Hiring people? Start here.
Temporary cover for next week and a permanent hire for the next five years are very different jobs. We have kept the useful information for each in the right place.
Organised around what you need to do, rather than who does what on an organisation chart.
I need temporary staff.
Practical help with bookings, buildings and getting the best from your temporary team.
Five short guides- Need temporary cover?What we need to know to understand a booking properly and fill it well.Read →
- Expecting a temp?Small things that give somebody new to the building a good start.Read →
- Getting the best from your tempHow briefing, context and feedback change what you get back.Read →
- Help us get to know your buildingThe rhythm of a place, and why it makes the people we send better prepared.Read →
- Timesheets & approvalsHow approvals work in outline. The detail sits in future secure client access.Read →
The things a job description can’t tell us.
Every building works a little differently. The better we understand yours, the better prepared the people we send can be.
Help us get to know your buildingI’m hiring permanently.
From defining the brief to interviews, offers and getting the right person through the door.
- 01Get the brief rightStart with what you need now, not with the job description you had.Read →
- 02Salary & expectationsDoes the job match the salary? Better discussed at the beginning.Read →
- 03Choosing who to meetWhat a CV can tell you, and the part it cannot.Read →
- 04InterviewingA conversation, not an interrogation.Read →
- 05Keeping candidates engagedProcesses can take time. Silence is the problem.Read →
- 06Making the offerBy this point there should be no major surprises.Read →
- 07Between acceptance and startingThey are not quite through the door yet.Read →
Sometimes the problem isn’t the candidates.
If you’ve interviewed repeatedly and still haven’t found the right person, it may be worth looking at the search itself.
The practical side, made easier.
Who to speak to
Different people handle bookings, searches, timesheets and accounts. We will point you to the right one.
ReadHow we work
What happens after you call us, what we will ask, and what you can expect back.
ReadHelp & support
When something is not right, the quickest route is usually a short conversation.
ReadYour Elbrus
A secure client area is planned, with access matched to your own responsibilities and locations.
Planned, not yet liveYour Elbrus is planned, not live. When it arrives, access will be matched to what you are actually responsible for, so a timesheet approver at one location does not automatically see everything across a company.
Speak to us
If something here raises a question about your own hiring, a short conversation usually gets further than a form.