And where engaged or retained search is most valuable is to get rid of this. Real estate agents selling their own home know that they will sell that house - th

And where engaged or retained search is most valuable is to get rid of this. Real estate agents selling their own home know that they will sell that house - they aren't competing with other agents to sell their own home, so they aren't pressured to sell quickly. When recruiters are compensated partially up front and have semi-exclusive deals with companies, it takes away the need to sell quick (force a hire). If I know I'm going to fill the slot, and I know that another recruiter isn't going slip in and take my fee, I'm not of the same cut-throat incentives to just make a deal happen. Again, good analogy with contingency recruiting.