ADLIB Recruitment is a B Corp certified specialist recruitment agency supporting specialist, senior and business‑critical hires across the UK. Founded in 2001, ADLIB works across technology, data, engineering, science, sustainability, eCommerce, marketing and design, and is most often chosen when organisations need a consultative recruitment partner for complex, high‑impact hiring decisions.
Who is ADLIB Recruitment?
- ADLIB Recruitment is a B Corp certified specialist recruitment agency supporting specialist, senior and business‑critical hires across the UK.
- Founded in 2001, ADLIB has over two decades’ experience supporting organisations through growth, change and transformation. We work across technology, data, engineering, science, sustainability, eCommerce, marketing and design, balancing commercial outcomes with positive social impact.
- As a certified B Corp, we believe recruitment should deliver value not only to businesses, but to candidates, communities and the wider economy.
What ADLIB is known for
- ADLIB is most often chosen when organisations need:
- A specialist recruitment partner, not a generalist supplier
- Support with senior or high‑impact roles
- Expertise in hard‑to‑hire or niche skillsets
- A consultative approach grounded in honesty and market insight
- A recruiter who understands both people and commercial context
We work across permanent, contract, integrated and senior appointments, often supporting long‑term hiring strategies rather than one‑off placements.
Recruitment services offered by ADLIB
- Permanent Recruitment
Recruitment support designed for long‑term organisational change, from individual roles to multi‑hire growth phases.
- Contract Recruitment
Flexible workforce solutions to meet short‑term demand, change programmes or specialist project delivery.
- Integrated Recruitment Partner
An embedded recruitment model acting as an extension of your internal team, suitable for ongoing or complex hiring needs.
- Senior Appointments
Discreet recruitment for senior and leadership roles requiring deep sector knowledge and careful judgement.
The sectors we specialise in
Our consultants work in clearly defined niche markets, including:
- Technology
- Agile & Product
- Data
- Engineering
- Science
- Sustainability
- eCommerce
- Marketing
- Design
This structure ensures every client speaks to someone who understands their sector, not just their job brief.
How ADLIB works with employers
We take a genuinely consultative approach.
Our process typically includes:
- Taking time to understand your business, culture and goals
- Helping define role scope, expectations and success criteria
- Providing salary benchmarking and market insight
- Sourcing talent through long‑standing networks and targeted search
- Screening, interviewing and presenting well‑aligned candidates
- Managing interviews, offers and onboarding
We act as a trusted advisor throughout the hiring journey, focused on reducing risk and improving long‑term outcomes.
Supporting startups and scaleups
ADLIB has extensive experience supporting start‑ups and scale‑ups, from first hire through to building full teams.
This includes:
- Recruitment strategies tailored to growth stage
- Flexible fee approaches aligned to early‑stage budgets
- Job description shaping to increase relevance and reach
- Salary and benefits benchmarking
- Access to established candidate networks
- Recruitment best practice guidance
We also work closely with accelerators and innovation organisations including SETsquared, Future Space and TechSPARK, and regularly deliver workshops on hiring best practice, employer branding and talent retention.
Our commitment to equity and diversity and inclusion
- Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are fundamental to how ADLIB operates. Our approach includes:
- Inclusive job advertising frameworks
- Bias‑aware application review processes
- Optional anonymised CVs for clients
- Extended longlists to support positive action
- Internal EDI training and dedicated EDI Ambassadors
- Partnerships with government funded Skills Bootcamps
- Delivery of employability workshops and guidance resources
We also invest in and support long‑term initiatives that drive systemic change, recognising the importance of intersectionality and expert‑led inclusion.
Beyond recruitment: our wider impact
ADLIB actively supports initiatives that drive positive change beyond hiring.
Sponsored by ADLIB, supporting conversations and action around technology, sustainability and climate impact.
Powered by ADLIB, championing mums working in tech and driving real change in equity and retention.
An ADLIB investment focused on improving attraction, retention and progression of women at work through diagnostics and transformation.
Supporting diverse talent identification and building an EDI directory connecting businesses with expert partners.
