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 over 1,000 candidates to become dog walkers, dog daycare attendants, administrators, sales representatives, managers, dog groomers, dog trainers, and bookkeepers.

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

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

An RPO (recruitment process 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 process outsourcing (RPO) provider?

Faster hiring: A team of recruiters provides candidates with multiple convenient face-to-face interview options.
Focus on operations: Managers have more time to run their business. Recruiters prioritize qualified candidates for management review.
Recruiters provide human connection: Candidates want to interview with a recruiter who understands the pet care industry, not interview alone through an AI platform.
Recruiters adapt in real time: They can tailor their questions and approach so candidates can share their skills, motivations, and experience naturally.
Recruiters can engage top talent: Strong candidates have options. An industry-informed recruiter can make the opportunity compelling in a way an automated platform may not.
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.
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 when hiring on a pay-per-hire capacity. Other platforms may be available in the future. Once you have access to a unique link provided by WalkerScout management, 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 for our business? Will you understand our hiring practices and uphold our quality standards?

WalkerScout has helped place over 1,000 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.

Do I need to change my recruiting workflow?

We recommend the pay-per-interview model as an easy way for our team to start meeting with your candidates quickly.

For a business that requires more support, we offer free job board management services with Indeed (when recruiting in a pay-per-hire capacity); 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 using PetBizCRM or another CRM that supports Google Sheets integrations, we offer a free optional connection 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-interview or pay-per-hire billing.

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 Interview model:

Best for companies outsourcing interviews, reference checks, and work-history verification to WalkerScout. This is our preferred method to assist most clients.

Services Include:

A code for the WalkerScoutJobs.com Job Board with Featured Company status.
All recruiters are based in the US and have a background in the pet industry.
Professional, fair, and welcoming interviews with questions designed to learn more about candidates' experiences, skills, and motivations.
Virtual interviews are conducted on Zoom and run from 25 to 60 minutes* (based on interview/position complexity).
Detailed candidate summaries with recruiter notes, scores, and video clips/transcripts.
Professional references and professional work history obtained and verified.
Two Recruitment Process Review meetings included per month.
Additional Service Options:
Optional additional Recruitment Process Review meetings available at $30 per appointment.
Optional Exit interviews available at $30 per appointment.

How much does the PAY PER INTERVIEW MODEL cost?

Attended short interviews (scheduled up to 25 minutes) starting at $30.
Long interviews (scheduled up to 60 minutes) start at $45.
No-show interviews are invoiced at $10.
Activate WalkerScout recruiting services with a one-time fee of $200. No retainer required.
Invoices are due in 30 days.
We email all invoices with a secure, convenient payment portal provided by Square.

Pay Per HIRE model:

Best for companies outsourcing job board management, application reviews, and other phases supported in the pay-per-interview model.

*This service is only available subject to WalkerScout's availability and capacity.