Every requisition an agency works on RecruitiFi comes through one of two relationship types: preferred or community. Understanding both before you apply helps you see how invitations and fees fit together.
Preferred relationships:
What it is: A client has named your agency a preferred supplier, usually because you already worked together before the platform.
How work arrives: The client invites you to their roles directly, and working an invited role costs nothing.
Fee terms: Your negotiated per-client terms apply, including tiered rates where you have them.
Community relationships:
What it is: Access to requisitions from clients you have no prior relationship with, matched to your stated preferences.
How work arrives: Roles appear in Discover based on your matching preferences, and you choose which to accept.
Fee terms: Standardized country-by-country community fees, guarantee periods, and ownership terms, all visible before you submit.
Why the distinction matters: Community work is how new agencies build client relationships on the platform. Perform well on a client's community requisition, and that client can add you as a preferred supplier, moving future work to the invitation model.
For the coin mechanics in detail, see "How Community Coins work: earning, spending, and your ledger."