I take pride in delivering

the full end to end service

Retained Search

Emulating an inhouse talent manager, giving you full support through the recruitment process.

Delivered by 'Paul Whitehead' your dedicated account manager, talent scout and consultant.

  What do you get:

  • Experienced (20 years+) Recruiter dedicated to your account.
  • Consulting and advice on salary benchmarking, positioning of the role, team structure and market analysis.
  • Creation of Brief / Job Specification and story.
  • Advertising of post on:
  • LinkedIn (min 1 week slot)
  • Reed
  • CVlibrary
  • Jobserve and Aggregate sites
  • CV Database search on:
  • Reed
  • CVLibrary
  • Indeed
  • Linkedin search using the Recruiter platform for active and passive prospects.   Extra note, the LinkedIn Recruiter platform is the premier headhunting tool.  To purchase direct, a yearly license costs £5000.
  • Networking contacts.
  • Pre-screening with benchmark question.
  • Candidates fully briefed.
  • Short list.
  • Interview process management.
  • Candidates managed to leave a positive experience.


All these services are delivered by myself

Not shipped out to 3rd parties


What does it cost:

£1000 for initialisation and 1 day's search.

This covers full management of interview and offer process.   


£60 per hour for additional CV search and screening candidates. 


Weekly report of hours worked.

Billed at the end of the month.


Q&A

  • How much can be covered in 1 day?

Accurate expectations based on the brief will be given.   For the average role, in 1 day, I will cover a full search of active candidates on CVLibrary/Reed/Indeed and a LinkedIn search of the first 300 relevant profiles.

  • How long will the advert last?

I will run the advert for up to 1 month.  The goal is to pause early when we have success with a hire.

  • How much additional spend will there be?

This is where you have full control.  I can halt searching and screening at any time.   You can put a cap on the spend.   To manage expectations, following the first day, an extra 8 hours (£480) to source further CV's and interview remaining candidates  would be the minimum to create a quality short list.

  • How many live positions can you run?

I can run multiple positions.   The £1000 initial fee is for each position. 

 Precision talent acquisition