Ninety Thousand Hours

Why we succeed

Retained and exclusive search

The solution for challenging, critical and strategic hires.

Retain us or work with us on an exclusive basis.We work closely with clients who retain us. You get 100% of our focus, we get 100% of yours, because we’re not one of multiple agencies all clamouring for your time and attention.Contingent recruitment might seem good value. Until it doesn’t deliver and then you realise it’s become too time consuming. For critical hires in scarce talent pools, your competitive advantage comes from securing the right people before your competitors do.
Rigorous headhunting process

Our proven 8 step process that has resulted in 100% placement success & 96% retention rate.

This covers: Briefing, research & mapping, candidate approaches, candidate assessment, shortlisting, weekly steering meetings, interview & referencing and onboarding.

> Discover our process in more detail

Breaking the old orthodoxy of the contingent recruitment model is a challenge, we understand that. But we also know the huge competitive advantage available by adopting a model that is faster, more precise and targets 100% of the talent pool.

That only comes from a committed partnership between a client and the right specialist recruiter.

Better results happen faster when process is honed and communication is clear. That means an experienced search team, not being handed off to a junior account manager.

Ninety Thousand Hours are a duo with an entire team’s worth of knowledge. Why complicate things?

> Discover more about who you would work with on your search.

We are committed to working with you until the position is filled.

Established in 2014

100% success in delivery

96% retention rate

25 years combined experience

6 month guarantee

Timelines of a typical search

You can’t afford a hiring process that takes months and distracts your people from other tasks. Our process delivers results fast. Here’s how.

Week 1

Briefing

Confirmation of scope and brief. Curation and client sign-off of EVP assets

Week 2 - 3

Research & market-mapping

Identification of target individuals

Week 2 - 4

Candidate engagement & qualification

Screening, qualification and assessment of all candidates

Week 4 - 5

Shortlisting

Final short-list submitted

Week 5 - 6

Client interviews

Support with interviews and feedback

Week 6 - 7

Offer management

Support with offer positioning and onboarding

Week 8 - 12

Pre-onboarding consultation using behavioural tools

Helping you get the best out of your new hire

Week 13 - 26

360 feedback and onboarding support

NinetyThousandHours have succeeded in recruiting for us where others have failed. They are a cut above the crowd.

Track records

Global Account Director

Challenge?

–  Difficult industry with niche media skillset

–  Previous hires unsuccessful

–  Time to hire > 3-6 months

The Outcome

– Two Grade A appointments within 6 weeks

– 9/10 Candidate and Client satisfaction

Managing Director

Challenge?

– Niche role requiring experience in launching & scaling conferences into the life sciences sector

– Had been sent too many unsuitable candidates by contingent recruiters

The Outcome

– Successful hire with virtual onboarding

– 10/10 Client & Candidate satisfaction