About Us
We’re building the recruitment industry’s first platform designed for recruiters, candidates and clients — to raise standards and celebrate great recruiters.
Our Vision
We bring together candidates, clients, and recruiters to create a review platform for the recruitment industry, built on transparency, fairness, inclusivity, and respect. We're here to positively disrupt the recruitment industry.
Our Mission
Rate a Recruiter is an independent, peer-reviewed industry directory of recruiters, building accountability to the hiring process and peace of mind for candidates and clients.
Why Rate A Recruiter Exists
Let’s be honest — recruitment runs on reputation… but until now, reputation’s been built on volume, not values. Recruitment decisions shape performance, culture, and careers — yet they’re still driven by instinct, not insight, with no transparent accountability.
- For Candidates, that means you’re gambling your next career move.
- For Clients, it means your brand is only as good as the recruiter who represents it.
- And for Recruiters? It means your reputation depends on who shouts loudest, not who serves best.
Rate A Recruiter fixes that. We provide verified, balanced, and meaningful reviews from real candidates and clients that finally separate the good, the bad, and the brilliant.
Who We Are
Kieran Mander (FCIPD)
Founder
Our founder, Kieran Mander (FCIPD), has over 25 years' experience leading People & Culture across aviation, fintech, retail, construction and energy. He's been a recruiter, a client and a candidate — he's seen the best and the worst.
After a career fixing things in HR, Kieran founded Rate A Recruiter to fix transparency in the recruitment industry — raising standards, building capability, celebrating excellence, and giving candidates the clarity they deserve.
Built by Practitioners, for the Industry
- Practical, real-world scoring focused on what matters.
- Designed to reward professionalism — not name & shame.
- Feedback with a purpose: better practice across the industry.
Our Values
We’re not here to name and shame recruiters. We’re here to reward professionalism and improve practice across the industry. Our platform — and how we do business — is underpinned by our core values:
How Rate A Recruiter Works
Verified Reviews
Only genuine experiences from confirmed users make it onto the platform.
Balanced Scoring
New reviews carry more influence, so reputations stay current.
Enterprise-Ready
Agencies can benchmark internally, recognise talent, and export insights.
Dual Scoring
Candidate and Client ratings combine for a full picture.
Continuous Improvement
Platform evolves with feedback to keep standards rising across the industry.
Built on Trust
Everything aligns with our Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy to ensure transparency, compliance, and data protection.
Why It Matters
Trust is the currency of recruitment — and transparency is how we earn it. When trust improves, everyone wins.
Candidates
- See who’s genuinely great before you trust them with your career.
- Share your experience and help others make smarter choices.
- Recognise the great ones who go above and beyond.
- Build a fairer future for jobseekers.
Clients
- Get real insight into how recruiters treat your candidates.
- Choose partners with proof, not just promises.
- Reduce risk and hire faster with trusted data.
- Protect your brand with recruiters who represent you well.
Recruiters
- Build a trusted reputation with verified reviews.
- Stand out with a proven track record.
- Attract better clients who value quality.
- Command stronger rates with testimonials that do the talking.
Your reputation already exists — it’s time to own it.
We’re offering Early Access for recruiters ready to lead the way in transparent hiring.