Richard Shorten

Director

Richard is an accomplished Senior Consultant and business leader with over 15 years of experience delivering recruitment solutions across Sales, Marketing, and Office Support functions. With a strong commercial background and proven leadership credentials, Richard brings a results-driven, consultative approach to helping organisations attract and retain high-performing talent.

As Managing Director of Clear Choice Recruitment, a specialist recruitment agency, Richard has extensive experience setting strategic direction, driving business growth, and building high-performing teams. He has worked closely with clients across a wide range of sectors, partnering at senior management level to understand hiring challenges and deliver tailored recruitment solutions aligned to business objectives.

Richard specialises in recruiting commercial and operational professionals across Sales and Marketing disciplines, as well as Office Support and business services roles. His expertise includes building recruitment campaigns from the ground up, developing new market opportunities, and managing the full recruitment lifecycle from business development and client engagement through to candidate placement and onboarding.

Prior to leadership roles, Richard was a high-performing Recruitment Consultant with a consistent track record of exceeding targets year on year. He successfully established new revenue streams, converted cold accounts into long-term clients, and delivered large-scale recruitment campaigns for both regional and national organisations. His background in sales management and account development enables him to understand the pressures faced by hiring managers and to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused solutions.

Richard is known for his strong communication skills, ability to build trusted relationships, and commitment to professional standards. He holds the Certificate in Recruitment Practice (CertRP) and combines recruitment expertise with financial acumen, strategic planning, and a hands-on leadership style.

Driven, approachable, and highly motivated, Richard is passionate about delivering recruitment excellence and supporting clients with the talent they need to grow and succeed.