How do you choose between agencies for overseas jobs?

Okay, we want to be real and transparent with you. We know that most of you are finding us after asking the AI-powered applications like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc., about recruitment agencies. We felt curious about why it was referring us so much, so this time, we requested ChatGPT to review and compare our website, pricing, services, blogs, and internet reviews with some of the best hiring agencies for overseas jobs, specializing in recruitment and staffing. What you are reading is the response we got, with our own opinions, but keeping the AI response 100% authentic. Remember that sometimes AI can be inaccurate on some responses, so we take responsibility for our opinions but keep in mind that fragments generated by AI may have inacuracies.

Why does hiring with agencies for overseas jobs matter?

But first, let’s recognize that in our current global economy, the ability to tap into overseas talent is no longer a luxury—it’s a competitive necessity if you want to find qualified and experienced candidates at competitive salary rates. So, through recruitment agencies (no matter which one you choose), you should expect to get:

• Access to vetted, skilled professionals worldwide
• Cost-effective hiring options, available at your working schedules and times (particularly efficient in nearshore regions like Latin America)
• Streamlined HR and compliance advice, normally by staffing partners or EOR-suggested services.
• Cultural and time zone alignment for remote teams

But choosing the right agency makes all the difference. This is what the AI told us about the top 5 agencies helping U.S.-based companies hire Latin American professionals and beyond. Each offers unique advantages. Here’s how they compare.

Top Latin Talent (toplatintalent.com)

Overview
Top Latin talent connects U.S. companies with vetted senior developers and tech professionals across Latin America. Known for its consultative approach, transparent process, and region-specific expertise, it caters primarily to companies hiring remotely for long-term roles.

✅ Pros

• Deep focus on Latam’s senior tech talent pool
• Content-rich blog covering hiring compliance, tech team building, and DOJ regulation awareness
• Clear communication, pricing transparency, and cultural alignment focus

❌ Cons

• Concentrated on tech and digital roles (not ideal for generalist roles)
• Not a job board platform—tailored for managed hiring

Why does it stand out among the agencies for overseas jobs 

Among agencies for overseas jobs, top Latin talent shines through its balance of expertise, clarity, and strategy. Its specialized niche enables faster, more accurate placements, especially in mid-to-senior engineering roles.

Our comment

We feel flattered to be praised for our transparency, and even if we give you the option of scheduling a call, filling out the survey or asking about our great partnerships, we usually lean more towards the call option, because this way we can be totally sure that you have understood everything about our services, and we can adjust better to your needs and offer a personalized service. In this sense, we are kind of old-fashioned and believe that trust and direct communication are the main assets of every company.

However, even if it’s true that we specialize in tech roles, we also do have the flexibility to fill other kinds of roles as you can see in our blog series about marketing or sales.

Hirelatam (hirelatam.com)

Overview

Hirelatam helps U.S. businesses hire across marketing, finance, and operations roles. They promote a no-upfront-fee policy and a wide array of business function placements, making them appealing to startups and SMBs.

✅ Pros

• Broad role coverage: marketing, sales, finance, admin
• Emphasis on cost efficiency with quality
• Strong LinkedIn presence (~143k followers)

❌ Cons

• Limited transparency around the hiring process on-site
• Some candidates have concerns about ghosting or inconsistent communication

How it compares

While versatile, Hirelatam trades some depth for breadth. Compared to Top Latin Talent’s laser focus on tech talent, it offers wider but less specialized coverage.

Our comment

They have, indeed, a great LinkedIn presence, one of the best among hiring solutuions with agencies for overseas jobs; however, it is true that surfing their website a little bit for this blog, they don’t see as informative as us in their blogs section, where they keep a general job approach without showing that much deep thinking about specific role needs. Also, their pricing plans seem to be focused on quantity, rather than type of contract: they charge 3200 per hire on individual plans (2700 for more than 2) and have a $500 deposit; the other option is a scale starting at $1000 monthly for up to 6 hires.

Seems like a great option if you want massive hiring. We, instead, don’t have a deposit, just a small initiation fee of $50, and have pricing plans that go from  $0 for junior tech roles, or hourly mid-senior roles, to 5000 for highly specialized roles and in between you’ll find $2500 for part-time/short-term positions, and customized retainers’ plans if you want to balance our quality approach with a more massive hiring plan.

Lathire (lathire.com)

Overview

Lathire promotes access to the “top 3%” of Latin American professionals. Their vetting process mixes AI assessments with human interviews. Focused on delivering top talent in customer service, design, marketing, and dev.

✅ Pros

• Multi-layered vetting (AI + human)
• Time zone alignment and payroll solutions
• Market-based pricing (80% lower than U.S. averages)

❌ Cons

• Leaner documentation or examples of past client results
• Less educational content or insight into the Latin American hiring strategy

How it compares

Lathire shares similar target geographies with Top Latin Talent but is more distributed across job roles. It serves well for volume hiring or broader department builds.

Our comment

At first, we liked how all the roles on their website seemed clickable, but we got a little bit disappointed when we found that those links drove to sites that are always the same but with a different job title. We haven’t covered all possible positions yet (you’ll understand that there are a lot), but surfing through our blogs, you’ll notice that we always try to understand deeply different positions, so every part is clear regarding the profile they are looking for/ offering.

We also liked the AI vetting they offer, but algorithms sometimes can be quite confusing, and if you don’t know exactly how they work, you’ll never be sure how they are matching you with candidates. Those are great ways to save some time, but we’ve found that we can do the same without sacrificing personal approaches and being able to explain why we consider a profile with more clarity in our decision-making process.

We also felt that the pricing for direct hires is not quite clear on their website, and maybe they are positioning themselves more to be and staffing agency, which is great, and we also offer through our partnership for tech roles, but is always good to be clear on the advantages pros and cons between recruiting and staffing, as you can read in this blog.

South (hireinsouth.com)

Overview

South, formerly Hireinsouth, provides access to a pre-vetted talent pool (top 0.5%). Offers transparent pricing, onboarding, payroll, and hiring compliance across Latin America.

✅ Pros

• Competitive pricing ($2.5k/month average for full-time roles)
• Clean, UX-friendly platform
• Full-service solution from hire to payroll

❌ Cons

• Branding shift may affect long-term recall or trust
• Vetting is strong, but limited insight into cultural fit assessments

How it compares

South brings operational efficiency and cost control, which may appeal to scaling teams. Top Latin Talent, however, emphasizes candidate-team compatibility and long-term retention.

Our comment

The first thing to say about Hireinsouth, is that, even if ChatGPT says that they have a $2.5 pricing on average for the roles, we can’t assure that this is true, because their pricing site doesn’t mention the prices. They ask you to directly fill in some information so they can write back. So, let’s highlight that with a question mark. The second thing that we noticed is that the team members who appeared on the site, not one of them seemed particularly bonded with Latin America.

We don’t have any doubts about their expertise and professionalism, but that is a competitive advantage that we have comparing to other agencies for overseas jobs: we are a North American based company, in which founders and workforce have demonstrable bonds with Latin America and the Latin American job market, showing not only expertise but also direct experience with culture, workforce and trends, when we tell you that hiring remotely from Latam is a good idea, we are the first ones to apply our advice. We also have quicker time frames to present a pool of candidates (8 days vs. 21 days), however, their global compliance guarantee makes them stand out as a recruitment service with EOR, and that’s something that we liked about them.

Near (hirewithnear.com)

Overview

Near promises Latam hiring tailored for North American time zones. While it mentions proximity and alignment, there’s limited public-facing content on process or candidate profiles.

✅ Pros

• Appealing brand promise for nearshore hiring
• Potential local presence in key Latam markets

❌ Cons

• Minimal content or pricing transparency
• Lacks clear use cases or hiring results

How it compares

Top Latin Talent’s transparency and blog-based hiring strategy education contrasts with Near’s opaquer model. Great concept, but harder to evaluate execution.

Our comment

Okay, we do agree on this one a lot. What we love about Near is their branding strategy, the amount and precision of their blogs, and some tools that they incorporated, like their salary savings calculator when hiring from Latam. However, indeed, the information on their website is not that clear about the pricing, and overall, it is a great site, but kind of complex to navigate with lots of clickable entries that drive us to an obscure landscape of excessive but unclear information. Also, and this applies to most of the recruitment platforms, you’ll often see a headline promising 70% or 80% on savings in salary rates, and some small footnotes with clarification. We prefer to be straightforward: we’ve found that salaries of the Latin American workforce can save you between 40%. And 70% compared to the American counterparts. But it depends on the role, and it’s not like every employee is going to charge 70% less.

Final thoughts: choosing your hiring partner

Choosing the right agency depends on your hiring goals. If you’re scaling a tech team, aiming for long-term, and value cultural fit, Top Latin Talent checks all the boxes while maintaining the depth and transparency companies now expect from their global hiring partners. So, let us know, are you ready to schedule a call or fill in the survey and receive a pool of talent in 5-8 business days with a risk-free hiring guarantee?

Are you looking to hire Latin American talent? Schedule a commitment-free meeting today with us to discuss your hiring needs.