps things simple for you and avoids long platform contracts or additional costs.
Once subscribed, you will receive a short briefing link to capture:
// role details
// salary and location
// ideal candidate profile
// any must have requirements
From there, we build and launch your campaign and keep you updated as candidates come through.
Yes. There are no long term contracts.
You can pause or cancel your subscription whenever you need, directly through your billing account.
You can either:
// continue promoting your existing role, or
// submit a new vacancy
Outreach and advertising activity refreshes with each billing cycle.
New customers can cancel within the first 72 hours with no charge.
This allows you to see the platform, advertising activity, and early candidate engagement without risk.
Traditional agencies charge a percentage of salary and prioritise speed over fit. Spot works on a monthly subscription, meaning our focus is on delivering consistent, high quality candidates rather than chasing fees.
You stay in control of the hiring decision, timeline, and spend. Our advertising and outreach can also be branded meaning the quality of response is often higher than agencies.
Your subscription gives you access to:
// job advertising across major platforms
// proactive outreach to relevant passive candidates
// recruiter led screening on selected plans
// ongoing optimisation of your campaign
//a dedicated point of contact
You are effectively renting a recruitment function, without the overheads.
Your role is promoted across platforms such as LinkedIn, Google Jobs and Indeed, including sponsored placements to maximise visibility.
Depending on your plan, we may also extend advertising across additional niche or specialist job boards where relevant.
Yes. Candidates are either responding to targeted advertising or have been personally invited to apply following outreach.
You are not receiving scraped CVs or cold profiles, only candidates who have actively engaged with your role.
Most campaigns are set up the same working day once we receive your vacancy details.
If you prefer, you can request a specific go live date.
Yes. Your subscription works as a job slot.
If you fill a role, you can switch to a new vacancy. Reasonable changes within the month are fine, just let us know.
Yes, subscriptions renew monthly by default.
You can stop or change your renewal at any point before the next billing date. Billing login here.
Yes. Plan changes can be made and will take effect at the end of your current billing period.
If you are unsure what level of support you need, we are happy to advise.
Yes. If a candidate hired through Spot leaves within 30 days, we will run a replacement campaign at no additional cost.
It is our way of sharing the risk and backing the quality of our process.
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