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Candidate sourcing services: an introduction or a managed search
Candidate sourcing services find and introduce matched profiles from Latin America, then step back. Others run the search for the role you define and stay accountable after day one. This is how the two models differ, and when each one fits.
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THE SHORT ANSWER
What candidate sourcing services do, and where they stop
Candidate sourcing services find, screen and introduce candidates for a role; the hire itself stays with you. A managed search goes further and stays accountable for the hire. Most services that help US companies hire in Latin America follow one of these two models.
The sourcing and matching model
A candidate sourcing or matching service builds a pool of professionals across Latin America and introduces you to the ones its system considers a fit. The introduction is the product. From there, you interview, make the offer, sign the contract and manage the relationship.
The managed search model
A managed search starts from the role you define. A team searches, screens each candidate on a live call and sends a short list. With CloudTask, that means 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours, and a replacement guarantee once you hire: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
Who holds the contract
With a matching service you usually contract the professional directly. With CloudTask you choose: on Direct Hire the person joins your payroll, and on Managed Staffing we handle contracts, payroll and compliance for one monthly rate.
The question that decides it
Do you want candidates, or do you want the role filled? If you already have a process to screen, contract and keep remote hires, introductions can be enough. If you want someone accountable for the hire working out, a managed search fits better.
SIDE BY SIDE
Candidate sourcing service vs managed search
What each model does for the same open role.
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| A sourcing service | ||
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A shortlist for your role | Introductions from a pool |
| Screened on a live call | Varies by provider | |
| Shortlist timing | 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours | Varies by provider |
| Who holds the contract | You or CloudTask, your choice | Usually you, directly |
| Payroll and compliance | Handled on Managed Staffing | Usually yours to manage |
| Replacement guarantee | 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire | Varies by provider |
WHERE INTRODUCTIONS STOP
What happens after the introduction
An introduction is a good start. The rest of the hire is where the two models split.
With an introduction only
You still run the screening, the reference checks and the final interviews.
With a CloudTask search
Every candidate is screened on a live call before you see them, so you meet 3 to 5 people who fit the role.
With an introduction only
The contract, the payroll and local compliance land on your desk.
With a CloudTask search
On Managed Staffing, contracts, payroll and compliance are handled for you.
With an introduction only
If the hire does not work out, what happens next depends on the terms you agreed.
With a CloudTask search
Every hire carries a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
WHEN EACH MODEL WINS
Pick the model that matches your hiring team
A matching service is the right call for some companies. This is how to tell which one you are.
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You have a recruiting team: matching can fit
If your team already screens, contracts and onboards remote hires, a pool of introductions may be all you need.
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You want to browse widely: matching can fit
If you want to see profiles across many functions before you define the role, a broad pool helps you explore.
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You need the role filled: managed search
When the role has a start date and a target, 3 to 5 screened matches in 48 hours keep the search moving.
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You want someone accountable: managed search
A replacement guarantee on both models (24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire) means the hire working out is shared work, not only yours.
WHY CLOUDTASK
The numbers behind a CloudTask search
10,000+
hires placed
since 2016
85%
still in seat
past 90 days
40 to 60%
lower cost
than an equivalent US hire
12
countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean
HOW IT WORKS
How a CloudTask search runs
The same process for every role, on either model.
Tell us the role
Share what the job needs. $299 starts the search.
Get 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours
Our team searches, screens on a live call and sends a shortlist matched to the role.
Interview and choose
You meet the people you like and pick your hire.
Start with a guarantee
Every hire carries a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
Which model
Two models. Open to every role.
The process does not change. What changes is who employs your hire and how you pay.
Direct Hire
You employ them. One fee, once.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- One-time fee when your candidate accepts
- Your hire joins your payroll
- 6-month replacement guarantee
Managed Staffing
We handle payroll. One monthly rate.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- No placement fee
- Compliance, contracts and payroll handled
- 24-month replacement guarantee
Testimonials
Teams that hired LATAM talent with CloudTask
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At first we were an SF-based team only. Then I met Amir Reiter back in 2018. After visiting Medellín, I knew LATAM would be key to our growth and success.
Tim Zheng CEO, Apollo.io -
LATAM has been a gold mine for talent. Our CloudTask hires understand our company culture and mission, and they connect with our customers in a way that drives high NPS and CX scores.
David Barrett CEO, Expensify -
After meeting my CX and CS team in Medellín, we immediately loved the culture and the work ethic. As a European-HQ company, we found LATAM to be perfect to service our American clients.
Carl Carell CRO and Co-founder, GetAccept
FAQ
Candidate sourcing services: questions
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Is a candidate sourcing service a recruiting agency?
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Where does CloudTask find its candidates?
Who employs a LATAM hire made through CloudTask?
Which roles can I hire through CloudTask?
More than sourcing: a search behind every hire
Tell us the role and get 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours.