Melissa Deaton

Melissa Deaton

Verified

Agency owner

United States

Founder & CEO

We break hiring rules—on purpose.

RecruitingRebel.com is a fractional recruiting partner for startups and lean teams who need to hire smart, move fast, and skip the traditional agency model.

We’re not a staffing agency.

We’re not a marketplace.

We’re not throwing resumes at a wall.

We’re the recruiting muscle behind growing teams that don’t have time to waste.

🔹 Fractional recruiting — Scale up or down as needed

🔹 Embedded model — We work inside your systems and culture

🔹 Startup-savvy — We get what scrappy looks like

🔹 Transparent pricing — No retainers, no commissions

🔹 Real results — From sourcing to closing, we own it

Whether you’re hiring engineers, product managers, sales reps, or your first ops lead, we help you get the right people in the door—faster and with less friction.

Recruiting doesn’t have to be broken.

Work with a rebel.

Other expertise: Agriculture

Recruiting since 2007

Retained or contingency

Areas of expertise

Software Engineering

Product & Project Mgmt

Data & Analytics

DevOps / IT

Cybersecurity

Design / UX

AI / ML

SaaS

Ecommerce & Digital

Marketing

Sales

Customer Success & Support

Finance & Accounting

People/ HR / TA

Admin & Office Support

Business Operations

Manufacturing & Production

Supply Chain & Logistics

Engineering (Mech, Elec, Civil)

Construction & Skilled Trades

Energy & Utilities

Life Sciences & Pharma

Healthcare (Clinical & Allied)

Gov & Public Sector

Nonprofit & Social Impact

Creative & Media

Executive & Personal Assistants

Geographic expertise

🇺🇸 United States

🇨🇦 Canada

Languages

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English

List of services offered

Sourcing

Initial screening

Structured interviewing

RPO

Salary & offer negotiations

Accepted payment models

Hourly rate

Contingency search

Schedule time with Melissa Deaton

Schedule time with Melissa Deaton

Get in contact with Melissa to discuss a specific project and potentially form a partnership.

What is Happlicant?

Modern software built for agency & solo recruiters

The all-in-one platform to efficiently run and grow your recruitment firm: CRM, ATS, automations, and way more.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your recruiter superpowers

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable ATS/CRM with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, Chrome extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Reducing overheads

Take advantage of our early-bird deal, which will be locked in forever. Plus, you get to shape Happlicant around your needs.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your recruiter superpowers

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable ATS/CRM with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, Chrome extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Reducing overheads

Take advantage of our early-bird deal, which will be locked in forever. Plus, you get to shape Happlicant around your needs.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your recruiter superpowers

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable ATS/CRM with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, Chrome extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Reducing overheads

Take advantage of our early-bird deal, which will be locked in forever. Plus, you get to shape Happlicant around your needs.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your recruiter superpowers

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable ATS/CRM with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, Chrome extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Reducing overheads

Take advantage of our early-bird deal, which will be locked in forever. Plus, you get to shape Happlicant around your needs.

Stop adapting to software.
Get a system that adapts to
your exact requirements

Stop adapting to software.
Get a system that adapts to
your exact requirements

Stop adapting to software.
Get a system that adapts to
your exact requirements

Stop adapting to software.
Get a system that adapts to
your exact requirements

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

No contracts, no 3-year lock-ins, no hassle. Our priority is simple: to make you exceptionally happy.

Book a call with us today!

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

No contracts, no 3-year lock-ins, no hassle. Our priority is simple: to make you exceptionally happy.

Book a call with us today!

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

No contracts, no 3-year lock-ins, no hassle. Our priority is simple: to make you exceptionally happy.

Book a call with us today!

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

No contracts, no 3-year lock-ins, no hassle. Our priority is simple: to make you exceptionally happy.

Book a call with us today!