The Small Business
Talent Partner
Helping Small Businesses & Charities Find Their People
Marketing | Creative | Digital | Sales | Client Services | Business Support
Peri·scope /ˈpɛrɪskəʊp/ noun : an instrument by which an observer can see things that are otherwise out of sight.
Talent Acquisition | DISC Profiling | Business Coaching
The Small Business
Talent Partner…
I’m an independent Talent Acquisition Partner based in Surrey, helping small businesses and charities find the right people to grow their teams and their organisation. Talent Acquisition is about more than filling vacancies. It’s about finding and engaging the right people for your immediate needs, while building a stronger approach to hiring that saves time, makes better use of your recruitment budget and supports future growth.
Periscope Talent helps small businesses and charities to benefit from approaches typically used by in-house Talent Acquisition teams in larger organisations, alongside the specialist search methods used by executive search firms. Providing you with access to experienced expertise and advanced search capability without the budgets typically associated with these approaches or the cost of a full-time, in-house resource.
My talent acquisition solutions are designed specifically for small businesses and charities without an in-house talent acquisition resource or direct hiring expertise, and HR managers/teams who need flexible or ad-hoc talent acquisition support. Whether you’re struggling to find the right calibre of candidates, competing for talent in a challenging market, recruiting for a hard-to-fill role or finding that previous attempts haven’t delivered, I provide the expertise and tailored approach to help you secure the right people for your business.
With a small number of clients at any one time, I can give each role the attention it deserves, whether as a Fractional Talent Partner or through my dedicated Periscope Search service. Every assignment or project is personally led by me, from brief through to offer, with no handover and no parallel competing search running in the background.
Whether you’re an established small business or charity going through a period of growth, a business owner building your first team or a creative agency needing specialist talent, I work alongside you to understand your needs and find the right people for your business.
Whatever your hiring needs or challenges, I’m here to help you find the people your business or charity needs to grow.
Talent Acquisition
vs. Traditional Recruitment
The traditional Contingency Recruitment model is focused on filling individual vacancies as they arise, often taking a short-term, reactive approach, while Talent Acquisition takes a broader, more proactive and long-term view of how a business attracts, engages and hires the people it needs, both now and in the future.
A contingency recruiter is typically engaged to fill a specific vacancy on a cost-per-hire basis. A Fractional Talent Partner works alongside your business, acting as an extension of your team to shape and deliver your recruitment and talent strategy – whether that’s one day a week, a few days a month or a single project, without the cost of a full-time hire.
Rather than simply filling vacancies as they arise, a Fractional Talent Partner helps you build a more effective, strategic approach to attracting and hiring people. A Fractional Talent Partner helps you find the right people for immediate vacancies while also strengthening your wider approach to hiring, making it easier to attract the right people as your business grows. This can include support with:
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End-to-End Recruitment & Hiring
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Talent Acquisition Strategy
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Employer Branding
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Talent Market Insights
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Candidate Management
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Talent Pipelines & Pools
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Recruitment Audits
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Retention & Succession
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Advertising Campaigns
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Talent Projects & Initiatives
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Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
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Recruitment Processes & Systems
Whether it is a one-off role or talent project, help with a specific part of your hiring process, or an ongoing fractional talent partnership, support is tailored to your needs and priorities.
If you’d like to find out more about how a Fractional Talent Partner could support for your business, get in touch with me to book a no-obligation call.
Find, Understand & Develop Exceptional Talent…
Periscope Talent Solutions
Flexible support when you need it designed around your business, your people & what you need to achieve:
Talent Acquisition
Flexible, hands-on Talent Acquisition support, whether as a Fractional Talent Partner or through an in-depth Periscope Search Assignment.
DISC Profiling
Gain deeper insight into how candidates & team members communicate, work & behave, supporting hiring decisions & stronger team dynamics.
Business Coaching
Practical, tailored support to help you navigate business challenges, build confidence & gain clarity around your people, priorities & growth.
Helping You Find, Understand & Develop Exceptional Talent.
Elevate Your Hiring
Today
The best hire isn’t necessarily the person who is easiest to find. It’s the person who has the right experience, skills, motivation and potential for your business.
That’s why I look beyond the obvious candidates and take a more considered approach to finding people who can genuinely contribute to your team.
Not just candidates. Your people.