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Recruitment solutions built for you:
Recruitment models designed to support real estate businesses at every stage of growth.
Flexible, Scalable, Real Estate Talent Solutions
GKR International is a specialist real estate talent partner, working with property-led businesses across the UK and internationally.
We provide end-to-end recruitment solutions tailored to the real estate sector. From permanent hires to interim specialists, Statement of Work project teams, and exclusive retained partnerships, we deliver the right talent, at the right time, and at the right cost.
Every business has different hiring pressures - urgency, volume, budget, risk, and internal capacity. That’s why we don’t force clients into a single recruitment model.
We start by understanding the role, the commercial context, and the outcome you need to achieve. From there, we recommend the most effective delivery approach, whether that’s contingent, exclusive, project-based, or outsourced.
Our role is to remove friction from the hiring process and deliver clarity, pace, and confidence at every stage.
Choosing the right recruitment model:
Not every hire needs the same solution. The right model depends on what matters most for that role.
- Speed and flexibility → Exclusive Partner
- Critical or hard-to-fill roles → Retained Search
- Defined outcomes or projects → Statement of Work (SOW)
- High-volume or repeat hiring → Outsourced / RPO
If you’re unsure which model fits, our team will guide you through the options and recommend the most effective route.
Retained Search:
An exclusive agreement, providing a highly personalised recruitment experience from job profiling to confirmed offer. We ensure every candidate is carefully assessed for both role fit and cultural alignment, saving you time and reducing interview overload.
- Upfront portion of the fee secures priority focus and dedicated resources
- Candidate video introductions before profiling
- Psychometric and job fit assessments
- Only top-matched candidates proceed to interview
- Suggested interview questions from profiling insights
- Regular updates on search progress and talent pool
- Streamlined recruitment with fewer wasted interviews
- Stronger recruiter engagement and focus
- Strategic guidance to improve long-term hiring
- Transparent reporting and talent pool insights
- Faster, higher-quality outcomes at a similar cost to enhanced searches
- Specialised recruitment needs
- Time-poor teams
- Companies seeking the best cultural and role fit
- Urgent or high-priority hires
Exclusive Representation:
A priority-led delivery model, as the sole recruitment partner for a role or hiring requirement - permanent or temporary - for an agreed period.
- Exclusivity is agreed for a defined role, project, or time period
- An upfront portion of the fee secures priority delivery and dedicated resource
- Structured search strategy aligned to your hiring objectives
- Proactive candidate engagement and market mapping
- Regular progress updates and transparent reporting
- Candidates are more committed when a role is represented by one partner
- Recruiter focus is higher, with clear accountability for delivery
- Shorter time-to-hire through disciplined, planned search activity
- Better quality shortlists due to deeper role understanding
- Clear visibility on search progress and talent availability
- Business-critical or hard-to-fill roles
- Urgent hiring needs where speed matters
- Senior, specialist, or confidential appointments
- Clients seeking a genuine recruitment partnership, not CV volume
Whether we’re supporting a single hire or managing a long-term outsourced programme, our focus is on building sustainable hiring solutions.
Many of our clients move between models as their business evolves, from permanent hiring to exclusive partnerships, project-based delivery, or outsourced recruitment as scale demands.
Our ability to support that journey under one relationship is what sets us apart.
Outsourced Recruitment:
A dedicated outsourced recruitment and RPO solution, delivered through our exclusive South Africa-based resourcing team.
- Exclusive partnership with a dedicated offshore team
- Upfront retainer or monthly partnership fee at reduced cost
- High-volume sourcing, screening, and shortlisting
- Integration with your internal hiring processes
- Lower cost per hire
- Rapid scalability for growth or seasonal demand
- Consistent quality and process control
- Reduced pressure on internal teams
- High-volume or repeat hiring
- Entry-level and support roles
- Long-term recruitment partnerships
Statement of Work:
Our Statement of Work (SOW) model delivers talent solutions aligned to defined outcomes, timelines, and deliverables, not just roles.
- Project scoping and outcome definition
- Agreed milestones and deliverables
- Upfront or staged fee structure linked to delivery
- Ongoing reporting and performance oversigh
- Budget and outcome certainty
- Reduced internal management burden
- Clear accountability for results
- Flexible access to specialist capability
- Transformation or growth projects
- Time-bound or outcome-driven initiatives
- Businesses requiring delivery, not just resource
Clients choose GKR International not just for our network, but for how we work.
- Real estate sector specialists, not generalists
- Multiple delivery models under one partner
- Transparent processes and clear communication
- Commercially aligned advice, not CV volume
- Long-term partnerships built on results
We operate as an extension of our clients’ businesses, representing their brand professionally and consistently in the market.
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The best hires don’t happen by accident; they start with clarity. If you’re planning ahead, under pressure to hire, or questioning whether your current approach is working, let’s have the right conversation first.
