West Midlands Talent Hub
Where local talent meets the companies looking to hire them.
We're building a network of brilliant Midlands people who are open to work, and connecting them with the local businesses that need them.
And we help them get ready for the moment it comes.
I'm hiring, or hiring soon
One place to run your hiring, whether the applicants come from a job board, your own website, or someone you know.
Post a job →Your first hire is free.I'm looking for work
Open to work in the Midlands? Join the talent pool and local employers will find you.
Register for jobs →Free, and it takes two minutes.Great people and good local businesses shouldn't struggle to find each other.
Too many talented people across the Midlands are open to work but invisible to the businesses on their doorstep. And too many small business owners are drowning in CVs, or paying agencies fees they can barely afford, when the right person was nearby all along.
Recruit Rocket is hiring software built for small businesses. It scores every applicant so an owner isn't sifting through hundreds of CVs. The Midlands Hub adds a local talent network on top: a growing pool of people in the region who've told us they're ready to work.
How it works
There are two sides to this, so here is each one on its own terms.
If you're hiring
If you're looking for work
Do recruitment well and everyone wins.
Here's what we're passionate about, and here's how we've built each one into the software rather than writing it into a policy nobody reads.
Fair hiring
Good people get passed over for reasons that have nothing to do with the job. You can turn on blind shortlisting, which hides names and personal details while applications are being reviewed, and you can display fair hiring badges that tell candidates exactly where they stand before they even apply.
Consistent communication
Silence is the cruellest part of applying for a job, and it is almost always down to a busy employer running out of hours rather than out of manners.
So the platform keeps every candidate updated automatically, from the moment they apply to the moment a decision is made.
Rewarding authentic applications
We ask candidates questions that a polished template cannot answer, and our scoring is built to reward genuine engagement with the role rather than a well-turned phrase.
The person who has actually thought about the job should be the person who gets seen.
Employers choose these. Not every employer will, but the ones who do are telling candidates something true about how they hire.
Helping job-seekers find success
Being in a talent pool or on a job board gets you seen. It does not get you hired. Lift Off is three ways we help you with the bit in between, wherever you are on the journey.
Are you application ready?
Answer 15 quick questions to see how strong your applications really are, and what to fix before you send the next one.
Find out →Are you interview ready?
Answer 15 quick questions to see how ready you are for interview, and what is left to sort before you walk in.
Find out →Everything else
Short videos on CVs, cover letters, applications and interviews. No jargon and no filler.
Visit Lift Off →Totally free, no sign-up needed. Nothing is stored, and no employer ever sees your answers.
Ready when you are.
I'm hiring, or hiring soon
One place to run your hiring, whether the applicants come from a job board, your own website, or someone you know.
Post a job →Your first hire is free.I'm looking for work
Open to work in the Midlands? Join the talent pool and local employers will find you.
Register for jobs →Free, and it takes two minutes.
Part of Recruit Rocket. The Midlands Hub is our regional home - same software, same team, focused on connecting local people with local employers.