The Bench by 325 Consulting

Hand-picked interim talent

Ready, not second best. Trusted interim talent, waiting for their moment. The Bench is 325 Consulting's interim practice, placing hand-picked consulting talent into strategy and transformation roles across consulting firms, industry and private capital.
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What The Bench Is

Introductions made with conviction [Placeholder]

Our network has been built over 20+ years through genuine relationships. When we make an introduction, we make it with conviction. For clients, we understand the problem to be solved before we talk about people. We will tell you what will work and what will not. We do not flood inboxes with CVs. We introduce a short, hand-picked shortlist we are confident can solve the problem. For consultants, we go well beyond your CV to understand your experience and your professional and personal drivers, and we keep you informed at every step.

Three pillars of The Bench [Placeholder]

01

Personally Invested

We don't just know our clients and consultants, we take the time to genuinely connect. We go beyond the CV to understand drivers, experience and fit, and we keep relationships alive between placements. Honest, practical guidance for both sides, because we care about getting it right for everyone.

02

Speed Without Compromise

Fast, but never transactional. Because we keep our trusted network active, we never start a search from scratch. That closeness, plus years of accumulated knowledge, means we hand-pick the best available fit and stay transparent from brief to placement. Roles filled in as little as 12 hours, typically two to three days.

03

Battle-Tested

Every hand-picked consultant and every recommendation is built on 20+ years and hundreds of interim placements. We have the market depth and lived experience to know what good looks like, and a thorough, proven process to find it.

200–400

Active consultants

100s

Interim placements

20+

Years of market experience

200–400

Active consultants

How It Works

From brief to placement [Placeholder]

01

Understand

We start with the problem, not the person. We take the time to understand the role, the team, the environment and what success actually looks like to deliver the results you need.

02

Match

We hand-pick from a network we actively maintain, assessing for drivers, experience and culture fit, not keyword matches.

03

Introduce

We present a considered shortlist, usually one or two candidates, with high confidence they can deliver. Transparent throughout.

04

Stay Close

We stay engaged through the placement and beyond, keeping the relationship alive for the next opportunity.

For Clients

Organisations hiring interim talent

You get a candidate who has been comprehensively assessed and matched, not keyword-filtered. We understand your environment and team so the fit is right from day one, and we only present someone when we are confident they are the right person. A team that has done this hundreds of times, at roughly one third of the daily cost of a Tier 1 firm, with full transparency.
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For Consultants

Organisations hiring interim talent

You get a candidate who has been comprehensively assessed and matched, not keyword-filtered. We understand your environment and team so the fit is right from day one, and we only present someone when we are confident they are the right person. A team that has done this hundreds of times, at roughly one third of the daily cost of a Tier 1 firm, with full transparency.
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