For employers
Tell us who you need. We'll bring you a shortlist you can trust.
Scout works with government departments, municipalities, state-owned entities and companies from small businesses to large corporates.
Your client portal
See how it works in two minutes
Follow every vacancy as CVs are screened, review an evidence-backed shortlist, compare candidates side by side and choose who to interview, all in one private portal.
Every step, written outPermanent recruitment
We find, screen and shortlist candidates, manage interviews and offers, and you pay a success fee when someone starts.
Shortlist service
A screened, evidence-backed shortlist for a fixed fee — ideal when your own team will run interviews and appointments.
CV screening
Received hundreds of applications? We screen them against your requirements and hand back a ranked, documented shortlist.
For government departments, municipalities and state-owned entities
- Screening against your advertised requirements, with documented evidence for each candidate — an audit trail you can stand behind
- Employment-equity aware shortlists, using only candidates' voluntary self-declarations
- POPIA-compliant handling of every CV, with consent records and retention limits
- Experience with public-sector recruitment timelines and approval processes
For companies, from start-ups to large corporates
- Confidential searches — candidates see an anonymised description of your company until you're ready
- Finance, accounting, administration and professional roles
- One consultant from brief to placement
- A client portal to review shortlists and give feedback in one click
What you get
We turn your job spec into weighted requirements and screening questions, and confirm them with you before we search.
Each candidate comes with a fit summary, strengths, points to explore at interview, notice period and salary expectations.
Review the shortlist online and choose who to interview with one click — no email chains.
Regular updates on CVs received, screened and shortlisted until the role is filled.
Request candidates
Share the role and, if you have it, the job specification. A consultant will contact you to confirm the brief, timeline and fees before we start.
- No obligation until you approve our proposal
- Confidential searches available
- Public-sector and private-sector roles