Proud to be B Corp certified and employee owned, Hunter is the UK’s recruiter of choice for many clients across four distinct divisions: Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales.
If you recognise and share our core values maybe Hunter Selection could be the place for you to achieve your career ambitions?
Supporting and investing in our people to do their best through the thick and thin is of upmost priority to us, this has never faltered, when you come onboard you will join a full induction programme with plenty of support from management & senior colleagues for the first six months.
Daily team meetings, 1-2-1s and appraisals are all part of making sure you are involved, developing and have frequent opportunities to ask questions and feedback.
Training is always varied and blended to ensure it suits everyone’s learning style, this includes; online, ongoing on-the-job training & coaching, classroom training & practical training. There is bespoke and more advanced training available throughout your career with Hunter Selection. We run these on an individual, team and whole company basis.
We also offer tailored training programmes to support our colleague’s wider careers, these can be in-house or ran externally, we have a number of external trainers we use, we have a management team who are ILM qualified in Management & Leadership, some of our team have undertaken apprenticeships and others have Mental Health first aid & E,D & I qualifications.
We want you to be confident in offering the best service and advice to our clients and candidates, so we have a dedicated national Director of Development and Digital Media Specialist who ensures we are customer centric in everything we do and will support in more strategic client conversations and partnerships work, as well as help you with business development, social media and marketing.
We encourage self-development so will always welcome your ideas on additional training you would value to help you achieve the career path you want to follow with us, whether that is managing people or managing larger, more complex accounts.
Our employees stay and build their careers with us because of our ethos, values, and the careers we offer.
Our vision for company growth stems from these values and we are extremely proud to have been able to transfer a significant portion of the ownership of the company to our employees through an Employee Trust model which really encapsulates our aspirations and investment in our employees and our growth, we are excited to deliver our plan to transition to an Employee Ownership Trust model by 2027.
In keeping with our values, we offer a career sabbatical giving our employees the opportunity to undertake meaningful and life affirming experiences outside of work. After 2 years’ service all staff can apply to utilise our early career sabbatical scheme where you can take 2 months leave to travel or get involved in community projects world-wide and still receive a proportion of your pay. The chance to travel, experience different cultural experiences or to work on charitable/community-based projects is something that we encourage and is recognised as part personal and professional development. Every employee has an annual ‘Give back day’ where everyone can do a charity or community day, fully paid.
Read our Annual Impact Report 2024 to learn more about our environmental and social impact.
We are very proud that our latest graduate cohort for the last four years, have voted for us to be ranked in the: ‘Top 50 companies for graduates to work for’ in the UK, through TheJobCrowd | Graduate Schemes, Jobs & Industry Knowledge
We were voted THE Top company for graduates to work for within support services (including recruitment) category, for Management & Location in 2022-23 and most recently 2024-25, for Responsibility.
We are fully invested in taking steps to improve diversity within Hunter Selection and in companies we help. We are extremely proud to have gained ‘APSCo Member Committed to Diversity’ status, and demonstrate this commitment to encouraging diversity in recruitment, which we promote internally and externally.
"I chose recruitment as I knew I would be able to make a career for myself and become a specialist within an industry. It’s great to be given freedom to target areas and roles with some of the largest manufacturing companies across the South of England.
Working for Hunter Selection is both challenging and rewarding. Coming to Hunter with no recruitment experience I was given all the tools, training and support needed to succeed. The management team are all extremely supportive and encourage you to take risks that you will see the reward and benefits for.
I like that we have teams where we all work together instead of single desk, this enables you to learn quicker. We all have 360 knowledge and manage the process from start to finish."
— Emma Hardman, Senior Consultant – South West.
"I chose recruitment because it provides a fantastic opportunity in which to develop and progress within a short time frame, given hard work and perseverance. It really rewards people who are motivated by a day to day challenge and thrive off providing a high level of service to clients and candidates alike.
I chose to work for Hunter Selection because their ethics and values ring true with me…I continue to work for Hunter because it has, and continues to provide me with a great platform in which to grow, develop and achieve my optimum potential!"
— Jordan Kent, Senior Consultant – West Midlands.
"Working for Hunter Selection is rewarding and fulfilling. Don’t get me wrong it is a pressurised environment however you are given all the support and guidance to succeed. Recruitment forces you to come out of your shell and engage with a wide range of people across all walks of life.
Hunter Selection operates as teams rather than single desk operations therefore there is great team culture and dynamics. If it’s a career in recruitment that you are after Hunter is the company for you."
— Scott Bird – Director.
"I like to be challenged and wanted a role which was different each day and recruitment certainly is that! The earning potential, support from management and the buzz you get from making placements and doing well… I can’t see any other job doing the same! It’s exciting, challenging and supportive.
Historically we haven’t taken on many consultants from a sales or recruitment background. Everyone who works here has started from the bottom and worked their way up all at different speeds."
— Becka Edwards – Team Manager, East.
"I wanted career that would always have opportunities for development (structured career paths / financial rewards / personal growth). No two days are same – I’m always learning and developing new skills
Hunter has been built on strong foundations of Teamwork, Trust, Determination and Enjoyment. These are Hunter core values which haven’t changed in the last decade I have been working here."
— Ashley Reynolds – Senior Consultant, South West .
"Recruitment gave me an opportunity to develop my skills and progress my career, I stay at Hunter as my career is developing into management which is exactly what I was looking for. I enjoy the rewards of doing well in recruitment, the commission allows me to live a better life.
Hunter is a brilliant company, offer progression and development, look after their employees, and offer flexibility with working life balance."
— David Biggs – Team Manager, Cardiff.
"I like how collaborative and close knit we are as a team. Everyone within the business is here to help you reach your career goals and improve your skills, each and every day. "
— Alex MacDermott - Senior Consultant, IT & Digital.
"Like many graduates, I finished uni with a degree and no clear career path. I’d heard recruitment was a good role for a grad to gain commercial experience working in a B2B sales environment where you could earn really good money if you were successful. I’ve been here over a year and stay because making placements and building relationships with clients gives me a real buzz, as well as the training and financial reward.
It is an environment where you are nurtured – managers and senior figures take an active role in your development through on job training, training sessions, training days at head office and external learning platforms."
— Jack Lavis, Senior Consultant- Cardiff.
"Hunter is a fantastic company with a real family feel. There is a lot of support from everyone, colleagues to directors alike.
The training is world class and even if you have no experience to begin with you will be given all the tools you need to build a successful career in recruitment.
You get out exactly what you put in, so the harder you work the more successful you will become. "
— Robyn Paul, Senior Consultant – IT & Digital.
Earn yourself high street vouchers in return for recommending great colleagues or people you know in the industry!
Hunter Selection operates a referral bonus scheme that rewards existing candidates that refer new candidates.
Claim up to £200 in high street vouchers – Just ask your consultant to provide you with a referral letter and we will do the rest- as long as they start with a company you get the vouchers!
Contact one of our specialists today and find out how we can help you or your business...
