A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US
Evoke talent is a technology recruitment specialist with a focus on providing a service which is built around trust, honesty and partnerships.
We’re not looking to redesign the wheel. We are a recruitment partner focused on providing an honest and high-quality service.
Founders
Jake Tomkins
FOUNDER
Jake has been working within the technology recruitment space since 2014 and has a long track record of helping drive digital transformations and building successful engineering teams for some of the top startups globally. Previously a Director at a large global recruitment business he’s built high-performing sales teams, but has always dreamed of being an entrepreneur and building a brand he is proud of. Jake in his spare time loves learning and investing his time in self-development, listening to podcasts and going to the gym!
Conor Smith
FOUNDER
Conor has been working within the Recruitment space since 2013 and has a proven track record of scaling engineering teams for some of the most exciting start-up & scale-up businesses globally. Previously the top performing billing consultant for a large global recruitment business, Conor built his niche within the Java Software Engineering market, specialising within the Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain space. Being a new Dad, Conor spends most of his spare time with his baby daughter Isla, but also loves playing golf!
What makes us different
Diversity & Inclusion
- Passionate about driving change within the technology market
- Focus on removing unconscious bias from hiring processes
- Inclusive management training
- Building diverse talent pools
Technology
- Investing in industry-leading technologies
- Utilizing video as part of the early hiring process
- Software to be able to technically test engineers
- Using the most advanced CRM database technologies
Data Driven
- Providing reporting and analytics during the hiring process
- Data-driven internally to measure performance
- NPS scores
- Measuring key hiring metrics such as time to hire to constantly improve performance
Open-Source hiring
- Giving you access to the messages we are using to represent your business
- Pair sourcing gives you the opportunity to watch and review our sourcing methods
- Providing you with real-time analytics around what effort has gone into your search
- Have a say in what goes into our communication and advertising in the market
Partnership approach
- Honesty on where our strengths lie, even if this means turning down new business
- Time and resources spent on understanding your mission, product and requirements
- Consultative advice on salaries, hiring process, DEI strategies and benefits
- Consistent communication and feedback during the hiring process
Quality over quantity
- Every candidate submitted will have had at least one 30 minutes profiling video or telephone call
- You will not receive cvs for the sake of receiving CVs as we have no internal KPIs around CV sends. We have been doing this a long time, we know where high-quality engineers are working
- Communication skills and cultural fit for your business will play a key part in our profiling
Our values
CARE is at the center of everything we do, because we do care. Self care, candidate care and client care.
Consistency
Authenticity
Responsibility
Empathy
Got questions?
If you are interested in finding out more about Evoke’s products and services, have any questions about the technology market or you’re looking for your next position with an exciting tech business, please do get in touch.