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How to start a recruitment agency and choose its software

The order of steps for a new agency: niche, fee model, business setup, an ATS and CRM, and a 30-day trial plan, with a source for the setup steps.

Know what to decide first and how to test a system on one real job.

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How to start a recruitment agency: the order of steps and the tools to pick

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An order of steps for starting a US recruitment agency: niche, fee model, business setup, an ATS and CRM, and a 30-day trial plan, read October 27, 2026.

Bottom line: Pick one niche and a fee model, handle business setup with your state and a licensed professional, then put candidates, clients and jobs in an ATS and CRM from the first search instead of a spreadsheet. This guide covers process and tool steps only. It gives no legal advice and no earnings promise.

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What is Recruit CRM? An ATS and CRM built for agencies

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What Recruit CRM is, what an ATS plus CRM does for a recruitment agency, what the plans include and who it suits, read October 27, 2026.

Bottom line: Recruit CRM is cloud software that joins an applicant tracking system for candidates and jobs with a CRM for clients, contacts and deals. It adds outreach sequences, AI agents, invoicing and timesheets. It is sold per user on Pro, Business and Enterprise plans, mainly for recruitment agencies and search firms.