TRANSPARENCY
Nothing Hidden, Everything Tracked
Recruiting has a trust problem. Fees negotiated behind closed doors. Candidates submitted without attribution. Terms that shift after a placement closes. Splits Network was built to end that.
01 -- THE PROBLEM
Why Recruiting Lacks Trust
Traditional recruiting operates on verbal agreements, relationship capital, and institutional memory. When disputes arise — over fee amounts, candidate ownership, or guarantee terms — there's often no authoritative record. The result is friction, missed payments, and damaged relationships.
For independent recruiters, the stakes are higher. They're working on contingency, and if the terms aren't in writing and verified by a system, they're vulnerable. Hiring companies face the same problem in reverse: they have no visibility into how their roles are being worked, who's been submitted, or where a candidate stands at any given moment.
Splits Network was designed around a single principle: every agreement, every action, and every payment must be recorded, visible, and verifiable. Transparency isn't a feature — it's the architecture.
What We Publish, and Why
Fee Structures Published Upfront
Before any recruiter engages with a role, they see the total placement fee and their split percentage. There is no negotiation after the fact. The terms you agreed to are the terms that govern the placement.
Immutable Submission Records
Every candidate submission is time-stamped and attributed. If two recruiters submit the same candidate, the first submission holds — and there's no ambiguity because the record is on the platform.
Shared Pipeline Visibility
Hiring companies, job-posting recruiters, and placing recruiters all see the same pipeline. Stage changes are logged. There is no information asymmetry between parties.
Automated Fee Calculation
When a hire is confirmed, the fee is calculated from the recorded compensation — not from a manual invoice. The math is shown to all parties before payment is processed.
Dispute Resolution on Record
If a dispute arises, both parties have access to the same platform record. Our resolution process starts from verifiable facts, not competing recollections.
Earnings and Payout History
Every recruiter has a complete record of their earnings, pending payouts, and historical placements. Every company has a corresponding billing history.
“Before Splits Network, I had two placements where fees were disputed after the fact. Both took months to resolve. Since joining, every placement has been clean — the terms were on record before I submitted a single candidate.”-- David Osei, Independent Recruiter, 14 Years in Tech Recruiting
02 -- FOR COMPANIES
Visibility Into Every Hire
Hiring companies on Splits Network see everything. Which recruiters are engaged on a role, how many candidates have been submitted, where each candidate stands in the pipeline, and what fees will be owed when a placement closes.
Recruiter Engagement Tracking
See exactly which recruiters have accepted your role terms and are actively working on your behalf.
Pipeline Audit Trail
Every stage change, every note, every interview scheduling action is logged with a timestamp and user attribution.
Fee Visibility Before Hire
Before you confirm a placement, the fee is calculated and displayed. No surprises on the invoice.
03 -- FOR RECRUITERS
Your Work, Attributed and Protected
Independent recruiters are the most vulnerable party in traditional split-fee arrangements. Splits Network gives them the record-keeping and legal scaffolding that protects their work and ensures their earnings.
Candidate Attribution
Your submission record is permanent. The candidate you found and represented is attributed to you — regardless of how long the process takes.
Locked-In Terms
The fee and split you agreed to when you engaged are the terms that apply at close. They cannot be changed unilaterally.
Payout Visibility
Your earnings dashboard shows every pending payout with an expected release date. No chasing invoices.
04 -- OUR COMMITMENTS
What We Commit to Every User
These are not aspirations. They are design requirements that every feature on the platform must satisfy.
Terms are immutable once agreed. No party can modify the fee or split percentage after both parties have engaged. Changes require a new agreement. Submissions are first-come, permanent. Candidate attribution is set at submission time and does not change. Payments are calculated, not negotiated. When a placement closes, the fee is derived from recorded compensation data — not from a manual invoice that either party creates. Disputes start from the record. Our resolution process treats the platform log as the authoritative account. We do not adjudicate based on claims unsupported by platform data.
“Transparency in recruiting isn't idealism. It's what allows both parties to trust the process enough to engage in the first place.”
Transparency in Practice
Recruiting You Can Account For
Every term agreed. Every candidate tracked. Every payment verified. That is what Splits Network was built to deliver.