Leading Recruitment solutions Built Around Your Hiring Needs

Exclusive recruitment provides one accountable recruitment partner to manage the vacancy from the initial briefing through to the successful candidate’s start date.

It allows Evolution to invest more time in research, direct candidate approaches and market mapping without the confusion and duplication that can occur when several agencies compete on the same role.

This service is particularly suitable for:

• Quick fill/low skilled admin roles

• Difficult-to-fill vacancies

• Urgent recruitment

• Confidential replacements

• Roles requiring direct headhunting

• Businesses wanting fewer, more relevant candidates

• Employers looking for a clearly managed recruitment process

What Is Included?

• Detailed vacancy and business briefing

• Review of the salary and benefits package

• Candidate market research

• Target-company mapping

• Direct approaches to passive candidates

• Searches across specialist databases and professional networks

• Detailed candidate screening

• Carefully selected candidate introductions

• Candidate summaries and recommendations

• Interview coordination

• Candidate interview preparation

• Regular progress updates

• Offer negotiation

• Resignation and counteroffer support

• Communication throughout the candidate’s notice period

• Eight-week replacement guarantee

Exclusive Recruitment Fee - 15% of the successful candidate’s basic annual salary

The minimum recruitment fee is: £3,750 plus VAT

Fee Examples

• Candidate salary of £30,000: £4,500 plus VAT

• Candidate salary of £40,000: £6,000 plus VAT

• Candidate salary of £50,000: £7,500 plus VAT

• Candidate salary of £60,000: £9,000 plus VAT

No recruitment fee is payable unless a candidate introduced by Evolution successfully joins your business, unless a separate retained agreement has been confirmed.

Our Elite Search is Evolution’s most focused level of recruitment support.

It is designed for businesses that want their vacancy to receive immediate attention, dedicated search time and a more detailed, proactive recruitment campaign.

Elite Search is particularly well suited to:

• Urgent vacancies

• Difficult-to-fill positions

• Business-critical appointments

• Specialist roles

• Confidential searches

• Vacancies requiring targeted headhunting

• Employers who want their search prioritised

The upfront engagement fee allows Evolution to reserve dedicated time for your vacancy and begin the search immediately.

In return, you receive a focused recruitment partner committed to representing your business professionally and conducting a thorough search across the relevant candidate market.

What Is Included?

• Detailed vacancy and business consultation

• Immediate priority given to the assignment

• Exclusive recruitment campaign

• Targeted headhunting and direct candidate approaches

• Candidate sourcing across relevant platforms, databases and professional networks

• Job board advertising and application management

• Structured candidate pre-screening

• Candidate scorecards

• Professionally formatted CVs

• Supporting candidate summaries and recommendations

• Weekly progress updates

• Interview coordination

• Candidate interview preparation

• Interview feedback management

• Salary and offer negotiation

• Resignation and counteroffer support

• Candidate notice-period management

• Check-in on the evening before the candidate starts

• First-day check-in

• Twelve-week replacement guarantee

Elite Search Fee - 20% of the successful candidate’s basic annual salary

Plus: £500 engagement fee paid upfront

A minimum recruitment fee of: £4,500 plus VAT applies.

The £500 engagement fee demonstrates commitment from both parties and allows Evolution to reserve time, prioritise the vacancy and begin a detailed search immediately.

The remaining recruitment fee becomes payable following the successful appointment, subject to the agreed terms of business.

Example Fee

For a candidate appointed on a basic annual salary of £40,000:

• Total recruitment fee at 20%: £8,000 plus VAT

• Engagement fee paid at the start: £500 plus VAT

• Remaining fee following appointment: £7,500 plus VAT

The £500 engagement fee forms part of the overall recruitment fee and is not charged in addition to the 20%, provided that this reflects your current terms.

Contingency recruitment offers flexible support for businesses that want access to relevant candidates without paying an upfront recruitment fee.

Evolution will search for, speak with and introduce candidates who have a genuine reason to be considered for the vacancy.

This service may be appropriate for:

• Regularly recruited positions

• Roles with a broader candidate market

• Businesses requiring additional recruitment support

• Vacancies where suitable candidates may already be available

• Employers who do not require a fully retained search

Contingency does not mean sending CVs without proper assessment.

Candidates will still be spoken to in detail and introduced because their experience, motivation and expectations appear relevant.

What Is Included?

• Initial vacancy briefing

• Database and professional network searches

• Candidate sourcing

• Candidate screening

• CV presentation

• Interview coordination

• Candidate preparation

• Feedback management

• Offer negotiation

• Notice-period communication

• Eight-week replacement guarantee

Contingency Recruitment Fee - 15% of the successful candidate’s basic annual salary

A minimum fee of £4,000 plus VAT applies.

The fee is only payable following the successful appointment of a candidate introduced by Evolution.

Recruiting several people at once can quickly become difficult to manage.

Multi-hire campaigns may involve new teams, business expansion, branch openings, restructures, office relocations or a high volume of similar vacancies.

Evolution can manage a coordinated recruitment campaign across multiple positions, giving the business one point of contact and a consistent recruitment process throughout.

What Is Included?

• Recruitment campaign planning

• Detailed vacancy consultations

• Creation of clear candidate profiles

• Market and salary research

• Candidate sourcing across relevant platforms and networks

• Direct search and targeted headhunting

• Job board advertising and application management

• Structured candidate screening

• Shortlisting and candidate summaries

• Interview scheduling

• Candidate communication

• Weekly progress reporting

• Offer management

• Notice-period support

• Start-date coordination

• Eight-week replacement guarantee

Multi-Hire Fee Structure

The fee reduces as more candidates are successfully appointed through the same recruitment campaign.

First successful appointment:

15% of the candidate’s basic annual salary

Second successful appointment:

14% of the candidate’s basic annual salary

Third successful appointment:

13% of the candidate’s basic annual salary

Fourth successful appointment onwards:

12.5% of each candidate’s basic annual salary

A minimum fee of £3,750 plus VAT per successful appointment applies.

Example Campaign - For four candidates appointed on basic salaries of £30,000:

• First appointment at 15%: £4,500 plus VAT

• Second appointment at 14%: £4,200 plus VAT

• Third appointment at 13%: £3,900 plus VAT

• Fourth appointment at 12.5%: £3,750 plus VAT

Total campaign fee: £16,350 plus VAT

The tiered structure recognises the efficiencies created by running several vacancies as one coordinated recruitment campaign, while ensuring each appointment receives a thorough and professional search.

Senior and business-critical appointments often require a more targeted recruitment process.

The strongest candidates may be performing successfully within another organisation and may not be applying for advertised vacancies.

Evolution provides confidential executive search and headhunting for appointments including:

• Managing Director

• General Manager

• Sales Director

• Commercial Director

• Operations Director

• National Sales Manager

• Head of Sales, and/or Operations

• Regional Director

• Senior merchant and branch leadership

• Other specialist management positions

What Is Included?

• Comprehensive role and business briefing

• Search strategy development

• Identification of target companies

• Candidate market mapping

• Confidential direct approaches

• Competitor and sector research

• Detailed leadership screening

• Assessment of achievements and commercial impact

• Candidate reports and recommendations

• Interview coordination

• Candidate preparation

• Offer negotiation

• Resignation and counteroffer support

• Communication through to the candidate’s start date

• Eight-week replacement guarantee

Executive Search Fee - The standard fee is calculated at: 15% of the successful candidate’s basic annual salary

A minimum fee of £7,500 plus VAT applies.

Redundancy, restructuring and organisational change can be difficult for both the business and the people affected.

Our Outplacement and Candidate Support service helps employees move forward with greater confidence, clarity and practical direction.

Services can include:

• CV review and improvement

• LinkedIn profile development

• Personal branding guidance

• Interview preparation

• Interview coaching

• Guidance on approaching employers 

and recruiters

• Support with applications

• Career direction and role exploration

• Confidence-building sessions

• One-to-one career support

Individual Support Package

Fees from £295 per person + Expenses

• Microsoft Teams consultation session

• Professional CV review 

• LinkedIn profile recommendations

• Job search guidance

• Interview coaching session

• Follow-up support

Enhanced Career Support Package

Fees from £495 per person + Expenses

• In-person at your HQ/mutual location consultation session

• Professional CV review and/or rewrite

• LinkedIn profile development

• Career planning session with in-person interview coaching.

• Application support

• Ongoing one-to-one guidance

Offering impartial advice

Group Workshops

Fees from £995 per day + Expenses

Fun & Interactive group sessions of up to 8 people* can be delivered for businesses supporting several employees at the same time.

Workshop topics can include:

• Writing an effective CV

• Using LinkedIn professionally

• Preparing for interviews

• Understanding transferable skills

• Building a structured job search

• Managing confidence during career change

* Additional attendees can be added at just £150 per person. , 

Bespoke outplacement programmes are available for businesses managing redundancy, restructuring or site closures.

Every programme is handled sensitively and confidentially, to support employees while helping the business manage change responsibly and professionally.