Permanent & Fixed-term People & Talent Recruitment

The challenge we solve

Many of the best People & Talent professionals aren't browsing job boards and aren't responding to cold outreach.

When this is right for you

When striving to hit a high hiring bar

When seeking total confidence in your hiring decision

When valuing hands-on management of the hiring process

When seeking an advantage over competing hiring companies

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Our proven methodology

Our proven methodology: six stages refined through 50,000+ hours recruiting People & Talent hires on behalf of innovative growth companies.

The knowledge that: the recruiting process is set-up for success, every lever has been pulled to attract the absolute best viable talent to the opportunity and, when all is concluded, the absolute best candidate has been hired.

Discuss your hire

Stage 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 interview screening using our bespoke methodology

Stage 05: Interview Management

Candidate submissions, along wtih accompanying data and insights

Stage 06: Interviews & Offer

End-to-end management, with expert consultancy

Who we connect you with

Many of the candidates we place aren’t actively seeking new roles. Enticing them into considering a new role requires us to understand their motives and aspirations, and present them an opportunity that aligns with those.

Strategic thinkers

Who can understand your business strategy and align the People initiatives to it

Culture builders

Experienced in maintaining company values and driving high performance while scaling

Creators

Who can be hands-on in creating new processes and systems; shipping new initiatives fast

Sector specialists

Who have experienced the growth journey in engineering & product-led, high-performing companies

Why they partner with us

  • Long-term relationships built over years of deep industry involvement
  • Confidential approach – we understand and respect the sensitivity of career moves
  • Market intelligence – we provide highly specialised insights into their specific niche of the market
  • Values alignment focus – we only present opportunities that genuinely fit their career goals
  • Professional representation – we manage the entire process with discretion and expertise

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What makes us different

Why exceptional companies choose Hawkwood for their most critical hires

Candidate Community

50,000+ hours building authentic connections with the most in-demand People & Talent professionals in the market

Controlling the 1%’s

Professionally trained in storytelling, neuro-linguistic programming, copywriting, negotiation, unconscious bias and competency based interviewing, as well as meticulous recruitment-specific training. We take nothing for granted in our pursuit of excellence

Niche Domain Expertise

Solely focused on recruiting People & Talent professionals into innovative growth companies. We’ve seen every possible scenario; enabling us to anticipate and side-step obstacles, as well as optimise the search process for the best possible hire

Consultative process

We fix briefs that won't attract top talent - reshaping opportunities until they're truly compelling. Our domain-specific experience enables us to quickly recognise patterns and problem solve before the search risks going awry

Market intelligence

Every search includes comprehensive market analysis: salary benchmarks, candidate pool insights, and market feedback on the opportunity. You get strategic advice, not just candidate delivery, ensuring high-conviction in the hiring decision you make

Proven results

300+ repeat clients, including many of the global tech sectors most prestigious brands. 75%+ of our clients first interacted with us in relation to their own job search. Their positive experience led to them trusting us to assemble their future teams. Rated 5* on Google.

Partnership

Our role is more rewarding when we can operate as a true partner. We're at our best when we can learn intimately about a client company, and provide bespoke solutions to their People & Talent challenges. We prioritise longer-term partnership over short-term gain.

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