What is Dover?
Dover connects startups with vetted fractional recruiters who can help you hire top talent fast. Instead of paying expensive agency fees or waiting months for an in-house hire, you get a proven recruiter matched to your needs in days. Dover's marketplace gives you full transparency on costs, with recruiters whose incentives are aligned to your success. Plus, you get a free Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage everything in one place.
What are the features of Dover?
- Vetted Recruiter Marketplace: Access a curated pool of fractional recruiters with proven track records in startup hiring, all in the top 2% of their field.
- Unmatched Hiring Transparency: Every marketplace hire comes with a clear table showing the all-in cost to your company. No hidden fees.
- Accountability Model: Recruiters face direct financial penalties if you leave with unmet hiring needs. Their compensation is tied to your results, not just filling a seat.
- Speedy Onboarding: Get a recruiter ramped and working for you within 1-2 days, not weeks or months like traditional agencies or in-house hires.
- All-in-One Recruiting Support: Your fractional recruiter handles sourcing, candidate mapping, personalized outreach, screening, and even helps with interview coordination.
What are the use cases of Dover?
- Scale your engineering team on a budget: A seed-stage startup needed a Senior Software Engineer. They spent only $2.8k with a Dover recruiter and found their ideal candidate fast.
- Fill a critical sales leadership role: A Series A startup hired a VP of Sales for just $5.7k through the marketplace, avoiding the high cost and long timeline of a traditional executive search.
- Backfill a specialized role without HR overhead: A Series C+ company needed a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) in North America. They paid $5.6k and the recruiter handled everything from sourcing to screening.
- Test hiring for a new role type: A Series A startup wanted a Developer Relations Engineer. They spent only $1.5k to see if the role was viable before committing to a full-time hire.
- Build an entire team quickly: Growing startups use Dover to hire for multiple roles simultaneously—sales, customer success, operations, and more—with one fractional recruiter managing the pipeline.
How to use Dover?
- Schedule a free intro call: Share your hiring needs, budget, and timeline. Dover's team helps you define the role and what kind of recruiter would be the best fit.
- Get matched with a top recruiter: Based on your industry, role type, and company stage, you're connected with a specialist who has a proven track record in that exact area.
- Review recruiter profiles: Browse detailed profiles with years of experience, location, and real case studies showing exactly what roles they've filled and at what cost.
- Start collaborating: Your recruiter begins sourcing candidates immediately. You receive regular updates, screened candidates, and transparent reporting on progress.
- Pause or stop anytime: Because you pay hourly (not a percentage of salary), you can scale up or down with no long-term commitment. No penalties for pausing.
