As a specialist permanent recruitment agency, we’ll help you hire permanent talent through a clear and structured recruitment process. Whether you are filling a critical role or building out a team, we’ll help you secure long-term hires who fit your strategy and culture.
Overview
Permanent recruitment is about more than filling a vacancy. It is about hiring permanent employees who will contribute, develop and remain part of your business for the long term. The right hire strengthens delivery, stabilises teams and gives you confidence in your growth plans.
Many businesses come to us after roles have been open longer than expected, candidates have dropped out late in the process or previous hires have not worked out as planned. Long-term hiring requires clarity from the outset, not rushed decisions.
As a permanent recruitment agency, we run a structured permanent recruitment process that focuses on fit, capability and long-term potential. We align expectations early, approach relevant passive talent directly and manage the process with pace, so you can secure permanent talent that stays.
How we can help
Many hiring issues start with unclear scope or unrealistic expectations. We spend time defining the role properly, aligning salary with market data and agreeing what success looks like. That upfront clarity improves candidate quality and protects long-term retention.
Strong permanent candidates are rarely active on the market for long. Through targeted candidate sourcing and headhunting, we approach relevant passive talent directly. You see people who are capable, engaged and aligned, not just those who happened to apply.
Delays between interviews and inconsistent feedback lose good candidates. We manage interview scheduling, gather structured feedback and keep momentum throughout the permanent recruitment process. You stay informed, without having to chase.
Permanent hiring often falls apart at the offer stage. Counteroffers, shifting expectations and notice periods can derail months of work. We handle offer management carefully, align expectations early and maintain communication through to the start date, helping you secure permanent talent who join and stay.
RECRUITMENT TERMS
Not every permanent vacancy needs the same recruitment approach. You can work with us on standard terms, give us the role exclusively or use retained search for more specialist requirements.
Each option comes with different fees, payment terms and rebate periods, giving you flexibility around how you want us to manage the search.
OUR SOLUTION
Long-term hiring carries long-term financial commitment. Traditional agency fees are paid upfront, regardless of how long someone remains in the role.
Intuch is our subscription-based recruitment model designed to better align cost with retention. Instead of a single large fee, payments are spread over 6 or 12 months. If a hire leaves, payments stop.
It creates a clearer link between recruitment cost and retention, giving you greater control over budget while building your team.
Case studies
"Hitting 40 hires in 18 months across infrastructure and engineering was an ambitious target, and we needed an agency that could deliver against it without us having to manage the process closely. Digital Waffle did exactly that. The shortlists were focused and we didn't waste time on candidates who weren't right. Every role landed on schedule, and the people they brought in are already contributing to the programmes they're supporting."
"We've been hiring across marketing, digital and the wider team for the last 18 months, and Digital Waffle have been our go-to partner throughout. They've placed 82 people for us, from juniors right through to director level, perm and freelance. It's a lot of moving parts for one agency to handle well, and they've kept on top of it the whole way through. We'll be using them again."
"Zak has been a real help in building out our talent pool at Commify. His ability to source candidates across diverse roles has been genuinely impressive. His professionalism and commitment to our recruitment needs have made a real difference to the quality of people we've been able to hire."
"Digital Waffle were a real help when we were building out our engineering team. It was a fast-moving period, with a lot happening across our website and apps, and they quickly understood the kind of people we needed. They supported us with both perm and contract hires, kept things moving and made the whole process feel straightforward. Really easy team to work with."
"Digital Waffle handled our hiring across data and engineering for the last year, supporting a big period of transformation. They listened to what we needed and brought us qualified candidates for each role, twenty in total. The team they've helped us build is now delivering real results across our digital projects. They got the brief and they got it right."
"Digital Waffle just got us. They understood the pace we work at and the kind of marketing leader we needed. The shortlist was strong and arrived fast, and the person we hired has settled in brilliantly. It was one of the smoothest senior hires we’ve made."
"We needed a specific mix of skills for a senior social hire, which isn't always easy to find in the market. Digital Waffle listened, asked the right questions, and came back with candidates who genuinely matched the brief. Communication was clear throughout and we had the right person in place inside three weeks. Great to work with."
"We were hiring a Lead AI/NLP Engineer to strengthen the core of our product, which is the kind of hire we couldn't afford to get wrong. The quality of candidates Digital Waffle put in front of us stood out, and they understood exactly what we needed from both a technical and team-fit perspective. They had us hiring inside 3 weeks, and the process was smooth from start to finish."
Our disciplines
We focus on specialist permanent recruitment, supporting businesses with the skills and experience they need to grow. Our sector expertise allows us to understand the realities of your market and connect you with talent that strengthens your team for the long term.
SALARY GUIDES
Building a high-performing team starts with getting salaries right. In today’s market, competitive pay influences not only who you attract, but who stays.
Our 2027 UK salary guide provides current benchmarks across marketing, sales, tech, IT and data, with year-on-year comparisons and forward projections. It gives you the clarity to position roles realistically, secure stronger offers and plan growth with confidence.
Our disciplines
Not every hire requires the same approach. We’ll work with you to choose the right model for your situation.
Meet the team
Our permanent recruiters understand the hiring pressures, market conditions and long-term considerations that shape successful permanent hires. They work closely with employers to understand the role, team environment and long-term goals.
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FAQs
Permanent recruitment is the process of hiring employees on a long-term, ongoing basis rather than for a fixed-term contract. As a specialist permanent recruitment agency, we’ll help you hire permanent talent who join your business with the intention to stay. That includes structured candidate sourcing, interview management and offer support to secure the right long-term fit.
Permanent recruitment focuses on hiring employees who become a lasting part of your organisation. Contract recruitment is used for fixed-term projects or short-term cover. If you are building long-term capability or strengthening core teams, we’ll help you assess whether permanent recruitment or contract hiring is the right approach for your objectives.
A specialist permanent recruitment agency gives you access to passive talent, accurate salary benchmarking and a structured recruitment process. We’ll reduce time-to-hire, filter out poor-fit CVs and manage interviews and offer negotiations professionally. This lowers hiring risk and increases the likelihood your permanent hire remains in the role long term.
The permanent hiring process typically takes four to eight weeks depending on role complexity and notice periods. Our average time-to-fill is 15 to 20 days from launch to offer. We’ll maintain pace without compromising on structured assessment, helping you hire permanent employees efficiently while protecting long-term fit.
You may consider a permanent recruitment agency when roles remain open longer than expected, internal sourcing is not reaching passive talent or hiring managers are stretched. We’ll support you with structured long-term hiring, market insight and access to candidates who are not actively applying, so you can secure permanent employees with confidence.
To hire permanent employees successfully, you need clear role definition, realistic salary benchmarking and a structured recruitment process. We’ll help you scope the position properly, source relevant talent directly, manage interviews and support offer negotiation. This approach reduces repeat hiring and strengthens long-term retention.
Get in touch
If you're looking to hire permanent employees who will strengthen your team for the long term, our recruitment team can help.
Share a few details about the role and we’ll be in touch to discuss your hiring requirements.
Prefer to talk? Call us on 0121 517 0357.
