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CV & JD screening
Consistent first-pass screening of CVs against job specs, with the bias controls and audit trail clients are starting to ask for.
ArchetypeTalent practice
Talent practice
AI is going to change recruitment more than any tool since LinkedIn.
Archetype helps recruitment agencies, search firms and HR functions get ahead of that change — protecting margin per consultant and standing up the workflows clients will start to expect.
Built for
Contingent & retained agencies·Executive search firms·Internal talent teams·MDs & practice leads
The gap
Ambition is not the problem. Direction is.
Consultants are using AI to screen CVs, write outreach and draft shortlists — often inconsistently, often outside the CRM. The risk isn't the tools. It's losing the institutional knowledge that makes the firm worth paying for.
Archetype helps you understand what's already happening, decide where AI creates real value, and build the capability to execute — sector-specific, plain-spoken, no AI hype.
How AI works in talent
Six functions where AI is changing the work.
We work across the practice, not on a single tool. These are the six places we focus — translated into the workflows your team actually runs.
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Candidate sourcing & matching
Smarter search across your database and external sources, surfacing candidates the team would otherwise miss.
03
Candidate & client comms
AI-assisted outreach, status updates and feedback that sound like your consultants — not like a template.
04
Placement & pipeline analytics
Clear reporting on consultant productivity, time-to-fill, fall-out rates and pipeline health so leadership can manage the desk.
05
Onboarding & admin automation
Contracts, references, right-to-work and onboarding admin handled with far less consultant time and fewer mistakes.
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Employer-brand & BD content
Thought leadership, sector reports and BD content produced at a cadence that would otherwise need a full content team.
How we work with recruitment agencies, search firms and hr teams
A clear ladder. Start where it fits.
AI Risk & Opportunity Audit
Four weeks · Fixed fee
From £4,500
A complete picture of where AI is already being used, what risk it creates, and where it can create commercial value.
View audit details →AI Strategy Engagement
Six to eight weeks · Board-ready
Fixed fee
A prioritised, sequenced AI strategy and roadmap your leadership team will back and your operators can execute.
See engagement →Fractional AI Director
Two days per month · Rolling
£5,000 / month
Senior AI oversight without a full-time hire — embedded with your leadership to keep direction, governance and pace.
See retainer →Talent practice
Find out where AI is already happening in your business.
Get in touch, no slides. We'll tell you honestly where to start — and whether we're the right fit.