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For owner-led recruiting & search firms

Win 10 new billing clients in 12 months.

Done-for-you outbound BD for specialist recruitment and search firms. We find hiring employers, handle outreach and book qualified conversations. You close the business and fill the roles.

The delivery–BD bottleneck

A full desk can hide an empty pipeline.

Shortlists, interviews and candidates need your attention. The conversations that create your next engagement slip.

When BD waits for spare time

Win work. Get busy. Start again.

  1. A mandate landsDelivery fills the diary.
  2. BD gets pushed backResearch and follow-up wait.
  3. Fewer new conversationsThe next search has no head start.
  4. Prospecting restartsAfter the pipeline has gone quiet.
BD activity
Delivery
New business depends on spare time.
With a dedicated outbound process

Keep BD moving alongside delivery.

  1. Research + outreachRelevant employers hear your specialism.
  2. Replies + qualificationConfirm hiring need, interest and fit.
  3. A conversation on your calendarWith context and sales support.
  4. You close, place and billYour team turns the opportunity into fees.
BD activity
Delivery
You stay in charge of sales and recruitment.
Illustrative workflows, not client results. Billing follows your sales and recruitment delivery.
Proof

Client-reported outcomes. In their context.

See what recruitment and search firm owners report from their engagements.

Charles reports 13 retained mandates signed since the engagement began.

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Charles D.Executive search owner
Referrals only13 mandatesreported

James shares how his finance and accounting firm built its acquisition process.

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James R.Search firm owner
Feast & famineCase studyhistorical

Dan reports over ten placements in five months, delivered by his team.

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DanAI, cyber and tech placements desk
Prior lead spend10+ placements5 months

In their own words

Real clients, unscripted.
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The Hiring Need Flywheel

From hiring need to sales conversation.

Find hiring employers. Qualify interest. Book the conversation.

Your outbound process

Your outbound BD, connected.

Research → Outreach → Qualify → Book + support.

01

Research

Your specialism
Hiring need
Hiring decision-maker
Need: Live hiring
Fit: Your roles and fees
Access: Decision-maker
Relevant employers
02

Outreach

Approved messaging
Cold email Dedicated inboxes
Relevant copy

Your expertise. Their hiring need.

LinkedIn Your desk identity
Your specialism

One conversation across channels.

Phone Outreach + qualification
Confirm interest

Confirm interest and fit.

03

Qualify

Your criteria
Before booking
Live requirement: Confirm hiring need.
Recruiter openness: Confirm recruiter openness.
Commercial fit: Check authority and fees.
✓Brief prepared
04

Book + support

Context before the call
Meeting brief
Agreed time
Hiring owner × Your firm
Need · Fit · Next step
Your role: Close engagements
Our support: Sales support
Feedback improves outreach
Example journey
Illustrative process
Step 1 Research

Research current hiring.

Step 2 Outreach

Send approved outreach.

Step 3 Follow-up

Handle replies and follow-ups.

Step 4 Qualify

Confirm need, interest and fit.

Step 5 Book + support

Book, brief and support.

01 Research
02 Outreach
03 Qualify
04 Book + support
Engineered for Search Firms

Your name. Your standards.

Your expertise leads the message. You decide which employers fit, what we can truthfully say and when a conversation comes back to you.

Dedicated infrastructure

  • Dedicated secondary sending domains and mailboxes.
  • Sending health and infrastructure reviewed for your scope.
  • Deliverability and account safety cannot be guaranteed.

Relevant hiring research

  • Research employers with current hiring needs in your specialism.
  • A job advert or funding announcement is a research signal, not confirmed buying intent.
  • Confirm decision-making access and interest in external recruitment help.

Reply handling and review

  • Handle responses, questions, objections and meeting coordination.
  • You approve initial messages and material changes.
  • Agree client exclusions, contact limits and handoff points before launch.
✓

A meeting worth your time

  • Agree a live requirement, decision-making access, willingness to use a recruiter and commercial fit.
  • Receive context before the call; review held and accepted meetings separately.
  • Track engagements, placements and paid recruitment fees as distinct outcomes.
Working together

Your first 30 days

A focused launch and a first-client goal for month one.

Process walkthrough

Launch within 72 hours · Prepare and go live

  1. Our job
    Launch outreach within 72 hours once inputs, approvals and mailboxes are ready.
    Your job
    Provide inputs and approve targeting, messages and exclusions.
  2. Our job
    Aim for qualified conversations from around day 10 through targeted outreach and reply handling.
    Your job
    Confirm fit and attend the conversations we agree.
  3. Our job
    Share the meeting brief and support the sales next step.
    Your job
    Lead the sales calls and work toward your first signed engagement.
  4. Our job
    Keep outbound running, review meetings held, and scale what works.
    Your job
    Share sales outcomes and place candidates as mandates convert.
More choice over your clients.
More control over next quarter.

You own sales, engagements and candidate delivery. We keep the outbound work moving and review what comes next with you.

Specialist recruitment markets: Manufacturing and industrial · Accounting and finance · Construction · Supply chain · Software, AI and fintech · Technical B2B sales · Life sciences.

The alternatives

Buying leads is not the same as building new client business.

A cheaper invoice can still leave you with the work.

Scroll across to compare all three options.

Business development responsibilities and fee structures
What mattersDoing it yourselfLead-generation agencyClientFlow
Your attentionResearching and chasing employers takes time from searches. BD slips when delivery gets busy.If delivery stops at a list, your team still has to turn it into conversations.We run daily outbound. You focus on sales conversations and recruitment.
Setup & toolsYou assemble the tools, configure inboxes and keep them working.Setup fees and separate tools can add to the retainer before conversations start.We manage sending infrastructure, data and tools within the agreed scope.
Relevant opportunitiesYou verify hiring demand, decision-making access and willingness to use a recruiter.Booked calls only help when hiring need and fit are checked.Live hiring research and agreed checks for authority, recruiter openness and commercial fit.
Replies & bookingYou chase replies, handle objections and coordinate calendars.Leads handed over without follow-up leave the chasing and qualification with you.We handle replies, qualify interest and book with a meeting brief.
Your reputationYou write and monitor every message while managing exclusions.Generic messages risk the reputation you built. Approval and exclusions matter before outreach.You approve targeting, messages and exclusions. We show the work and next actions.
InvestmentTools and subscriptions, plus owner or team time.Retainer or per-meeting fees; setup and tools may cost extra.Flat monthly fee.

Agency scope and fees vary. Compare these points before you buy.

Stay focused on winning engagements and filling roles while we run the outbound work.

Outcome economics

What would new billing clients mean for your firm?

Use your fees and client assumptions to explore the economics.

Use fees collected within the year. Enter the investment discussed on your call.

Annual scenario

Recruitment fees collected:

12-month service investment:

Fees less service investment:

Illustrative fees less service cost, before delivery costs, salaries and taxes. Your agreement sets the contract term.

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How do we measure progress?+

We track accepted meetings, engagements, placements and new employers that have paid recruitment fees. We review sales feedback to improve targeting and follow-up. Ten new billing clients is the annual objective; your written agreement defines delivery commitments.

What do you handle, and what do I handle?+

We research employers, build infrastructure, run outreach, handle replies, qualify interest, book meetings and provide sales support. You agree targeting, approve messaging and proof, lead sales calls, close engagements and deliver recruitment, including placing candidates.

Which recruitment markets do you serve?+

We serve manufacturing and industrial, accounting and finance, construction, supply chain, software, AI and fintech, technical B2B sales, and life sciences recruitment firms. We shape outreach around your specialism, hiring buyers and growth goals.

What protects my reputation and time?+

Agree existing-client exclusions, contact limits and messaging before launch. Important commercial messages require owner approval. A live advert alone does not qualify a meeting: confirm the requirement, decision-making access, openness to a recruiter and commercial fit. Outreach still carries deliverability and account risks.

How many meetings will I get, and when?+

We agree volume around your market, fees, conversion and capacity. Launch follows approved targeting, copy, infrastructure and calendar setup; your written agreement sets out delivery commitments.

What does it cost, and what is the commitment?+

Discuss investment and delivery scope on your call, including any additional desks or specialisms. Standard’s existing six-month term, with an exit after month three, remains unchanged; your written agreement defines billing and delivery commitments.

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For specialist recruitment firms

Discuss your growth goals.

Talk through the clients you want to win, what we would own, what stays with you and how we would review progress.

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