If Expledge places you in a job...
And you have...	Then you pay...
Less than 2 years of relevant work experience.	5% of your first 12 months, pre-tax, compensation.
2 to 5 years of relevant work experience.	4% of your first 12 months, pre-tax, compensation.
More than 5 years of relevant work experience.	3% of your first 12 months, pre-tax, compensation.

Note You can search for a job on your own. Supplement your own job search with Expledge. No fee if you find a job on your own. You review the job and company before interviewing. You review the job offer details before accepting it. You can pause our service at any time. Internships (paid/unpaid) count as work experience. Expledge does not add fake work experience to your resume.
Fee information One-time payment. Will be calculated for you to review. Only applies to the base salary and sign-on bonus. Excludes stock options and performance bonuses. Can be paid after working for 1 month. Can be paid over 6 monthly installments. Minimum $3,000 fee (e.g., if the fee is calculated to be $2,700, it is rounded to $3,000). Optional opt-in resume writing service.
Example of fee calculation ($80,000 base salary +$10,000 sign-on bonus) x 4% fee = $3,600 fee. $4,000 fee / 6 months = $600 per month for 6 months.

Layoff Fee

If you are laid off then you pay the layoff fee instead of the job placement fee.

Layoff Fee = (Job Placement Fee / 100) * Number of Days Employed

Examples of Layoff Fee
Employment duration	Fee owed
30 days	30% of the original fee
70 days	70% of the original fee
100 days or longer	100% of the original fee

Top questions

Does Expledge consider my work experience if the job title is different but the responsibilities are the same as the jobs I am looking for?

Yes. However, you need to rename the job titles in your resume to match the jobs you are looking for. It is acceptable and common practice to rename the job title on your resume if your work responsibilities are closely aligned.

What do you not consider relevant work experience?

We only consider work experience as relevant if the job titles on your resume match the jobs you are looking for.

Teaching Assistant, Instructor, Assistant Professor

We only consider this as relevant work experience if you are looking for a teacher or instructor job.

Research Assistant

We only consider this as relevant work experience if you are looking for a research job.

Self-employment and Freelancer

We only consider self-employment or freelancing as work experience if you did high-quality work and made a respectable amount of money.

If you got great results, then you may need to disclose the information on your resume:

Number of clients
Number of projects
Profit
Revenue
Team size

Does Expledge charge the fee every year?

No. Expledge only charges a one-time fee. The fee is calculated from your first 12 months, pre-tax, compensation (including signing bonus). Expledge will calculate the fee for you to review before you accept the job offer.

Why does Expledge charge a fee when other employment agencies do not?

Expledge charges a fee if we place you in a job because we work for you and directly provide services to you. Naturally, you would pay us if we place you in a job so our services are compensated for. We do not work for companies so they do not pay us.

The standard employment agency business model is to find a candidate that meets the employer's requirements. Employment agencies work for the employer and not you. This is why other employment agencies stop speaking with you if you do not meet their job requirements. They need to continue their search for the right candidate.

We would also help you find a full-time job that may provide job security, steady income, bonuses, benefits (e.g. 401k options, health insurance), and work visa sponsorship.