Recruitment & staffing agency in Berlin
Pre-vetted candidates. One flat fee, no commission.
Hiring in Berlin's tech startups and e-commerce market? Our AI agents search our talent pool and 150+ job boards every day, a human recruiter interviews and verifies, and you get a ready-to-hire shortlist. One flat fee, agreed before we start.
Berlin · Germany
Hiring in Berlin
- Top sectors
- tech startups, e-commerce and government and policy
- Business districts
- Mitte and Kreuzberg
- Time zone
- CET / CEST (UTC+1 / +2)
- Currency
- EUR (€)
What a recruitment agency in Berlin usually costs, and what we do instead
Agencies in Berlin follow the same model as agencies everywhere: a percentage of salary on placement. Scowter is a recruiting agency run by AI agents and human recruiters at one flat fee, so the price is known before the search starts.
| Typical Berlin agency | Scowter | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 15 to 25 percent of first-year salary, more for executive search | One flat fee per role, agreed before we start |
| When you pay | On placement, sometimes a retainer up front | Flat monthly fee while the role is open, no retainer |
| Who does the work | One recruiter working several clients | AI agents search daily, a human recruiter interviews and verifies |
| Where candidates come from | Job ads and the recruiter's own contacts | Our own talent pool first, then 150+ job boards |
| What you receive | CVs to screen yourself | A ready-to-hire shortlist with interview notes, salary and start date |
| After the shortlist | You chase scheduling | We handle scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination |
140+ pre-vetted candidates already in our pools
We do not start from zero. Every search begins in our own database of verified, actively job-hunting people, then widens to 150+ job boards. Names are hidden here; you see full profiles once we start.
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Senior Executive – Corporate Accounts
Vikhroli (East), Mumbai, India · 6+ yrs
Je**
Freelance Virtual Assistant
Davao, Philippines · 11+ yrs
Ja**
IT Support Intern
Chicago, IL, USA · 1+ yrs
Ib**
Versatile Professional: International So
Rzeszow, Poland · 8+ yrs
Ry**
Buyer / Sourcing Specialist
Rzeszow, Poland · 8+ yrs
An**
AI/ML Engineer
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India · 1+ yrs
Sa**
Senior Associate, Acquisitions
Washington, DC, United States · 7+ yrs
Po**
Computer Science And Engineering Student
CV available
Hiring in Berlin: the local facts we work with
What we check before we send you anyone for a Berlin role.
Where the employers are
Mitte, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Adlershof.
Biggest hiring sectors
tech startups, e-commerce, government and policy, creative industries and mobility.
Work permits
EU citizens can work freely. Skilled non-EU hires usually come on an EU Blue Card.
Notice periods
Notice periods of one to three months are common in Germany.
How our Berlin recruiting works, in five steps
Tell us the roles
Job title, must-have skills, location or time zone, salary range. Two minutes.
Search and screen
Our AI searches our own talent pools and 150+ job boards, then screens every CV against your must-haves.
Interview and verify
A recruiter interviews each shortlisted person, checks availability and salary, and verifies the CV.
Get a ready-to-hire shortlist
Profiles with interview notes, salary expectation and start date. You run the final interview.
We handle the rest
Scheduling, reminders, follow-ups and offer coordination, until the person starts.
A recruitment agency for your city, at one flat fee.
Tell us the role and the city. AI agents search our pools and 150+ boards, human recruiters interview and verify, you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.
- Flat fee. No percentage of salary, no retainer.
- Candidates from our own talent pools and 150+ job boards.
- Every CV checked by a human recruiter before you see it.
- Scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination handled for you.
Recruitment agencies in Berlin: common questions
How much does a recruitment agency in Berlin charge?
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Most agencies in Berlin, like elsewhere, charge a percentage of the first-year salary, usually between 15 and 25 percent for contingency search and more for retained executive search. Scowter charges one flat fee per role instead, agreed before the search starts, so a senior hire costs the same as a junior one.
Which roles are hardest to fill in Berlin right now?
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Berlin's biggest hiring sectors are tech startups, e-commerce, government and policy, creative industries and mobility, and the senior and specialist roles in those sectors take longest to fill. Tell us the role and we will say honestly what the local market looks like.
Do you have candidates already in Berlin?
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We start every Berlin search in our own talent pool, which holds pre-vetted, actively job-hunting people in Germany and worldwide, and then widen to 150+ job boards. EU citizens can work freely.
How fast can a staffing agency fill a role in Berlin?
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It depends on the role and the notice periods common in Germany. Notice periods of one to three months are common in Germany. We send the first screened profiles as soon as the human interviews are done and keep going until the seat is filled.
Which companies are hiring the most in Berlin?
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Employers in tech startups, e-commerce and government and policy post the most jobs in Berlin. Search Berlin on Scowter to see every company hiring today.
Is Scowter a local Berlin agency?
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We are a remote-first recruiting team that works Berlin roles with local market data, candidates in Germany, and interviews in your time zone (CET / CEST (UTC+1 / +2)). You get a named human recruiter plus AI agents working the search every day, without an office markup.
Recruitment agency in other cities
Hire in Berlin without the agency commission.
Tell us the role. AI agents start searching tonight, a human recruiter calls the best people, and you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.