The market moves fast, priorities shift, and hiring needs fluctuate. In the past, hypergrowth meant hiring a small army of recruiters… and then quietly wondering what to do with them when things slowed a couple of months later – usually resulting in layoffs that left everyone with a sour taste in their mouths, and even sourer Glassdoor reviews.
Enter the elastic talent team: a flexible, hybrid approach combining in-house know-how, embedded expertise and AI efficiency.
The heroes of the business, in-house recruiters are the anchors that keep the talent function running. And let’s be real – they’ve been through a lot over the past few years. Many companies were burned by hypergrowth and layoffs, then swung to the other extreme: expecting one or two recruiters to juggle every role, every urgent back-fill, every update… and somehow deliver it all.
It’s intense, but it also shows why in-house teams are so valuable: they’re a consistent presence, they know the business inside out, and they keep hiring moving no matter what’s happening in the market.
The solution to the “juggling solo recruiter” problem. Embedded recruiters can step in and act exactly like in-house recruiters, picking up the volume when things get busy. Their experience across diverse projects brings fresh ways of working and a little extra ✨pizzazz✨ to the team, helping everyone grow.
Like it or not, AI has made a name for itself in the Talent space, for better or worse. When used for good, it handles the mundane (and often soul-sucking) tasks – reporting, reminders, rescheduling, and the small stuff that eats up hours of your day. Meanwhile, humans can focus on what really matters: judgment calls, relationships, and the occasional heroic save.
Here’s where the magic happens. In-house recruiters, embedded recruiters, and AI don’t just coexist – they learn from each other. Embedded recruiters leave playbooks, refine workflows, and pass on lessons learned. In-house recruiters share knowledge about the business, the culture, and stakeholder quirks. AI provides data and insights to guide decisions.
Together, the team grows smarter, more efficient, and better prepared for whatever the market throws their way. And the market will throw a lot their way!
This will sound like sweet music in finance’s ears, but elastic doesn’t have to mean expensive. Many embedded partners now charge a simple monthly subscription, and Satellite alone can cut your traditional agency spend by around 46%. That leaves plenty of spare cash to invest in your team, and keeps everyone in accounting smiling!
The elastic talent team isn’t just the future. It is flexible, cost-effective, and far more reliable when the market throws curveballs. It stretches when you need extra hands, keeps the core steady, and makes hiring feel manageable again.
Curious to see how an embedded partner could work for you? Let’s chat!