Alert Recruitment is built for employers who need a search to move at the pace of the business. Quick to brief. Quick to shortlist. Slow to compromise on fit. UK-wide, permanent hires only.
Speed without standards is just shortcuts. Three things keep our pace honest.
One named recruiter from intake to start date. Direct line, no gatekeepers, no inbox roulette.
Inside 48 hours of intake we come back with a shortlist plan, salary calibration and timeline. Nothing sits on a desk.
Direct-hire placements come with a 90-day replacement guarantee. Speed is the goal, fit is the standard.
Ten sector verticals across UK permanent recruitment. Each led by a recruiter who knows the desk.
EAs, office managers, administrative coordinators across UK businesses.
Financial controllers, FP&A leads, management accountants and senior finance.
BDMs, key account managers, sales directors and commercial leadership.
Marketing managers, brand leads, content strategists and digital specialists.
HRBPs, talent acquisition, L&D specialists, reward and engagement leads.
Operations managers, COOs, process improvement and programme managers.
IT support leads, digital project managers, infrastructure specialists.
CS managers, CX leads, retention and escalation specialists.
Project managers, programme directors, change leads and PMO heads.
Director and head-of appointments, run discreetly with full process discipline.
One scoping call. Brief, salary band, scorecard and timeline. We commit to dates.
Targeted database, referral activation and outbound. Warm channels first, cold second.
Three to five vetted candidates inside 7 days for most roles. Notes on motivation and fit.
Offer support, counter-offer coaching, 30-60-90 day check-ins. Finish what we started.
Alert Recruitment serves UK employers who need their searches to move. SMEs scaling fast, scale-ups closing rounds, established mid-market businesses replacing critical hires. Single-vacancy and multi-role engagements run on the same model: one named recruiter, calibrated brief, fast shortlist, 90-day replacement.
We do not pad pipelines. We do not chain candidates through five-stage interviews when three will do. We do not ghost on follow-through. The pace is fast because the discipline is tight, not the other way around.