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The home for the independent recruiter.

Run your own search practice without building a back office. Open job orders, standard contracts, and a network of 14,000+ peers — all on the BountyJobs platform.

14,000+
Recruiters in the network
1,000s
Open job orders
Free
To join the marketplace
Why BountyJobs

Be your own boss. Without being your own back office.

If you're a solo recruiter, a boutique founder, or a desk thinking about going independent — BountyJobs gives you the supply of job orders, the legal protections, and the operating platform that used to require a big-firm shop. Spend your time on candidates and clients, not chasing invoices and rewriting contracts.

What you get

Real, paid job orders

Thousands of permanent and contract searches from employers ready to pay agency fees — across every function and every U.S. industry.

Zero contract negotiation

Every employer on the platform has already signed the BountyJobs umbrella agreement. You start submitting candidates the day you join — no MSA cycle.

CoSource with peers

Have a candidate without a job, or a job without candidates? Split-fee arrangements with the BountyJobs network turn relationships into placements.

Build a performance reputation

Submittal-to-fill rates, response time, and candidate quality scores follow you across every engagement — and earn you more invitations from top employers.

Run your business from one platform

Pipeline management, messaging, candidate submissions, fee tracking, and AR — all in one workspace. No Trello, no Notion, no spreadsheet sprawl.

How It Works

From request to results.

01

Apply to join

Tell us about your specialty, geography, and experience. Our team reviews every application against current marketplace needs.

02

Browse open job orders

See thousands of paid searches across the network. Filter by industry, function, geography, and fee — and raise your hand on what fits your desk.

03

Submit candidates and place

Submit through the platform, manage messaging and feedback in one thread, and place candidates under the standard BountyJobs agreement.

04

Get paid through BountyJobs

BountyJobs invoices the employer and handles payment of your fee under the standard agreement, so you spend less time chasing AR.

Frequently asked questions

It is free to apply, free to join, and free to use the marketplace.

The platform carries thousands of open job orders at any moment, across every function and U.S. geography. Most independent recruiters who join are working on real searches the same week.

CoSource is the BountyJobs split-fee network. It lets recruiters share candidates and job orders with trusted peers — so a great relationship turns into a placement even when the perfect role or perfect candidate isn't on your own desk.

Yes. The marketplace supports both permanent and contract / extended-workforce engagements, and the same standard contract covers both.

All recruiters get access to platform support, knowledge base, and our regular community programming — including peer events, training, and benchmarks. See the Recruiter FAQ for more.

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Join 14,000+ independent recruiters and agencies of all sizes running their search practice on BountyJobs.