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Gavin Watson

Recruiter | Screening, Shortlists & Hiring Support

€637/day
Wolverhampton, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Gavin

I’m a UK-based recruiter with 10+ years’ experience helping businesses hire great people — from shaping the brief and attracting candidates, through to screening, shortlisting and offer support.

I work in a practical, quality-first way. You won’t get a flood of irrelevant CVs. You’ll get a clear view of the market, a structured shortlist, and candidates who have been properly screened for skills, motivation, salary and availability.

What I can offer:
  • Role briefing and calibration (title, scope, salary guidance, must-haves vs nice-to-haves)
  • Job advert writing/polish to improve response quality
  • CV review and applicant triage (fast, thorough, and honest)
  • Candidate screening calls with written notes and clear recommendations
  • Shortlist delivery (strengths, risks, salary/notice, and interview focus areas)
  • Interview structure support (scorecards, questions, process design)
  • Candidate management through the process (scheduling, feedback loops, drop-off prevention)
  • Offer support, resignation planning, and counter-offer handling

My specialism is PR and Communications (agency and in-house), but I’m also happy to support broader roles where strong communication, stakeholder management and commercial awareness are key.

If you need recruiter support without committing to a full recruitment fee, I can plug in quickly — for a one-off shortlist, a screening sprint, or ongoing monthly hiring support.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • PR CROWD
    Managing Director
    September 2020 - Today (5 years and 9 months)
    London England Temple, Felbridge, England, United Kingdom
    We recruit for a wide range of companies covering most sectors including consumer, lifestyle, B2B, corporate and public affairs. We focus on PR roles across all sectors and also much wider roles within the communications mix - namely influencer relations, digital, social, content management, new business and creative/strategic direction positions.
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  • TALENT CROWD
    Managing Director
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    December 2025 - Today (6 months)
    United Kingdom
    Talent CROWD helps hiring teams take the guesswork out of recruitment — with clear, practical insight on what the market will support right now (salary, title, availability, process and how to reduce drop-outs).

    If you’ve got a role coming up and want a quick sense-check, send me the title, location/hybrid and salary range and I’ll point you in the right direction.
  • Fresh Connect Recruitment
    Principal Consultant
    October 2018 - November 2019 (1 year and 1 month)
    • Led end-to-end recruitment for mid-to-senior PR & Communications hires across agency and in-house clients
    • Took detailed briefs with hiring managers (role scope, salary benchmarking, hybrid expectations, must-haves vs nice-to-haves)
    • Built targeted talent maps and proactively approached passive candidates via LinkedIn and industry networks
    • Screened candidates (experience, writing/communications ability, stakeholder management, motivation, salary/notice) and produced structured shortlist notes
    • Managed the full interview process: scheduling, preparation, feedback loops, and candidate/client coaching
    • Advised clients on process improvements to increase acceptance rates (speed, interview structure, messaging, offer competitiveness)
    • Negotiated offers and managed resignations/counter-offers to secure starts
    • Maintained accurate CRM/ATS records and pipeline reporting (shortlist status, interview stages, conversion rates)
    • Supported account development with existing clients and generated new opportunities through targeted outreach and referrals
    • Mentored junior consultants on screening, candidate control, and client management standards

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Education

  • Theology and
    The University of Manchester
    2001
    Theology and
  • The Royal Wolverhampton School
    1998

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