Carnall Farrar are a boutique consultancy focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector. They are UK headquartered with operations across the UK and Middle East. Founded by Hannah Farrar and Ruth Carnall, both with industry backgrounds, the firm has grown since its founding and is now recognised as one of the UK’s leading healthcare consultancies.
Our work with Carnall Farrar
Our team have supported Carnall Farrar with their recruitment requirements since our inception in 2021. In that time, we have sourced multiple candidates for the firm on both a contract and permanent basis. We’ve recruited for them across a range of seniorities, including Consultant, Manager, Senior Analyst and Associate Partner.
So far, we have placed over ten candidates with Carnall Farrar across permanent and contract positions. These include:
- Senior Analyst
- Consultant
- Manager
- Associate Partner
- Interim Consultants
Challenges in the recruitment market
The strategy consulting recruitment market is a tough space to navigate for a number of reasons.
- It’s rare for Consultants to directly apply to job adverts. Since they are in such high-demand, it’s more common for them to pursue opportunities when approached by a headhunter.
- Due to the set structure of consulting career paths, there are set periods when Consultants pursue a job search. This means that when top candidates do look for a new role, they often have multiple interview processes at once.
Having an external talent partner onboard can help overcome these challenges.
As a boutique firm, Carnall Farrar also use Tarka as a provider of interim Consultants to bulk out delivery teams, or bring in specialist knowledge where needed. Rather than carry these overheads permanently, this flexible resource allows Carnall Farrar to scale up/down as needed.
Working in true partnership
We have regular check-ins with the hiring team to ensure we’re always aware of their current recruitment needs. Our team have built a deep understanding of the firm, their company culture and what they’re searching for in their hires. This means that we can regularly supply them with excellent talent.
