The risk to me was that SA disrupts their own model using APLi, because they're thinking "if I'm going to get disrupted, it may as well be us doing it." In doing so, it leaves no room for the other disruptor, Schrole Advantage.
I admit I'm not 100% familiar with the fee structures of APLi as it relates to school customers, so I might be wrong, but I don't see anything that precludes a school client of Search Associates paying the $500 annual fee, then doing the hiring themselves using only APLi and completely cutting out SA's recruitment service? Basically, using APLi in exactly the same way they're using Schrole. Search misses out on the $3k placement fee, but they weren't going to get that anyway if the school had decided to do their hiring in house anyway.
From the candidates side, my understanding is that Schrole is 75 per yr and Search is $225 per 3 years so not a huge difference. But for the moment I see schools as the main revenue source and thus the main game for SCL, since relatively few candidates seem to be taking up the $75/yr option and going for the free option instead.
SCL Price at posting:
1.9¢ Sentiment: None Disclosure: Not Held
