We recruit recruiters. So your sector is our sector.

Every recruitment desk in the country has a consultant sitting at it. That consultant is who we place, whichever market they bill in.

Rec2Rec Search has worked in one market and one market only since 2003. Not recruitment with a Rec2Rec sideline. Rec2Rec, exclusively, for over twenty years, which makes us one of the top three longest-established Rec2Rec businesses in the North of England.

Knowing the recruitment industry is not the same as knowing recruitment. A construction desk and a professional services desk run on different margins, different billing cycles, different client relationships and different kinds of consultant. We have spent three decades learning where those differences sit, and it is the reason our introductions land.

Recruitment disciplines we cover

We place recruitment professionals billing across the full spread of the UK market and sectors covered include:

Construction, engineering and industrial

• Construction, civils and the built environment.
• Engineering and manufacturing.
• Energy, renewables and utilities.
• Industrial, driving and onsite staffing.
• Procurement, supply chain and logistics.

Professional and financial services

• Finance and accountancy.
• Legal.
• HR and business support.
• Insurance and professional services.

Technology, sales and marketing

• Technology and digital.
• Sales.
• Marketing and creative.

Healthcare, education and public sector

• Healthcare and social care.
• Education.
• Life sciences and pharmaceuticals.
• Public sector and not-for-profit.

And across all of them

Executive search firms, generalist and multi-sector agencies, and independents that defy easy categorisation. If your desk does not sit neatly in a box, that is not a problem. It is most of the market.

Every level of the desk

We handle permanent vacancies from early career recruiters right through to the boardroom:

• Recruitment Consultant and Senior Consultant
• Principal and Managing Consultant
• Team Leader, Manager and Branch Manager
• Associate Director and Director

And the roles around the desk

A recruitment business is more than its billing consultants, and we recruit the rest of it. Resourcers, researchers, delivery and onsite service teams, branch administrators, business support, operations and management. These roles are frequently overlooked by Rec2Rec firms and they are some of the hardest to fill well, which is exactly why we cover them.

The businesses we work with

Our client base runs from one-branch independents and regional specialists through to national brands and some of the most recognisable recruitment names in the world.

We are selective about every single one of them. We partner only with businesses whose standards and ethics match our own, and we have turned work down on that basis for twenty years. It is why we are comfortable putting our name to every introduction we make, and it is why more than 80% of our applicants come to us through referral and recommendation rather than advertising.

Where we cover

We are based in Yorkshire and the North of England is our heartland. Our reach is not limited to it. We advertise and fill local, national and international roles, and we place professionals right across the UK.

What you get that a generalist cannot give you

Sector coverage on its own is just a list. What sits behind ours:

• A full consultative interview, 45 to 60 minutes, not a form-filling exercise.
• Complete confidentiality, guaranteed, for clients and candidates alike.
• Your CV never sent anywhere without your consent.
• Interview preparation and career guidance throughout.
• More than 32 years of hands-on recruitment experience and active Fellowship of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation behind every conversation.

Common questions

What does Rec2Rec actually mean?

Recruitment to Recruitment. We recruit the recruiters themselves, placing consultants, managers and directors into recruitment consultancies. We are not recruiting the candidates they place.

My desk is not on your list. Can you still help?

Almost certainly. The list covers the disciplines we see most often, not the limits of what we do. Call us.

I want to move into a sector I have never worked in. Is that realistic?

Often, yes. A strong billing track record travels further than people expect, and part of our job is knowing which agencies take transferable experience seriously and which do not. We will tell you honestly where you stand.

Do you only work in the North of England?

No. It is where we are based and where we are strongest, but we place nationwide and handle international roles.

Will my current employer find out I am looking?

No. Confidentiality is guaranteed and your CV is never sent to anyone without your consent. Discretion is the foundation this business was built on.

Start a conversation

Whether you are building a desk or thinking about your own next move, it begins with a confidential conversation and commits you to nothing. Get in touch.