The Surrey Co - Flexible Hiring Solutions for Small Businesses

Home
The Surrey Co - Flexible Hiring Solutions for Small Businesses

Supporting small businesses with flexible hiring solutions to help them attract and hire high-quality candidates.

06/11/2024

Effective interviews are authentic conversations, not rehearsed speeches 💓

Over preparing candidates can lead to overwhelm or over sell!

Working with me, you can be confident that your shortlist of candidates are given the right amount of direction for you to see their true ability and character.

The Interview Prep Balancing Act ⚖️

DO:
✅ Share the interview format (Is it technical behavioural, situational etc)
✅ Share hints on core areas of focus that you know are important to the hiring team
✅ Give a flavour for the interviewers style (e.g. conversational, structured)
✅ Remind them to do their research, be specific and prepare examples

DON’T:
❌ Spoon-feed scripted answers (nothing kills authenticity faster than memorised monologues)
❌ Turn them into a walking Wikipedia of company facts (we want conversation, not a corporate trivia champion)
❌ Coach their personality out of existence

Remember: We’re aiming for ‘prepared and confident’ not ‘programmed and robotic’ 🤖Coaching candidates to ace an interview by spoon feeding them every nugget of insight you have will fail in the long run.

The best interviews uncover a candidates strengths and weaknesses giving you an authentic picture of the value they can add AND the support you can provide in return.

Working with a talent partner means you can focus on making the best decisions for your business based on high quality, authentic shortlists.

DM me to chat about your hiring goals for 2025, whether it’s 1 role or 20, let’s chat ✨🥂

24/06/2024

✨ you’re allowed to have a life ✨

raising a child 🍼
caring for a family member 👩‍👧‍👦
exploring the world 🌍
having a rest 🌷
considering your options 🧠
trying out a new career 🥷
pausing the hamster wheel 🐹
volunteering 🎗
navigating a tough job market 🚵‍♀️
managing health issues 🏥
and so on...

You don’t need to be ashamed to address real-life on your CV. Having a gap in your career journey isn’t a crime and doesn’t make you unemployable, it makes you human.

I don’t know about you, but I like working with humans 💘 I’ve experienced a handful of these myself and will no doubt face (or choose) more in the future.

There are so many reasons for career gaps, some by choice and some out of our control, either way, they shape our experiences and stories.

If you've got a "blank space" embrace it, it's made you who you are. Great recruiters and leaders know this too. ✨

Tips to address a career gap in your resume:

🚨 Don’t feel the need to over-explain
🚨 Highlight any part-time, freelance, or volunteer work you undertook
🚨 Reference any courses, certifications or classes you attended (they don’t need to be directly related to the role)
🚨 Re-frame this time as an asset to you by pointing out transferable skills it taught you
🚨 Seek advice from others on how your resume reads
🚨 Consider what you choose to highlight. The odd month here or there is probably not worth mentioning
🚨 Be prepared to explain your career breaks honestly during interviews.

Do you have any other advice on addressing career gaps?

20/06/2024

My Mission ✨💕🤝

"Redefine traditional recruitment offerings by providing flexible, tailored hiring solutions for SMBs. Driven by a commitment to hiring with heart, I strive to connect you with talent who meet your business needs, align with your values and contribute to your culture, growth and success"

There IS another way for SMBs to access high-quality hiring support without investing in a permanent internal recruiter or relying on recruitment agencies.

I love talking to businesses passionate about hiring intentionally and ready to give recruitment the dedicated support it needs to be a real success 🙋🏻‍♀️ 🎯

DM me to have a no-commitment chat about your hiring challenges :-)

17/06/2024

✨📞 Quality hires start with quality screenings.

If you're too busy or lack the confidence to conduct thorough screenings your recruiting success will suffer.

As an SMB it's common for you to operate a lean team. Employees wear many hats and recruitment is often a burden juggled across the team or lumbered with somebody who manages it on top of their day job 😵‍💫

To hire well you need a solid, consistent and high-quality hiring process. Without a dedicated internal recruiter to lead it's almost impossible to recruit in a timely, consistent and effective way 🎯 You're not bad at recruiting, you're just busy!

🙋🏻‍♀️ By outsourcing part or all of the recruitment process on a role-by-role basis, you get back time, control costs, gain transparency and feel confident that hiring will be a success, not a burden.

DM me to discuss your hiring burdens and how we can solve them with flexible hiring help ❤️📧

11/06/2024

Hey Small Businesses! I'd love to introduce you to my ✨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫✨ hiring service.

🤝 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?

Sounds a bit buzzwordy but it's really simple! This service means I run your hiring process for you from start to finish, for as little or as many roles as you need!

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫?

🔍 Small businesses with no internal recruiter. You manage recruitment yourself and are swamped with application reviews, scheduling and general hiring stress!
🔍 Businesses who need support with a few roles a year. The roles aren't necessarily specialised so you don't need to fork out for a "niche" recruiter. You don't have enough roles to need a perm HR or recruiter, but you need some help.

Unlike a recruitment agency, I manage your internal hiring process for you. I work alongside you to make hiring run smoothly and to find you the best candidate.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝?

✅ Job advert review
✅ CV screening and shortlisting
✅ Thorough pre-screening calls/videos
✅ Interview scheduling
✅ Candidate summaries
✅ Interview debrief sessions
✅ Market Insights
✅ Headhunting
✅ Hiring tools including scorecard and interview guide
✅ Salary negotiation support
✅ 3-4 months of support per role

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 💸

✨ My fair, blended pricing is an upfront fixed packaged fee and a fixed fee on-success model.

✨ Select the level of service you need depending on the role type.

✨ Up to 70% less than a traditional recruitment agency

I have worked in internal talent acquisition as a generalist for many years. My experience spans hiring across sales, marketing, customer service, finance, operations, software engineering and product (to name a few). I've worked in industries including, cyber security, financial technology, manufacturing & construction, real estate, public relations and retail.

I understand what it takes to run an effective hiring process, and I love using my experience to help small businesses thrive 💕

𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 🎉

Thanks for reading and sharing

Amy xx

The Surrey Co, Flexible Hiring Solutions for Small Businesses

06/06/2024

Very often, small businesses don't have the luxury of a full-time hiring or HR lead to ensure their hiring process is consistent, transparent and effective.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬:

🥔 Hiring is a hot potato being thrown to different people to manage
🚮 Job ads attract low-quality candidates
⌛ Scheduling interviews becomes a time sucker
🌀 Processes don't exist or are constantly changing
😫 Interviewers feel unprepared or lack confidence
🏃‍♀️ Candidates bolt during the process or hires don't stick
💤 Everybody is exhausted and motivation crashes
💸 Lengthy hiring times cost the business
❓What is onboarding?
🎨 There's no time to think of creative hiring ideas

That's why I started The Surrey Co💡Small businesses can reap the benefits of a dedicated, experienced talent lead, without the full-time commitment, and on an as-needed basis.

𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:

🤝 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 ✨𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑✨
Proactive, full-service hiring support that includes managing your internal hiring process end-to-end for individual roles. Delivering quality candidates, every time.

🕵🏼‍♀️ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Anyone can sift through job boards and send you candidates while crossing their fingers. My roots in targeted sourcing mean I know a thing or two about finding you the best candidate, not just the best available one.

🗺 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠
Bespoke talent research, designed to help you achieve your goals and inform hiring. Giving you a leg up over your competitors.

🩺 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤
A thorough health check of your current hiring process with valuable, best practice recommendations and bespoke templates.

⏱ 𝐀𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 ✨𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄✨
A day rate option is available for ad hoc hiring tasks.

My solutions are not set up as a traditional recruitment agency, but rather an extension of your internal team. If the role is out of my scope, and better suited to a specialised or niche recruitment agency, I'll let you know. I'm here to help not hinder.

I LOVED working in Talent Acquisition and saw the impact of a great hiring partner daily. Being able to provide that level of service to small businesses fills my cup🥤 💕

If you're a small business that is interested in hiring smarter, faster and more effectively, get in touch via the links in the comments 📩 📱

Address

Website

http://www.thesurreyco.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Surrey Co - Flexible Hiring Solutions for Small Businesses posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Surrey Co - Flexible Hiring Solutions for Small Businesses:

Want your business to be the top-listed business?

Country:

City: