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Recruitment is too expensive.
Recruitment agencies
£7.5k - £10k*
Typical recruitment agency fee for a £50k hire.
Cost-per-hire stays the same with every hire.
* Based on typical agency fees of 15-20%
01 / the problem
In-housing talent acquisition is a no-brainer - but only with sufficient, and consistent hiring demand.
Most independent business don't hire at that level - so are reliant on costly recruitment agencies.
Recruitment agencies are expensive and inefficient - a byproduct of fragmented processes and manual admin, outdated commercial models and misaligned incentives.
Fractional Talent was built to give independent businesses a better choice.
Internal TA team
£64k/yr*
Typical cost of midweight TA specialist.
Cost-per-hire reduces with every hire.
* Based on £50k salary + NI + LinkedIn Recruiter license
02 / the maths
Driving down cost-per-hire, every hire.
Cost-per-hire typically starts 33-50% lower than agency models and reduces further as hiring volume increases.
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Part of your team
Fully embedded
We work as extension of your team, embedded in your systems, platforms and processes: creating better alignment, better communication, and better hiring outcomes.
Your TA team, at any scale.
03 / the model
Hiring can be unpredictable. In-house talent acquisition when you need it - without the cost of retaining a team.
Fully-tooled and powered by proprietary technology designed to remove friction from hiring.
Cost-per-hire reduces every hire.
Fully aligned
Like an in-house team, your cost-per-hire reduces over time - without the fixed cost of building one: a more efficient model that scales with your hiring needs.
Every hire guaranteed for 1 year+
Fully confident
Recruitment agencies typically offer short-term rebates. We guarantee every hire for a full year - because better processes lead to hires that last.
04 / the system
Powered by
Quartermaster.
Designed to streamline hiring - improving speed & precision, reducing cost-per-hire.
See Q in action
Use the Ask Q button in the corner
Our tech platform Quartermaster streamlines the entire hiring process - from mapping the market, to personalising outreach and managing workflows.
By reducing manual effort, it improves speed and efficiency at every stage.
Combined with our efficiency-based fee structure, we reduce time-to-hire, and lower cost-per-hire with every hire.
Centre stage.
The face of Quartermaster, Q improves transparency at every stage of the hiring process - helping candidates understand roles clearly and prepare more effectively.
Better interviews, stronger decisions, and hires that last.
Behind the scenes.
FINANCIAL TOOLS
04 / the system
Hiring is a black box. Q opens it up.
In most hiring processes, key information sits with the business, creating misalignment, uncertainty, and wasted time.
Q brings clarity to the process, so candidates are better informed, better prepared, and able to perform at their best.
Clarity from the start
Before application
Candidates understand the role, expectations, and team structure upfront - reducing misalignment, avoiding wasted interviews, and improving the quality of every conversation.
Better prepared candidates
Before interviews
Candidates arrive with a clearer understanding of what matters - leading to stronger conversations, more accurate assessment, and more confident hiring decisions.
Fewer surprises, stronger alignment.
After each stage
Q captures feedback in real time, feeding it back into Quartermaster to improve how we work. Each stage improves alignment, speeds up decisions, and drives hires that last.
Greater transparency leads to better interviews, stronger decisions, and hires that last - reducing rework, delays, and costly mis-hires.
05 / the results
A proven solution.
Real outcomes across different businesses - from scaling teams to improving hiring processes and reducing cost.
Scaling at speed
“We’re growing fast, so it’s critical to bring in the right people quickly, without compromising on quality. Working with Fractional / Talent gives us the market knowledge and speed we need to scale with confidence.”
Chris Watson-Shaw
Managing Director
Precision hiring
“Making a senior hire demanded rigorous market mapping and a credible process for candidates. Fractional / Talent delivered with precision and expertise at every stage in the process.”
Kirsten Pistor
VP Operations
Driving down cost-per-hire
“Since working with Fractional / Talent, we’ve seen time-to-hire shorten and cost-per-hire come down significantly. They consistently deliver and their focus on efficiency has made a clear difference to our process.”
Alice Wisby
Senior HR Consultant
06 / the team
Built on experience, driven by technology.
Tried, tested & trusted since 2006.
Built on 20+ years of hands-on hiring experience across independent media agencies and high-growth businesses - from scaling teams to improving hiring processes.
Fractional / Talent combines embedded expertise with a more scalable, efficient model - supported by proprietary technology.
Neil Middlemass
Founder / Fractional Talent Lead
Neil has spent 20+ years hiring across media and digital - leading talent acquisition at businesses like Croud, MediaSense and Assembly, and building teams for brands including Deliveroo, Cazoo, Moneysupermarket and Net-a-Porter.
Fractional Talent is built on that experience: a more effective way to hire, combining embedded expertise with a model designed to deliver better outcomes.
Quartermaster (Q)
Concierge
Q is the interactive face of Quartermaster. Q gives candidates direct access to the information behind a role, not just the job description.
Available 24/7 and across every stage of the hiring process, Q helps people understand what matters, prepare more effectively, and perform at their best - leading to better interviews, stronger decisions, and driving hires that last.