We build the systems that drive predictable pipeline — signal-based BD, workflow automation, and operational infrastructure that lets your consultants focus on relationships and placements.
Trusted by recruitment agencies across
We Track the Signals That Predict Hiring Demand
£50bn+ in UK projects. Thousands of funding rounds. Millions of data points. All filtered to find companies that need recruiters now.
Funding Rounds
Track Series A-D announcements and PE investments across UK tech, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Facility Expansions
Monitor planning permissions, warehouse builds, and manufacturing plant announcements.
Contract Awards
Government frameworks, infrastructure contracts, and major project milestones.
Leadership Moves
New VP/Director hires that signal growth phases and organisational scaling.
Regulatory Changes
CQC ratings, compliance updates, and sector-specific regulatory shifts.
Market Movements
M&A activity, market expansions, and competitive intelligence signals.
Major UK Projects Creating Recruitment Demand
We monitor these and hundreds more sector-specific opportunities
Hinkley Point C
Agratas Gigafactory
JLR Electrification
ScotWind Programme
HS2 Infrastructure
NHS Workforce Plan
Sound Familiar?
Most recruitment BD doesn't work because it's too late and too generic. By the time you hear about an opportunity, four agencies are already there. And "just checking in" emails? Straight to the bin.
60% of time on admin
Your best consultants spend most of their day on non-billing activities instead of relationships.
Sub-1% response rates
Cold outreach gets ignored because it's generic, poorly timed, and sent to the wrong people.
Always too late
By the time you hear about an opportunity, four agencies are already there with candidates.
Feast or famine revenue
Revenue swings make it impossible to plan, hire, or grow with any predictability.
Tech creates work
Your tech stack creates admin instead of eliminating it. Tools don't talk to each other.
Still in the trenches
You're too busy doing the work to build the business. Principals can't step back.
"There's a better way to build pipeline — one that doesn't rely on luck, timing, or hope."
Three Engines to Power Your Growth
Whether you need client acquisition, operational efficiency, or a complete growth system, we build solutions tailored to how recruitment actually works.
Growth Engine
Client Acquisition Systems
Get in front of clients before your competitors. We track buying signals in your specific markets — funding rounds, facility expansions, contract awards — and turn them into warm conversations with decision-makers who have genuine hiring needs right now.
- Buying signal detection tailored to your sectors
- Automated personalised outreach sequences
- Multi-channel coordination (email, LinkedIn, calls)
- Warm leads delivered to your calendar
Operations Engine
Efficiency & Workflow Automation
Stop your recruiters drowning in admin. We optimise your CRM, automate repetitive processes, and build intelligent workflows that let your consultants focus on what they do best: relationships and placements.
- CRM optimisation (Bullhorn, Vincere, JobAdder)
- Automated CV formatting & compliance
- Interview scheduling & reference workflows
- Real-time performance dashboards
Full GTM Engine
Complete Go-To-Market Systems
Your entire growth system, built and optimised. A comprehensive solution covering both sides of the desk — client acquisition and candidate attraction — with LinkedIn authority building to position you as sector experts.
- Complete client-side pipeline systems
- Candidate engagement & nurturing workflows
- LinkedIn content & authority building
- Systematic, predictable growth
How It Works
A systematic approach to building your growth engine — from discovery to ongoing optimisation.
Discovery
We audit your current processes, tech stack, and target markets. We understand how your consultants work, what's eating their time, and where the biggest opportunities are.
Strategy
We identify the highest-impact systems and signal sources for your specific sectors. No templates — we design solutions around your market and how you actually operate.
Build
We implement everything integrated with your existing tools — Bullhorn, Vincere, JobAdder, LinkedIn, email platforms. No rip-and-replace. No disruption to your current workflow.
Optimise
Ongoing refinement based on performance data and market changes. We track what matters — BD meetings booked, response rates, time saved — and continuously improve results.
Results-Focused Partnership
We track meetings booked, hours saved, and revenue influenced.
Powered by industry-leading tools
Trusted by Recruitment Leaders
We measure what matters — meetings booked, response rates, hours saved, placements made.
BD meetings per week
Hours saved per consultant weekly
Outreach response rates
Day head start on competitors
"Mentis completely transformed how we approach business development. The signal-based system means we're reaching prospects at exactly the right moment. Our BD meetings went from sporadic to predictable within weeks."
Steve
Director, James Chase
"The automation has freed up our consultants to actually recruit. We've cut admin time in half and our placement rate is up 40%."
Sarah M.
Operations Director, Healthcare Staffing Agency
"Signal tracking gave us a 90-day head start on competitors. By the time they hear about a project, we've already got candidates placed."
James T.
Managing Director, Construction Recruitment
"Response rates jumped from under 1% to over 4%. The difference is we're contacting people who actually need us right now."
Michael R.
Business Development Lead, Tech Recruitment Specialist
Built by Someone Who Gets Recruitment
I'm Trisden. Before Mentis, I spent years as a Business Analyst building systems for organisations like Cambridge University Press, David Lloyd Leisure, and Housing 21. Places where inefficiency costs millions and systems need to actually work.
Through contracting, I was constantly speaking with recruiters. And I kept seeing the same thing: talented people drowning in admin, using disconnected tools, missing opportunities because they couldn't move fast enough.
The recruitment industry is struggling. Not because recruiters aren't good at their jobs, but because the systems they're using weren't built for how they actually work. So I started building ones that were.
Now I take the same enterprise approach and apply it to recruitment agencies: process automation, systems design, AI integration. The goal? Make one recruiter work like a team of five.
Is This Right for You?
We're selective about who we work with. Not because we're exclusive — because we want every engagement to succeed.
This Is For You If...
- You want systematic BD, not random outreach
- Your team wastes time on admin that should be automated
- You're tired of feast-or-famine revenue cycles
- You value quality conversations over spray-and-pray volume
- You recruit in competitive markets where speed matters
- You want to be first to market, not fourth
This Is Not For You If...
- You're looking for a magic button solution
- You're not willing to invest in proper systems
- You're happy with sub-1% response rates
- You prefer doing everything manually
- You don't believe in data-driven decisions
- You want cheap over effective
We've built these qualifications over years of working with recruitment agencies. When there's genuine fit, the results speak for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about working with us. Can't find what you're looking for? Get in touch.
Initially a bit more, expect 2-4 hours a week. We'll have a few calls to understand the details of your processes and ICP profiles. Once we're up and running, it requires only 30 minutes a week to align priorities and provide feedback.
No. We build everything for you and you'll get documentation and support to make basic adjustments independently. That said, it doesn't hurt to have a few tech skills, but it's definitely not required.
Around £400-600 per month is a good range. Main tools include Clay, Smartlead, Airtable, n8n, data providers, and email infrastructure. This gives you the same lead generation capacity as hiring 2-3 additional BDs at £3-6k each per month. After our engagement, you own the entire system and these become your only ongoing costs. No agency fees, no per-lead charges, no revenue sharing.
There are great tools out there, but most are only great at one thing. We use best-in-class tools like n8n, Clay and more to build a system that talks to each other seamlessly. We can be far more specific to your business, giving you the 20% efficiency gains most agencies are missing.
Lead gen agencies rent you leads on retainer. We build systems you own permanently that continue working after our engagement ends. But we don't stop at just delivering booked meetings. We integrate with your entire sales flow and build out a complete automation structure that makes your process significantly more efficient.
We'll audit your current setup and determine what's worth keeping versus rebuilding. Most clients have disconnected tools that we consolidate into one unified system that actually works together.
Still have questions?
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