HIRE: Services and Pricing
Four ways to work with us
on your hiring.
Every HIRE engagement starts with Friction Lens: a role scoring system that tells you exactly where each vacancy will struggle before it goes to market. From there, the right package depends on your hiring volume and how broken the current process is.
Not sure which one fits? Start with a free hiring audit. One conversation with us. You will leave with a clear picture of what is broken and which engagement model makes sense.
Built into every engagement
Friction Lens scores every role
before it goes live.
Most businesses launch roles and then discover the problems. Wrong salary. Wrong location. Too many must-haves. A process so slow that every strong candidate has accepted elsewhere before you reach offer stage.
Friction Lens is a third-party scoring framework built and owned by IvyLens Technology. The People System is an integration partner: we run it on every active HIRE role and apply the output with direct market knowledge. Each role is assessed across five dimensions, scored independently, and combined into a single Friction Score with specific recommendations attached.
Location
Candidate pool density versus your commutable distance and working model.
Salary
Live market rate for the specific role type, seniority, and location.
Skills
Stack complexity. How many of your must-haves are genuinely must-haves.
Working Model
Office, hybrid, or remote, against the market norm for this role type.
Process
Interview stages and time-to-offer versus what candidates expect.
The score output
Low friction
Well-positioned. Proceed to market.
Medium friction
One or two friction points. Addressable changes recommended.
High friction
Multiple friction points. Meaningful revision needed before launch.
Critical friction
Will fail to market as-is. Strategic review before any recruitment.
HIRE packages
Every package includes Friction Lens scoring as standard. Each engagement is scoped to the size and shape of your organisation. Talk to us about which one fits and we will shape the detail.
HIRE Foundations
Starting point · 3-month minimumFor teams running occasional senior hires who want expert support without a full embedded commitment. Right for founders hiring sporadically, and for divisions or BUs running their own searches outside a central TA function. We sit alongside the work, not over it.
- Friction Lens scoring on every active role
- Role definition, market calibration, and brief writing
- Interview structure and scorecard templates
- Hiring manager and panel guidance
- Weekly hiring review with the hiring lead
- Placement fee applies at 10% on successful hires
HIRE Optimiser
Project · Fix the processFor teams whose hiring is not working well. Too slow. Too inconsistent. Too agency-dependent. A fixed-scope engagement to diagnose the failure points and deliver the fix, whether that is one team underperforming or a region, BU, or role family that consistently misses.
- Full process audit across the focus area
- Friction Lens scoring on up to 10 live roles
- Role definition rebuild for priority roles
- Interview scorecard suite aligned to internal frameworks
- Manager and panel calibration sessions
- Written process map with recommendations
- Handover pack for internal teams to run going forward
HIRE Embedded
Most popular · 6-month minimumFor teams with a consistent hiring need across a programme, region, or growth phase. We work inside your team: sourcing, screening, advising on decisions, integrating with your ATS, and reporting in to your hiring lead. Placements included in the monthly rate.
- Full embedded recruitment delivery against an agreed plan
- Friction Lens scoring on every role before launch
- Direct sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter and targeted outreach
- Screening and shortlisting to agreed criteria
- Interview design and hiring manager support
- Offer management and candidate experience
- Reporting cadence aligned to your governance
- No additional placement fees
HIRE Build
Scale · 6-month minimumFor teams scaling fast or building a talent function from scratch. We lead delivery while designing the operating model, the tooling, and the capability your in-house team will run after we step back. Right for first-time TA builds and underperforming functions being transformed.
- Full delivery leadership across the hiring programme
- Friction Lens built into every active role
- Employer brand and job ad frameworks
- ATS setup, workflow design, and reporting infrastructure
- Recruiter onboarding support if building an in-house team
- Hiring manager training programme
- Talent market intelligence reporting
- Steering or leadership engagement throughout
Not sure
which package fits?
Start with a hiring audit. We will look at what you are hiring for, how the current process is working, run a Friction Lens score on a live role, and tell you exactly which engagement makes sense.
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Lucy & Tom, The People System
Summary
- What this is
- HIRE is The People System's embedded recruitment and talent strategy pillar. Four packages (Foundations, Optimiser, Embedded, Build), all scoped to your hiring volume.
- Who it is for
- UK SMEs running consistent hiring volume, founder-led businesses scaling 20 to 150 people, and PE or VC-backed teams post-raise.
- What problem it solves
- Roles that fail in market (wrong salary, wrong location, too many must-haves, slow process), high agency spend, and inconsistent hiring manager performance.
- What happens next
- Book a free hiring audit. We run Friction Lens (IvyLens, third-party) on a live role and recommend the right HIRE package. No obligation.