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title: "Direct hire: Meaning for Small Business Owners | Peachtree VA"
description: "Direct hire is a hiring model where a recruiter finds and screens a candidate who then becomes your permanent employee on your own payroll."
url: https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/direct-hire
publisher: Peachtree VA
book: https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/contact
---

Recruiting

# Direct hire

Direct hire is a hiring model where a recruiter finds and screens a candidate who then becomes your permanent employee on your own payroll.

In a direct hire, the recruiter does the search, and you make the offer. Once the candidate accepts, they work for your company, not for the recruiter. You manage them, pay them and offer benefits like any other employee.

This model suits roles you plan to keep, such as an office manager or full-time executive assistant. It saves you the work of sourcing and early vetting. Fees and guarantees vary by firm, so ask what happens if the hire does not work out. See [direct hire vs staffing agency](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/direct-hire-vs-staffing-agency).

Peachtree VA's recruitment services say clients save an average of 42 days in vetting, and we take a limited number of searches each month. Learn more on our [recruitment services page](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/recruitment-services).

[Peachtree VA can helpDirect hire recruiting for small business](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/recruitment-services)

## Related terms

-   [Direct hire vs staffing agency](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/direct-hire-vs-staffing-agency)
-   [Talent sourcing](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/talent-sourcing)
-   [1099 vs W-2](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/1099-vs-w-2)

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