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Hound Subscriptions & Pricing: How do I upgrade my account to premium?

Learn about all the added benefits and pricing options you receive after upgrading to Recruiter or Recruiter Pro on Hound.

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Written by Austin Huff
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Explore benefits and pricing of Hound Recruiter subscriptions

Premium users enjoy advanced recruiting solutions and discounted/free job posts, including:

  • Unlimited candidate search: Search our entire database of job seekers and relief workers using advanced filters. Save your favorite candidate profiles to share with your team!

  • Unlimited candidate chat: Send messages to any job seeker and chat with potential hires, including the ability to upload and download attachments.

  • Discounted or free job posts: Post as many full and part time jobs as you like for all your practice locations. Jobs never expire and can be boosted for even more visibility.

  • Discounts on all boosted jobs: Boost jobs for more visibility and to unlock matching with candidates.

  • Relief fees waived: VMG subscribers do not incur relief posting fees, making it a cost-effective option for frequent users.

Feature comparison between Recruiter and Recruiter Pro

Recruiter Subscription

Recruiter Pro Subscription

Cost and billing

  • Monthly: $299/practice/month, billed monthly OR

  • Annual: $3,000/practice/year billed annually ($250/user)

  • Monthly: $499/practice/month, billed monthly OR

  • Annual: $4,500/practice/year billed annually ($375/user)

Recruiting features

  • Unlimited candidate search

  • Unlimited candidate chat

  • Download up to 10 resumes/day

  • Unlimited candidate search

  • Unlimited candidate chat

  • Download up to 10 resumes/day

Job and shift posts

  • 25% off all job posts ($149 instead of $199)

  • Only pay for relief shifts booked ($15/hr for DVM roles and $3/hr for non-DVM roles)

  • Unlimited job posts (no posting fees)

  • Only pay for relief shifts booked ($15/hr for DVM roles and $3/hr for non-DVM roles)

Boosted jobs

  • 25% of all boosted DVM jobs ($374 instead of $499)

  • 25% off all boosted non-DVM jobs ($187 instead of $249)

  • 50% of all boosted DVM jobs ($250 instead of $499)

  • 50% off all boosted non-DVM jobs ($125 instead of $249)

Cancellations and changes

  • Cancel anytime on billing page (subscription remains active until the end of the month)

  • Cancel anytime on billing page (subscription remains active until the end of the year)

How to upgrade to Recruiter or Recruiter Pro

  1. After creating an account, click the upgrade button on the top banner to see upgrade options. You won't be charged when clicking upgrade.

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2. Toggle between Recruiter or Recruiter pro, and choose monthly or annual pricing to view costs and discounts.

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3. Choose the "Hound Recruiter monthly option for discounts on job postings, boosts and unlock the ability to search and message with candidates. You can downgrade your monthly plan at anytime.

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4. Toggle to recruiter annual to save more with an annual plan!

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5. Choose the Hound recruiter pro annual account option to receive the steepest discounts available on Hound.

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6. Once you've decided how you'd like to upgrade, add your payment details (credit or debit card) and click upgrade. All features and discounts will automatically be applied.

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You can use Hound however it best fits your budget:

  • Pay per job post only (see pricing)

  • Free to post relief shifts (you only pay when the shift is booked; requires adding payment details)

  • Upgrade to a Recruiter account to be proactive with direct candidate outreach.

Not quite ready to upgrade to Hound Recruiter? No problem!

You can still access Hound without a Recruiter/Recruiter Pro subscription, and only pay for job posts and booked relief shift posts. Your starter profile includes free unlimited locations, unlimited shift posts and free shift applicant chats. Only pay for successfully booked shifts!

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