Shrewd HR has announced a new partnership between Shrewd Hire, its specialist HR recruitment service, and Gillespie Recruitment, the Sunderland-based, nationwide recruitment specialists.
The partnership builds on an existing relationship between the two businesses. Gillespie Recruitment has worked with Shrewd HR as a client, giving both teams first-hand experience of the other’s expertise and approach long before this partnership took shape.
It brings together two complementary areas of recruitment expertise. Shrewd Hire, led by Natalie Macpherson, specialises exclusively in recruiting HR professionals, from entry-level HR roles to senior HR appointments, built around an HR-led, consultative approach. Gillespie Recruitment, founded by Laura Gillespie, works across a wide range of sectors and roles, known for a considered, practical and genuinely people focused approach to recruitment.
Together, the partnership means businesses working with either company gain access to trusted, specialist support across their full recruitment needs and specialisms, whether that is a dedicated HR hire or a wider vacancy elsewhere in the organisation, without having to find and vet a second recruitment partner themselves.
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The partnership reflects a shared belief that good recruitment depends on genuinely understanding a business, not simply matching a CV to a job description, a principle both companies say sits at the heart of how they work.
Natalie Macpherson, Head of Shrewd Hire, said:
“Shrewd Hire was built to solve one specific problem, finding HR professionals who genuinely understand the profession. But we know our clients’ recruitment needs don’t stop at HR. Partnering with Gillespie Recruitment means we can now confidently point our clients toward a team we trust completely for everything else, and know they’ll get the same considered, people first approach we try to bring to every HR search. It’s a genuinely natural fit.”
Laura Gillespie, Managing Director of Gillespie Recruitment, said:
“At Gillespie Recruitment, relationships are at the heart of everything we do, which is why partnering with Shrewd Hire feels like such a natural progression. Having built a strong relationship with them as a client, we already know the passion, expertise, and professionalism they bring to their work.
Whilst it’s not always common for agencies to work so closely together, this is one of those partnerships that simply makes sense. Their expertise and work ethic, combined with our recruitment experience, creates a collaboration that will deliver real value to employers and candidates alike.
We’re proud to support the launch of Shrewd Hire and excited to strengthen our relationship even further as we work together to help businesses attract, retain, and develop great people.”
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