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Startup StaffingSUS

Technology recruitment

Specialist technology recruitment, paid monthly while your hire stays.

Startup Staffing supports international technology startups and scaleups hiring specialist technical people. The recruitment itself is delivered by Humand Talent Solutions' consultants. What SUS changes is how it is paid for: an agreed monthly percentage of each hire's gross salary for as long as they stay, instead of one large fee at the point of hire.

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Where we recruit

Three overlapping areas, each with its own hiring reality. Pick the one closest to your business.

What these hires have in common

Different technologies, the same three pressures.

  • The people you need are not applying

    Specialist technical hiring is a search problem, not an advertising one. The strongest candidates are employed, busy and only move for the right reason.

  • Hiring and cash pressure arrive together

    Roles usually open right after a raise, a contract win or a programme milestone — the same moment capital is committed elsewhere.

  • A wrong hire costs more than the fee

    In small technical teams a mis-hire sets back a roadmap. Alignment on retention matters more than the headline percentage.

How the recruitment itself runs

Conventional specialist search, carried out by named consultants you can speak to.

  1. 01

    Understand

    A proper briefing on the role, the team around it, the technical bar and what the business is trying to build. If the brief is unrealistic for the market or the budget, we say so at this point.

  2. 02

    Search

    Candidates are approached directly rather than waiting on job-board applications. Humand's network and long-standing candidate community do most of the work here.

  3. 03

    Assess

    Screening and structured conversations before anything reaches you, covering technical fit, motivation, notice period and salary expectations — so a shortlist is genuinely a shortlist.

  4. 04

    Introduce

    You receive a small number of relevant candidates with context on each. Interviews, feedback and offer stages are coordinated so nobody is left waiting, and you hire directly onto your own contract.

The short version

SUS in 60 seconds

Everything that matters about the Startup Staffing model, in six answers.

What is it?
Permanent recruitment for international technology startups and scaleups, delivered by Humand Talent Solutions Limited under the Startup Staffing (SUS) model.
How do I pay?
An agreed monthly percentage of the employee's gross monthly salary, invoiced monthly in arrears from their start date, instead of one large fee at the point of hire.
Who employs the person?
You do, directly, on your own employment contract. We are not the employer and this is not a contract or umbrella arrangement.
What if they leave?
Billing stops from their final date of employment. Payments already made are not refunded.
Can I buy out?
Yes. Pay the pre-agreed buy-out value and future monthly billing for that placement ends. Previous payments are not deducted from it.
What do I do next?
Model your hiring in the calculator and send it to us, or just tell us what you are planning. Your percentage and buy-out value are agreed in writing before any work begins.

Percentages and buy-out values are agreed with each business individually in writing. Any figures shown elsewhere on this site are illustrative examples, not standard pricing.

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Tell us what you are hiring for.

A rough outline of the role is enough. If it sits outside our technical territory, we will tell you rather than take the brief.

  • A specific live vacancy you are trying to fill
  • Hiring you are planning over the next few months
  • Several future hires and how they would work together
  • Whether SUS is the right fit for your business at all

Prefer to talk? 01865 657 000

Prefer email? joseph@humand.co.uk

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