Talent People

What Talent People does

Talent People is a UK-based certified social enterprise that provides early-talent recruitment software and services. Founded in 2014 (originally as GetMyFirstJob) with backing from Nesta, City & Guilds, and UnLtd, the company operates a remote-first team of 69 employees headquartered in Havant, Hampshire, and serves 250 active employer clients across seven sectors: financial services, professional services, technology, engineering, retail, public sector, and utilities. Named customers include Microsoft, BMW, Channel 4, Schneider Electric, the RAF, Renishaw, Specsavers, Severn Trent, and an unnamed FTSE 100 investment bank, with the company stating that 110,000 UK employers have used its products since 2014.

The company's core product is The Talent Hub, an integrated suite of six products: Talent Portal (employer-facing applicant tracking, launched 2019), Talent Engage, Talent Assess (AI-driven assessment launched in 2024 with BPS-validated r=0.42 predictive validity), Talent Scout, Talent Coach, and Immersive Work Experience (launched 2022 with Channel 4). The platform is differentiated by its assessment methodology, which is peer-reviewed by the British Psychological Society and built around criteria-led AI scoring rather than historical-outcome training, with proprietary models for Authenticity Score, Intent Score, Individual Calibration Model, and Live Bias Monitoring. The platform integrates with enterprise ATSs including Workday, SAP, and Greenhouse, and is embedded in 800+ schools and 38 universities (including 16 Russell Group institutions), forming a two-sided early-talent marketplace.

The business model combines multi-year SaaS subscriptions for the Talent Hub software with managed recruitment services and professional services revenue. The company holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications, is listed on G-Cloud 14 for public-sector procurement, and engages with the ICO, DSIT, IfATE, and HM Treasury on early-talent policy. It is recognised through the Institute of Student Employers Awards, winning in 2024 with Channel 4 and being nominated in 2025 with Schneider Electric.

Name

Talent People

Legal name

The Talent People

Website

https://thetalentpeople.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Talent People is a UK-based social enterprise providing early-talent recruitment software and managed services to 250+ employers across seven sectors. Its Talent Hub platform combines assessment, engagement, sourcing, and immersive work-experience tools, with proprietary AI scoring validated by the British Psychological Society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Talent Recruitment Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM), Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

Keywords

• Early talent recruitment
• Applicant tracking system
• Video interview platform
• Assessment platform software
• Candidate marketing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Remote-first, no central office

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform/SaaS Subscriptions: The Talent Hub platform products are offered as subscription-based software. Each product works standalone and connects. Clients start with product solving most pressing problem, can expand to full suite. Pricing appears quote-based, not publicly disclosed.
2. Managed/Outsourced Recruitment Services: Full-service recruitment outsourcing for organisations needing more than a platform. Practitioners, data and platforms brought as extension of client's team. Includes business psychologists, engagement specialists and platform designers.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, programme design, and ongoing support from solutions team including business psychologists. Embedded practitioners guide clients from programme design through to post-hire evaluation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Talent People sells The Talent Hub, a SaaS platform integrating six connected products that cover the full early talent recruitment journey from first school encounter through to hire and onboarding. The offering includes an early-talent ATS (Talent Portal), structured video interview platform with individual calibration, an assessment platform (Talent Assess) that converts engagement evidence into ranked defensible shortlists, immersive virtual work experience with AI-powered feedback, candidate marketing (Talent Connect), and a career guidance quiz (Pathfinder Quiz). The platform is supplemented by business psychologist-led professional services and managed/outsourced recruitment for clients needing extension of their teams.

Product overview

The Talent People offers a portfolio of six connected products integrated within The Talent Hub platform, covering the full early talent journey from first school encounter through to hire and onboarding. The core products are: Immersive Work Experience Platform (virtual branded work experience with AI-powered feedback), Talent Connect (candidate marketing and campaign management), Talent Portal (headhunt-model ATS for early talent with interest-led matching and ESFA eligibility logic), Video Interview Platform (structured asynchronous screening with individual calibration and live bias monitoring), Talent Assess (engagement-to-evidence assessment with Intent Score and AI Skills assessment), and Pathfinder Quiz (RIASEC-based career quiz for young people aged 11+). Every product works standalone and connects to pass candidate data and evidence records between stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Talent Hub: One connected platform integrating six products: Immersive Work Experience, Talent Connect, Talent Portal, Video Interview Platform, Talent Assess, and Pathfinder Quiz.
• Talent Portal
• Talent Assess
• Video Interview Platform
• Immersive Work Experience Platform
• Talent Connect
• Pathfinder Quiz

Products and services

• The Talent Hub Platform Central connected platform integrating six products into one unified system for early talent recruitment, spanning from first school encounter through to hire and onboarding. Each product works standalone and connects to pass candidate data, brand consistency, and engagement evidence to the next stage.
• Immersive Work Experience Platform (Talent XP) Employer-branded virtual work experience programme where candidates complete real project work and receive AI-powered feedback, generating observable engagement data before any application is submitted. Built on the Equalex inclusion framework and feeds directly into Talent Assess.
• Talent Assess (Assessment Platform) Assessment platform that converts engagement evidence into ranked, defensible selection evidence. Intent Score ranks candidates by motivation using four behavioural-science constructs (attitude, perceived fit, self-efficacy, engagement actions). Skills assessment covers Communication, Critical Thinking, Learning Agility and AI Skills. Criteria-led AI scoring with full adverse impact reporting.
• Talent Portal (Applicant Tracking System) Early talent ATS built on a headhunting model. Attraction, interest-led matching, eligibility checking, multi-channel communications, automated candidate chasing, compliance management and reporting in one platform. ESFA eligibility logic built in for apprenticeship recruitment.
• Video Interview Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 64% reduction in screening time (case study with FTSE 100 investment bank)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Social Enterprise UKcoreOthers · 1 January 2017Membership body for UK social enterprises. Reviews TTP's annual Impact Report against their assurance framework and certifies reinvestment claims. Membership renewed annually on positive review. TTP is Social Enterprise UK certified - independently verified status.
• Workday ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built native integration with Workday ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead on TTP side. SOC 2-friendly architecture.
• SuccessFactors (SAP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with SAP SuccessFactors HRIS. Two-way sync with documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• Greenhouse ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with Greenhouse ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• Eploy ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with Eploy ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• Oleeo ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with Oleeo ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• iCIMS ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with iCIMS ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• SmartRecruiters ATScoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with SmartRecruiters ATS. Two-way sync, documented field mappings, test environment, named technical lead.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Teams for collaboration. TTP uses Teams and Asana to stay connected between sessions with clients.
• British Psychological SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTTP Assessment Science team are BPS-chartered. Methodology underpinning Assessment Platform sits within BPS test-user framework. Updates reviewed by BPS panel. Five-person external review panel of chartered business psychologists working independently, none on retainer, none with TTP equity.
• Institute of Student Employers (ISE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade body for early-careers employers. TTP speaks annually at ISE conference and contributes to ISE Survey methodology. Corporate member. ISE members get reciprocal access to TTP roundtables.
• Crown Commercial ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK government procurement framework body. TTP listed on G-Cloud 14. Every public-sector engagement runs through CCS framework rules and pricing. Endorsed supplier.
• Careers and Enterprise Company (Equalex)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmersive Work Experience built on Careers and Enterprise Company's Equalex framework. Programmes are on-demand, device-agnostic and accessible to all, with no geographic restriction or prior connection required.
• IfATE & HM TreasuryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy partner. Joint paper filed with Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and HM Treasury ahead of 2026 apprenticeship-levy review. Consulted on early-careers data; does not lobby.
• SEDEX & EcoVadisminorOthersMember of SEDEX and EcoVadis for supply-chain assessments and ESG reporting.
• Education & Charity PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner800+ UK secondary schools, FE colleges and universities as active partners across England, Scotland and Wales. 38 UK universities including 16 Russell Group with active outreach partnerships. 12 education charities including Causeway Education, Royal Academy of Engineering, Founders4Schools. Around quarter of partner schools in opportunity areas or low-progression postcodes.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Codility: Technical skills assessment platform for engineering and developer hiring. Adjacent to TTP's Talent Assess skills module, particularly relevant given TTP's focus on AI skills assessment for early-careers tech employers.

Direct peers

• Pymetrics: AI-based behavioural assessment platform using neuroscience-derived games and audited algorithms. Comparable to TTP's behavioural science constructs in Talent Assess with similar focus on fairness-by-design and reducing coaching bias.
• Arctic Shores: UK-based psychometric assessment provider for early careers and graduate hiring. Direct competitor in UK graduate assessment market with similar behavioural science methodology and predictive validity claims.
• HireVue: Video interview and AI-driven assessment platform serving enterprise hiring. Comparable to TTP's Video Interview Platform and Talent Assess products, with similar regulatory scrutiny around AI hiring and structured interview methodology.
• TestGorilla: Pre-employment skills assessment platform covering communication, critical thinking and role-specific tests. Comparable to TTP's Talent Assess Skills Assessment module with similar focus on evidence-based selection and adverse impact reporting.
• Oleeo: UK-headquartered early talent ATS and recruitment platform serving graduate and apprentice hiring for large employers. Directly comparable to TTP's Talent Portal, with overlapping customer base in UK FTSE and public sector and similar focus on diversity outcomes and structured selection.

Broad incumbents

• Eightfold AI: Enterprise talent intelligence platform covering talent acquisition, management and DEI. Broader portfolio than TTP but overlaps on AI-driven skills matching, diversity analytics, and early-careers talent pool development.
• Workday: Enterprise HCM and recruiting platform with native ATS, candidate experience and increasingly AI-driven assessment functionality. Major incumbent that TTP integrates with today but could absorb early-talent workflows at scale.
• Phenom: Talent experience platform covering career sites, CRM, recruitment marketing and AI-driven candidate matching. Overlaps with TTP's Talent Connect candidate marketing and Talent Portal ATS functionality at enterprise scale.
• SAP SuccessFactors: Enterprise HRIS and talent management suite with recruiting and onboarding modules. Comparable as HCM incumbent with pre-built TTP integration; represents both a partner and a competitive displacement risk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thetalentpeople

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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