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Leigh Walas

Leigh Walas

Verified

Freelance recruiter

South Africa

Freelance Recruitment Consultant

Being in the recruitment industry over the past eleven years has been a journey of self-discovery and professional growth. I feel incredibly blessed to have a fulfilling career that incorporates my desire to help people. I enjoy seeing people succeed, seeing talent and potential being unearthed and igniting a synergy between individuals and organisations.

Recruiting since 2016

Retained or contingency

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Areas of expertise

Software Engineering

Product & Project Mgmt

Data & Analytics

DevOps / IT

Cybersecurity

Design / UX

AI / ML

SaaS

Ecommerce & Digital

Marketing

Sales

Customer Success & Support

Finance & Accounting

Legal & Compliance

People/ HR / TA

Exec Search

Admin & Office Support

Business Operations

Manufacturing & Production

Supply Chain & Logistics

Engineering (Mech, Elec, Civil)

Construction & Skilled Trades

Energy & Utilities

Life Sciences & Pharma

Healthcare (Clinical & Allied)

Education & Training

Gov & Public Sector

Nonprofit & Social Impact

Hospitality & Services

Retail & Consumer Goods

Food & Beverage

Transportation

Real Estate

Insurance

Financial Services

Creative & Media

Household Staffing

Executive & Personal Assistants

& more (see bio)

Geographic expertise

🇿🇦 South Africa

🧑‍💻 Remote

Languages

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English

List of services offered

Talent needs assessment

TA planning & strategy

Sourcing

Initial screening

Structured interviewing

Skills assessment

Pipeline management

Recruiting process development

RPO

Salary & offer negotiations

Talent market research

Recruitment marketing

Employer branding

DEI strategy

Accepted payment models

Monthly retainer

Weekly retainer

Daily rate

Hourly rate

Retained search

Contingency search

Flat-fee per hire

Subscription-based model

Open to different fee models

& more (see bio)

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-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your agency's full potential

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable CRM/ATS with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, a LinkedIn extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Co-creating Happlicant

Join our Pilot Program to co-create features specifically built for agency recruiters. You shape the roadmap—we build what you need.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your agency's full potential

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable CRM/ATS with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, a LinkedIn extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Co-creating Happlicant

Join our Pilot Program to co-create features specifically built for agency recruiters. You shape the roadmap—we build what you need.

-What is Happlicant?

Built to unleash your agency's full potential

Powerful yet flexible software tailored to help recruiters do more without paying more.

1

Placing top candidates

Happlicant is a modern & affordable CRM/ATS with automations, sourcing tools, AI resume parsing, a LinkedIn extension, & so much more.

2

Growing your agency

Win clients and wow them. Track revenue, leads, and relationships, all while keeping them in the loop with real-time updates.

3

Co-creating Happlicant

Join our Pilot Program to co-create features specifically built for agency recruiters. You shape the roadmap—we build what you need.

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Handle thousands of applications in a flash

Use custom fields, qualifying questions and assessments to filter out the noise and zero in on top talent. Build custom pipelines, leverage robust analyses and trigger automated emails.

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Accurately evaluate with integrated assessments

Automate all the monotonous tasks

Wow candidates & clients simultaneously

Qualifying questions

Custom candidate pipelines

Robust analytics

Smart filtering

Handle thousands of applications in a flash

Use custom fields, qualifying questions and assessments to filter out the noise and zero in on top talent. Build custom pipelines, leverage robust analytics and trigger automated emails.

Qualifying questions

Custom candidate pipelines

Robust analytics

Smart filtering

Read more

Accurately evaluate with integrated assessments

Automate all the monotonous tasks

Wow candidates & clients simultaneously

Handle thousands of applications in a flash

Use custom fields, qualifying questions and assessments to filter out the noise and zero in on top talent. Build custom pipelines, leverage robust analyses and trigger automated emails.

Read more

Accurately evaluate with integrated assessments

Automate all the monotonous tasks

Wow candidates & clients simultaneously

Qualifying questions

Custom candidate pipelines

Robust analytics

Smart filtering

Handle thousands of applications in a flash

Use custom fields, qualifying questions and assessments to filter out the noise and zero in on top talent. Build custom pipelines, leverage robust analytics and trigger automated emails.

Qualifying questions

Custom candidate pipelines

Robust analytics

Smart filtering

Read more

Accurately evaluate with integrated assessments

Automate all the monotonous tasks

Wow candidates & clients simultaneously

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your exact requirements

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your exact requirements

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your exact requirements

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Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

Take advantage of our Pilot Program to tailor the perfect hiring solution for your needs.

Sign up today

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

Take advantage of our Pilot Program to tailor the perfect hiring solution for your needs.

Sign up today

Overall percentile: 96th

No strings attached

Take advantage of our Pilot Program to tailor the perfect hiring solution for your needs.

Sign up today

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