See their work and rates, message the ones worth talking to, and hire without a recruiter in the middle.
$1.5k–$2k/mo
Appointment setting and conversion skills. Objection handling and conflict management.
$0.5k–$1k/mo
Outbound prospecting, and cold calling.
$1k–$1.5k/mo
Cold outreach and qualification skills. Appointment setting.
$1.5k–$2k/mo
Phone-based lead generation and appointment setting experience. CRM management skills.
$0.5k–$1k/mo
Bilingual communication. Patient support and scheduling experience.
$1.5k–$2k/mo
Customer service and sales skills. Appointment setting and upselling ability.
Cold outreach and multi-channel prospecting. Appointment setting and pipeline management success.
$0.5k–$1k/mo
CRM management experience, and outbound B2B outreach.
Outbound prospecting, and appointment setting.
$0.5k–$1k/mo
Customer service experience. Self-motivation and independence.
High-volume outbound calling, and structured pipeline management.
$0.5k–$1k/mo
Cold calling skills. CRM management and lead qualification.
They make the outbound calls that book meetings on your closers' calendars. Day to day that means:
Working through call lists, often hundreds of dials a day, against a defined ICP
Following a script that's been tested but adjusting on the fly when the conversation calls for it
Handling common objections without escalating every pushback to a manager
Booking meetings directly on the closer's calendar through whatever scheduling tool the team uses
Logging every interaction, every outcome, and every reason a prospect said no
A strong appointment setter handles rejection without flinching and stays at the same intensity at 4pm as they were at 9am. They can tell you how many dials it took to book each meeting last week and whether that ratio's getting better or worse. Most companies hire one when their closers are spending time on outbound that they should be spending on calls and the pipeline starts thinning.
The tell is what they sound like on the phone. Roleplay an objection and listen to how they respond. A strong one stays calm and finds a path forward without sounding scripted. When you interview, look for:
Specific numbers: dials per day, connect rate, meetings booked per week, show rate at the actual appointment
Comfort being measured strictly on activity AND outcomes
Resilience. This job grinds people down fast and the good ones are honest about how they manage that
Avoid anyone who sounds robotic in roleplay or who can't tell you their specific numbers.
One flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire, whatever the rate. No percentage of salary.
Get StartedDescribe the role like you'd say it out loud. Get matched in under a minute.
| Hiring locally | Job boards | Traditional recruiter | Scout OS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $90k–$130k/yr salary | Free to post, costly in time | 15–30% of salary, $15k–$30k on a $100k hire | $99/mo + $1,999 flat |
| Time to shortlist | Weeks | Days of sorting | 1–4 weeks | Under a minute |
| Who vets | You | Nobody | The recruiter | Done. ~1 in 300 makes it on |
| Who picks | You | You | The agency | You |
| If it fails | You eat it | Start over | Sometimes a replacement | Next placement free |
| Lock-in | Full salary | None | Retainer or contract | Cancel anytime |
A recruiter's fee scales with the salary, so the better the hire, the more it costs you. On Scout OS it's flat. $1,999 is $1,999 whether the person earns $40,000 or $120,000.
Because you see the actual person, their work, and their rate before you talk to anyone — no blind trust in a recruiter's shortlist.
Every profile goes through skills verification and reference checks before it’s searchable. Roughly 1 in 300 applicants makes it onto the platform.
LATAM, Africa, South Asia, and Europe are all searchable and filterable right on the platform.
Your next placement is free — no separate agency fee, no starting the search over from zero.
Everything you need to onboard and pay your hire compliantly is included once you place them.
$100/mo for full access to profiles and messaging, plus a flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire — no percentage of salary.
Search and get matched in under a minute. Most teams shortlist and interview within a week.
