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Senior Backend EngineerNorthwind Labs · Bengaluru · ₹1,000 per shortlist
14 recruiters working
All 23Shortlisted 6Skipped 16
Kavya IyerBackend Engineer · 6 yrsvia Pooja N.
94% fitAI scoring…
Meera PillaiJava Engineer · 5 yrsvia Karan D.
62% fitSkipped · free
Arjun BhatBackend Lead · 8 yrsvia Pooja N.
87% fitShortlisted · ₹1,000
Submissions23
Shortlisted6
You've paid₹6,000
Agency fee for one ₹24 LPA hire at 15%₹3,60,000
0+Recruiters actively sourcing
0+Candidates shortlisted
0 hrsAvg. first shortlist time
₹0To post a role
01 · The difference

Traditional agencies vs OnJob.io

Traditional staffing slows you down and bills you whether you hire or not. OnJob.io flips the model.

TRADITIONAL AGENCY
ONJOB.IO
Slow hiring cycles
Faster hiring decisions
High placement fees
Pay only per shortlist
Resume overload
Smart, ranked shortlists
Agency pressure to close
Zero hiring pressure
Single-agency dependence
Multiple recruiters working for you
No accountability
Full control, end to end
Long-term contracts
No contracts, no lock-in
Irrelevant profiles
Relevant, role-fit profiles
Manual coordination
Clean & easy AI-driven hiring
TRADITIONAL AGENCY
Day 1Brief the agency
Day 3Agency starts sourcing
Day 8Still sourcing
Day 14First CVs arrive
Day 21Shortlist call
2–3 wksto see the first CVs
ONJOB.IO · SAME DAY
10:00You post the role
10:0518,200+ notified
11:40First profile in
14:1012 profiles in
16:00First shortlist
6 hrsavg. first shortlist time
02 · How it works

You pay only for shortlisted candidates

No upfront fees. No subscriptions. Post for free, review real submissions, and pay a small fixed fee for the candidates you choose.

New talent request₹0 to post
Role title
Location
Bengaluru · Hybrid
Experience
5–8 years
Budget
₹28–36 LPA
Openings
2
Visible to 18,200+ active recruiters
03 · Pricing

Simple pricing. Pay per shortlist, not per hire.

Posting is free. You pay a small, fixed fee only for each candidate you choose to shortlist.

Entry / Support rolesCustomer support, ops, sales, and entry-level positions.
₹500–₹800per shortlisted candidate
MOST POSTEDMid-level Tech rolesEngineers, designers, analysts, and specialist individual contributors.
₹800–₹1,200per shortlisted candidate
Senior / Niche rolesLeadership, hard-to-fill, and deeply specialized hiring.
₹1,200–₹2,000per shortlisted candidate
One ₹12 LPA hire, side by sideOnJob: 5 shortlists at ₹1,000. Agencies: % of CTC.
OnJob.io₹5,000no placement fee
Agency at 8%₹96,00019× the OnJob cost
Agency at 15%₹1,80,00036× the OnJob cost
Agency at 25%₹3,00,00060× the OnJob cost
What would you save this year?Move the sliders to compare with your current agency fee.
Your agency's fee
Assumes you shortlist 5 candidates per role, at the fee for that salary band.
Agency at 12% of CTC₹14,40,000
OnJob.io, per shortlist₹50,000
You keep₹0
Post your first role free
No placement commissionsNo percentage of CTCNo long-term commitments

Traditional agencies typically charge 8%–25% of CTC. With OnJob.io you pay a small fixed fee for the candidates you actually choose. That's it.

04 · The network

Thousands of recruiters competing for your job

They only get paid when you shortlist someone, so they send people who fit, not piles of CVs.

Freelance sourcersIndependent specialists who live in niche talent pools and move fast.
Staffing agenciesEstablished teams with deep benches across roles, regions, and seniority.
HR professionalsIn-house and consultant recruiters who know exactly what good looks like.

Built around what hiring teams actually want

Free foreverPost talent requests free, forever

Open as many roles as you need and keep them live for active recruiters. You never pay to post, only to shortlist.

  • Unlimited talent requests
  • Always visible to active recruiters
  • No cost until you shortlist
Senior Backend Engineer23 profiles₹0
Inside Sales Lead41 profiles₹0
Product Designer12 profiles₹0
Reach instantlyReach recruiters & vendors instantly

Tap a network of 18,200+ recruiters the moment you post, or invite the partners you already trust for niche and urgent roles.

  • Invite trusted recruiters & vendors
  • Handle niche or urgent roles fast
  • Compare all submissions in one view
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Talentbay Staffing ✓HireNest ✓+ Your vendor
05 · Your workspace

What you get as a client

Post a role, review profiles, shortlist and hire from one dashboard. No agency in the middle.

onjob.io/client/requests
Talent requests+ New request
Senior Backend EngineerBengaluru · 2 openings
23 submissionsLive · ₹0
Inside Sales LeadMumbai · 5 openings
41 submissionsLive · ₹0
Product DesignerRemote · 1 opening
12 submissionsLive · ₹0
Data EngineerPune · 1 opening
9 submissionsLive · ₹0

Built for modern hiring teams

Startups hiring their first engineer, HR teams filling 50 seats, founders who hate agency invoices. Pick yours.

Hire your first ten people without an HR team or an agency retainer.

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Founding EngineerStartup · Bengaluru · 2 openings
Live
Recruiters11
Profiles19
Spent₹3,000

What you do not pay for

The only thing you ever pay is a small per-shortlist fee. Everything below is gone for good.

Per-shortlist fee ₹500–₹2,000
  • No placement fee₹0
  • No percentage of salary₹0
  • No advance retainers₹0
  • No recruiter negotiations₹0
  • No subscription fees₹0
  • No long-term contracts₹0

Client FAQs

Still unsure about something? Write to [email protected] and a real person will reply.

Posting a role is free. You pay a fixed fee only for each candidate you shortlist: ₹500–₹800 for entry and support roles, ₹800–₹1,200 for mid-level tech roles and ₹1,200–₹2,000 for senior or niche roles. There is no placement fee and no percentage of salary.

Per shortlist. You pay when you choose to take a candidate forward. Hiring that person costs nothing extra, and candidates you skip are free.

Yes. You can post as many talent requests as you need and keep them live for active recruiters at no cost. You only pay when you shortlist.

Freelance sourcers, staffing agencies and HR professionals from a network of 18,200+ recruiters. You can also invite recruiters and vendors you already work with.

The average time to a first shortlist is about 6 hours after posting. Senior and niche roles can take a little longer.

Free forever. No credit card.

Post your job for free. Pay only when you shortlist.

Candidates you like, sent by recruiters who earn only on quality. No placement fees, no contracts.

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