Ignite Talent

Ignite Talent is an evidence-based recruitment consultancy that helps clients find, hire and retain the right people. Established in 2014, it has placed thousands of jobseekers into hundreds of companies. The firm recruits both technical and commercial roles and goes beyond traditional recruitment methods, using multiple layers of objective and scientific assessment, including psychometrics, to identify candidates with the innate qualities that make exceptional employees. Its proposition combines all the services of an executive search firm at a considerably more affordable price. Ignite Talent reports that more than 96 per cent of the candidates it places are still in their roles after 12 months, and it backs that with an industry-leading replacement policy: if a new hire leaves for any reason within one year of joining, Ignite Talent finds a replacement free of charge.

The consultancy focuses on the broad areas of Insight, Data, Consulting and SaaS, structured on the site as Information and Intelligence, Research and Insight, Brand and Business, Analytics and Data, SaaS and Sales, and CX and UX. It has worked extensively across all industries including FMCG, technology, pharmaceuticals, retail, finance, media and commodities, and its clients include Fortune 500 brands, management consultancies, AI startups and agencies.

Ignite Talent operates from Singapore and the UK, and argues that a recruitment agency that is not talking to a client about retention should be replaced. It points out that when a new employee leaves during the first year the reason can almost always be identified during the recruitment process, that failed recruitment damages team morale and productivity as well as wasting recruitment and training budgets, and that research suggests the true cost of a first-year leaver is roughly 3.5 times their annual salary. Its process is built to answer that: psychometrics objectively assess hiring teams and candidates to create the match, the firm works in partnership with clients to position the business and attract strong people, and technology plus extensive pre-screening cuts the number of interviews needed. Enquiries go to [email protected], with a response promised within 24 hours.