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Senior Talent, Found The Right Way

For leadership, director-level and senior specialist appointments — confidential, retained search with a sector specialist who actually knows the role and the market.

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How Executive Search Differs

Senior hires rarely come through a job advert. The candidates you actually want are not browsing job boards — they are working, doing well, and quietly open to the right next move. Reaching them takes a different approach.

Executive search is a structured, confidential process. We work from a clear brief, map the market for the right people, approach them on your behalf, and manage the conversation through to offer. It is slower than temp recruitment and the fee structure is different, but for the right roles it is the difference between hiring someone capable and hiring someone right.

We run executive search across our core sectors — Transport & Logistics, Warehouse & Manufacturing, Hospitality & Events, Office & Finance, Sales, Retail, Aviation, and Construction — at director, head-of, and senior specialist level.

£60k+ Typical search assignment starting salary
94% 12-month retention rate across placed candidates
6 weeks Average shortlist delivery time

A Considered Senior-Hire Service

Quality, not volume.

Detailed brief

We start with a structured briefing — the role, the team, the culture, the must-haves, the deal-breakers. The brief shapes every conversation that follows.

Market mapping

We map the relevant talent pool across your sector and adjacent industries — identifying candidates currently employed who fit the brief.

Confidential approach

Senior candidates need discretion. We approach individuals confidentially, ensuring neither party is exposed before there is mutual interest.

Long-list to short-list

Initial long-list of qualified candidates, then a deeper assessment and presentation of three to five shortlisted candidates with full notes.

Offer & negotiation

We manage the offer process, salary negotiation, counter-offer scenarios, and notice-period coordination through to start date.

Onboarding follow-up

A senior placement is not done at sign-on. We check in at 30, 60 and 90 days to ensure the placement is settling and resolve issues early if they appear.

How An Executive Search Runs

Brief & Agreement

Detailed briefing meeting, agreed search terms, retainer arrangement, and timeline.

Market Research

Two to three weeks of mapping, approaching, and qualifying candidates against the brief.

Shortlist & Interviews

Presentation of three to five qualified candidates with notes. Coordinated interview process.

Offer & Placement

Offer negotiation, acceptance, notice-period management, and start-date coordination.

Prism 7 took the time to really understand what we needed — not just the job spec, but the culture fit. The candidate they placed has become one of our most impactful hires.

Operations Director Manufacturing & Distribution, 250+ employees

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Steven Raina 2 years ago

When I needed work Alina came through for me! Good Agency to work with and very pleasant experience!

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Shuchi Sharma 2 years ago

Very helpful and professional staff!nA truly seamless experience.

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Kat Myrta 3 years ago

They have got an amazing person working there. Her name is Kam Gupta. She is very kind, very patient and very helpful and supportive . My mum was…

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Matt Dempsey 3 years ago

Reliable and helpful agency to work for.nGreat communicators and deal with any queries promptly. I can't recommend them highly enough.

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Arthur Clowes 3 years ago

Alina from prism 7 has been great help throughout and up to now with anything needed, always responds to query’s as quick as possible

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James Tamale 3 years ago

This place of work is excellent.

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Tariq Sheikh 3 years ago

You can trust fully on Prism 7 recurring.. i have my personal experience they will try hard to get u placed unless n untill u get the job…

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Marian valentin Gheorghe 3 years ago

Best agency you can find !! Nice staff and the great person there is Alina ????????

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zain muhammad 3 years ago

Best Agency to Work With them.nAlina is so helpful and solve your issues in minutes.nLooking forward to work with them in future ????

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