Permanent Recruitment Services

We find your business the perfect talent for a long-term partnership

Every permanent hire is a long-term commitment. The salary is the smallest part of the cost. When the appointment works, that person compounds value across your organisation for years. When it doesn’t, you absorb the financial hit, the lost time and the disruption of starting again.

Coreus is a specialist talent acquisition consultancy that provides permanent recruitment across numerous industries including accountancy & financial services, legal, technology, marketing and hositality.
We work with SMEs and established brands who need to get senior and mid-level appointments right without wasting months on candidates who won’t last.

Our process is built around direct headhunting and targeted outreach. The candidates we present aren’t recycled from job boards. They’re professionals already performing well in similar roles, approached confidentially and assessed thoroughly before they reach your shortlist.

Discover why 94% of our identified talent go onto accept their roles and join as part of a long-term vision.

"A perfect understanding of our culture and needs, introducing only candidates who perfectly fit our team and values"
Chief Marketing Officer
Top8 Accountancy Network

The business case for permanent hiring

Long-term value

A permanent hire learns your business inside out and gets better at their job the longer they're in post. You invest once in finding the right person instead of cycling through short-term fixes that reset progress every six months.

Stability

Permanent appointments give your wider team clarity on who owns what. Projects move forward, leadership structures settle and your clients deal with the same people consistently.

Integration

A permanent hire picks up how your business runs, what your clients expect and where the pressure points sit. That understanding takes months to develop and can't be replicated by rotating contractors.

When permanent recruitment is the right move

Not every hire needs to be permanent. But when the role is central to how your business operates, a short-term appointment creates more problems than it solves.

You need someone who stays long enough to deliver results

Some roles take six months before the person in them is operating at full capacity. Interim and contract arrangements can fill a gap, but they don't give you the continuity to see a strategy through from start to finish.

Your team needs a settled structure

Constant turnover in key positions unsettles the people around them. A permanent hire gives your team a fixed point to work with and removes the uncertainty of wondering who's next.

You've outgrown doing it yourself

Many SMEs reach a point where a function that was managed informally now needs dedicated ownership. Permanent recruitment lets you bring in someone with the specialism to take it on properly.

The cost of getting it wrong is too high to rush

When a role carries real commercial weight, the recruitment process matters as much as the candidate. A structured, thorough permanent search reduces the risk of an expensive mis-hire.

Our process works across roles and sectors

Legal

Fee earners, partners and support functions across private practice and in-house teams.

Accountancy & Finance

From qualified accountants to senior finance leadership, including full-time Finance Director and CFO appointments.

Technology

Software engineers, technical leads and senior technology hires for scaling businesses.

Professional Services

Permanent and interim experts for senior and C-level gamification roles, backed by a global network of specialist professionals.

Hospitality

Senior operational and commercial leadership for hospitality brands with growth ambitions.

Marketing

Permanent marketing hires from head of function through to specialist channel roles.

Permanent Leadership Recruitment

We also place C-suite and board-level leadership across all sectors through dedicated executive search. Senior leadership appointments carry a different weight to other permanent hires, and the process reflects that. We work on a retained basis with full accountability for delivering candidates whose commercial track record and sector credibility have been verified before they reach your shortlist.

What do you receive from Coreus

Security

Avoid costly hiring mistakes and set up for success

Perseverance

Tireless search across all networks

Results

94%+ offer acceptance, 100% success on retained roles

Quick Turnaround

Fast, cost-efficient hiring for multiple roles

Flexibility

Scale recruitment up or down as needed

Recruiting iQ

Experienced qualifying with dedicated account management

"Having experienced Coreus as both a candidate and a client, I highly recommend them.”

Our Philosophy

A Seat at the Core

Building a team at the core of your business

Planting Seeds

Talent that sow the seeds of tomorrow’s breakthroughs

Energy in Chorus

Hires who encourage creation, positivity and energised teams

Let us know how we can help

FAQs

Why is it worthwhile using a recruitment agency for permanent hiring?
Because the cost of getting it wrong dwarfs the cost of getting help. A mis-hire at senior or mid-level sets your business back months in lost output and the expense of starting again. We give you access to candidates you won't find through job boards, vetted properly before they reach your desk.
Can a business recruit for multiple permanent hires at the same time?
Absolutely. Our Build a Team service exists for this. Whether you're scaling a department or filling roles across different functions, we run it as one coordinated programme. Consistent quality meaning less pressure on your internal team.
Why might permanent recruitment suit my business more than interim or fractional?
It comes down to what you need the role to do. Permanent makes sense when you want someone who will own a function long-term and build the relationships that only come with being there every day. Interim suits a defined project or transition. Fractional works when you need senior-level input but not full-time commitment. Not sure which fits? We'll tell you straight.
How is permanent recruitment different from executive search?
Executive search is permanent recruitment, but for senior leadership and board-level roles where candidates aren't actively looking. It's retained, meaning one firm takes full accountability for delivery. Standard permanent recruitment covers a broader range of seniority and uses a wider mix of sourcing methods.