How we hire

A Hiring Process Built Around Your Business Growth.

Most agencies send you resumes. Sur sends you the right person. Our process is designed to understand your business first, then find the talent that moves it forward.

Why the process matters

Most Hiring Fails Before the Search Even Starts.

The wrong hire does not usually come from a bad candidate. It comes from a bad brief. A job description that does not reflect what the role actually needs to do. A search that optimizes for speed over fit. An offer built on guesswork instead of real market data.

And then the hire leaves after six months because the compensation was not right and nobody thought about how to keep them.

Sur starts differently. Before we search for anyone, we spend time understanding your business, your team, your goals, and exactly what this hire needs to accomplish. We also help you design a compensation structure that is fair, competitive, and built to keep great people in their seats for years. Retention is not an afterthought here. It is part of the hire.

Typical agency

  • Receives a job title and posts it
  • Sends a stack of resumes within days
  • Earns a fee when you say yes to someone
  • Disappears after placement

Sur

  • Starts with a business conversation, not a job description
  • Scopes the role, the compensation, and the interview process together
  • Runs every candidate through real assessments built for the role
  • Stays engaged through onboarding and the 90-day guarantee period
How it works

Eight Steps From Brief to Hired.

Every Sur placement follows the same proven process. It moves fast, stays transparent, and ends with someone who is ready to contribute from day one.

1

The Onboarding Call

We start with a conversation about your business, not your job description. We want to understand how you operate, what you have tried before, where you are growing, and what success looks like in this role.

2

Role Scoping

We translate what we learned into a precise role profile with responsibilities, must-have skills, seniority level, and the right LatAm compensation range. We also define the full interview process at this stage, including building the custom skills assessments candidates will take. You review and approve everything before we search.

3

Sourcing

We go into the Latin American and Caribbean talent market with your role profile in hand. We do not post and wait. We actively source from our network and reach out directly to candidates who match. Every candidate is fluent in English and available for US business hours.

4

Prescreening

Every candidate who looks like a match goes through our internal prescreening process. We review their background, experience, and work samples against the role profile. Most candidates are cut here.

5

Phone Screen

Every candidate who clears prescreening goes through an English phone screen with our team. We are listening for fluency, communication style, clarity under pressure, and how they present themselves professionally.

6

Your Shortlist

We present a curated shortlist of 3 to 5 candidates early in the process. Each comes with their background, an audio clip, and our team's recommendation on fit.

7

Skills Assessment

Shortlisted candidates take the custom skills assessment built for your specific role. These are designed to replicate the actual work: mock calls, simulated tasks, verbal instructions, realistic scenarios. Not basic homework.

8

Hire, Onboard, and Guarantee

Once you select your candidate, Sur supports the offer and onboarding. We help structure compensation built for longevity. Every placement is backed by our 90-day guarantee.

The Sur difference

We Are Operators. We Know What These Roles Actually Do.

Sur was not built by recruiters. It was built by business operators who have hired for these roles and know what it takes to grow a company. That changes everything about how we hire.

We Know the LatAm and Caribbean Market

We source across all of Latin America and the Caribbean. We know where the best talent is in each market, what they expect, and how to attract them. For roles where it makes sense, we can expand the search beyond these regions as well.

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We Know What to Pay, and How to Keep People

Compensation guesswork loses candidates before you hire them and loses employees after. Sur brings real, current salary benchmarks for every role. We also help structure compensation for retention so the person you hire is still with you two years from now.

We Assess for Real Skills

Our assessments are custom-built for each role and designed to replicate actual work. We use audio clips, verbal instructions, and simulated scenarios including mock video calls and realistic job tasks. These are not generic screening tests.

Every Placement Speaks Fluent English

This is not a qualifier we add when relevant. It is the standard for every Sur placement.

We Work the Way You Work

Sur communicates over Slack or whichever channel your team prefers. We work async, we move fast, and we keep you updated without requiring weekly calls or formal check-ins.

Timeline

Most Roles Are Filled in About 3 Weeks.

Once your role profile is scoped and approved, we typically have you ready to hire within 21 days of your onboarding call. From there, the pace is yours.

Days 1 to 2
Onboarding call and role scoping
Days 3 to 7
Active sourcing and phone screenings
Days 8 to 12
Shortlist with audio clips delivered
Days 13 to 21
Interviews, skill assessments, and offer
Our guarantee
90-Day Guarantee

If It Is Not Right, We Make It Right.

Every Sur placement is backed by a 90-day guarantee. If your hire is not working out for any reason during the first 90 days, we will replace them at no additional cost. No runaround, no fine print, no fee.

FAQ

Common Questions About Our Process.

Sur starts with your business. We scope the role, design the assessment process, run candidates through English phone screens and real skills evaluations, and present a shortlist with audio clips and a clear recommendation. Every placement is backed by a 90-day guarantee.
Yes. English fluency is a requirement for every Sur placement. Every candidate goes through an English phone screen before they reach your shortlist.
Every shortlist includes 3 to 5 candidates with their background, an audio clip, and our team's recommendation. Most placements are made within 21 days of your onboarding call.
Sur sources talent across all of Latin America and the Caribbean. If a role calls for it, we can also look outside these regions.
Sur uses flat-fee pricing that varies by role type and seniority. Visit our pricing page or book a call to get specific numbers.
Every placement is backed by our 90-day guarantee. If the hire is not the right fit within the first 90 days, we replace them at no additional charge.
Most roles are filled in about 3 weeks. Shortlists arrive early in the process.
We work over Slack or whichever channel your team prefers. No weekly status calls. We move async and keep you updated in real time.
Yes. Book a call and tell us what you need. If we can hire it, we will.

Start With a Conversation.

Tell us what your business needs next. We will tell you who to hire, what to pay, and how fast we can get them started.