Hiring without the percentage tax.

One fixed price per role, published before we start — about a third below typical agency quotes, and 16–34% below the cheapest quote we've seen. Every placement backed by a 90-day free replacement guarantee. An offer on the table in 35 days.

1.Not CV spam.
2.Not ghosted candidates.
3.Not another percentage fee.

Hire without the tax.

One fixed price. Published up front. Guaranteed for 90 days.

LUNARPAYMeridian & Co.STUDIO NORTHbrightworkFinch Capital

A percentage fee doesn't reward good hiring.
It taxes it.

The better the candidate you hire, the more a percentage recruiter earns. We think that's backwards. Our fee is fixed per role and published before we start — hire the best person at the top of your range and pay exactly the same.

The Fee Blueprint.

Slide to your role and see exactly what a percentage fee costs you — and what stays in your budget with a fixed price.

L3
R850,000
15%

With a percentage recruiter

R127,500

With 7&12

R88,000

fixed · quoted before we start

That's R39,500 back in your hiring budget.

Cheaper Than Typical Quotes
35 days
To Signed Offer
90 days
Free Replacement
100%
Candidate Feedback

Four guarantees. In writing.

1

Fixed Price

Every role is quoted from the published price list before work begins. The fee never moves with the final salary.

2

90-Day Replacement

If a placement leaves within 90 days — any reason, no exclusion list, no payment traps — we run the search again free. If we can’t place a suitable replacement, you get a sliding refund of 75% / 50% / 25% (first / second / third month) — an actual refund, not a credit note.

3

Candidate Feedback

Every interviewed candidate gets structured, honest feedback within five working days. Even the ones we turn away.

4

Full Transparency

The salary range and the real working model appear in every posting. We walk away from mandates that hide either.

We recruit for four worlds.

Marketing Departments

Brand, growth, digital, martech and marketing data — coordinator to CMO.

Agencies

Creative, media and performance talent that survives agency pace.

Fintechs

Product, engineering, compliance and growth for runway-conscious teams.

Financial Services

Regulated-industry hires, incl. FSCA Key Individuals and compliance leadership.

Job spec to signed offer in 35 days.

One standardised process, run to a published clock. Each step has an SLA — for us and for you.

1
Days 1–10

Screen & shortlist

We lock the job spec with you — salary range and working model included — then source and run structured screening interviews. A shortlist of 5–8 lands in the portal with notes, comp expectations and notice periods.

2
Days 11–18

Hiring-team interview

Your team interviews for operations, culture and what success looks like at 6 and 12 months. Everyone scores against the same criteria — the field narrows to a top 3–5.

3
Days 19–26

Peer interview & two-way survey

Finalists meet their future colleagues to talk about the real day-to-day. Both sides complete an anonymous survey — culture red flags surface in both directions, before an offer is made.

4
Days 27–35

Offer

The range was public from day one, so negotiation is short. We present the offer, manage counter-offer risk, and schedule 30/60/90-day check-ins.

The Lab Portal

Every candidate, compared.

No PDF stacks. No email threads. Shortlists, scorecards, peer-survey results and feedback logs live in one portal — your team compares candidates on the same criteria, on one screen.

  • Live shortlist with notes, comp & notice periods
  • Structured scorecards from every interviewer
  • Anonymous two-way surveys from Step 3
  • A feedback log that proves every candidate heard back
LabBench — Head of Growth · Shortlist3 of 5 scored
T
Thandi M.Top match
Team fit 4.8 · Skills 4.5
R1.1m
30 days
S
Sipho P.
Team fit 4.6 · Skills 4.7
R1.2m
60 days
A
Aisha K.
Team fit 4.2 · Skills 4.9
R990k
Immediate

A price list. Not a percentage.

Six levels, coordinator to C-suite. Priced by seniority and scarcity — never by what your new hire earns.

L2
Specialist / Mid-level
R420k–R650k band
R61,500
fixed fee · once off
Specialist from R66,500
L3
Manager / Senior Specialist
R650k–R950k band
R88,000
fixed fee · once off
Specialist from R95,500
L4
Senior Manager / Head of
R950k–R1.4m band
R123,000
fixed fee · once off
Specialist from R135,000

Priced from real July 2026 competitor quotes: our fees beat the cheapest number we’ve seen at every level — by 16% at junior and up to 34% at executive.

The salary is in every ad. Always.

Remote means remote. Hybrid names the office days. It's in our terms of engagement. No exceptions.

The No-Nonsense FAQs.

Percentage fees fund bloated processes. A fixed price forces us to be efficient — one standardised process, one portal, no padding. The margin comes from speed, not from your salary budget.

Ready to stop paying percentages?

Send us the role. We'll send back a fixed quote from the price list — same day. 7&12 Recruitment is onboarding founding clients for Q3 2026.