Your Recruiting Department review: services, fees and terms
Your Recruiting Department acts as an outside recruiting team for independent agencies, hiring account managers, CSRs, producers and agency leaders in all 50 states.
You pay an ongoing service fee plus a fee per hire, or a monthly fee for outsourced recruiting. Rates are quoted.
- Best for
- Independent P&C agencies that hire account managers, CSRs and producers often
- Type
- Subscription recruiting, outsourced recruiting (RPO) and executive search
- Roles
- Account managers, CSRs, producers and agency leaders
- Lines
- Personal and commercial P&C
- Fee
- Quote only. An ongoing service fee plus a fee per hire
- Agency types
- Independent agencies
Our take
Your Recruiting Department suits an independent agency that hires account managers, CSRs and producers often and wants an outside team acting as its recruiting department. It tests candidates with Profiles International assessments and checks licenses on personal lines searches.
You pay an ongoing service fee plus a fee per hire, or a monthly fee for outsourced recruiting. Current rates are quoted.
Pros
- Works only for independent agencies
- Ongoing pipeline instead of one search at a time
- Profiles International assessments on candidates
- License and continuing education checks for personal lines
- Producer pay and sales target benchmarking
- Assessments for candidates you find yourself
Cons
- A service fee is due before anyone is hired
- Current rates are quoted
- No published guarantee
- No temp staffing
Roles, lines and region
- Roles
- Personal and commercial lines account managers, account executives, licensed CSRs, receptionists, marketing and placement staff, claims, producers and agency leaders
- Seniority
- Support staff through agency principals
- Lines
- Personal lines and commercial P&C
- Agency types
- Independent agencies only
- Where
- All 50 states
How they work
Subscription recruiting
An outside team sources, screens and books interviews on an ongoing basis. You pay a service fee while it works and a fee for each hire.
Outsourced recruiting (RPO)
Several open roles under one agreement, with a monthly fee instead of a fee per hire.
Executive search
Confidential searches for agency leaders and succession.
Fees and when you pay
| Model | Fee | Paid when |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription recruiting | A service fee plus a fee per hire | Service fee during the search, the per-hire fee at each hire |
| Outsourced recruiting (RPO) | A monthly fee in place of per-hire fees | Monthly |
| Executive search | Quote only | Set in your agreement |
Two case studies show a discounted weekly fee plus 5% of an unnamed base for each hire. A discounted case-study rate is not a quote, so get current rates in writing.
Guarantee
Ask for the replacement guarantee in writing before you sign. Your Recruiting Department publishes no guarantee. Agree what happens if a hire leaves in the first months.
Finding and screening candidates
- Where candidates come from
- Job ads it writes, ads on several channels and outreach to people not job hunting
- Interviews
- Structured phone screens against your requirements
- Assessments
- Profiles International personality and sales tests, such as PXT Select and the Customer Service Profile
- License checks
- License and continuing education checks on personal lines searches
- Your own candidates
- You can send candidates you found for the same assessments
Producer recruiting
- Who it recruits
- Experienced producers with relationships that can move with them, and new sales talent with a proven sales record
- Assessments
- Sales behavior and drive tests
- Pay plan
- Benchmarks the producer's pay and the sales targets they must reach to justify their salary
Contract terms
- Retainers
- Its FAQ says it uses no long-term retainers. The weekly service fee still runs while it searches
- First consultation
- Free
Your Recruiting Department alternatives
- Evergreen Agency Talent$397 a monthA published monthly price for producer and CSR hiring
- Capstone Search GroupQuote onlyContingency search plus temps for agency roles
- EZ Recruiting & Consulting$3,000 per hirePublished per-hire price for captive agencies
- MarshBerry Talent SearchQuote onlyProducer search plus training after the hire
See every option in insurance recruiting firms.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Your Recruiting Department charge?
An ongoing service fee plus a fee per hire. Rates are quoted. Case-study figures on its site are not a quote.
What is outsourced recruiting (RPO)?
It covers several open roles under one agreement for a monthly fee, with no fee per hire.
Does Your Recruiting Department check licenses?
Yes, on personal lines searches, along with continuing education.
Can it find producers with a book?
It recruits experienced producers with relationships that can move with them. Have your attorney review the producer's current agreement.
Can I use its assessments on my own candidates?
Yes. Agencies can send candidates they found for the same tests.
How we researched this review. We based this review on the terms and product pages published by Your Recruiting Department, reviewed in October 2026, together with our team's experience working with insurance agents and agency owners since 2008.
Corrections
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