Hire Top Sales Talent, Without High Contingency Recruitment Costs
Recruitment-as-a-Service for Fast-Growth Companies That Need Salespeople — Now
Having used HST Hiring for a few years now we saw them as a specialist recruiter and didnt engage them for more general roles.
When they introduced Talent Flow to me it made absolute sense to have them manage all of our hiring. In the first 3 months we have filled two key roles and the whole process has been seamless. The 80% savings we have also made compared to other firms makes this a ‘must use’ service.
Paul Cliffe – CEO 
Calibre Control
Our Services Explained.
What You Get with Talent Flow:
- Dedicated Talent Team — Embedded recruiters who understand your brand, culture, and goals
- Curated Sales Pipeline — Access to pre-vetted closers, SDRs, AEs, and team leads
- Faster Time-to-Hire — Interview ready candidates in days, not weeks
- Predictable Pricing — Monthly flat-fee, no surprise commissions or per-hire costs
- Ongoing Support — Scale up or down as hiring needs evolve
Industry-Specific Sales Hiring Experts
Hiring in your Industry? You need reps who:
Understand your product complexity
Know your
buyer journey
Can sell in regulated or technical environments
We place talent that already knows your space — no training wheels required.
A selection of the Industries we specialise in:
SaaS
& Tech
B2B
Services
FMCG
& Retail
Health & Wellness
Financial Services
Your savings explained
Use the tool below to work out your annual hiring savings based on your expected levels of recruitment
Why Sales Hiring Can Fail.
(& How We Fix It)
Companies hiring salespeople have to cope with:
- Bloated agency fees – averaging 20% across the UK
- Slow time-to-hire
- Poor culture fit
- No visibility or control
Traditional recruiters prioritise commissions, not outcomes. You deserve better.
That’s why we built a Recruitment-as-a-Service model — designed to help you consistently attract, evaluate, and hire elite sales talent, without the chaos or cost of ‘old-school’ recruitment.
Our 9 Step Recruitment Process
Step One
Identify
We will hold a meeting to get a deep insight on the business and the vacancy
Step Two
Solution
We will present the best solution to help successfully fill the role
Step Three
Launch
Once a job brief and terms are agreed we will set to work with the hiring campaign
Step Six
1st Interview
Using 5 key questions we will conduct the interview and send you a recording to watch in your own time
Step Five
Shortlist
Following conversations and meetings with candidates we will shortlist the best
Step Four
Outreach
We outreach to the best candidates in the market (passive/active) to discuss your role
Step Seven
Client Interview
We will make all arrangements for your video/f2f meeting to ensure the candidate is prepped
Step Eight
Offer Management
We will manage any offer to ensure the client and candidate are both happy with the terms
Step Nine
Candidate Start
Employee onboarding begins
How Talent Flow Can Work For You
Talent Flow vs Traditional Recruitment
| Talent Flow | Traditional Recruitment | |
| Cost | Flat monthly fee | 15-30% per hire |
| Flexibility | Scalable & ongoing | Per role, one-off |
| Speed | Candidate-ready in days | Often weeks or months |
| Fit & Retention | Embedded screening + cultural match | Volume-based CV pushing |
| Transparency | Full hiring funnel visibility | Black-box until CVs appear |
| Focus | Sales hiring specialists | Generalist agency recruiters |
| Talent Flow | |
| Cost | Flat monthly fee |
| Flexibility | Scalable & ongoing |
| Speed | Candidate-ready in days |
| Fit & Retention | Embedded screening + cultural match |
| Transparency | Full hiring funnel visibility |
| Focus | Sales hiring specialists |
| Traditional Recruitment | |
| Cost | 15-30% per hire |
| Flexibility | Per role, one-off |
| Speed | Often weeks or months |
| Fit & Retention | Volume-based CV pushing |
| Transparency | Black-box until CVs appear |
| Focus | Generalist agency recruiters |
Trusted by firms across the UK.
Case Study: PAL Hire
Goal:
Hire 3 sales reps in 30 days
Solution:
Our dedicated Talent Flow team delivered a full candidate pipeline, conducted all first-round screens, and reduced time-to-hire by 55%.
Results:
- 3 hires in 4 weeks
- 40% lower cost per hire
- Team is now exceeding revenue targets
“HST Hiring cut our hiring time in half and saved us thousands in recruitment costs. As a business we needed to increase our staff levels considerably to achieve our growth targets and HST Hirings solutions meant that we stopped worrying about hiring new staff or the impact of replacing existing staff. Their expertise and efficient process is unmatched.”
Dan Daintry – CEO
PAL Hire
Trusted by
“HST Hiring have been integral to our growth plans in the UK with some really key hires to our management team as well as helping build our support teams. Their Talent Flow service is a key differentiator when hiring key staff into the business”
Ian Seers – CEO
Rightspend
Roles we have filled recently
Company: NW Based Finance Provider
Goal: Hire 3 field sales reps across the UK
Results:
- Targeted people who have worked in the industry previously
- Held all first round interviews
- Managed face to face meetings
- 3 hires completed over a few weeks
- 50% lower cost per hire
Company: Software Development Business
Goal: Hire 5 SDR’s to help aggressive growth plans
Results:
- Targeted 80 people who have worked in the industry previously
- Outreached to all
- Held all first round interviews
- All hires completed within clients timeline
- 55% lower cost per hire and more requirements given
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How Much Can I Save?
Use the tool below to work out your annual hiring savings based on your expected levels of recruitment
Ready to Build Your Dream Sales Team?
Whether you’re hiring your first rep or scaling a 20-person team, our model gives you the speed, flexibility, and confidence to hire without friction.
Stop wasting time and money on outdated recruitment models.
Start hiring the salespeople who’ll actually move the needle.
Let us know what candidates you are looking for and we would be happy to send you a pre screened list of up to 3 candidates