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For dental recruiters: work alone, or share the network.

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Most independent dental recruiters compete with each other for the same small pool of candidates. The marketplace is a different deal: keep your clients, share the candidates, split the fee.

Key takeaways

  • On a solo desk you keep the whole fee, but only on the placements your own network can fill.
  • In the DDS Recruit marketplace, every client you bring is tagged to you, and you own that relationship end to end.
  • Candidates are shared across the network instead of competed for, so more hands are on every search.
  • Each recruiter who contributes earns a percentage of the placement, which aligns the whole network behind the match.
  • Stay solo if candidates are never your constraint. Join when searches stall for lack of candidates: a share of a placement beats the whole of one that never happens.

How we compared them

Each option is judged on the same 5 criteria, the rows of the table below: client relationships, candidate flow, fees, events and employers, your brand. We describe how each model is structured, not any named provider, and every claim about DDS Recruit matches our pricing and how-it-works pages.

Side by side

Recruiter Marketplace vs Running a Solo Desk, compared side by side.
DimensionSolo deskDDS Recruit marketplace
Client relationshipsYours.Still yours. Every client you bring is tagged to you, and you own that relationship end to end.
Candidate flowWhatever your own network and ads produce.Shared across the network instead of competed for.
FeesThe whole fee, on the placements you can fill alone.Split on shared work: each recruiter earns a percentage of the placement.
Events and employersWhat you build and pay for yourself.Shared events and employer relationships across the network.
Your brandYours.Yours. You keep your own clients and your own brand.

Which one, by situation

  • A deep niche where you already fill every search alone

    Solo desk

    If your own flow covers every client, sharing the fee buys you little.

  • Searches stall for lack of candidates in the right market

    Marketplace

    More hands on every search turns stalled clients into split fees instead of no fees.

  • You are new to dental recruiting

    Marketplace

    Shared events and employer relationships shorten the years it takes to build them alone.

  • You want to protect a client list you have built for years

    Either

    The marketplace tags each client to you, so joining does not mean giving them up.

Verdict

Stay solo if your own network already fills every search you take on. Join the marketplace when candidates, not clients, are your constraint: a share of a placement beats the whole of one that never happens.

Questions

Do I keep my clients if I join the marketplace?
Yes. Every client you bring is tagged to you, and you own that relationship end to end.
How are placement fees shared?
Each recruiter who contributes to a placement earns a percentage of it, so the whole network is aligned behind the match.
What is a recruiter marketplace?
A network of recruiters who keep their own clients and brand, share candidate flow instead of competing for it, and split placement fees on shared work.
What do recruiters share in the marketplace?
Candidates, support for each other’s events, and placement fees on shared work. Client relationships stay with the recruiter who brought them.
Do I keep my own brand?
Yes. You keep your own clients and your own brand.
How do I join the DDS Recruit marketplace?
Sign up as a recruiter from the marketplace page. Your existing clients come with you, tagged to you.

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