Benefits/Tax Structures/Referrals

We define success by the Customer experience. We consider both the client and the candidate as our Customers. From the beginning of the process until the end, we will be with you in your journey

Our Account Manager and Recruiter. She has  worked "hands-on" in the tech industry on a project/product team. Straight away, we are positioning our rep, the client, and the candidate for success.

Our Success is based on the following types of questions that we must ask ourselves:

• Have we made the candidate's experience substantially better by finding his/her dream job or helping to move a step in that direction? 
• Have we done our best in listening to the candidate and what he/she considers important...
• Have we done our best to find the best candidate for the client? 
• Have we been generous financially when offering a rate/salary to the candidate? This may include a signing bonus for permanent candidates being placed with the client, (This is a gift from Ethoa Group - not the client)
• Were we able to provide the best customer service to both the client and candidate?

Benefits

We offer excellent medical, dental, vision, and 401k matching, and Wellness Plan benefits to all Ethoa Group W2 employees.

We define W2 employees as follows:

Internal Employees

Candidates hired to work for Ethoa's Internal Operations. Full Benefits Paid by Ethoa Group at end of 6 month contract.

• W2 Contract
• W2 Permanent
• W2 Contract-to-Perm

External Employees

Candidates hired to work           with our clients

• W2 contract as Ethoa Group employee - we offer all benefits, but we only pay employer taxes + Wellness Plan
• W2 Permanent as Client employee
• W2 Contract-to-Perm as Ethoa Group employee for a specified period of time, then becoming a permanent W2 for client...

Wellness Plan

Ethoa Group pays Internal and External W2 employees for a membership each month - 

examples: gym, yoga class or massages (max. $200/mo)

Contract Markups/Tax Structures

W2 Status

Did other agencies utilize an average 50-60% markup when calculating your Contract W2 rate?  

Ethoa Group utilizes an average of 25-35% markup and still offers higher pay rates than its competitor for the same role.

Ethoa Group utilizes a much lower markup that should give you enough to purchase benefits for yourself and your family if you choose to do so.  

C2C status is welcome at Ethoa Group. 

Corp-to-Corp (C2C) 

The markup difference is usually around 6% lower for C2C candidates because the agency is not responsible for certain taxes.  Contact an accountant for specifics.

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C2C status memo

Most agencies will tell candidates that W2 status is the only option (you become an agency employee).  Based on our research and experience, we know that this is often misleading and untrue. 

Our founder has been contracting for 27 years.  She has "pushed the envelope" on many occasions and won.  Most clients (including the State government) do not care if you are hired as W2 or C2C.  This may vary by manager.

Whether a client will agree to hire a candidate with C2C depends on how strong of a candidate you are AND how much the agency wants to make the placement.  Keep this in mind when interviewing with other agencies: decide how much you want to push the issue, and get a sense of how strong your chances are by asking the right questions.  Good luck!

Referrals

Candidate Referrals

We offer $500 referral fees. Ethoa will pay the person referring after we receive payment from the client and the check has cleared. Contact us for more details.

Client Referrals

We offer $750 - $2,000 referral fees.  The size of the fee depends on the size of the account & number When partnering with another recruiter; we often offer a sign-on bonus on full-time placements within our own network of candidates we have placed...Ethoa will pay the person referring after we receive payment from the client and the check has cleared. Contact us for more details.

Hiring Bonuses

We often offer a sign-on bonus on full-time placements within our own network when partnering with another recruiter~.  

Call or email for more information about our Network -- we do this to give our candidate Network jobs as well as our own.

Stay tuned!