UK SMEs can outsource their hiring process without agency fees using Ari's fixed-fee recruitment support.
If you're a business owner or hiring manager, you already know this: recruiting isn't hard, it's just time-consuming.
You need to write a decent job advert. Post it on the right sites. Wait for applications. Read through CVs — most of which are a waste of time. Chase candidates who ghost you. Book interviews. Repeat.
It's not complicated. It's just admin. And it eats hours you don't have.
Getting the wording right, making it clear but not boring, listing requirements without scaring people off — it's an hour or two just for one advert.
For every decent application, you get five irrelevant ones. Reading 40+ CVs to find 3 good candidates is draining work.
Half don't reply. A quarter cancel at the last minute. You spend more time booking interviews than actually interviewing.
Every hour spent on hiring is an hour not spent on sales, operations, or actually managing your team.
So you think: "Maybe I should just use an agency." But then they quote you £8,000 for a £40k hire, and you think: "There's got to be a middle ground."
There is.
Let's be clear: agencies are great for certain roles. Senior hires, hard-to-fill specialists, or when you genuinely don't know what you're looking for.
But if you're hiring a site manager, an administrator, a tradesperson, or a commercial role? You already know what you need. You don't need someone to "consult" on the role. You just need someone to handle the legwork.
The problem is most recruitment agencies work on commission. They only get paid when you hire someone, and they take 15–25% of salary. That's £6,000–£10,000 per hire for a £40k role.
You're not paying for expertise. You're paying for admin. And that's expensive admin.
That's exactly what Ari does. We're not a recruitment agency. We're recruitment admin support.
You stay in control. You make the hiring decisions. We just take the time-consuming tasks off your desk — writing adverts, sourcing candidates, screening CVs, booking interviews — so you can focus on the bits that matter.
And we charge a flat fee. Not a percentage. Not a retainer. Just a fixed cost for 30 days of support.
Think of Ari like hiring an in-house recruiter for 30 days, but without the salary, benefits, or long-term commitment.
You pay a flat fee (from £695), and we handle all the recruitment admin. You brief us on the role, and we get to work.
We write clear, effective adverts that attract the right candidates and filter out the wrong ones.
We post your adverts across multiple job boards and manage the responses.
We actively search LinkedIn and CV databases to find people who aren't just applying to job ads.
We read through every application and weed out the time-wasters so you only see relevant candidates.
We conduct phone interviews to assess skills, experience, and whether they're genuinely interested.
We present you with a shortlist of the best candidates, complete with our notes and recommendations.
We handle the back-and-forth of booking interviews so you don't have to chase people.
We keep you updated throughout the 30 days and adjust our approach based on what's working.
You stay in full control of hiring decisions
We handle the workload. You decide who to hire.
Here's how outsourcing recruitment tasks with Ari compares to doing it yourself or using an agency.
| Feature | DIY | Agency | Ari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per hire | Job board fees (£200–£500) | £6k–£12k (15–25%) | £695–£995 |
| Your time required | 20+ hours | Minimal | Minimal |
| You control hiring decision | |||
| Active sourcing | |||
| CV screening & shortlisting | |||
| Contracts or retainers | None | Sometimes | None |
Ari gives you the support of an agency at DIY prices.
Let's have a quick chat about what you're hiring for. No pitch, no pressure — just an honest conversation about whether we can help.
Fixed fees. No contracts. No percentage charges.