Direct-Hire Recruiting for HR, Operations,
and the Roles That Keep Your Business Moving.
Karnett Direct fills HR, operations, logistics, sales support, and business-critical roles at mid-market companies nationwide. No upfront fee. You pay only when you hire.
The seats that keep the business moving.
Direct-hire roles with base salaries between $55,000 and $125,000. Common enough to fill quickly. Important enough that companies feel it every week they sit empty.
People & HR
- HR Generalist
- HR Manager
- Recruiter
- Talent Acquisition Specialist
- People Operations Manager
Operations & Logistics
- Operations Manager
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Production Supervisor
- Logistics Coordinator
- Supply Chain Coordinator
Business & Revenue Support
- Customer Success Manager
- Account Manager
- Office Manager
- Executive Assistant
- Payroll Specialist
No upfront cost. Fee is due only after a successful hire.
Qualified candidates delivered within 30 days of a signed agreement.
If the hire doesn't work out within 60 days, we replace at no additional fee.
Most companies lose ground on roles nobody talks about.
The HR Manager seat open for three months
Every week it stays empty, managers spend time they do not have screening resumes and handling issues that role should own.
The Operations lead nobody has had time to find
Processes slip. Costs creep. Your best people cover the gap until they stop being able to. Then you have two problems.
The Recruiter role that keeps getting pushed
Without someone in that seat, every other open role takes longer to fill. The backlog grows and the business pays for it.
Why this works when other firms stall.
Direct-hire recruiting is a crowded field. Most of it looks identical. Four things set Karnett Direct apart.
Built by an operator, not just a recruiter
Our founder ran HR and operations from the inside before recruiting for them. She built the systems, onboarded the people, and wrote the SOPs. When you describe a hard hire, she has already done the job.
The founder screens every candidate
Sourcing runs under one standard, never handed off to whoever is free. Every candidate clears the founder's review before reaching you. You get the principal on your role, every time.
One focused lane
HR, operations, and business-critical roles. Nothing else. A firm that places everything keeps a database. A firm that places one thing builds a network. You want the network.
Built to fill more than one seat at a time
Most boutique firms put one recruiter on one role. Karnett Direct runs dedicated sourcing capacity across several searches at once. A second opening never waits behind the first.
Four steps. One commitment.
Role Intake
We get the role right before sourcing anyone. Compensation, must-haves, what has made it hard so far. Most searches fail here. We don't skip it.
Targeted Sourcing
Direct outreach to qualified candidates already doing this work. Not job board applicants. Sourcing begins within 24 hours of a signed agreement.
Screened Shortlist
Every candidate you meet has cleared the full filter. Role fit, compensation, availability, motivation. You review finalists only.
Hire and Close
We stay in through offer, acceptance, and start. Fee is due only after the candidate starts. The 60-day guarantee is written into every agreement.
Where we work best.
We work with companies from 30 to 500 employees. Founder-led, PE-backed, and growth-stage businesses with real hiring needs and lean internal recruiting teams.
Built for companies that need to move.
This works well when
- The role has been open longer than expected
- Internal recruiting capacity is limited or overloaded
- The salary range is defined and realistic
- The hiring manager is accessible and can move quickly
- The company will sign a contingency agreement before candidates are submitted
- The role is direct-hire, not temp or contract
Not the right fit for
- Commission-only or draw-against-commission roles
- Temporary or contract staffing
- Mass or volume hiring
- Roles with no defined salary range
- Positions already sent to 10 or more agencies
- Roles below $55,000 base salary
Tell us about the role.
No commitment required. We review every submission and follow up within one business day.
Most searches that stall do so in the first week. The sooner we have the role details, the faster qualified candidates reach you.
What happens after you submit.
- We confirm the role is a fit and follow up within one business day
- You sign a straightforward contingency agreement before any candidates are submitted
- Sourcing begins within 24 hours of the signed agreement
"The roles that matter most to a company's day-to-day are not always the ones with the biggest titles. They are the ones where an empty seat costs you something every week."
I personally read and respond to every message, typically within 1 to 2 business days.
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Send a message.
No scheduling links, no phone tag. Send a message and it reaches me directly. I personally read and respond to every message, typically within 1 to 2 business days.
Candidates: send your resume
Looking for your next HR, operations, or business-critical role? Send your resume and I will reach out when something fits. This is separate from business inquiries.
Questions worth asking before you engage.
15% of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, with a minimum fee of $7,500. No upfront cost. Due only after the candidate is hired under a signed agreement.
Karnett Direct places direct hires only. No temps, no contracts, no volume staffing. Every candidate submitted has been sourced and screened specifically for your role.
Our target is qualified candidates within 30 days of a signed agreement. Most searches close within 45 days.
If the hire does not work out within 60 days for any performance-related reason, we replace them at no additional fee. Written into every agreement.
Yes. Most clients have some HR capacity. They engage Karnett Direct when capacity is limited or a search has stalled. We work alongside your team.
Senior HR leadership searches are handled through Karnett Partners Executive Search. Both services can run simultaneously for companies that need both.
Need a senior HR leader too?
Karnett Partners Executive Search places HR Directors, VP of People, and CHROs at mid-market companies going through AI adoption, M&A, and rapid growth. 20% contingency. 90-day guarantee.