First Hire is a direct hire recruiting service for teams led by founders making essential remote hires when the role matters, time is limited, and a resume alone is not enough.
Choose the concern that matters most and inspect the information, safeguards, or terms that should be clear before you continue.
We turn an operating bottleneck into a role scorecard, source against the approved constraints, evaluate evidence that reflects the job, and organize a focused shortlist.
We turn an operating bottleneck into a role scorecard, source against the approved constraints, evaluate evidence that reflects the job, and organize a focused shortlist. The client makes the final selection and directly employs or contracts the person hired.
A good search begins with the outcome, uses respectful work evidence, reports tradeoffs honestly, and gives the client a manageable shortlist. Communication is assessed against the role’s real requirements, with clear notes about what was observed.
Agencies, consultancies, professional firms, and lean service businesses led by founders making their first 1–5 remote hires.
Review the hiring standard, sample candidate brief, pricing boundaries, privacy practices, and clear fit conditions before starting a search. Questions about the business or process can be sent directly to hello@startfirsthire.com.
Start with the work that keeps interrupting your week, plus the timeline and schedule overlap you need.
EVIDENCE BEFORE INTERVIEWS · YOU MAKE THE FINAL CALL