Contingent permanent recruitment
Pay a success fee only when your new hire joins. Ideal for individual specialist, managerial and professional roles.
- Success fee on joining
- Replacement period agreed upfront
Hire the people your plan depends on.
Work with a consultant who knows your sector, agrees terms in writing and keeps you updated every week, from the first brief to the new hire’s first day.
Hiring challenges
If this sounds familiar, we can help.
Roles open for months
Critical positions stay vacant while the team stretches to cover the gap and deadlines slip.
Too many irrelevant CVs
Hiring managers spend hours screening profiles that never matched the brief in the first place.
Offers that don’t convert
Selected candidates accept counter-offers or drop out during long notice periods.
Compliance worries
Contract staff and payroll across states create statutory obligations nobody fully owns.
Services & engagement models
Choose the model that fits the role.
Most clients use more than one. We will recommend the right mix during your first conversation and put every term in writing.
Retained executive search
A dedicated, research-led search for senior and confidential appointments with staged payments.
- Market mapping and deep assessment
- Confidential approach protocol
Contract staffing
Skilled people on our payroll for projects, seasonal peaks or headcount freezes, with a conversion option.
- Monthly cost plus service fee
- Statutory compliance managed
Recruitment process outsourcing
An embedded team that runs high-volume or ongoing hiring under your brand, with shared reporting.
- Service levels and dashboards
- Capacity that flexes with demand
Recruitment workflow
What happens after you send a brief.
Acknowledge
A consultant contacts you to schedule an intake call.
Within one working dayIntake & terms
We agree the role scorecard, salary band, process and commercial terms in writing.
Before any search beginsSearch & shortlist
Screened profiles with written summaries, plus a weekly update on the market response.
Weekly updatesInterview & offer
We schedule interviews, collect feedback and help both sides reach a fair offer.
Feedback within agreed timeJoin & review
Notice-period engagement, joining support and a post-joining check-in.
First 90 days
Roles & sectors covered
From the shop floor to the boardroom.
We recruit across functions and seniority levels, with specialist consultants for each sector.
Functions
Seniority
Sectors
Self-service
Prefer to post jobs yourself?
Register your company for free and post vacancies on our job board. Our team checks every job before it goes live, and our recruiters screen the applicants for you.
- Free company registration
- Track your jobs and applications in one dashboard
- Every listing verified, so candidates can trust it
Request talent
Share your hiring brief.
A few details are enough to start. A consultant will contact you within one working day to set up an intake call.
- No obligation and no upfront fee to discuss your needs
- Terms agreed in writing before any search begins
- Your information is kept confidential
Employer FAQ
Before you get started.
No. Initial conversations and proposals are free. Fees apply only under a signed agreement, and for contingent recruitment only when a hire joins.
Permanent placements include a replacement period agreed in your contract. If a hire leaves within that period for reasons covered by the agreement, we search for a replacement at no additional fee.
We work on both exclusive and non-exclusive bases. For specialist and senior roles, exclusivity for an agreed period usually produces a better search and a more consistent candidate experience.
Through structured screening against the scorecard agreed at intake. Depending on the role, this may include competency interviews, practical exercises and reference checks. Background verification can be arranged with candidates’ consent.
As the employer of contract staff, SparkHire manages their payroll, statutory contributions and records, and shares proof of compliance with you every month. Principal employers retain certain responsibilities under law, which we explain clearly during onboarding.