The Challenge
Many of the best People & Talent professionals aren't browsing job boards or replying to cold-outreach. They're building high-performance cultures, scaling teams, and solving complex human challenges.
A moth to your high hiring bar
Expert consultancy and a relentless focus on enticing the best talent to your organisation
Often, recruitment can be transactional. Ours can be transformational. We don't just fill roles - we engineer perfect matches between visionary companies and the People & Talent leaders who will help define their futures.
How can we make the difference?
It starts with understanding their world better than anyone else - their motivations, aspirations, and the conditions that would make them consider a change. This understanding only comes from years of genuine relationship building and obtaining market insights.
We don't just know what someone does - we understand why they do it, what they’re aspiring to become, and what they care deeply about. This help us engineer perfect matches and entice them into joining your organisation.
Access Off-Market Talent
Many of the best candidates are not applying to job adverts or responding to cold outreach. Our sole focus on recruiting People & Talent hires within the Tech sector means that we can nurture long-standing relationships, and offer our clients access to the best off-market talent.
Speed of Execution
While other search firms have to spend weeks mapping and understanding the People & Talent candidate market, we have been doing this everyday since our inception. This level of market knowledge enables us to start engaging with target candidates ahead of the competition, gaining a sometimes crucial advantage.
Specialised Consultancy
Our depth of specialism in People & Talent hiring enables us to understand the subtle nuance of each vacancy brief. With the most discerning, sought-after candidates, one opportunity is usually all that you get to secure their interest. Our knowledge of what drives People & Talent professionals ensures that we can pre-empt objections, and work with you to resolve them before they dissuade the best talent.
300+ successful People & Talent hires into growth companies including
Six stages to securing exceptional talent
Our proven methodology has been refined through 50,000+ hours of recruiting People & Talent professionals into innovative growth companies.
Discuss your hireStage 01: Vacancy Briefing
100% alignment on ideal profile and search process
Stage 02: Candidate Identification
Longlist of target candidates produced
Stage 03: Candidate Outreach
Personalised, multi-channeled outreach, with systematic follow-ups
Stage 04: Candidate Assessment
In-person or video screening using our bespoke methodology
Stage 05: Candidate Introductions
Candidate submissions, along with accompanying data and insights
Stage 06: Interviews & Offer
End-to-end management with expert consultancy
Results that matter, beyond the numbers
Key commitments
24-hour
response to all new
vacancy enquiries
Complete
discretion,
always
Replacement
guarantee
Comprehensive
market
intelligence
included
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Case Study: People Director hire at Oxford Science Enterprises
Hawkwood helped Oxford Science Enterprises attract top London talent to Oxford, securing the ideal People Director for growth.
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