What type of jobs can I recruit with WalkerScout?

In 2019, WalkerScout was built from the ground up to support small businesses in the pet care industry. We have recruited hundreds of pet care professionals, such as dog daycare attendants, front desk staff, dog bathers, and dog walkers.

We prefer to work with companies caring for dogs in some capacity.

We have also recruited dog trainers, sales representatives, dog groomers, administrators, bookkeepers, and managers.

What is a recruitment process outsourcing solution? Is walkerScout a recruiting firm?

An RPO (recruitment processing outsourcing) and a traditional recruiting firm have similar goals. Getting the right person hired as soon as the client needs them. The big difference? WalkerScout works internally with your candidates. WalkerScout will not own or control your candidates. A recruiting firm is more transactional, and an RPO like WalkerScout is more strategic. Consequently, working with an RPO is far less expensive than a traditional recruiting firm.

Think of WalkerScout as a temporary hiring team you can deploy when needed.

What are the advantages of working with a recruitment processing outsourcer?

Faster hiring: A team of recruiters provides candidates with multiple convenient interview options.
Focus on operations: Managers have more time to run their business. Only top candidates require attention.
Flexible scaling: Scale hiring up or down to match seasonal demand or growth, with no long-term commitments.
Detailed candidate insights: Recorded and transcribed interviews with recruiter summaries and scores.
Risk management: Access to reference checks, employment verifications, and professional-behavior assessments.
Ensure unbiased hiring: outsourcing recruiting reduces internal staff reluctance to hire high‑caliber candidates.
Exclusive job board access: Featured status on WalkerScoutJobs.com, the pet-care industry’s premier job board.
Stronger sourcing pipeline: Industry-specific recruiting expertise to boost candidate quality and volume.
Predictable costs: Simple pricing — pay per interview or per hire.

Where does WalkerScout find candidates?

We encourage clients to have a diverse group of candidate sources. Most clients use sponsored listings on Indeed and/or an applicant tracking service. The client is responsible for those costs. We offer free job post management on Indeed. Other platforms may be available in the future. Once you have access to a unique link that WalkerScout management will provide, you can list your opportunity anywhere.

What is WalkerScoutJobs.com?

WalkerScoutJobs.com is the pet care industry’s premier job board. WalkerScout clients have free access to the board. WalkerScout can provide an embeddable jobs widget for your website's career page. WalkerScoutJobs also syndicates to Google Jobs.

*Please note that WalkerScoutJobs.com is not a replacement for a major job board like Indeed, but a supplement candidate source.

Every business is unique. How will you adapt to hiring in our city? Will you understand our hiring practices and uphold our quality standards?

WalkerScout has hired hundreds of staff members for many different companies across the US. Each market has its own set of hiring challenges. Please check out our testimonials to see how we have helped many companies in the past.

WHAT HR DUTIES CAN BE DELEGATED TO WalkerScout?

WalkerScout offers two tiers of support.

You can delegate the virtual face-to-face interview and professional reference check (pay-per-interview conducted).

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WalkerScout can draft job posts, manage listings, perform resume reviews, conduct virtual face-to-face interviews, and review asynchronous interviews (pay-per-hire). Recruiters provide video recordings, automated transcripts, notes, and scores for each passing candidate. For candidates with potential, we provide professional reference checks, work-history verifications, and behavioral surveys.
*WalkerScout’s ability to check professional references and verify work history is based on the response rates of third parties.

WalkerScout has partnered with Foley Services to offer optional criminal background checks, social media checks, and motor vehicle record reports.

Business owners still make the final call on who joins the team. Once that staff member resigns, an exit interview can be performed at no cost.

All of these phases, advertising, reviewing, interviewing, reference checks, work history verification, candidate ranking, and exit interviews, are available as one turnkey service.

Do I need to change my recruiting workflow?

WalkerScout is independent of any platform. We offer free job board management services with Indeed; you will not need to subscribe to any third-party service to work with WalkerScout. We can also tailor your application and interview questions to your design. For companies working with PetBizCRM we offer an optional free integration to add passing candidates to your system.

Are there any recurring fees with WalkerScout?

WalkerScout clients do not incur recurring fees. A single onboarding fee is charged up front, followed by pay-per-hire billing. Onboarding is labor-intensive on the WalkerScout end, but once it is complete, ongoing portfolio costs are minimal, maximizing client ROI.

What is the complete WalkerScout Recruitment Process?

Does WalkerScout have a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

WalkerScout builds teams for the pet care industry. Every team is composed of individuals. Every individual is unique. Every individual meeting with WalkerScout is welcomed, respected, and considered. That is how we embrace our diversity and our shared love for animals.

We compose job posts with neutral titles and wording to remove gender bias.
We structure interviews to decrease subjectivity.
We have a growing diverse interview panel granting us a broader perspective.
We record meetings to display complete candidate profiles to reduce conscious and unconscious bias.

We offer two tiers of support:

Pay Per HIRE model:

(best for companies seeking to delegate most of the recruitment process to WalkerScout)

Services Include:

Designing your job post and application process.
Job post management on Indeed and guidance for other platforms.
A unique WalkerScout application link, enabling clients to share the opportunity anywhere.
A listing on the WalkerScoutJobs.com Job Board with Featured Company status.
An optional no-cost consulting meeting with a pet-care industry bookkeeper to determine competitive and sustainable wages.
Applications reviewed by WalkerScout staff, with interview invitations for candidates meeting client parameters.
Professional, fair, and welcoming interviews with questions designed to learn more about candidates' experiences, skills, and motivations.
Asynchronous interview platform: every job seeker can provide a video introduction.
All recruiters are based in the US and have a background in the pet industry.
Virtual interviews are conducted on Zoom and run from 25 to 60 minutes* (based on interview/position complexity).
Client-provided videos can be embedded in the application phase.
Detailed candidate summaries with recruiter notes, scores, and video clips/transcripts.
Professional references and professional work history obtained and verified.
Candidate behavior survey invites (provided by The Steering Group).
Guidance and support from WalkerScout management with the recruitment process.
Optional Recruitment Process Review meetings available at no-cost.
Exit interview conducted upon request at no cost.

Additional Service Options:

Criminal Background Checks (provided by Foley Services) - starting at $45 per check.
Social Media Checks (provided by Foley Services) - starting at $50 per check.
Motor Vehicle Record Check (provided by Foley Services) - starting at $5 per check.

How much does the PAY PER HIRE MODEL cost?

Entry-level/Mid-level positions starting at $1025 per hire (interview duration of 25min.)
Senior-level positions starting at $1425 per hire (interview duration of 60min.)
Activate WalkerScout recruiting services with a one-time fee of $200. No retainer required.
Invoice only sent after a staff member has completed a 90-day probationary period with your team.
Invoices are due in 30 days. Staff members generate revenue for 120 days before payment is due.
All invoices are emailed with a secure, convenient payment portal provided by Square.
Clients working with one of our preferred pet industry resources enjoy a $25 per hire discount.

Pay Per Interview Model:

(best for companies seeking to delegate only the initial interview and professional reference process to WalkerScout)