Build a better hiring process.

Take control of your hiring process without the overhead of a traditional recruiting agency.
Get the structured systems and targeted support you need to make confident hiring decisions.

🤑 Expensive recruiting tools are sitting unused because no one knows how to maximize them
🤑 The devastating cycle: hire wrong → manage performance issues → terminate → repeat
🤑 Your existing team is stretched thin, covering responsibilities that aren't theirs

A bad hiring process is expensive…

The real damage: a single bad hire can cost an organization
2-3x that person’s annual salary.

(That cost estimate factors in the new hire’s onboarding time, lost productivity, team disruption, and the cost of hiring their replacement.)

We are not a recruiting agency.

We create hiring
self-sufficiency, not
ongoing dependency.

We are recruiting nerds who love setting up hiring systems. We come in, assess your needs, build your hiring framework, train you to use it, and then step back while you run it successfully on your own. The goal isn't ongoing engagement—it's sustainable independence.

Here’s how we can help

We help you build a hiring process that gets it right the first time—saving you time, money, and the headache of repeated hiring mistakes.

Toolkit Package

Get the tools to build your own hiring process

    • Mini ATS System - Streamlined candidate tracking without enterprise complexity

    • Customizable Scoring Rubrics - Objective evaluation templates for consistent decision-making

    • Professional Email Templates - Interview scheduling, follow-ups, rejections, and offers

    • Comprehensive Interview Guide - Question banks and evaluation frameworks

    • Experienced hiring managers who understand structured processes

    • Teams hiring 1-5 people annually with predictable needs

    • Organizations comfortable with Google Workspace tools

    • Leaders who prefer hands-on control with proven frameworks

  • Timeline: immediate delivery

    Cost: $500

Full-Service Package

Complete hiring support with dedicated project management

  • Everything from the Foundation Package, PLUS:

    • End-to-End Interview Management - Process coordination and candidate communication

    • Interview Scheduling & Coordination - Seamless calendar management for all stakeholders

    • Data-Driven Decision Support - Candidate comparison analysis and hiring recommendations

    • Offer Strategy & Negotiation Coaching - Compensation guidance and closing support

    • Dedicated Project Manager - Single point of contact throughout the entire process

    • Busy executives who need hiring expertise without time investment

    • Teams managing multiple concurrent searches

    • Organizations making mission-critical hires

    • Leaders who want white-glove service with full accountability

  • Timeline: ~6 weeks per hire

    Cost: $10,000 - $15,000 (depending on org size and number of roles)

Foundation Package

Build a solid hiring foundation with expert guidance

  • Everything from the Toolkit Package, PLUS:

    • Job Description Optimization - Compelling, inclusive postings that attract quality candidates

    • Custom Hiring Rubric Development - Role-specific evaluation criteria tailored to your needs

    • Interview Process Design - Multi-stage interview structure recommendations

    • Implementation Support - 2 strategy sessions to ensure smooth rollout

    • Hiring managers with limited bandwidth for process development

    • Teams scaling up from informal to structured hiring

    • Organizations making their first strategic hires

    • Leaders who want expert guidance without full outsourcing

  • Timeline: 2-3 weeks from kickoff

    Cost: $4,000 - $6,000 (depending on org size and number of roles)

The Recruiting Agency Model vs. Our Approach

Traditional recruiting agencies:

❌ Handle each hire individually for a percentage fee (typically 15-25% of salary)

❌ Receive payment for every hire

❌ Own the candidate relationships

❌ Finish the project and you’re back to square one.

Our partnership model:

✅ We build systems and processes that belong to YOU

✅ One-time investment that serves multiple hires over years

✅ Your team develops internal hiring expertise

✅ You maintain control and ownership of every aspect

Recruiting agencies have their place - they're invaluable for highly specialized, hard-to-fill roles or when you need to hire 20+ people quickly. But for most small businesses hiring 1-5 people annually, they're an expensive recurring cost that doesn't build your internal capabilities.

Our approach gives you:

  • Predictable, one-time costs instead of percentage-based fees

  • Complete ownership of your hiring process and candidate relationships

  • The ability to hire confidently without external dependencies

  • Skills and systems that improve with each hire you make

Here's our honest goal: If we do our job well, you'll have everything you need to hire successfully on your own*

We're always here for role-specific support – new job descriptions, updated rubrics, or process refinements as you scale. But your core hiring foundation should serve you for years without needing to restart from scratch or pay agency fees for every hire.

The bottom line: We're investing in your long-term hiring success, not creating a dependency that keeps you coming back.

Success Means You Don't Need Us Anymore

*That’s probably a bad business model for us, isn’t it? But our priority is keeping small businesses sustainable and creating unique and equitable hiring processes.

What Our Clients Say

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    Working with aedHR to update, improve, and implement our annual performance review process was an incredible experience. They provided expertise, recommendations, and gave us a clear and organized step-by-step process to follow. Their partnership was incredibly beneficial to our organization and we'd strongly recommend working with them!

    — Daveen Trentman

  • AnnE consistently demonstrated an unyielding passion for making our office environment a more inclusive, empathetic, and secure environment to be in. AnnE’s ability to build deep trust from every level of our organization and offer resilient bridges when there were fragile divides was indispensable. AnnE’s commitment to a more just and equitable society is deep, sustained, and unquestioned.

    Bryan Bennett