Steve Agace

Recruiter

Brighton, United Kingdom28 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Grew revenue 450% from 2009 to 2022.
  • Developed robust interview processes improving retention.
  • Built relationships with local universities for talent sourcing.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in recruitment strategies and early talent development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingStrategic SourcingCompetency Based InterviewingInterviewingTalent StrategyAccount ManagementAssessment CentresGraduate RecruitmentLeadership

Other Skills

ScreeningInternal RecruitmentMotivational InterviewingKey Account DevelopmentTraining and Development (HR)High-volume RecruitingMentoringSales ManagementStakeholder ManagementConsultingClient RelationsSalesSales ProcessesEmployer BrandingSales and Marketing

About

An experienced early careers professional with a simple passion; finding companies the best early talent and helping that talent reach it’s full potential through employability training and recruitment process coaching and support.

Experience

28 yrs
Total Experience
7 yrs
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Antidote legal

Talent Partner (Freelance)

Jan 2026Present · 5 mos · Remote

  • Helping Antidote source the best talent to scale
Talent AcquisitionInternal RecruitmentStrategic Sourcing

Gamma

Senior Talent Partner (Freelance)

Nov 2025Present · 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Helping Gamma source, screen and select top talent. I mainly support Gamma Enterprise, Business and Finance but have also worked on a couple of roles in Gamma Labs.
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionScreeningInternal Recruitment

The project box (uk) ltd

Early Careers Associate (Freelance)

Oct 2025Present · 8 mos

  • Competency and strength interviews for high professional services firms on a freelance, remote basis
Competency Based InterviewingMotivational InterviewingInterviewing

Rocc housing technology solutions

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Freelance)

Sep 2025Present · 9 mos

  • Freelance, fractional recruitment services. Acted as an embedded talent acquisition lead to fuel company growth, building talent strategies and managing entire process.
Talent AcquisitionInternal RecruitmentTalent Strategy

Tg consulting ltd

Freelance Associate

Jul 2025Present · 11 mos · Hybrid

  • Helping empower students through the delivery of inspiring employability events and workshops.

Sanctuary graduates & apprentices

Interim Director of Recruitment Delivery

Apr 2025Aug 2025 · 4 mos · Norwich, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • An interim role to support the business through a period of change. Predominantly account directing, focussing on assessment centre design, build and delivery for a key account. This has included everything from team leading, training assessors and running in person assessment centres with up to 24 candidates and 18 assessors to being hands, on volume interviewing in times of high demand, taking feedback and making offers. Also built out a training plan for a new consultancy division and participated in many other account management calls.
Account ManagementKey Account DevelopmentTraining and Development (HR)Assessment CentresHigh-volume Recruiting

Grb (graduate recruitment bureau)

2 roles

Director - Graduate Recruitment

Promoted

Nov 2008Dec 2024 · 16 yrs 1 mo

  • Senior leader at the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, the UK's Leading Independent Graduate Recruitment Consultancy. Tasked with growing the business and getting the best from our people.
  • Sales and Account Management
  • Grew revenue 450% from 2009 to 2022
  • Key Account Director and customer relationship management lead on major accounts
  • Consulted to, and negotiated with c-suite contacts across a huge variety of industries
  • Talent Acquisition and Development
  • Talent acquisition lead. Devised a robust interview process that improved retention.
  • Hired and trained graduates internally. Three of my hires eventually became Directors.
  • L&D - Delivered inductions, training and performance coaching.
  • Built relationships with local universities. Sourced and mentored placement studemts.
  • People Management,
  • Management up to 9 direct and 22 indirect reports.
  • Restructured the team to increase efficiency, enabling us to consistently exceed team targets.
  • Business Strategy
  • Conceived an idea for a new RPO division that generated a quarter of company in revenue in 2023.
  • Built divisional strategy.
  • Devised and implemented the screening interview methodology for the candidates we placed.
MentoringSales ManagementStakeholder ManagementAccount ManagementConsultingGraduate Recruitment+9

Managing Consultant

Apr 2003Oct 2008 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Multitasked, delivering individual revenue whilst leading a team, which grew from two to six.
  • Team management. Attracted, selected, trained and mentored new hires.
  • Mentored other managers to help expand the division. Four of my team went into management
  • Hit targets. My lowest annual performance was 97%. Held records for the largest deal and best month.
  • Personally placed over 300 graduates, generating just under £1m in revenue.
  • Screened coached and prepped thousands of graduates.

Robert walters melbourne

Consultant

Jun 2001Feb 2003 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Providing permanent recruitment services to the IT Consulting sector in Melbourne Australia.

Synergy resources

E-Commerce Recruitment Consultant

Jan 2000May 2001 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Brighton and Hove Area

  • My first recruitment role, focussing on the E-Commerce market

Rocc computers

Senior Marketing Executive

Jul 1996Dec 1999 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • I provided direct marketing and event management services at ROCC Computers, an IT software house.

Education

University of Brighton

BA — Business Studies

Jan 1992Jan 1996

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