A discreet, retained search practice. We approach people individually and in confidence, from experienced specialists to the most senior appointments, in the fields where we hold genuine standing.
For over a decade we have worked alongside the universities and employers who shape the nation’s workforce. Those relationships are the practice. They let us reach the people most searches never do, and approach them with trust already in place.
This is not volume recruitment. It is considered, confidential search, where every candidate is approached individually rather than answering an advert.
Our searches run from experienced specialists with five years and above, through to the most senior appointments in an institution.
The people who teach, lead and run the institutions shaping the next generation.
Lecturer hiring is where most universities feel the squeeze, particularly in fields where qualified academics are scarce. It is work we take on directly.
We are on campus constantly, through career fairs and partnerships with over 100 universities. We know the faculty, the management, and who is ready to move.
Academic staff and faculty can register their profile in our confidential registry below.
The people who build and steward an organisation's workforce.
We work with HR and talent teams every week, across recruitment drives, career fairs, and the employer community around our awards and research.
HR professionals can register their profile in our confidential registry below.
The people who build and lead the teams behind the product.
Our reach here is built through the tech career fairs we run and the engineering and data community that has grown around them.
Technology professionals can register their profile in our confidential registry below.
The people who win the business and hold the client relationships.
We meet commercial talent through our career fairs and the employer community we serve across the nation.
Sales and commercial professionals can register their profile in our confidential registry below.
We agree the scope and terms before the search begins. That commitment is what allows us to approach people in our own name.
We take time to understand the role, the institution, and the person it truly needs.
We identify the field and approach candidates discreetly, on your behalf.
A short, considered list with our honest assessment, not a pile of CVs.
We support through interviews, offer, and the transition into the role.
When we approach a vice-chancellor, a chief people officer or a head of engineering, we do it in our name, using relationships built over sixteen years. That is why we work retained. A fee is agreed before a search begins, so we only ever approach people on behalf of an organisation genuinely committed to hiring.
It protects your confidentiality, it protects the candidate, and it keeps our reach intact for the next search.
Terms are set out at the briefing and shaped around the seniority and difficulty of the role. The first conversation costs nothing, and if we do not believe we can serve the search well, we will tell you then.
For experienced professionals across academic, People, technology and commercial fields. Register your profile in confidence. Your profile is seen only by directors and above, and only directors and above work on it. We approach you only when a relevant role arises, and share your profile with an organisation only with your explicit consent.
Handled by directors and above. Never shared without your consent.
The fee reflects the seniority and difficulty of the role and the scope of the search, and is agreed in writing before the search begins. We work retained rather than success-only, so each search gets the time and discretion it needs. Talk to us first and we will walk you through it.
Yes. Approaches are made on your behalf without naming you until a candidate is serious and you have agreed. Confidentiality protects your organisation and the candidate's current position.
We will say so at the briefing. If a role sits outside academic, People, technology or commercial fields, we would rather point you elsewhere than take a search we cannot do justice.
Tell us about the role. We will tell you honestly whether it is one we can serve well.
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