At Withless, founder Gianluca had a clear mission and vision — but to bring it to life, he needed the right talent. Over a year ago, we partnered to hire their very first engineers. Since then, we’ve become their ongoing embedded talent partner, supporting every new hiring need as the company grows.
Why did Withless choose embedded?
Withless chose the embedded model because, as an early-stage startup, they needed more than just hires — they needed a partner who could set up processes, attract top engineers, and flex with their changing needs. An embedded recruiter gave them senior expertise without the fixed cost of a full in-house team.
10/10
NPS
6
Hires
13
Months
Mada is great at presenting our company to candidates and loved by all the employees. she helps us not only recruit the best resources but also keep our small team ingaged and focused
Ask us anything!
There’s no fixed number. Embedded recruiting makes sense as soon as you have consistent or urgent hiring needs that your team can’t cover alone. For some startups, that’s when they’re just 10–15 people and need their first hires; for others, it’s at 100+ employees during a scaling push. (For Withless they started at 2 people!)
The key factor isn’t company size, but whether you need dedicated recruiting power without committing to a full in-house team.
Embedded recruiters work inside your team, with your tools and processes, building long-term capability. Traditional agencies usually stay external and focus only on filling open roles.
No. They complement them. For some teams, we are the first recruiters on the ground; for others, we work alongside internal TA to handle peaks in hiring.
It depends on the growth phase. Some clients work with us for 3–6 months to handle a hiring sprint, while others keep us on for years as a flexible extension of their team. (this one was 10 months!)