Find your next HR Role
Register your CV with Shrewd Hire. Your specialist recruitment partner who stays with you beyond placement.
Introducing Shrewd Hire
Finding the right HR role isn't simply about matching your CV to a job description. It's about understanding your experience, your ambitions, the kind of culture you'll actually thrive in, and where you want your career to go next. That's why we launched Shrewd Hire.
We're a specialist HR recruitment service created by HR professionals who understand the profession, understand the pressures you face day to day, and understand what it actually takes to build a career in HR that goes somewhere.
Roles we recruit for
We recruit HR professionals at every level, across the North East, from Newcastle and Durham to Sunderland, Teesside and beyond.
Whether you're at the start of your HR career or leading a function at director level, we'd like to hear from you. See below examples of the roles we can support.
Core Roles
- HR Advisors
- HR Officers
- HR Assistants
- Learning & Development Officers
- Payroll Officers
Senior Roles
- HR Managers
- HR Business Partners
- Head of HR's
- HR Directors
- Chief People Officers
Meet your recruiter
Natalie Macpherson
Head of Shrewd Hire
Natalie is a CIPD-qualified HR professional with extensive experience supporting organisations across recruitment, HR operations and business support functions.
Natalie leads Shrewd Hire and works closely with candidates to understand their needs, attract exceptional HR talent and build long-term client partnerships.
Backed by the Expertise of Shrewd HR
We believe finding the right career opportunity starts with understanding you. Before putting you forward for a role, we take the time to understand your experience, your ambitions, your strengths and what you’re looking for in your next move
Through our candidate-focused approach, we combine specialist recruitment expertise with a genuine understanding of your career goals to identify opportunities that align with your skills, experience and aspirations. We take the time to understand not just what you can do, but where you want your career to go.
Submit Your CV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a cost for candidates to register with Shrewd Hire?
No. We are paid by the employer, not the candidate, so registering your CV and working with us is completely free.
What levels of HR role do you recruit for?
Everything from entry-level roles through to senior leadership positions, across permanent, interim and fixed-term appointments.
Do I need to be actively job hunting to register?
Not at all. Whether you’re actively looking for your next opportunity or simply want to understand what’s out there, we’re happy to have that conversation and keep in touch as the right opportunity comes up.
What happens after I submit my CV?
We’ll start with a genuine conversation, not just a CV review, to understand your experience, your ambitions and what you’re actually looking for in your next move, before we put you forward for anything.
Shrewd HR's recruitment arm, Shrewd Hire, partners with Gillespie Recruitment
Shrewd HR has announced a new partnership between Shrewd Hire, its specialist HR recruitment service, and Gillespie Recruitment, the Sunderland-based, nationwide recruitment specialists.
