Desk 1

Permanent recruitment

Three good candidates, not thirty CVs. You pay only when someone starts, from 12% of salary, with a twelve-week rebate.

A woman in a grey jacket and a young man in a white shirt smiling across a table in a job interview

We read every CV and ring every candidate, and we tell you what they are like and whether they are likely to take it. If we cannot find the right person, you pay nothing.

Before we advertise anything we come and look at the job. Who will they work for, what happens at seven in the morning, why did the last person leave? It takes half an hour, and that half hour means we send you three people rather than a stack. Most of our placements come from people we already know, because Bridgend is not a big town.

We reference properly and check the right to work, and we tell you when the salary will not attract the person you describe. If someone leaves within twelve weeks, you get money back on a sliding scale. Candidates never pay us: charging work-seekers for finding work is against the law for an agency in this country, and we would not do it if it were not.

What is included

  • A visit to see the job, before we advertise it
  • Three screened candidates, with a straight note on each
  • References and right-to-work checks
  • No fee unless someone starts
  • A sliding rebate over twelve weeks

What it costs

Our fee is 12% of first-year salary under £25,000, 15% up to £40,000 and 18% above that, payable when the person starts. Free for candidates, always. Every price is on the sectors page; the employer calculator shows your fee.

Questions about permanent

How long does it take?

Office and driving jobs, usually two to three weeks. Senior and specialist roles take six to eight. The employer calculator gives a typical time for your level.

What if they leave after a month?

The rebate slides: within 2 weeks 100%, up to 4 weeks 75%, up to 8 weeks 50% and up to 12 weeks 25%. Pay the invoice within 14 days and the rebate stands.

Looking for work, or looking for someone?

Register in ten minutes and we will ring you, or tell us about the job and we will come and see it. Free for candidates, and no fee for employers unless someone starts.