For employers
Tell us who you need. FH finds them.
One sentence is enough. You get a shortlist a consultant has checked, with the reasons each person fits.
The Probation Promise
Pay nothing until your hire passes probation.
10% of first year salary, charged only after probation. Agencies typically charge 15 to 25%, when the hire starts. For an exceptional match, we send a video introduction before you meet.
See the numbersTypical agency
15 to 25%
Charged when the hire starts
FH Recruitment
10%
Charged only after your hire passes probation
Three ways to hire
Post
Advertise a vacancy.
Your role on our site, in front of the candidates whose CVs fit it.
Post a jobSearch
Search FH's talent network.
Registered candidates, and people open to the right move, scored against what you ask for.
Search our candidatesHeadhunt
Tell FH who you want.
A consultant researches the market, approaches people directly and checks each one before you see them.
Start a headhunt
A shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- 1You say who you needOne sentence. No advert to write.
- 2We score and checkEvery candidate is scored against your brief, and a consultant reads the list before you do.
- 3You ask to meet themYou see the profile, the score and the reasons. Names are hidden.
- 4They say yesThe candidate is told who you are and decides. A yes is a mutual match.
Candidate B
Senior pharmacist
Meath · 9 years · €85,000 to €92,000 · 1 month
Open to the right opportunityPSI
- Experience: Senior pharmacist
- Based in Meath
- 9 years, you asked for 7+
FH Verified
Checks a consultant has done in person. A candidate's card shows only the ones that were actually done.
- IdentityPhoto ID seen and matched to the person.
- Right to workPassport, permit or visa seen.
- Professional registrationChecked on the regulator's own register.
- QualificationsCertificates seen or confirmed with the college.
- ReferencesTwo referees spoken to.
For senior and private appointments
FH Executive
Chief executives, finance directors and the people who report to them.
A retained search, run in confidence by one senior consultant.
FH ExecutiveFH Private
Private recruitment for families, founders and family offices.
Personal service. Nothing advertised. Your name stays out of it.
FH Private
Every kind of hire
- Permanent recruitmentA shortlist of properly screened, genuinely interested candidates, usually within days, and no fee until your hire passes probation.
- Contract and temporary staffingCover, surge capacity and project specialists on daily rates or agency contracts, compliant and ready to start.
- Executive searchRetained, research led search for leadership roles, run by one named lead with discretion and rigour.
- International recruitment and relocationSourcing from overseas talent pools, employment permits and relocation support, so people arrive ready to work.
- Project and volume hiringHiring in numbers for plant openings, expansions and ramp ups, with one point of contact and weekly reporting.
- Salary benchmarking and market adviceHonest data on pay, availability and competitor hiring, before you set a budget or sign off a job description.
What you get, in writing.
Few agencies put in writing how fast they work, who does the work or what happens to candidates. We do.
- 48hA first shortlist in 48 hoursOn permanent searches we aim to send a first shortlist within 48 hours of an agreed brief. If we cannot, we tell you why and what we are doing about it.
- 1One named consultantOne named consultant runs your search from brief to start date. No hand offs, and you have their direct line.
- €0Nothing to pay until probation is passedPermanent fees are 10% of first year salary and fall due only after your hire completes probation.
- 2 daysEvery candidate answeredEveryone who applies or interviews through us hears back within two working days, including when the answer is no.
- 100%Consent before any CV movesA CV only ever goes to a named employer for a named role after the candidate has said yes. That protects your employer brand as much as their privacy.
- 12 moWe stay for the first yearWe check in with both sides at one week, one month, three months and twelve months, and we judge our work on who is still there.
When you can't find the person in Ireland
We recruit nurses, allied health professionals, engineers, scientists, chefs and technology specialists from overseas, and handle the employment permit, professional registration and relocation so people arrive ready to work.
- Employment permit applications prepared with you
- Registration support with NMBI, CORU, the Medical Council and Engineers Ireland
- The employer pays. The candidate never does
- Regular updates on pipeline, offers and arrival dates
After the hire, the HR behind it
Contracts, handbooks, probation, performance and the difficult conversations. Our HR consultancy is led by a consultant with a master's degree in human resource management and works with employers who have no HR team of their own.
- HR audits and compliance reviews
- Contracts, policies and employee handbooks
- Disciplinary, grievance and independent investigations
- A named HR consultant on call when you need one
Terms, timing and how we work.
Your consultant confirms everything in writing before any search begins.
Will you send my CV to employers without asking me?
Never. Your CV is only sent to a specific employer for a specific role after you have said yes. That is a promise, and it is written into our privacy notice.
How quickly can you fill a role?
Our target for a first shortlist on a permanent search is 48 hours. Contract and temporary cover can often start within days. Executive searches run to an agreed timetable, typically six to ten weeks to appointment.
What do you charge employers?
Permanent fees are 10% of first year salary, charged only after your hire completes probation. There is no retainer and no upfront cost, and if your hire leaves during probation you owe nothing. Contract staff are charged at an agreed daily or hourly rate. Executive search is retained in stages. Your consultant will give you exact terms in writing before any work begins.
Tell us who you need
A consultant comes back within one working day. Nothing to pay until your hire passes probation.