Our longevity

Founded in 2002 we have developed a substantial network in each of our sectors, which enables us to move quickly to secure the best talent. We are among the leading recruitment agencies in our sectors, across the UK, and candidates come to us for advice and support before entering the jobs market which means many of the people who come to us are exclusively working with us. Our candidate reach is extensive and encompasses passive job seekers as well as active candidates through our presence across all of the major social platforms, specialist job boards, industry events and networking. Only a small element of the working population (c. 17%) are active job seekers, we give you access to the much larger proportion that are not actively on the job market, but we have the means and ability to include these in any job search for you. These include candidates that are in our wider network who we have previously identified as people “of interest” or who have been recommended to us and trust us to exclusively represent them to potential career opportunities.

An SME company

We are an owner managed SME recruitment agency and are adaptable and responsive to our client’s needs and requirements. We can deliver exception results on a niche search requirement through traditional headhunting, and we can deliver a bespoke staffing requirement for volume hiring and one off positions. Our expertise in permanent, contract and interim recruitment enables us to work flexibly to deliver a solution that best fits our client’s requirement. This is demonstrated in our dedicated client and candidate testimonials page, and throughout the website.

A loyal client following

We have worked hard over the years to develop a very loyal client following and a majority of our business is from client’s who we have worked with before. We really invest time to understand our clients business so that we can understand the levels of leadership and capability they look for, in addition to the “fit” with their organisation based on the right values and behaviours. Some of our clients have been with us on our journey for over 17 years.

More than “just a recruitment agency”

Our clients demand more from us than a recruitment agency service. We are an industry thought leader and can be regularly found at networking events, expos and industry awards. As we are full immersed in our sectors, clients turn to us for industry insights, salary benchmarking, leadership assessment, employment reports, onboarding advice, confidential searches and interview process advice, to name a few of the additional services that add significant value to our clients. Articles containing our thought leadership can be found in our News, Blogs & Insights area, along with out in-depth sector specific salary surveys.

D2R by numbers

Our D2R by Numbers showcases our capability, achievements and expertise in each of our sectors that gives additional reassurance to clients who are thinking of partnering with us.

Our people

Our people are central to our success and future ambitions. We have a highly experienced and dedicated team of some of the finest recruiters in their sector across the UK. The team will provide you with expert knowledge on all areas; from mapping out the right interview process to secure the best candidate, advice on salary and package, market intelligence, discussing with you a shortlist of preferred candidates that we have identified though to onboarding and ensuring there are no teething issues. We work in an open, transparent and collaborative way and our end goal is always the same your end goal, securing the best person for the job in the most time effective way. We continually invest in our people, and their development in order to help them achieve their personal and professional ambitions. We provide support with professional qualifications, and leadership accreditations, partnering with the Institute of Leadership & Management, and have real examples of employees who have joined us in junior level positions, who have progressed into key leadership roles within our organisation.

Investment in technology & systems

We have invested substantially in ensuring we have cutting edge systems and technology enabling us to work more effectively and efficiently on your behalf. Our cloud based systems ensure business interruption protection and that we can access any information from wherever we are at any time. Our internal CRM is a bespoke system that enhances our candidate acquisition, management and communication thought the entire recruitment and onboarding process. We continually invest in innovative candidate sourcing software and technology, enabling us to identify and contact the broadest spectrum of candidates from which we can shortlist the best people safe in the knowledge we haven’t missed anyone out. Our technology includes leading assessment tools through to using video to facilitate individual or panel interviews (even if the participants are all in different locations).

Science based assessment

For clients who are keen to underpin any critical hiring decisions with robust science based assessment, we use market leading assessment tools to identify each candidate’s potential key strengths, cultural fit, and key risk behaviours to help organisations objectively compare candidates and increase the likelihood of a successful appointment. Based on science, our assessments are developed and validated according to current professional standards. They are designed to address your unique business needs and challenges and can be used at any level throughout the organisation. Our tailored solutions mean businesses can adopt the same data-driven analytical rigour to their selection and talent acquisition programmes as is afforded to financial and operational decisions. Our range of bespoke assessments measure personality characteristics, dysfunctional behaviour risks, core value and motive drivers, and cognitive aptitude and ability. With the added benefit of customised reports, we are able focus on factors critical to your organisation. Interview prompts to further explore the match and mismatch between the individual and role requirements are also available. To ensure appropriate and consistent application, Detail2Recruitment has an internal Business Psychologist, accredited by the British Psychological Society, with the expertise and resources needed to interpret the personality profiles and help businesses make more informed decisions when seeking the best talent.