Find the Right People and Build a Team You Can Rely On

Recruitment is one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses right now, particularly in Cornwall. Getting it right takes time, effort, and a clear process, and getting it wrong is expensive. Whether you're taking on your first member of staff or looking to grow your team, having the right support behind you makes the whole process a lot less daunting and a lot more likely to deliver the result you actually need.

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Finding the Right Candidates

We'll help you attract the right people for your business, from writing a job advert that actually gets noticed to identifying where to advertise and how to position the role to appeal to the candidates you want.
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Interview Support

Not sure what to ask or how to run an interview properly? We'll help you prepare the right questions, structure the process, and make confident hiring decisions you won't regret.
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Onboarding and Getting New Starters Right

A good hire can quickly become a bad one if the onboarding process lets them down. We'll help you set new starters up properly from day one so they hit the ground running and want to stick around.
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Recruitment in Cornwall Is Hard.
But It Doesn't Have to Feel Impossible.

Anyone running a small business in Cornwall knows how tough the recruitment market is, particularly since COVID. The pool of candidates is smaller, good people are harder to find, and the cost of making the wrong hire, in time, money, and stress, is something most small businesses simply can't afford.

But a lot of the difficulty comes not from the market itself but from not having a clear process in place. Without a structured approach to finding, assessing, and bringing on new people, recruitment becomes reactive and stressful. We help you take control of it.

Attracting the Right People Starts With the Right Message

One of the most common recruitment mistakes small businesses make is writing a job advert that describes the role without giving candidates a reason to apply. The best candidates have options. If your advert doesn't stand out or doesn't speak to what they're looking for, they'll scroll straight past it.

We'll help you write a job advert that's clear, compelling, and honest about what the role involves and what working with you looks like. We'll also help you identify the best places to advertise so your advert reaches the right people, not just the most people.

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Running an Interview Process That Actually Works

A lot of small business owners find interviews uncomfortable, particularly when they haven't done much recruiting before. It can feel awkward to assess someone you've just met, and without the right questions, it's easy to come away with a gut feeling but very little useful information.

We'll help you prepare properly. That means the right questions for the role, a clear structure for the interview, and a consistent way of evaluating candidates so your final decision is based on something solid. We can also sit in and support the process directly if that would be helpful.

Getting New Starters Off to the Right Start

Hiring the right person is only half the job. How you bring them into the business in those first few weeks has a huge impact on whether they stay, how quickly they get up to speed, and the impression they form of how your business is run.

A good onboarding process doesn't have to be complicated. It just needs to be clear, consistent, and make your new starter feel like they've joined a business that has its act together. We'll help you build something straightforward that sets both you and your new employee up for a positive start.

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Staff Retention Starts at Recruitment

A lot of businesses treat recruitment and retention as separate problems. They're not. The way you recruit, the expectations you set, and the experience a new starter has in their first few weeks all have a direct impact on how long they stay.

 

We take a joined-up approach to the whole process, from finding the right person to making sure they're set up to succeed once they're in the role. It's not just about filling a vacancy. It's about building a team that actually works for your business long-term.

Every Business We Work With Has a Story. Here Are a Few of Them, in Their Own Words.

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Wonderful journey so far working with Andrew, he's passionate about giving you the best possible start and I feel he's genuinely invested in my success. Thanks

Lily Hobbs

Genuinely invested. That's not something you get from a recruitment agency or a job board. It's what happens when the person supporting you actually cares whether things work out, not just whether the vacancy gets filled.

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Hands-On Support From Someone Who's Done It

Andrew has recruited and managed teams across hospitality, trades, and service businesses in Cornwall. The support we offer comes from genuine experience of what works in the real world, not a textbook recruitment process.
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We're Invested in Getting It Right

We don't just help you fill a vacancy. We work with you to find the right person for your business and we're with you through the whole process. Our clients' success is what drives us, and that's true whether you're in Truro, Newquay, or anywhere across Cornwall.
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A Full Process, Not Just a Job Advert

From writing the advert to supporting the interview and helping you onboard your new starter properly, we cover the whole recruitment process. You don't need to piece it together yourself or figure out what to do at each stage.

This service is a great fit if you are:

  • A sole trader taking on staff for the first time and not sure where to begin
  • A small business owner who has had a bad experience with recruitment in the past and wants to approach it differently
  • Someone who knows what they need but doesn't have the time or confidence to run a proper recruitment process alone
  • A growing business that needs to hire quickly but wants to make sure the right person is chosen, not just the first available one
  • Anyone who has struggled to find and keep good staff and wants a more structured approach going forward

If any of that sounds familiar, let's have a conversation.

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Common Questions About Working With Us

I've never recruited anyone before. Where do I even start?
That's exactly why we're here. We'll walk you through the whole process from the beginning, starting with getting clear on what you actually need, and take it one step at a time. You don't need to have any experience of recruiting to work with us.
Can you help me write a job advert?
Yes, absolutely. A well-written job advert makes a real difference to the quality of applications you receive. We'll help you put together something that's clear, honest, and appealing to the kind of candidate you're looking for.
Do you help with interviews or just the advertising side?
Both. We can support you at every stage of the process, including preparing interview questions, structuring the process, and even sitting in on interviews if you'd find that helpful. We'll do as much or as little as you need.
How do I know I'm making the right hiring decision?
A structured interview process with the right questions makes it much easier to assess candidates consistently and make a decision based on something more than gut instinct. We'll help you build that process so your final choice is one you can feel confident about.
What if the person I hire doesn't work out?
It happens, even with the best process in place. Having the right contracts and probation period structures in place means you're protected if things don't go as planned. We'll make sure those are sorted alongside the recruitment process so you're covered either way.
Is recruitment support just for businesses taking on their first employee?
Not at all. We work with businesses at all stages of growth, from first-time employers to businesses that have recruited before but want a better, more consistent approach. If recruitment has been a challenge for you, there's usually something in the process that can be improved.
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