cohort your in-house talent team - even for one hire

Cohort works with startups, scale-ups and SMEs to get a grip on hiring. No more overwhelm, overspend, or misaligned hires.

You get your own talent team that’s built for speed and real human connection - so you hire the best people without overloading you or your team.

Costs ~60% less than recruitment agencies - even for a single hire. You only pay if we deliver results.

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How Cohort compares to the alternatives

Cohort Agency Recruiters DIY Hiring
HIRING PROCESS An end-to-end hiring process — run for you Candidate introductions only — then it's over to you and your team You design and run the entire hiring process yourself
CANDIDATES Sourced, attracted, and assessed specifically for your company and role CVs from the recruiter’s pipeline — sent to multiple companies Direct applicants to your adverts
CANDIDATE PIPELINE You keep the entire pipeline and can hire from it again — no additional charges They keep the pipeline — and charge you to hire from it again You keep the entire pipeline and can hire from it again
PROCESS, SYSTEMS & IP You keep the unique marketing and process IP we build together Recruiters keep their process and know-how You keep everything you build
INTERVIEWS Structured interviews run with you, using proven frameworks Basic screening calls — then you run all interviews Interviews you design and refine as you go
OFFERS & NEGOTIATION We help structure and close the offer — fixed fee regardless of salary Paid as a % of salary — incentivised to maximise the offer You negotiate directly
COST PER HIRE £2–3k (paid for success) £7–15k (paid for success) Your time (with no guarantee of success)

How do we work?

Hiring takes time and focus most teams can’t spare.

We run the hiring process as an extension of your team — from defining the role and attracting candidates, through interviews, feedback, and offers. You’re there for the key decisions; we take care of everything else.

Everything we build together is yours to keep — so you can run it yourself in future, or bring us back to help.

End-to-end hiring support

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    Attract

    Employer brand and job messaging that cuts through and reaches the right people.

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    Engage

    Proactive sourcing and outreach – finding the best people, even in competitive markets.

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    Deliver

    Everything from application to offer, managed. You step in for the decisions that matter.

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    Select

    Interview best-practice, alongside your managers – giving you confidence in every hire.

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    Optimise

    Systems and processes optimised. Your hiring playbook gets stronger with every hire.

But don’t just take our word for it…..

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Bruce Mitchell - Managing Director, ITDev Ltd

“Before working with Cohort, the hiring process was led by our management team - taking them away from their main tasks. The managers didn’t enjoy doing it, and this meant the process was inefficient and time-consuming.

“Cohort have taken management of the hiring process off our hands so our senior team can now just focus on the final interviews, making sure the shortlisted candidates have the right technical skills and personality to fit into our team.

“As well as hiring process improvement, Cohort have helped refine our employee value proposition so we are attracting the right people, and they are a valuable source of market information so we have confidence that we can adapt to whatever hiring needs we have in the future.”

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 Stephanie Saunier - Managing Director, Carbon Limits AS

“In a small and growing company, hiring is both central and a headache! The work with Cohort has allowed us to improve our efforts on many fronts: from the process to how we describe our offer.

“The Cohort team manages the perfect balance between sharing their expertise while adapting to our constraints and our ways of working. We are grateful for a great collaboration!”

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Barrie Jarman, Founder, Red Volcano

“We started working with Cohort for recruiting and have been blown away. They take a completely different approach to both candidate searching, communication with us, and even their pricing. It works out better in every department and I really can't speak highly enough of them.

If you are recruiting at the moment you really need to give this way of working a shot. “

Candidate Feedback

Never underestimate the importance of human interaction. In a world dominated by AI we believe that the personal touch is essential for building confidence in your brand.