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Finding Good Clients (and Getting Paid) As a freelance recruiter, the two most important tasks you must perform are finding quality clients and sourcing qualified candidates. As you start your freelance recruiting career, you will unlikely be able to reach out to any clients you worked with at a previous job. This is due to the non-solicitation clauses placed in your contract. The good news is that there are always companies out there hiring for positions within their companies. You can find these companies on LinkedIn, on job boards, in newspapers, and more.
Look for these companies and send them a pitch of your services, which may include potential financial savings for the company that they can realize simply by outsourcing recruitment tasks. At the same time, you have likely built a decent social media presence over Bahrain WhatsApp Number the last few years, so use that to your advantage. Create a post to share with your followers that you are now freelance. If you have built a solid reputation, this post may be just enough to secure your very first client.

Once a company decides to hire you as a freelance recruiter, you can draw up a contract and create payment terms. A good rule of thumb is to charge somewhere between 15 and 25 percent of the annual salary of the candidate. Consider working with a lawyer to draft a contract. This helps ensure the contract is iron-clad and gives you some leverage in the event a client chooses not to pay. Always refer non-paying clients to the terms outlined in your contract.
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