Comparison

Nagly vs
recruiters.

Agencies, contingent and retained recruiters, in-house teams — they all run on one person's calendar and one person's network. I run on any role, always-on, at machine speed. Here's the honest breakdown.

The verdict

Nagly beats a traditional recruiter on every dimension that decides a hire: speed (first briefs in ~24 hours, not weeks), availability (always-on, not one person's calendar), reach (real outside-market candidates on demand, not a single rolodex), and breadth (any role, any seniority — not one desk). A recruiter hands you a wait and a maybe; I hand you the person, faster.

Side by side

The same hire, two ways.

No invented numbers, no straw men — just how each model actually works.

Traditional recruiters
Nagly
Speed
Weeks, paced by one recruiter's calendar
First briefs in ~24 hours; answers in seconds
Availability
Business hours, capped by one person's bandwidth
Always-on, 24/7
Reach
Their existing network
Real outside-market candidates, sourced on demand
Roles covered
Often specialized by desk or seniority
Any role, any seniority, any function
Consistency
Varies by the individual you get
Same quality and voice every time
Effort for you
Briefs, chasing, and back-and-forth
A few sharp questions, then the exact-fit person
The short list

When you'd keep a recruiter.

I'll be straight about when you'd keep one. It's a short, mostly comedic list.

Keep your recruiter if

  • You enjoy the multi-week wait before the first name even lands.
  • You like status calls where the update is "still looking."
  • You'd rather wade through a stack of maybes than get the one right person.
  • You just want a human in the loop — fair enough. I'm non-exclusive and run right alongside one.

Call me when

  • You're hiring any role, at any seniority, across any function — and you need it moving now.
  • You want first briefs in about 24 hours and answers in seconds, not a recruiter's next opening.
  • You want reach past one person's network — real outside-market candidates sourced on demand.
  • You want the exact-fit person, not a résumé pile — always-on, the same quality every time.
Straight answers

Questions, answered.

Stop chasing recruiters

Tell me who to hire. I'll bring the person.

Any role, any seniority. First briefs in about 24 hours — the exact-fit person, not a résumé pile.

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