Methods that Yield Permanent Recruitment Success

Our proven methods for direct hire placement help organizations reach their full potential. We simplify the hiring process so companies can find the right talent on time and under budget. Our team of experts works closely with you to understand unique needs, allowing us to present candidates who not only possess the required skills but also align with the culture of an organization.

 

We don’t just fill positions; we build lasting partnerships that contribute to the long-term success of both the organization and the individuals we place.

 

With our direct hire approach, businesses can focus on what they do best, knowing that their hiring needs are in capable hands. If you want to improve your executive or technical searches, we're here to help.

Direct Hire Approach Functions

Talent Mapping

All searches begin with Talent Mapping. This specialized Brunel service offers you a decisive edge in navigating the candidate landscape. With our detailed market insights, your organization gains a clear view of available professionals and crucial trends across industry sectors, ensuring you are prepared to attract top performers. 

Designed to guide and support our talent strategy, Talent Mapping serves as both a strategic foundation and an opportunity to “test the waters” before deeper recruitment commitments with our team.

Compensation Benchmarking

In a competitive job market, understanding salary trends is essential to attract, secure, and retain the best talent. Brunel provides you with compensation benchmarking as part of our direct hire recruitment process. Our precise, data-driven insights into the compensation packages within your industry equip you with the market intelligence you need to make confident, informed decisions.

Psychometric Assessment

Brunel incorporates FHMTalentIndex psychometric assessments to provide a deeper understanding of candidates' strengths, cognitive abilities, and personality traits. By utilizing these tools, we help you make data-driven hiring decisions that go beyond resumes, ensuring that each selected candidate not only possesses the required skills but is also a strong fit for your team and organizational culture. With psychometric insights, you can confidently build teams poised for long-term success and alignment with your company’s vision.

Background & Reference Checks

These checks verify candidates' credentials, experience, and reputation, providing an added layer of confidence in your hiring decisions. By confirming qualifications, work history, and key achievements, we ensure each candidate meets the highest standards of integrity and reliability, so you can onboard with trust and peace of mind.
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Results That Speak for Themselves

Explore our library of recruitment project profiles to learn how our Direct Hire approach has yielded real companies real results!

What is Talent Mapping?

Our Talent Mapping service gives you transparent insights into the quality and availability of candidates across the job market. We provide value in ways other agencies might fall short.

Brunel's Talent Mapping approach streamlines talent acquisition through a scalable, phased methodology. We go beyond strategic insights by allowing you to gauge the market before committing fully to a retained search. This gives you flexibility and control over your hiring journey.

 

The Brunel Advantage

  • Established & Experienced Recruitment Team: Led by industry experts and seasoned negotiators, our Direct Hire team delivers consistently proven results you can rely on.
  • Innovative Technologies: Leveraging cutting-edge tools, such as LinkedIn Talent Insights, PitchBook, and ZoomInfo, our team is able to effectively deliver actionable, data-driven strategies to our clients.
  • Detailed Quality Assessment: Through our analyses, we assess qualifications, skills, and experience, offering you a reliable measure of candidate quality to help set high standards.
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Compensation Benchmarking Matters

Our salary benchmarking delivers targeted insights to help your organization refine compensation strategies and remain competitive.

 

Here's how we do it:

  • Market Analysis for Competitive Positioning: We reveal how your salaries, bonuses, and benefits compare against market averages, so you can maintain an edge.
  • Employing Innovative Technologies: By analyzing your compensation structures with our industry-leading resources, we help you ensure your salaries and benefits align with job market norms and appeal to the right candidates.
  • Streamlined Offer Management: Our insights make it easier to secure & present attractive offers backed by hard numbers.
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About Our Head of Executive Search,

CEO - Major Heavy Machinery Solutions Provider

From my first-hand experience of working with Jamie as a candidate, I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to any clients that seek a robust and dedicated partner in this space. I truly believe the first-class service, time and dedication provided by Jamie and his team can only be achieved when working on a retained basis.

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Building Teams that Fit

Brunel’s psychometric testing aligns candidates with your company culture, increasing hiring success and team compatibility. Conducted at strategic points, these assessments guide interview questions and evaluate manager-employee compatibility. For critical roles, including C-suite, we assess both candidates and your team to ensure a strong fit and foster lasting, effective collaboration.

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Confidence in Every Hire

Our tailored background and reference checks validate key skills, such as communication and technical expertise, to help you qualify candidates. We start gathering references from the first call and, once in the interview stage, provide full reference reports with contact details for client verification. Trust us to help you make confident, informed hiring decisions.

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About Brunel Head of Executive Search,

Partner - Private Equity Fund Management Corp.

Jamie met with each candidate in person throughout the qualification process, enabling him to develop a deep understanding of each candidate’s technical abilities, motivations and compensation expectations, which in turn enabled us to streamline the offer management process, which is key in today’s competitive market. 

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