FAQs

Blue Octopus is a cost effective alternative to the traditional recruitment agency.

Our next-generation talent acquisition platform, Octo Platinum, allows you to easily measure the effectiveness of your recruitment. Tools such as the Social Hub and auto-posting aid candidate attraction, while branding can improve engagement with your employer brand. It provides your in-house team with the support they need to reduce reliance on agencies.

Our flat fee Managed Campaigns cover all aspects of talent acquisition, from source to hire. Our team work as an extension of your own, allowing you to spend more time adding value. Because we don’t charge placement fees, you can hire as many candidates from one campaign as you like without additional costs.

If you’d like to apply for a vacancy, you’ll need to apply through the Blue Octopus website or via the employer’s careers site. Visit the vacancy you’re interested in and click to ‘Apply’.

The details provided on our website are generally inclusive of all the information we have on each opportunity. If there’s something specific you’d like to know, please contact us by emailing info@blueoctopus.co.uk or calling 0113 532 3418. We’re happy to try to source an answer for you directly.

We always provide as much information regarding each vacancy as we can. Sometimes, full details of the salary can’t be included. This is down the employer’s discretion.

We’ll send you an email to let you know we’ve received your application. If you haven’t received anything, you may need to check your junk inbox to make sure the email hasn’t fallen into there.

If you can’t find the email and are concerned, you can contact us by emailing info@blueoctopus.co.uk or calling us on 0113 532 3418.

Blue Octopus operates across the UK.

Take control of your job search by registering your details with Blue Octopus. This gives you access to your own account where you can track and manage your applications, as well as save unfinished applications for later.

Tell us the kinds of jobs you are looking for and we’ll also let you know when there’s something that matches your requirements.