The right recruitment formula since 2005.
An independent consultancy in the heart of Bicester, built on partnerships that last for years, not placements that last a week.
Equation Recruitment is an independent recruitment consultancy in Bicester, trusted by employers across Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire since 2005. We recruit commercial, industrial, engineering, accountancy and finance professionals on a permanent, temporary and contract basis.
Our formula is simple. Client plus candidate plus consultant equals Equation: 3C = e. Every person is equal in our process, and that is how we deliver the right recruitment formula every time.
We work a 180 degree model rather than the standard 360 degree model used by most agencies. Consultants focus purely on finding exceptional people while our relationship team manages every client partnership. You get a specialist at both ends.
Most good talent is not looking. We source professionals who are not on the open job market through headhunting and networking, yet our fees stay contingency based. No placement, no fee. Since 2005 we have maintained a 99.7% permanent placement success rate.
We hold a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority licence (ref EQUA0007), enabling ethical labour supply across:
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Associated processing and packaging
Our GLAA licence is one of the highest compliance accolades a labour provider in our industry can hold.
Vision and Values
Eight values shape how we work with every client, candidate and colleague.
- Integrity. We do what we say we will do, and we tell you the truth even when it is not the easy answer.
- Respect. Every client, candidate and consultant is an equal part of the equation, and we treat each one that way.
- Transparent. Clear terms, clear fees and honest feedback at every stage, with no sales jargon.
- Excellence. We set a high bar for our own work and keep raising it, which is how we have maintained a 99.7% permanent placement success rate.
- Culture. We match people to businesses, not just CVs to job specs, because the right fit is about far more than skills.
- Passion. We genuinely love connecting good people with good companies, and it shows in how we work.
- Accountability. We own the outcome of every placement we make, backed by our three month replacement guarantee.
- Sustainability. We build partnerships that last for years, supporting local businesses and ethical employment across our patch.
Work with a local agency that knows its patch.
Whether you are hiring or looking, we would love to talk. 01869 323 444.