Services

At Paton Personnel, we don’t just match people to roles — we provide strategic talent solutions that enable long-term business success. Whether you're recruiting for mission-critical roles, exploring market landscapes, or refining final-stage hiring decisions, our services are designed to add depth, intelligence, and confidence to your recruitment process.

PERMANENT
RECRUITMENT

Efficient hiring that delivers long-term fit.

With over two decades of experience, Paton’s permanent recruitment service is designed for companies seeking top-tier professionals who align with both the role and the company culture. We focus on quality, speed, and strategic alignment — across Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, IT, Engineering, Legal, and more.

Our Approach

Role and culture briefing
Talent sourcing via Paton database, LinkedIn, job boards, and referrals
Pre-screening, interviews, and shortlisting
Shortlist presentation and feedback loop
Offer management and onboarding support

Key Benefits

Access to high-quality talent, fast
No upfront fees — pay only on placement
Consultative and culture-led vetting
Mature recruiter teams with sector-specific knowledge

TALENT
MAPPING

Market intelligence that drives smart recruitment decisions.

Talent Mapping is ideal when you’re not ready to hire — but want to understand your talent landscape. This strategic research tool provides a full market view of professionals in key roles, industries, and geographies.

Our Methodology

Define the scope: roles, sectors, diversity, regions
Research phase: LinkedIn, internal data, job boards, networks
Longlist development: mapped but unvetted candidates
Optional Shortlist: screened, qualified candidates
Final report: includes salary insights, competitor benchmarking, diversity stats, and brand perceptions

Client Use Cases

Workforce planning or succession planning
Diversity and inclusion insights
Benchmarking salary vs. experience
Evaluating employer brand perception
Preparing for future hires or investment cases

PSYCHOMETRIC
ASSESSMENTS
- Evalex20

Turn instinct into insight with data-driven hiring.

Delivered by our in-house psychometrics team, Evalex20 is a powerful psychometric battery used to evaluate cognitive ability, work styles, personality traits, values, and job interests. Accredited by the HPCSA and ideal for senior or complex hiring decisions.

What it Measures

Business comprehension and organisational insight
Personality and work styles (via OPCS)
Values and motivations
Operational and strategic job interests

Our Process

1
Role alignment with client
2
Online candidate assessment (±3 hours)
3
Analysis by Evalex and Paton Psychometrics Team
4
Structured feedback session with hiring manager

Why Clients Use It

Add objectivity to final-stage hiring
Identify leadership potential
Reduce hiring risk
Enhance succession and development decisions

INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTING

Specialist expertise. Flexible delivery. Measurable outcomes.

Paton’s Independent Contracting offering enables organisations to engage experienced independent contractors for defined projects, specialist assignments and advisory engagements. With an initial focus on IT contracting services and scarce technical skills, we identify independent contractors with the expertise to solve specific business challenges and deliver against clearly defined outcomes and an agreed Scope of Work.

How It Works

Define the scope, outcomes, duration and specialist expertise required
Identify and engage suitably experienced independent contractors
Formalise the engagement through agreed deliverables, rates and a Scope of Work

How The Engagement Works

Independent contractors engaged through Paton operate as independent businesses and do not become employees of either Paton Personnel or the client. Each engagement is structured around clearly defined deliverables, commercial terms and project requirements.

Why Use It

Access scarce technical and specialist expertise
Add flexible project capability without making a permanent appointment
Engage experienced independent contractors for defined projects and business requirements
Establish clear commercial terms, deliverables and expectations