Focused IC + GTM recruiting
Pay when you hire. Ideal when you need a stream of vetted IC candidates without managing another vendor.
- 80% of our intros move to interview.
- Every profile includes context so you can decide faster.
Services
How we build your hiring machine
Contingency, executive search, and embedded recruiting. Run by senior recruiters who've been operators. Same promise: we only bring you the conversations worth having.
77%
Offer-to-close rate
5,000+
Candidates screened annually
1,000+
Startup hires placed
When founders call us
When you need us
You just raised
Need a VP Eng, GTM leader, or first finance hire yesterday. You want real signal, not 100 lookalike resumes.
You're hiring at scale
You need recruiting capacity for a quarter or more. We embed with your team, work inside your systems, and build alongside you.
Your team is stretched
You want experienced recruiters who own the search and keep candidates moving. Not another vendor to manage.
Engagement models
Pick how you want us embedded
Same recruiting approach, different levels of involvement. We'll recommend which model fits your situation.
Hard hires, handled end-to-end
Run by recruiters who’ve been operators. We map the entire market, run the process, and own close.
- We handle strategy alignment, comp modeling, and negotiation.
- You meet curated candidates, not endless lists.
Your in-house team, augmented
A small team of our recruiters slots into your stack. Our software handles the sourcing so they can focus on humans.
- Work inside your ATS, dashboards, and team rituals.
- Scale up or down as priorities shift.
How we work
What we actually do
We start by understanding what's actually hard about the role. Not the job description, but why the last three candidates didn't work out, or why your team is hesitant about leveling. We ask questions that might feel uncomfortable because they surface the real requirements.
Our software maps the market across 200+ attributes and surfaces candidates most recruiters miss. We show you who we're pursuing and why, not just a list of resumes. First slate usually goes out within days, and most teams interview 4 out of 5 candidates we send.
We keep candidates informed throughout. When an offer is coming together, we help structure comp, navigate counteroffers, and make sure both sides know what they're getting into. Our close rate is 77% because we don't send people into processes that aren't real.
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Rocket has the rare ability to be lightning fast while maintaining the utmost candidate quality. They kept plugging away until we hired the exact engineering leader we needed.