How we work
The same process for every search, written down.
Employers and candidates both deserve to know what happens next. Here is the full sequence, what you can expect from us at each step, and what we ask of you.
For employers
From brief to a hire that sticks
Acknowledgement
A consultant from the relevant practice replies within one business day of receiving your vacancy or call.
Briefing call
30 to 45 minutes on the role, the team, the manager, systems, budget, and what a strong first year looks like. We agree the scorecard, terms, and how you want to be updated. We also tell you honestly whether the salary will work.
Search
We map the market and approach passive candidates alongside our registered network. Nobody is contacted about a confidential role without your organization anonymized.
Structured interviews
Every candidate is interviewed by your practice consultant against the scorecard. Technical exercises or portfolio reviews are added where agreed.
Shortlist
Three to five people, each with interview notes, salary expectations, notice period, work authorization, and our view of fit. You get a weekly progress note regardless.
Interviews and feedback
We schedule interviews, collect feedback from both sides within 24 hours, and keep candidates warm between stages.
References and offer
References taken to your specification. We structure the offer with you, present it, and manage counter-offer risk before the resignation.
Onboarding and guarantee
Check-ins with both sides at two weeks, six weeks, and three months. If something is wrong we hear early. The written guarantee covers the agreed period.
For candidates
From registration to your first 90 days
Acknowledgement
You hear from us within two business days. If your background fits a practice we book an intro call; if not, we say so and point you somewhere useful.
Intro call
30 minutes on what you do, what you want next, salary expectations, and constraints. This is a real interview; treat it as one.
Matching
We only discuss roles that fit what you told us. For each, you get the full brief, the range, and our honest view of the employer before deciding.
Permission
Nothing is sent without your explicit go-ahead for that role, and you know who it is going to.
Preparation
A prep call before each interview: format, interviewers, what they care about, and practical details.
Feedback
Employer feedback shared honestly after every stage, including when it is disappointing. Your feedback goes back to the employer.
Offer and resignation
We negotiate on your behalf with live salary data, then help you resign well and handle a counter-offer.
First 90 days
Check-ins at two weeks, six weeks, and three months. If something is not right we can often help.
Standards
What we hold ourselves to
Response times
Employers: one business day. Candidates: two business days. Interview feedback: 24 hours. If we miss one, we tell you why.
Confidentiality
No candidate profile leaves us without permission. No confidential employer is named before a candidate has agreed to proceed.
Honesty on pay
We tell employers when a budget will stall a search and candidates when an expectation is above the market. Early, and plainly.
Start the process.
Brief a role or register your CV and see the first step happen within a day or two.