Phase 2 · Strategy & Planning · From Idea to Executable Plan
Talent Acquisition Strategy
The wrong hire costs three times their salary. The right hire changes the trajectory of the business. Talent acquisition strategy is the system that consistently produces the latter.
Talent acquisition strategy is the structured approach to attracting, assessing, and hiring the people your business needs at each stage of growth. We design the ideal candidate profiles, the sourcing strategy, the assessment framework, and the candidate experience that brings the right people into the business faster and at a higher quality than an ad-hoc approach ever could.
The Pain We Solve
You may recognise yourself in one of these.
Three audience scenarios · because the same service produces a different transformation depending on where you are in the business journey.
Scenario 1
The founder making hiring decisions on gut feel alone
You hire people you like in conversations and discover who they actually are in the role. The cost of a wrong hire — in time, money, and team morale — is significant. And yet the process never gets designed.
Scenario 2
The SME losing great candidates to slower processes
The best candidates are off the market in days. Your hiring process takes weeks. By the time you decide, they have accepted another offer — and you are back to the start.
Scenario 3
The scaleup that needs to hire fast without sacrificing quality
Growth requires rapid headcount increase but every fast hire feels like a gamble. There is no designed process, no consistent assessment, and no way to know if a candidate is genuinely right until they are already in the seat.
The Impact It Creates
The Moment You Will Feel the Difference.
Higher quality hires through structured, evidence-based assessment
Faster time-to-hire because the process is designed not improvised
Reduced cost of a bad hire through better upfront screening
Employer brand that attracts candidates before they are actively looking
What You Receive
The Specific Deliverables.
Tangible outputs · documented, dated, and yours to keep.
- Ideal candidate profiles by role and seniority
- Sourcing strategy — channels, networks, and search approach
- Structured interview framework with scoring rubric
- Assessment and work sample design
- Candidate experience map from application to offer
- Hiring manager training guide
The Outcome
Where You Will Be on the Other Side.
The business hires people who are genuinely right for the role, the team, and the stage of growth — consistently, faster, and with measurable confidence that the person in the seat will perform.
Primary Focus
Designing a structured talent acquisition system that consistently attracts and hires the right people faster.
KPI Measurement
- Time-to-hire
- Quality of hire score at 90 days
- Offer acceptance rate
- Cost per hire
- First-year retention rate
Investment & ROI
Pricing Engineered Around the Value You Create.
Every engagement is sized against the value we believe we can create with you · the fee is always a fraction of the outcome. Four tiers · so the investment matches your stage of business.
Tier 1
Foundations
£5,000 – £15,000
Right for
Pre-startup, startup, and micro-business founders ready to build on evidence rather than instinct.
Typical Value Created
£100K+ in sharper resource allocation and avoided strategic missteps
Engagement
4 – 8 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 2
Acceleration
£15,000 – £50,000
Right for
Growing SMEs and established small businesses ready to scale a working model into the next revenue band.
Typical Value Created
£500K – £3M in faster execution and pipeline acceleration
Engagement
8 – 16 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 3
Transformation
£50,000 – £250,000
Right for
Medium enterprises and scale-stage businesses ready to commit to a multi-quarter, organisation-wide shift.
Typical Value Created
£2M – £20M in strategic value through repositioning, model redesign, and growth-system installation
Engagement
3 – 9 months
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 4
Enterprise
£250,000 – £2M+
Right for
Large enterprises, global operators, and complex organisations ready for a multi-year strategic partnership.
Typical Value Created
£10M+ in major strategic initiatives, capital deployment efficiency, and competitive repositioning
Engagement
12 months and onward
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Why We Price This Way
Every engagement is sized around the value we believe we can create with you. The fee is always a fraction of the outcome · typically 10 – 20% of the expected first-year return.
This is how we make sure pricing aligns with results. The conversation is never “what does this cost?” · it is always “what is this worth to your business?” We answer that together in the first call, transparently, and decide the right tier from there.
If we cannot articulate a credible 5–10× return for your specific situation, we will tell you in the first call. That honesty is part of why our clients trust us with the work that matters most.
Why This Conversation Matters
“Every great business is built by great people. Talent acquisition strategy is how you make finding great people a reliable system rather than a repeated gamble.”
A 90-minute structured strategy session · produces a usable roadmap whether you engage further or not.
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