What backs the 97%
- 8-layer vetting. Retention starts before the offer. Every candidate passes an 8-layer vetting process; more than 500 candidates have been screened, and only the top three reach your shortlist.
- Full-time direct employment. Opus employs each hire directly, with payroll, compliance, and benefits handled. People stay in real jobs; they leave gigs. That is the core argument for full-time placement over contractors.
- Aligned incentives. Opus gets paid when the hire works out. The lifetime replacement guarantee keeps the cost of a bad match on Opus, permanently.
97% of Opus placements are still in the role after one year.
Retention guarantee vs replacement guarantee
The two work together. The retention rate is the measured outcome: 97% of placements last past year one. The replacement guarantee is the backstop for the other 3%: a free replacement, uncapped and without a time limit. A firm can advertise either number alone; what makes the Opus model coherent is that the guarantee only stays affordable because the retention holds, and the retention holds because the guarantee forces the vetting to be honest.
The numbers
- 97% of placements still in the role after one year
- 500+ candidates screened through 8-layer vetting
- 325+ companies have hired through Opus
- 14 days average placement, first call to onboarded