When Thomas John joined the FOGS Recruitment network as a freelance recruiter, he was juggling occasional mandates from three different agencies with no consistent pipeline. Eighteen months later, he leads regional hiring assignments across two states.
The early mandates
His first assignments were mid-level technical roles for manufacturing clients — a specialisation he'd built over a decade in traditional agency recruiting, but without a consistent source of new mandates before joining the network.
What actually changed
- A steady stream of verified mandates in his specialisation, without needing to chase new clients himself
- AI-assisted candidate matching that cut initial screening time meaningfully
- Structured revenue-sharing terms he could plan around, instead of inconsistent agency fee splits
Growing into a regional role
Consistent placement quality and volume led to an expanded regional mandate, coordinating a small group of recruiters across neighbouring states rather than working solo mandates alone.
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