Engineeringrecruitment software

Talisman is recruitment software for engineering agencies: one record for engineers and clients, professional and trade qualifications confirmed before a placement, and approved hours running into day-rate PAYE, umbrella and limited arrangements.

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Six ways a engineering agency places people. One record under all of them.

Temp
Temp engineering recruitment
Shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly.
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Permanent
Permanent engineering recruitment
Vacancy to placement fee on one job record.
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Contract
Contract engineering recruitment
Rates, status, extensions and self-bill.
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Shift
Shift engineering recruitment
Rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules.
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Executive Search
Executive Search engineering recruitment
Retained assignments, from market map to offer.
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Multi-Desk
Multi-Desk engineering recruitment
Perm, temp and contract on one shared record.
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Which desk is which

What each desk runs, and what it checks first.

Desk	What it runs	Checked before a placement	Pay and bill
Temp	Shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly	Professional and trade qualifications and AWR position, at the point of booking	Weekly, from approved timesheets, with the client invoiced in the same run
Permanent	Vacancy to placement fee on one job record	Professional and trade qualifications and references, before the offer goes out	Placement fee on the placement, with the start date and rebate period attached
Contract	Rates, status, extensions and self-bill	Professional and trade qualifications, plus contract status and IR35 position on the placement	Self-bill from approved hours; umbrella and limited arrangements
Shift	Rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules	Professional and trade qualifications, plus fatigue and break rules across the rota	Weekly pay queue built from the hours actually worked once approved
Executive Search	Retained assignments, from market map to offer	Professional and trade qualifications at shortlist, with the assignment's confidentiality settings	Retainer milestones tracked against the assignment, then the placement fee
Multi-Desk	Perm, temp and contract on one shared record	Professional and trade qualifications once, on the record every desk shares	Day-rate PAYE, umbrella and limited arrangements

Checks and clearances

Qualified and inducted before the placement starts

Qualifications, tickets and inductions sit on the worker record with expiry alerts, so the desk can see who is genuinely ready for the job in hand.

How documents and expiry work

Professional and trade qualifications with expiry alerts
Site and plant inductions recorded against the placement
Right-to-work documents with expiry alerts
References confirmed on the worker record

What the agents add

AI agents working on the engineering desk in the background.

Sourcing Sam
Works the day's open bookings and matches engineers across every desk.
Compliance Clara
Flags professional and trade qualifications coming up for expiry.
Timesheet Tommy
Reads submitted timesheets and preps day-rate PAYE, umbrella and limited arrangements for review.
Growth Grace
Surfaces new client leads worth a call.
Manager Max
Briefs the desk each morning on fill-rate by client.

Meet the agents

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The AI Agents Guide for Engineering Recruitment

Where agents help on a engineering desk, and where they should not
Keeping professional and trade qualifications current without chasing
Pay and bill: day-rate PAYE, umbrella and limited arrangements

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Questions

Engineering recruitment software questions.

Which engineering desk type do I need?

Pick the desk that matches how you place engineers: Temp — shifts and cover, booked on the call and paid weekly; Permanent — vacancy to placement fee on one job record; Contract — rates, status, extensions and self-bill; Shift — rota patterns, bulk shifts and break rules; Executive Search — retained assignments, from market map to offer; Multi-Desk — perm, temp and contract on one shared record. All six run on the same record, so an agency can start with one and add another without a second system.

What checks does a engineering placement need?

Qualifications, tickets and inductions sit on the worker record with expiry alerts, so the desk can see who is genuinely ready for the job in hand. The desk holds professional and trade qualifications with expiry alerts, site and plant inductions recorded against the placement, right-to-work documents with expiry alerts, references confirmed on the worker record.

Can one system run all our engineering desks?

Yes. Temp, perm, contract, shift and executive placements sit on one shared record, so a engineer the temp desk has booked is the same candidate the perm desk puts forward, with nothing re-keyed.

How is pay handled for engineering engineers?

Day-rate PAYE, umbrella and limited arrangements, run from the hours approved on the timesheet, with the client invoiced in the same straight-through run.