How are recruitment fees agreed?
We agree the scope, fees and payment terms before the search starts. Contingent searches are success-based, exclusive searches have an agreed period of exclusivity, and retained searches use agreed milestones and staged payments.
Do permanent placements have a guarantee period?
Our usual arrangement is an eight-week sliding-scale refund period. Eligibility, conditions and the applicable refund are set out in the written terms agreed for your search. The arrangement is not a universal guarantee for every engagement.
How do contract and interim engagements work?
We agree the role, duration, working arrangements and who will engage and pay the person before work starts. Direct client engagement or an engagement through Corellia Talent can be discussed. The final structure and responsibilities are set out in the agreed terms.
What does Corellia Talent do?
Corellia Talent helps technology startups and scaleups hire engineers, AI specialists, researchers and technical leaders. We support permanent, contract and interim hiring, with a senior specialist leading each search from brief to start date.
Which roles do you recruit for?
We cover founding, junior, mid-level, senior, staff and principal engineers, including product and forward deployed engineers. Our specialist searches also include AI and ML engineers, research engineers, research scientists, applied scientists, platform engineers and technical leadership.
What types of companies do you work with?
We work with technology startups and scaleups, from the first technical hire to established teams. Our founder’s recruitment experience is mainly with venture-backed technology businesses, but venture funding is not a requirement. The scope can be one critical hire or several people building a technical team.
Which locations do you cover?
Our core markets are New York, San Francisco and London. We agree the location and working model for each search with the company and discuss them clearly with candidates.
How does a search work?
We start by understanding the role, the team, the outcomes the hire needs to deliver and the agreed commercial terms. We research the market, speak with relevant candidates and make considered introductions. We stay involved through interviews, feedback and the offer.
Do we need to work with you exclusively?
We offer contingent, exclusive and retained search. Exclusivity is agreed explicitly for the relevant engagement and period. We discuss the appropriate approach before a search begins.
How do you find technical talent others miss?
We ask detailed questions and build genuine relationships to understand what someone has built, how they think and what they want next. Our research reaches beyond the usual candidate pools, with AI-assisted tools helping us uncover relevant people in less obvious places. We review the evidence and speak with candidates before making an introduction.
How can I work with you as a candidate?
Start a conversation with us or use the candidate enquiry form to explain your experience and what you want to work on next. A profile link is enough to begin. We discuss relevant opportunities and your interest before introducing you to an employer.
Do you pay for candidate introductions?
Paid in pounds for UK hires and in dollars for US hires. We pay £1,500 / $2,500 when we place someone you introduce, or £2,000 / $3,000 if Corellia Talent has placed you before. Placements our founder made before founding Corellia Talent do not qualify for the higher reward. Some advertised roles carry a larger reward. Payment follows the candidate starting, the client paying us and the applicable guarantee or rebate period ending. Eligibility and the full conditions are explained on our referrals page.
How do you handle candidate information?
We use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and discuss relevant recruitment opportunities. We will never send your CV to an employer without first telling you which company it is and getting your agreement. Read our candidate privacy notice for details of how we handle your information and your rights.