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Recruitment agency costs are out of control: what to do
Agency fees arrive one invoice at a time, so almost nobody adds them up to get a see total agency spend. Here'sand honest view how to find the real number, and five ways to bring it down, from tidying your PSL to moving to RPO or embedded recruitment.
Eleven ways to resource your hiring, compared
Most businesses are running two or three hiring models by accident rather than design. This compares all eleven - in-house, agency, retained search, contract, embedded, four kinds of RPO, MSP, total talent, talent advisory and recruit-train-deploy - against the same eight criteria. Our group sells ten of them, which is either the biggest conflict of interest on the internet or the reason we don't mind which you pick.
Top 9 embedded recruitment providers in the UK (2026)
Nine UK embedded recruitment providers, from global tech specialists to compliance-native partners for regulated hiring. Organised by what each is genuinely best for rather than ranked one to nine — and yes, we're on the list, which we've said out loud at the top. Plus the four questions that cut through any embedded pitch.
Choosing an RPO partner, controlling hiring cost, and building a brand candidates believe in
Three questions come up again and again with talent leaders in insurance and financial services: how do I know if an RPO provider is any good, how do I get hiring costs under control, and why do candidates keep walking at the point they should say yes? They sound like separate problems. They're the same problem viewed from three angles and here's what fixing it actually looks like.
Which embedded recruitment provider is actually right for you?
Six situations. Six honest answers. The UK embedded recruitment market, matched to whichever buyer you actually are. Most "top embedded recruitment provider" lists are written by a provider who ranks themselves first. So are we. Here's why this one's different.