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AEY
2026 Firm Overview

The right people,
precisely placed.

AEY & Associates is a specialist recruitment and workforce advisory firm. We partner with high-performing organisations across technology, defence, engineering and the public sector to deliver talent that compounds value.

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01 Executive Summary

A focused firm for high-stakes hiring.

Generic recruiters cannot support specialist demand. Our model trades volume for precision - and our clients see the difference in speed, fit, and retention.

I

Specialist by design

We operate in markets where talent is scarce, technical fluency matters, and a wrong hire is expensive. Sector focus compounds into faster searches and stronger shortlists.

II

Evidence over volume

Shortlists are curated, not assembled. Every candidate arrives with assessment notes, motivation analysis and a defensible rationale for fit - the same standard a strategy team would apply.

III

Partnership economics

We act as an extension of your leadership team. Retained relationships, transparent pricing and post-placement support deliver a lower true cost of hire than transactional alternatives.

Exhibit 1   What a focused model delivers
120+
Roles placed by the founder for a single defence-technology client
5-10
Business days to first curated shortlist
12
Sectors of genuine network density
C-level
To graduate engineer - breadth of seniority
Source: track record of the firm's founder, accumulated across 15 years of recruitment practice and continuing into AEY.
02 Services

Four offerings. One standard.

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I

Specialist Recruitment

Permanent hiring for technical and mission-critical roles, full-cycle from briefing to onboarding.

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II

Executive Search

Confidential, research-led engagements for C-suite, VP and director appointments.

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III

Workforce Advisory

Strategic consulting for organisations scaling, restructuring, or entering new markets.

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IV

Contract & Project Staffing

Rapid deployment of vetted contractors and project teams for surge demand.

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03 Where We Operate

Sector depth, not surface coverage.

Twelve markets where we hold genuine network density. Beyond these, we decline mandates - or refer them - rather than dilute the standard.

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04 Method

A disciplined process, end-to-end.

Every engagement follows the same six-stage method. The discipline is the point - it is how we make quality reproducible.

  1. 01
    Brief & Discovery
  2. 02
    Search & Source
  3. 03
    Screen & Assess
  4. 04
    Shortlist & Present
  5. 05
    Interview & Close
  6. 06
    Onboard & Follow-up
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