In the past, companies have spent thousands on recruitment costs unnecessarily because of the unavoidable importance of having to hire new people all the time. Recruitment companies have easily gotten away with charging exorbitant amounts because, with staff being the most important asset to any company, businesses had little choice but to utilise their services. With skill sets changing almost daily and the inevitable loss of current staff members, recruitment spend is an inescapable cost to any company. However, online recruitment solutions are changing the face of recruitment altogether.

Basically, fixed price recruitment offers employers a flat-fee placement process upfront. This allows for a comprehensive understanding of budgetary demands initially with no surprise fees at the end as was often the case with outdated recruitment fee structures. With companies needing to cut expenses wherever they can, online recruitment is offering them a cost effective alternative to generally expensive placement options with the added benefit of payment only after placement in many cases. This means that companies know what they are paying for before entering any agreements and have measurable objectives in terms of spend. Furthermore, this fixed cost recruitment fee gives employers access to a number of job portals and boards without increasing the amount of money needed according to how often they advertise or how many portals they choose to use. Online recruitment agencies will advertise anywhere that is appropriate for the position for the initial agreed upon price. Whilst there are a number of agencies that charge an upfront fixed price recruitment fee, there are also a large majority of fixed price recruitment agencies that charge a fixed rate or percentage of annual salary of the applicant only on the successful placement of a candidate. In this way companies are guaranteed satisfaction for their money. Furthermore, online e-recruitment eliminates unnecessary spend incurred by the length of the placement process. With agencies often having to repeat the application process a number of times before finding a successful candidate, e-recruitment allows for set costs to the potential employer.

For the most part, employers are leaning towards e-recruitment and fixed price recruitment to help them lower the costs of hiring new staff. Being able to understand where one's money is going upfront and how it is being utilised also goes a long way to peace of mind for potential employers. All in all, fixed price recruitment is certainly the future of the online recruitment industry.