Add Some Zest
Add Some Zest

Add Some Zest

Specialist recruiter placing sales, marketing and operations people into forward-thinking technology organisations

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94 verified responses
Experience rating:
World-class
Verified since
February 3, 2023
World-class for
months

Overview

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Add Some Zest (Zest) is a recruitment agency that places sales, marketing and operations professionals into forward-thinking technology organisations, from start-ups and scale-ups to established businesses. Zest says its mission is to change how a recruitment agency serves its communities by delivering an outstanding recruitment experience, using data, video candidate profiling and a skills and values alignment assessment. Its services include fixed-fee search, a model for SaaS scale-ups and on-site recruitment process outsourcing.

At a glance

Verified responses

94

Candidate responses

84

Client responses

10

Candidate NPS

98

Client NPS

100

Overall NPS

98

Data period

October 23, 2025 to October 23, 2026

Written responses shown

86

Key offices

Regions covered

Rating

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World-class

Overall Net Promoter Score: 98

10 / 10
84
9 / 10
8

Promoter scores only (9 and 10 out of 10), last 12 months.

What do clients and candidates say?

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Sector leadership

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Verified feedback

Candidate
July 17, 2026
10
Promoter

Proactive, good communication and surfaced roles which were extremely relevant to my search

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Candidate
July 14, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam was a brilliant coach and communicator. He was super on top of providing feedback and interview insights. Would recommend to anyone and everyone!

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Client
July 10, 2026
9
Promoter

Great team to work with, only thing I would advise to look into is to review on what's working / what not especially around candidates that are a better fit.

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Candidate
July 10, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam was fantastic throughout the entire recruitment process. He kept me informed at every stage, was always approachable and made the experience smooth and stress-free. I’d highly recommend working with him.

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Candidate
July 10, 2026
10
Promoter

Working with Adam was an outstanding experience from start to finish, and I couldn't be happier with the support he provided in helping me secure my AE role. He combines exceptional professionalism with a genuine personal touch, making the entire process feel both seamless and supportive. His attention to detail ensured I was thoroughly prepared for every stage of the interview process. Adam was always on top of things, proactively communicating updates, anticipating next steps, and keeping everything moving smoothly. His expertise, responsiveness, and dedication gave me confidence throughout the journey.

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Client
June 26, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran is someone that I have worked with for many years and understands the profile of candidate that I look for. He listens and takes on feedback when given. The process run is thorough and helps me to focus on my day job. Would highly recommend

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Candidate
June 26, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran was great, very personable and professional from the outset. He clearly had a strong understanding of the placement company and role as well as the industry as a whole. I’d thoroughly recommend Arran to anyone searching for a role.

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Candidate
June 17, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran was great from the first exchange on LinkedIn, through the offer stage. Professional, responsive and supportive all along. I've dealt with a few recruiters over the last couple of months and Arran stood out for sure. Highly recommend.

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Candidate
June 9, 2026
10
Promoter

It was great working with Arran, who brings a lot of energy and passion to work he does. It genuinely feels like he’s working to ensure you get not just the right opportunity, but within the right circumstances too. Would recommend him and Zest to anyone.

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Candidate
May 29, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran & Calum are both great - would highly recommend

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Candidate
May 19, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran is very professional good at communicating and works very hard to understand his clients and meet their needs. He goes above and beyond and will work on timelines to meet expectations. I would recommend working with Arran and putting your trust into him, i have known him for years he is amazing!

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Candidate
May 14, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran was fantastic from start to finish during the process. He kept me up to date at all times, listened to what my requirements were and delivered. I’d recommend Aaran and Add Some Zest, to any individual looking for a new role or organisation that are looking to hire.

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Candidate
May 1, 2026
10
Promoter

Couldn’t be happier with the experience. Arran was genuinely the best recruiter I’ve worked with, very passionate, very high energy, always responsive outside of work hours, knowledgable and very hardworking. I felt he genuinely cared and took an interest. He would remember small details about things I said ages ago (whilst away from his notes). I felt he was truly fighting for me and he was very likeable and personable in his approach. On our last call I asked him if I could have his managers email to send a very positive review. I then said I would be very happy to promote him to friends / and to future employers. Truly 10/10, couldn’t recommend more, let me know if you have any questions at all - happy to chat.

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Candidate
May 1, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran was great with me and has given me some really honest and useful guidance and feedback!

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Candidate
April 30, 2026
10
Promoter

I had a really positive experience working with Add Some Zest throughout the process. Arran was supportive, responsive, and transparent at every stage, which made the whole experience feel smooth and well-managed. I especially appreciated the clear communication and preparation ahead of each interview, as it helped me feel confident and ready. Arran took the time to understand what I was looking for and matched me with an opportunity that genuinely aligned with my goals. Overall, it felt like a very personalised and professional service, and I’d definitely recommend Add Some Zest to anyone exploring new opportunities. I’m really grateful for the support in securing my new role.

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Candidate
April 29, 2026
10
Promoter

Arran kept me up to date throughout the entire process and was very helpful when prepping

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Candidate
April 27, 2026
10
Promoter

Have had my reservations when working with 'recruiters' that sometimes that don't quite understand their client(s), positioning roles maybe not suited. However working with Zest and in particular Arran, this has completely changed my opinion. Arran from the first call was incredible, he was always professional but wanted to understand his client (candidate) and make each engagement very personable. Zest are able to really filter things for those clients they are representing also, taking you through that initial F2F recorded screening and always being on hand with pointers both in terms of the role but also other positions a candidate could be considering. Arran recognised my frustrations especially given that many roles share generic 'thanks but no thanks' emails without any context. I would highly recommend Zest for anyone considering a move and naturally Arran if you want to engage with someone who really wants to help candidates and employers find the right roles.

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Candidate
April 21, 2026
10
Promoter

You've restored my faith in recruiters Calum! Incredibly transparent and great comms (even late at night/on the weekends to fit around my work schedule), really helpful prepping me for interviews, and genuinely felt like you were looking out for my best interests.

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Candidate
March 24, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam was amazing and easy to deal with

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Candidate
March 23, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam Jennings was friendly and helpful!

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Candidate
March 13, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam Jennings was extremely helpful throughout the process and provided quick and informative feedback at every stage of the interview process. Recommended!

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Candidate
March 11, 2026
10
Promoter

The experience has been good. Arron has been proactive, informative and offers good advice. The positions we discussed met my requirements and the the job specification closely aligned with the interviewers I spoke with. Overall I'm very happy.

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Candidate
March 10, 2026
10
Promoter

Lizzie was fantastic during the process

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Candidate
March 9, 2026
10
Promoter

Extremely professional. Prepped me well for the process. Gave me options as to what I can do. Gave me wonderful constructive criticism to help me get to where I want to be. Shared many insights and gave me a lot of confidence throughout the process.

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Candidate
March 9, 2026
10
Promoter

Adam was very attentive, He helped me a-lot prepare for the interviews and give me some advice on questions they might ask. If there was any questions or queries I had he was very helpful and was always around to help with very quick replies so overall very good experience

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How this is verified

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Frequently asked questions

What does verified mean?

Each response comes from a genuine client or candidate interaction recorded in the business's CRM. Talent Analytics sends the survey and receives the response directly, and the business cannot write, edit, hide or delete it. Comments are published as written and anonymised.

How is the score calculated?

Net Promoter Score is the percentage of promoters (scores of 9 and 10) minus the percentage of detractors (scores of 0 to 6), on a scale from -100 to +100. It uses every verified response from the last 12 months, including passives and detractors, not only the comments shown. Each response is included in the rating automatically as soon as it is received.

What do World-class, Excellent and Pending mean?

World-class is an overall NPS of +70 or above. Excellent is +50 to +69. A rating needs at least 50 verified responses in the last 12 months. Below that, a profile shows Pending.

Why are only promoter comments shown?

Written comments are shown only from verified promoters. The score still reflects all verified responses, so it is not based on the comments alone.

Can a tier or ranking be bought?

No. Tier and rank come only from the verified score. The only things a business can buy are experience management products, which help it handle and prevent negative experiences and improve its service. That can raise a score by improving the service behind it. It cannot buy the score. The score is a verified record of how the business performed.

How often is this updated?

Each response counts as soon as it is received. Tiers are recalculated monthly.

How does a recruitment business get a verified profile?

By measuring client and candidate feedback with Talent Analytics. A profile goes live at 25 verified responses and builds from the first response.

Verified by Talent Analytics. Independent, CRM-triggered feedback collected directly from candidates and clients the business has worked with. Text in the "In their words" section is written by the business, not generated or verified by Talent Analytics.