Traditional recruiter's fee
£7,500
- + Unsolicited calls
- + Unfair terms
- + Risk of poaching
Tessellate's fee
£4,000
- + Membership benefits
- + Reduced hassle
- + No risk of poaching
When hiring a designer on a £50,000 salary
Lower cost
We charge a fixed 8% placement fee, which is around half the rate many traditional recruiters charge and considerably less than head-hunters who can charge up to 25%.
Top employers using Tessellate
Tessellate is already working with leading design firms to provide a better recruitment experience for design professionals. Cut out the costly middlemen and use the Tessellate platform to connect directly with great quality candidates.
Fair terms
No more awkward discussions over high fees and unfair terms. Unlike many traditional recruiters, Tessellate will offer you a free replacement if a candidate leaves within 6 months for any reason.
Minimise your HR workload
Our powerful algorithms do all the tedious filtering and matching for you, considerably reducing your HR overheads. Unlike traditional advertising methods, Tessellate helps you avoid receiving hundreds of applications from unsuitable candidates who do not match your requirements.
Access a global pool of talent
Don’t be limited by the smaller and more restricted pool of candidates offered by some traditional recruiters, who often rely on making unsolicited approaches to find people.
Joining Tessellate will give you access to a global community of designers, backed by our ethical no-poaching policy.
Enjoy exclusive member benefits
All our members receive 20% discount on employment law advice from our panel of leading UK lawyers, up to 20% discount on selected training courses, and access to our online best practice forum for employers in the design community.
Ethical no-poaching policy
Tessellate will never offer jobs to designers in an unsolicited way. Designers will have to actively confirm that they are looking for a new job before Tessellate will match them.
Nurture future talent
Help us promote diversity and improve access to the industry for the less advantaged. For every successful candidate we place we’ll pay £200 into our Tessellate Student Scholarship fund.
With your support to help grow Tessellate, we aim to award 20 student scholarships per year by 2021.
How does it work for members?
Join as a Tessellate member
Join Tessellate and complete your employer profile.
List your job vacancies
Follow our straightforward process to create your job vacancy, and let Tessellate's algorithm do all the tedious filtering and matching for you.
Invite matched candidates to apply
Select the strongest matched candidates and invite them to submit their application for the position.
Review applicants and arrange interviews
Review applicant's CV's, portfolios, and written references and invite them to interview.
Make a job offer
Following successful interviews, offer the position to your preferred candidate.
Complete the hire and let us know
Let us know once your job offer has been accepted and the candidate's start date.
Membership benefits
Discounted legal advice
20% discount off legal advice on all employment law issues from our panel of leading UK lawyers.
Save on training
Up to 20% discount on selected CPD and professional training courses from our panel of training providers.
HR & Legal updates
Receive free, regular updates and guidance from our panel of leading employment lawyers.
Members' forum
Share ideas, knowledge, and best practice with other like-minded Tessellate members.
Raise your profile
Showcase your research projects, thought leadership, social initiatives and achievements to the rest of the Tessellate community by contributing articles to our digital publication - The Grid.
Support the next generation
As a Tessellate member you will be contributing to the Tessellate Student Scholarship fund to support the next generation of designers.
The Grid
Catch up on the latest industry news, research, and foresight on our leading digital publication, The Grid.
