Services We Offer

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Finch Talent Solutions supports businesses across multiple recruitment models, depending on the role, urgency, and level of ownership required.

There isn’t a one size fits all approach to hiring. Some roles need speed, some need discretion, and others need ongoing structure and support. Our service lines are designed to flex around that reality.

Click each service below to learn more.

Contingent recruitment is suitable for clearly defined roles where speed, availability, and access to the market are key.

This model works well when hiring needs are immediate and the role requirements are well understood. It provides flexibility and pace without long-term commitment, while still benefiting from a focused and well-managed recruitment process.

Even in a contingent model, the emphasis remains on quality, transparency, and clear communication.

Best suited for:
Urgent hires, replacement roles, clearly scoped technical or operational positions

Click here to find out more about Contingent recruitment.

Retained search is used for senior, specialist, or business-critical roles where the right hire matters more than speed alone.

This approach allows for deeper upfront work, including role definition, market mapping, and targeted search, ensuring the process is well managed from start to finish. Retained search works best when discretion, access to passive talent, and close stakeholder alignment are essential.

It’s a structured, committed approach designed to reduce risk on high-impact hires.

Best suited for:

Leadership roles, hard-to-find skill sets, confidential or high-risk appointments

Click here to find out more about Retained Search.

Embedded recruitment provides ongoing hiring support, working closely with your business as part of your internal team.

This model is best suited to organisations with regular or project-led hiring demand, where recruitment needs to be managed consistently rather than role by role. Support is delivered on a fractional basis, giving you access to experienced recruitment capability without the cost or commitment of a full-time internal hire.

Embedded recruitment focuses on ownership, visibility, and long-term outcomes, helping bring structure and control to hiring activity as the business evolves.

Best suited for:

Growing teams, project-based hiring, ongoing technical or operational recruitment

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The Key Differentiators

Different hiring challenges require different approaches. The right recruitment model depends on urgency, seniority, risk and long-term hiring needs.

Contingent

Best suited when:

You have a small number of clearly defined roles

Speed and access to candidates are the priority

Hiring is ad-hoc or reactive

How it works:

Role-by-role engagement

External delivery

Fee payable on successful hire

Contingent recruitment works well for individual hires where ongoing hiring support or deeper integration isn’t required.

Retained

Best suited when:

You’re hiring for senior, specialist, or leadership roles

The hire is business-critical

Discretion, structure, and market mapping are essential

How it works:

Exclusive, retained engagement

Structured search and shortlisting

Staged fee model

Detailed role scoping and stakeholder alignment

Discreet approach to passive candidates

Clear communication and progress reporting

Retained search is designed for roles where getting it right matters more than speed alone.

Embedded

Best suited when:

You have ongoing or project-led hiring demand

Teams are scaling or evolving

You want consistency, ownership, and structure

You’re looking to reduce reliance on multiple agencies

How it works:

Fractional, embedded recruitment support aligned to your business needs

In-business delivery, working closely with hiring managers and leadership

Ownership of the full hiring lifecycle across multiple roles

Clear stakeholder management and coordination

Predictable, monthly commercial model

Improved candidate experience and employer representation

Embedded recruitment supports long-term hiring outcomes by providing hands-on capability within your business, without the cost or commitment of a full-time internal hire.