Career

ABOUT US

We connect ambition with opportunity

At Direct Advancement, we help organisations hire with confidence and help talented people find roles where they can thrive. We combine thoughtful, human recruitment with data, market insight and a relentless focus on outcomes.

Our mission

Make hiring faster, fairer and more effective—for everyone involved.

Career

What we do

  • Permanent & Executive Search – targeted headhunting, structured assessment and offer management.

  • Contract & Temporary Staffing – rapid deployment of vetted specialists.

  • Embedded/RPO – build and run high-performing talent functions.

Talent Intelligence

salary benchmarks, location strategy and pipeline insights.

Career Coaching

CV/LinkedIn refinement, interview prep and salary guidance.

Our story

Founded to cut through noisy, transactional recruiting, Direct Advancement started with a simple idea: put people first and results will follow. From our base in Solihull, West Midlands, we now support clients across the UK (and selective international searches), partnering with start-ups, scale-ups and established enterprises.

Sectors we serve

Technology • Finance • Healthcare • Logistics • Manufacturing • Professional Services • Consumer.

If your brief is niche or multi-country, we’ll build a targeted plan.

Partners & community

We collaborate with employers, training providers and community organisations to open more doors for jobseekers. Interested in partnering? Become a Partner.