For Firms

Looking for quality Trainees?

100%
Success rate in 2025
All 52 of the vacancies we handled were filled with high-quality trainees.

With our deep-rooted expertise in the accountancy profession and the graduate and school leaver space, we are uniquely positioned to help you recruit the best trainees available and ensure a seamless fit into your firm.

We offer two ways of working, depending on how much of the process you’d like us to take on.

Option 1: Full-service recruitment

We manage the entire process from advert to shortlist.

  • You provide us with details of the role, and we place the advert — with no additional advertising costs to you.
  • Candidates apply by CV directly to us.
  • Every application is acknowledged, including rejections. Candidates who meet our requirements are invited to take our comprehensive online test.
  • Successful applicants are invited to book an online interview.
  • Every candidate receives interview feedback, whatever the outcome.
  • Only when we are fully satisfied do we send candidates through for a face-to-face interview with you, complete with their CV, test scores and interview commentary.

Option 2: We screen your candidates

If you’d prefer to run your own advertising, we can take on the testing and screening.

  • You advertise the role and send us any candidates you’re interested in.
  • We invite them to complete our comprehensive online test and handle all related administration — queries, adjustments, and chasing timely completion.
  • Successful applicants book an online interview with a CIPD-qualified HR professional, who conducts a structured competency-based interview built around your job description.
  • You receive full interview notes on every candidate, with a clear recommendation to invite or reject.
  • We give unsuccessful candidates detailed, constructive feedback and pass only the strongest through to you — so you only spend time interviewing people who have already performed well.
Beyond filling vacancies

We can also guide you through the apprenticeship process, help you benchmark your offering, and manage the wider recruitment administration — formalising interviews, handling candidate queries and obtaining references. We also offer a student monitoring and guidance service.

Representing your firm

Above all, we know that throughout the process we are representing your firm. Every applicant, successful or not, receives an excellent experience and detailed feedback.

Fees
£3,200 + VAT
Recruitment can be included in your HAT service package. Full-service, per graduate hire.
Get in touch: Contact anna@hatgroup.co.uk or complete the Ask a Question tab to discuss further.