For employers
Hire people who stay and deliver.
From a single hard to fill role to a full project team on another continent, we build shortlists you can actually hire from. Fast, honest and backed by a replacement guarantee.
- 12
- specialist sectors, from healthcare to food science
- 48h
- target for a first shortlist on permanent searches
- 2 days
- for every candidate to hear back, including when the answer is no
- 6
- regions: Ireland, UK, Europe, Middle East, North America, Australia
Services
One partner for every kind of hire.
Choose the service that fits, or tell us the problem and we will recommend one.
The FH standard
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.
48h
A first shortlist in 48 hours
On 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.
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One named consultant
One named consultant runs your search from brief to start date. No hand offs, and you have their direct line.
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Nothing to pay until they start
Permanent fees fall due only when your hire starts, and every permanent placement carries a replacement guarantee.
2 days
Every candidate answered
Everyone who applies or interviews through us hears back within two working days, including when the answer is no.
100%
Consent before any CV moves
A 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 mo
We stay for the first year
We 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.
The difference
The usual experience, and ours.
Who runs your search
What often happens: A different person at each stage, and nobody who owns the outcome.
With FH: One named consultant, from brief to start date.
What lands in your inbox
What often happens: A stack of CVs pulled from a database, most of them never spoken to about your role.
With FH: Three to five people we have spoken to about your role, each with honest notes.
Terms and guarantee
What often happens: Sent after the first CV, in small print.
With FH: Agreed in writing, in plain language, before any work begins.
Speed
What often happens: As soon as possible.
With FH: A first shortlist target of 48 hours on permanent searches, and a straight answer if we will miss it.
How candidates are treated
What often happens: Many hear nothing after applying or interviewing, and your brand carries the blame.
With FH: Everyone hears back within two working days. No CV moves without consent.
After the start date
What often happens: Contact ends when the invoice is paid.
With FH: Check ins at one week, one month, three months and twelve months.
How it works
From brief to start date, and beyond.
- 01
Brief
A proper conversation with your consultant about the role, the team and what success looks like. We agree the salary, the timeline and how we will work together.
- 02
Search
We go to our network first, then the wider market. Every candidate has a real conversation with us about your specific role before you ever see their CV.
- 03
Shortlist
Three to five people with honest notes on motivation, availability and salary. We arrange interviews and gather feedback both ways.
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Placement and aftercare
We manage the offer, references, resignation and start date, then stay in touch through the first months. Permanent placements carry a replacement guarantee.
International hiring
When the local market has run dry.
We recruit nurses, allied health professionals, engineers, scientists, chefs and technology specialists from overseas, and manage employment permits, professional registration and relocation so that people arrive ready to work.
- Employment permit applications prepared with you
- Registration support with NMBI, CORU, the Medical Council and Engineers Ireland
- Ethical recruitment: the employer pays, the candidate never does
- Reporting on pipeline, offers and arrival dates
HR consultancy
After the hire, the HR behind it.
Contracts, handbooks, probation, performance and the difficult conversations. Our HR practice 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
Questions
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 a percentage of first year salary, payable only on a successful start, with a replacement guarantee. 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 about the role.
A specialist consultant will call you within one working day to agree the plan. No obligation, and nothing to pay until someone starts.