About GMZ Talent Recruitment
We’re the people experts you wish you had on your team – but without the £70k salary and six-month ramp-up time.
Based in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, serving businesses across London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, and throughout the UK.
You’ve Got a Business to Run
And you’re drowning in talent ‘solutions’ that don’t solve anything.
You could spend money on employer branding. Or cut your agency spend. Or fix your culture. Or build a talent pipeline. The problem isn’t that you don’t know these things exist – you can Google them same as anyone.
The problem is: which 2-3 will actually make a difference for YOUR business, given your budget and team?
And who’s going to do them? Because your HR person definitely doesn’t have time.
That’s what we’re here for.
We Help You Work Out What Matters, Then We Do It
Growing businesses waste money on stuff that sounds good but doesn’t move the needle. Meanwhile, the things that would actually help don’t get done because everyone’s too busy firefighting.
The real challenge isn’t knowledge anymore – you can Google “how to improve employer brand” same as anyone. The challenge is working out which of the 47 things you could do will actually make a difference for YOUR business, with YOUR constraints.
Then having the capacity to execute them properly whilst running the rest of your business.
So we do two things:
Help you work out what’s worth doing
Given you’ve got £X to spend and your team is stretched thin, HERE are the 2-3 things that will improve your hiring and retention. Not fancy frameworks – clarity on what actually matters for you.
Actually do the work with you
We’re not consultants who write a report then disappear. We run the campaigns, set up the tracking, implement the changes. You get results, not a strategy deck that sits in a drawer.
Three Integrated Solutions
AI-Powered Recruitment
We run the sourcing, find the candidates, manage the pipeline. You stop firefighting vacancies and haemorrhaging money to agencies. Access 100% of the talent market, 3X faster results, 55-60% cost savings.
What makes it different:
- Most recruitment reaches 30% of the market (active job seekers).
- We access 100% using AI-powered sourcing that finds passive candidates.
- Every interaction builds your employer brand.
- You jointly own the pipeline we create, not us.
Real-Time Sentiment Tracking & Coaching
Track what your people actually think across 10 key lifecycle moments. Spot problems early with real-time data. Fix issues before people quit, not after.
What makes it different:
- Annual surveys tell you what was broken six months ago.
- CultureTrak tells you what’s breaking right now – combining internal sentiment data with external reputation from Glassdoor and Indeed.
- Then acts as your people leader’s AI coach, recommending specific actions to close the gap between what you promise candidates and what employees actually experience.
Strategic Transformation
We work out where you’re wasting time & money, show you exactly where to spend it instead, then help you make the changes. No reports that sit in drawers – practical transformation support.
What makes it different:
- We don’t just diagnose and recommend.
- We help you prioritise which 2-3 things will deliver ROI given your budget and bandwidth, then work alongside you to execute them.
- Average return: we find 100x what you pay us in wasted spending.
What Makes GMZ Different
We help you prioritise (not just advise) and deliver!
Which 2-3 things will make a difference for YOUR business? We help you figure that out, then do it with you. Clarity plus execution.
Most businesses don’t have a knowledge problem – they can Google “recruitment best practices” same as anyone. They have an allocation problem: which of these 47 things should WE actually do, given our budget and team bandwidth?
That’s what we solve. We help you work out what’s worth your time and money, then we’re the extra hands that actually get it done.
Technology you can’t access alone
AI sourcing that finds the 70% of candidates who aren’t actively looking. Real-time sentiment tracking across 10 moments in the employee lifecycle, not annual surveys nobody fills out. This isn’t just better tools – it’s intelligence that changes what decisions you can make.
Senior expertise without the cost
Our fractional model gives you 20 years of cross-industry experience, when you need it, how you need it. No £70k salary, no six-month ramp-up, no hoping it works. Just practical help that delivers and proves its value every time.
We see the big picture
Recruitment + culture + transformation. Hiring the right people is only part of the challenge – you need to keep them too. That’s why all three services work together brilliantly, but you can start with just one.
Founded on 20 Years of Real Experience
Simon Gomez established GMZ in September 2023 after two decades across every recruitment model: agencies (JP Morgan, Jones Lang LaSalle), RPO (Bank of England, Lloyds Banking Group), and as Head of Talent Acquisition for wagamama.
The insight: Enterprises have specialist talent expertise, but growing SMEs are left with generalist teams navigating complex recruitment challenges without the knowledge or capacity they need.
That’s the gap GMZ bridges.
Not with more advice – with help working out what matters, then execution capacity to actually get it done.
Who We Work With
Growing SMEs and enterprise organisations across healthcare, hospitality, professional services, public/third sector, retail, construction, cybersecurity, IT services, and renewable energy.
Based in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, we serve clients across London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, and UK businesses nationally.
Our team brings experienced and passionate recruitment, talent acquisition, and employer brand professionals dedicated to helping organisations succeed. We bring a wealth of experience in permanent, fixed-term contract and contingent recruitment, employer branding, and workplace culture.
We’re here to support you every step of the way, from strategic guidance to hands-on implementation and delivery.
No Internal Recruitment or Talent Team? Start Here
If your company has no internal recruitment or talent acquisition team, you’re exactly who we’re built to help.
You need someone to actually do the work, not just provide tools or advice. We become your fractional talent team – enterprise-level expertise without the enterprise price tag.
Most SMEs your size are stuck between expensive agencies (20-25% fees, accessing only 30% of the market) and DIY job postings that don’t work. Meanwhile, your HR generalist is juggling ten priorities and drowning.
GMZ gives you:
- Senior talent expertise immediately (no 3-month recruitment, no 3-month ramp-up)
- Execution capacity your team doesn’t have
- Technology platforms you can’t access alone
- Strategic clarity on what’s actually worth doing
- 40-60% cost savings versus hiring full-time
- Flexibility to scale up or down as you need
We don’t replace your team. We become the specialist capacity they need to be strategic instead of constantly firefighting.
Work the Way You Need Us To
Need help with one specific problem? Pick the service that fits.
Want full transformation? All three services work together brilliantly.
Flexible engagement:
Need us for three months? Perfect.
Want ongoing support? We’re here for that.
Try one service first? Makes complete sense.
No lengthy contracts, no forced packages, no corporate jargon. Just the right solution, delivered when and how you need it.
The Numbers That Actually Matter
Over £4.5 Million Found in Wasted Spending
We’ve identified over £4.5 million in wasted talent spending for clients. Not theoretical savings – actual money being spent on things that don’t deliver.
26.8x ROI in Year One
One client achieved 26.8x return on investment in their first year working with GMZ. Because we don’t just advise – we help you reallocate budget to things that actually work.
75% Agency Reduction
A leading UK consumer brand reduced agency dependency by 75% whilst improving quality of hire, saving £402k annually.
3x Faster Hiring
Average time-to-hire reduced from 60+ days to 20-25 days through proactive targeting instead of reactive posting.