For Staffing & Recruiting Companies

Stop Losing Placements
to Manual Workflows

Custom CRM, candidate portals, and operations dashboards that replace your spreadsheets and disconnected tools. You own everything. No monthly SaaS fees.

$8K–$15KTypical project
4–6 wksBuild timeline
$0/moPlatform fees

Your CRM doesn’t fit staffing

Generic CRMs weren’t built for candidate pipelines, placement tracking, or client relationship management in the staffing world. You’re fighting the tool instead of using it.

Candidates fall through the cracks

Spreadsheets, sticky notes, and email threads. When a hot req comes in, you’re searching for candidates you already screened three weeks ago.

You’re paying $500+/mo for tools that don’t talk to each other

ATS, CRM, invoicing, email marketing, job board API. Five subscriptions, none integrated. I build one system that does what you actually need.

Custom Candidate Database

Search, filter, tag, and track every candidate with fields that match your actual workflow. Not a generic contact list. A staffing-specific system built around how you place people.

Client & Job Management

Track open reqs, client preferences, billing rates, and placement history in one place. Know which clients are active, which jobs are hot, and where your revenue is coming from.

Operational Dashboards

Real-time views of your pipeline: placements this month, open reqs, candidate submissions, fill rates. The metrics that matter, without digging through three different tools.

Professional Web Presence

A staffing company website that builds trust with both candidates and clients. Job listings, team pages, application forms, all branded to your company, not a template.

How This Compares to Your Other Options

Three honest paths. None of them are universally wrong, but only one of them ends with you owning the system.

Off-the-shelf ATSBullhorn, JobAdder, Crelate, etc. Hire a dev shop$50K–$150K + ongoing retainer Working with me$8K–$15K + zero monthly fees
$200–$800/month per seat, foreverLong discovery phase before any codeOne operator. 20+ years. Direct line.
Built for the median staffing firm, not yoursJunior devs do the work, partners do the meetingsBuilt around YOUR workflow, not a template
Your data lives on their serversChange orders for anything off-specYou own the source code on day one
Roadmap dictated by their other customersYou sign an NDA, they keep the codeHosting on a $12/mo server, not a $400/mo platform
Switching cost grows every monthYou’re a small fish in their book of businessHand it to any developer later. It’s yours

How I Take the Risk Off Your Side

A custom system is a real decision. Four things keep the risk on my side, not yours.

You own everything on day one

Source code, database schema, hosting account, domain. Day one means day one, not after final invoice. If we part ways, you keep building.

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No platform fees. Ever.

No $400/month SaaS lock-in pretending to be your CRM. Hosting runs $12–$25/month on a server in your name. Cancel the relationship; the system keeps running.

30-day post-launch fix window

Find a bug, broken flow, or missed spec in the first 30 days? I fix it. No change order, no invoice. We’re not done until your team is using it daily.

Built to be handed off

Plain-English docs, clean code, no proprietary frameworks. Your next hire (or next developer) can pick it up without calling me. You’re never locked in.

How It Works

Clarity Session

We spend 60 minutes mapping your current workflow, pain points, and goals. You leave with a clear roadmap: what to build, what to buy, what to skip. $350, applied to your project if you move forward.

Design & Mockup

I design your system based on your actual operations. You see mockups, pricing, and a timeline before anything gets built. No surprises.

Build & Launch

4–6 weeks of focused development. Weekly check-ins. Testing with your team. Launch day includes training and documentation.

You Own Everything

Source code, database, hosting account. All yours. Optional $500/mo support for hosting, monitoring, and priority updates. No lock-in.

Common Questions from Staffing Firm Owners

How is this different from Bullhorn or JobAdder?
Those are excellent platforms if your workflow matches the platform. The friction shows up when you need a field, view, or report they don’t support. You either pay extra, wait for a feature request, or do it in a spreadsheet on the side. Custom means the workflow drives the tool, not the other way around.
What if we want to switch developers later?
You own the code, the database, the hosting account, and a plain-English handoff doc. Any working developer can pick it up. I keep things deliberately boring: standard PHP/MySQL or Node/SQLite, no exotic frameworks. You’re never stranded.
Will my data import cleanly from our current ATS?
Most ATSes export to CSV or JSON. I’ll review your export format during the Clarity Session and quote import work as a line item. Candidate records, notes, placement history. All migratable.
Do you offer hosting or do I need to find my own?
Both options. I can set up hosting in your company’s name (you get the bill, you own the account) or hand the deployment package to your existing IT. Most clients pick option one because it’s easier and runs about $12–$25/month.
How do you handle security: PII, contracts, candidate data?
HTTPS everywhere, encrypted at rest, role-based access controls, audit logs on sensitive tables. For SOC2 or background-check vendor integrations, that’s scoped on top. Flagged in the Clarity Session so it’s in the quote, not a surprise later.
What if we grow and outgrow what you build?
Because you own the code, scaling is engineering, not migration. Most of what I build runs comfortably to 50–100 users on the original architecture. Beyond that, the code is standard enough that any senior dev can extend it. No rewrite, no platform jump.

Who This Isn’t For

Not every project is a fit. A few reasons this might not be yours:

Ready to Replace Your Spreadsheets?

Start with a Clarity Session. 60 minutes to a clear roadmap. $350, applied to your project if you move forward.

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