Practical support for UK financial advice firms that want to save time, look current and grow with confidence.
You have had the experience. A strong candidate, two or three good interview rounds, and then they accept an offer from someone else because your process took too long. Or you finally made a hire and three months later you knew it was a mistake.
CorpCats helps you fix the process before the next hire, so you win the candidates you want and build a team that actually works.
Job ads are too generic and attract volume rather than quality
There is no dedicated internal recruiter, so hiring falls to whoever has a few spare hours
CV screening takes too long and the best candidates accept other offers first
Interview processes are inconsistent with different hiring managers and no scoring criteria
Offer stages drag on because nobody owns the process end to end
Employer branding is weak and candidates are not impressed by what they find when they search
There is no candidate database, so you start from scratch every single time
We act as your outsourced or embedded recruitment function. We handle everything from defining the role to managing the offer stage, while you stay focused on running the business.
This is not a contingency recruitment agency model where we earn a fee per placement. We work on a retained or embedded basis, which means our incentive is to get recruitment right, not just to fill a role.
Clear, specific, and genuinely attractive to the right candidates
We know where your ideal candidates actually look for work
Helping you present the business compellingly to candidates
we review everything so you only meet shortlisted candidates
First-stage interviews and candidate assessments
Scheduling, reminders, logistics
Professional, timely, and protecting your reputation as an employer
Offer management right through to signed contract
Reporting on time-to-hire, pipeline health, and source effectiveness
A CorpCats recruiter works as part of your team on an ongoing basis, managing all live roles and building your internal recruitment capability. Best for businesses hiring multiple roles per year.
For businesses that need to hire large numbers of similar roles quickly, whether that is branch expansion, team scaling, or seasonal peaks. We build the process and run it at pace.
For businesses with a specific, time-limited hiring need such as a leadership team build, a department launch, or an office opening. We deliver the project and hand back when it is done.
SMEs and growing businesses without an internal HR or talent function
Business owners who are personally managing recruitment and finding it painful
Financial services firms hiring regulated advisers, paraplanners, and support staff
Businesses that have made bad hires and want to fix the process before the next one
Companies expanding into new markets or opening new offices
A traditional recruitment agency earns a fee of typically 15 to 25% of salary per placement. Their incentive is to fill the role, even if the candidate is not quite right. CorpCats works on a retained basis, so our incentive is process quality, not volume. We also build your recruitment capability over time rather than keeping you dependent on agency fees.
Yes. We have experience recruiting into FCA-regulated businesses and understand the requirements around regulatory references, fit and proper checks, and CF or SMF appointments.
We can support individual hires on a project basis. For businesses hiring fewer than three roles per year, this is often the most cost-effective option.
Yes. Recruitment does not end at the offer. We can help you build a structured onboarding process that sets new starters up for success and reduces early attrition.
Talk to CorpCats about your current recruitment challenges. We will give you an honest assessment of where the process is breaking down and what we can do to fix it before it costs you another great candidate.
Share a few details and we’ll be in touch with a tailored approach.