The Small Business
Talent Partner
A Different Approach To Finding Your People
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The Small Business
Talent Partner…
I’m an independent Talent Acquisition Partner based in Surrey, helping Small Businesses, Founders Scaling Up and Charities find the right people to grow their teams and organisations. My services are designed for those without in-house talent acquisition or direct hiring recruitment expertise, as well as HR teams needing flexible, ad-hoc support.
Talent Acquisition goes beyond just filling vacancies. It’s about finding the right people for your current roles while building a stronger approach to hiring for the future. This helps you make better hires, use your recruitment budget effectively and prepare for growth.
I combine the strategic approach of in-house talent acquisition teams with the specialist search methods of search firms, giving Small Businesses, Founders Scaling Up and Charities access to experienced expertise and advanced search capability without the cost of a full-time, in-house resource or a big recruitment budget.
Working with a small number of clients at a time means every assignment receives my personal attention. Whether through a Fractional Talent Partner arrangement or my dedicated Periscope Search service, I lead every assignment from brief to offer, with no handovers or competing searches running in the background.
Whatever your hiring needs or challenges, I’m here to help you find the right people to grow your small business, scaling start-up or charity.
Fractional Talent Partner
vs. Traditional Recruitment
Traditional contingency recruitment focuses on filling individual vacancies, usually charging a fee for each successful hire. A Fractional Talent Partner offers a more embedded, but flexible approach, providing experienced Talent Acquisition expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Working as an extension of your team on a fractional part-time basis, I help shape and deliver your hiring strategy, manage multiple vacancies and build a more effective, sustainable approach to hiring.
Whether you need 1-2 days a week, a few days a month or support with a specific recruitment project, you get the expertise you need, without the overheads or long-term commitment of a permanent hire. Beyond filling vacancies, I help strengthen your internal recruitment capability, enabling you to attract and secure the right people both now, and as your organisation grows. This can include support with:
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Full End-to-End Recruitment
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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
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:
Find via Talent Acquisition
Flexible, hands-on Talent Acquisition support to find your people, whether as a Fractional Talent Partner or through an in-depth Periscope Search Assignment.
Understand via DISC Profiling
Gain deeper understanding into how candidate & teams communicate, work & behave, supporting hiring decisions & stronger team dynamics.
Develop via Business Coaching
Practical, tailored support to help you develop your business and people, tackle challenges, make better decisions and turn your priorities into action.
A Different Approach To Finding Your People
Elevate Your Hiring
Today
The best hire isn’t necessarily the person who is easiest to find. It’s finding the right people – those who bring the right skills, experience, values and attitude, and are truly motivated by the opportunity.
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.