The smart way to
  • source
  • hire
  • map
  • understand
  • pipeline
  • engage
  • attract
  • source
senior talent
A research led approach to find and attract exceptional talent Creative talent search Visibility of your target talent market to inform hiring strategies Full transparency Enabling scalable direct hiring capability, matching your demands and budget Smart Scaling Building external communities of your future key hires Communities

What can we do for you

We are here to help you source, engage and attract great talent no matter how difficult your talent acquisition challenges are. How? By really getting to know and understand your culture, ethos and goals. By thorough research, to identify talent and engage with your target market – introducing you to your future leaders while informing your in-house Talent Acquisition and People strategy through our insight into talent landscapes.

Charlie McIntosh has been providing tailored talent sourcing solutions for senior and executive hiring requirements since 2018. Founder, Charlie has over 18 years’ experience within the recruitment industry. Working with a diverse range of clients, from global industry leaders to hyper-growth PE backed firms, our bespoke solutions are designed with the sole aim of adding value to in-house talent teams.

See Better. Hire Better.

By partnering with us, to build a hybrid delivery model, you can instantly scale your direct sourcing capacity and retain control of costs and the candidate journey. From supporting you through an increase in senior hiring demand, remotely managing sensitive assignments or building talent communities we have the experience and capability to add value to your team.

Our key strength lies in our ability to delve into targeted talent markets and engage great talent – globally. We do not rely on candidate databases or a ‘black book’ of contacts, we focus on detailed research to provide our clients with a broad view of the talent landscape and an inclusive approach to sourcing and attracting talent.

We are experienced in working across a range of industries, supporting the hiring of senior and executive talent.

Turn on. Scale up. Turn off

Working as an extension to your in-house team we deliver a research led approach to source, engage and attract senior talent – globally.

Fixed project costs, where you own relationships with candidates and insight into the talent landscape.

We enable proactive senior hiring through the development of a talent community, fed into by targeted research and sourcing.

Expand your network of high demand talent, reduce time & cost per hire and improve diverse hiring.

Talent Insight

We can support your Talent Strategy through targeted research of the market, helping you to be informed when making you in your hiring decisions.

We use a blend of qualitative and quantitative techniques, to get inside the mindset of your target market.  

Our clients

Charlie and his team have been an essential part of my recruitment strategy for the last 10 years to ensure we deliver on time and in a cost effective way.

Head of Talent Acquisition, The Access Group

I can’t thank you enough for your help! The fact that we could confidentially fill this important vacancy, with you leading on it, makes your business a true asset to our recruitment team.

Global FTSE listed business

I found your approach to be excellent, during our dialogue over recent weeks; super professional, highly personable and relaxed and really proactive in keeping me up to date.

So in short, thank you for what you brought to the process.  No doubt you’re a valuable asset to Charlie McIntosh, The Access Group and other clients.

Candidate, 2023

The quality of the research has resulted in 100% success, +95% retention after 5 years and contributed to our 35% diversity in leadership appointments…I love the transparency of communication and excellent customer service.

Head of Talent Acquisition, Global SaaS Firm

To find out how the team at Charlie McIntosh can help your business