Outlook Gardens
Outlook Gardens – Retainer Recruitment
Structured retainer recruitment providing ongoing, reliable hiring support.
- People
Project overview
Outlook Gardens partnered with Amden People to support the company’s growth plans through a more structured and scalable recruitment approach.
As the business continued to expand, the leadership team recognised the need for a recruitment partner that could reduce hiring pressure internally, improve recruitment efficiency, and support long-term workforce planning without the high costs and delays often associated with traditional recruitment models.
Amden People provided a retained recruitment solution focused on saving time, reducing recruitment costs, and helping Outlook Gardens build the right team to support continued business growth.
- Client
- Outlook Gardens
- Service categories
- People
- Services used
- Retainer recruitment
The challenge
As recruitment demand increased, Outlook Gardens faced several common growth-related hiring challenges, including:
- Time-consuming recruitment processes pull management away from operations
- Difficulty sourcing the right candidates consistently
- Delays in filling key operational roles
- Rising recruitment costs through traditional hiring methods
- Pressure on internal resources managing CVs, interviews, and follow-ups
- Need for a more scalable hiring process aligned with future growth plans
- Lack of structured recruitment visibility and reporting
The business needed a recruitment solution that would operate as an extension of the company while improving efficiency, reducing hiring stress, and supporting growth objectives.
What Amden implemented
Amden People partnered closely with Outlook Gardens to provide a retained recruitment model designed around consistency, scalability, and long-term workforce support.
The project included:
- Ongoing retained recruitment support
- Candidate sourcing and screening
- Structured recruitment workflows
- Management of job advertising and candidate pipelines
- Interview coordination and communication
- Recruitment reporting and visibility
- Support with workforce planning and hiring priorities
- Reduced recruitment admin for internal teams
- Ongoing recruitment consultancy and advisory support
Amden worked as an extension of the Outlook Gardens team, helping streamline recruitment while allowing leadership to remain focused on day-to-day business operations and growth.
Results
Verified outcomes
- Reduced recruitment cost
- Faster and more efficient hiring processes
- Stronger workforce planning and hiring consistency
- Ongoing recruitment support aligned with growth plans
““Amden Group helped us strengthen both our business operations and overall brand presence. Their support was practical, straightforward, and tailored to suit our business needs. The team were approachable, knowledgeable, and always available when needed.””
Dermot Kerins
Owner · Outlook Gardens
Services used
- Retainer recruitment
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