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Permanent recruitment - 10 practices

Recruitment that moves. Properly briefed, properly placed.

S.TWO Recruitment Agency places permanent professional, commercial and senior staff for UK employers. One named consultant, a written brief, and a vetted shortlist within a working week.

  • Vetted, not just sourced
  • Shortlist in 5-7 days
  • Replacement guarantee
  • One direct consultant
★★★★★

"Quick, thorough and genuinely helpful. The shortlist landed when promised and the candidates came in better-briefed than usual."

A typical client saidUK hiring manager
UK-wide
Coverage across England, Scotland, Wales, NI
10
Practices covered, hand to leadership
5-7 d
Average shortlist turnaround
1:1
One consultant per client, end to end
Practices we cover

The ten practices we place permanent staff into.

White-collar, commercial and senior-office hires for UK employers. Considered briefs, vetted candidates, six-month outcomes.

Office & Admin

EAs, office managers, administrators, business support coordinators and team assistants.

Finance & Accounting

ACA / ACCA / CIMA-qualified accountants, finance managers, FP&A, controllers, bookkeepers.

Commercial & Sales

Account executives, BDMs, key account managers, commercial directors and sales leadership.

Marketing & Communications

Marketing managers, content leads, brand managers, PR, digital, SEO, PPC and CRM specialists.

HR & People

HRBPs, ER specialists, L&D leads, talent acquisition, reward and organisational development.

Operations

Operations managers, procurement specialists, supply chain leads, vendor and contract managers.

IT & Tech

BAs, product owners, change leads, infrastructure leads and software engineers.

Customer Services

CSMs, contact-centre leadership, customer experience managers and renewal-led roles.

Project & Programme

PMO leads, project managers, programme directors, PRINCE2 and Agile-certified delivery managers.

Senior Leadership

Heads of, directors, senior leadership and exec hires below board level for UK mid-market.

Why employers stay with us

The fit matters more than the CV.

We brief properly, vet thoroughly, and stand behind the people we send.

One named consultant

The consultant who takes your brief is the one who shortlists, briefs candidates, negotiates the offer and follows up post-start. No handoffs.

5-7 day shortlist

Most live briefs receive their first qualified shortlist within a week. Senior briefs may take a fortnight, we will tell you upfront.

Replacement guarantee

Every permanent placement carries a free replacement period. If a hire does not stick within the agreed window, we re-run the search at no charge.

Vetted, not just sourced

Right-to-work, references, qualifications, motivation, salary expectations, all checked before a CV reaches your desk.

Confidential by default

For replacement-of-incumbent or pre-announce searches, we run blind shortlists and only reveal client identity at offer stage if you ask.

Built for retention

The brief, the vetting, the offer support, and the day-7 / 30 / 90 follow-ups, all built around hires that stay.

How we work

From first call to first day, taken seriously.

A clear four-step process. No drawn-out kick-offs, no dropped balls.

01

The brief

A 30-45 minute briefing call. We capture the role, the team, the must-haves and the timeline. Written brief returned.

02

Targeted shortlist

We approach our network and active candidates, vet, interview and rank. A tight, qualified shortlist with our notes.

03

Offer support

We coordinate the offer, manage counter-offer pressure and line up the start date so the offer holds.

04

Onboarding follow-up

Day 7, 30 and 90 check-ins with both sides. We close the loop on every hire we place.

How a S.TWO brief actually runs

Most professional and commercial briefs follow the same shape. Whether it is a finance manager in Leeds or a head of marketing in London, the steady process is the same: brief, calibrate, vet, shortlist, offer, onboard, follow up.

Salary calibration before we start

Every shortlist is calibrated against current UK salary data plus what we are seeing live across the desk this month. If the band looks low for the role and the location, we will tell you before we start.

Vetted, ranked shortlist

Three to six candidates per brief, properly vetted, with our written notes. Right-to-work, references, qualifications and motivation are checked before introduction.

What we deliberately do not cover

Industrial, manufacturing and trades roles sit best with sector specialists, so we point those briefs to trusted partner agencies. The same is true for clinical healthcare and executive search above £200k base.

Ready to take a brief off your desk?

Tell us the role, the urgency and the must-haves. We will be back same business day with a clear plan and a fee quote.

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