Company
Who we are
Linguesa Language Solutions Ltd is a UK based professional services company providing language services and HR and recruitment support to organisations and individuals.
The business supports clients where effective communication, language expertise and practical recruitment support are essential. Its services include English and Turkish translation and interpreting, language support, recruitment assistance, and practical help for individuals with CVs, applications and interview preparation.
Linguesa works across both language and recruitment related requirements, adapting its support to the nature and scope of each assignment. Language projects may include translation, interpreting and related services, while HR and recruitment support can include candidate sourcing, candidate communication, interview coordination and recruitment administration. The business also provides personalised language learning, including Turkish and Spanish tuition, alongside its professional language services.
As a founder led business, Linguesa combines specialist expertise with direct client communication. Each engagement begins with understanding the client's requirements, communicating clearly and delivering the agreed work with care and professionalism.
From language services to recruitment and HR support
2021
Linguesa founded in London as a translation and interpreting business.
2021 to 2023
Language work across PR, marketing, media, publishing, legal and technology clients. Turkish and Spanish tuition added.
2024
Formal expansion into HR and recruitment support after repeated language barriers in client hiring.
Today
Language services and recruitment support for organisations and individuals across the UK.
Linguesa was established in 2021 as a language services business, with translation and interpreting at the core of its work.
Through its work with UK based organisations, Linguesa kept meeting the same communication challenge inside recruitment. Some organisations were interested in Turkish speaking candidates who had the technical or professional skills for a role but found it hard to present their experience in English. Where hiring managers did not speak Turkish, interviews became a barrier. In other cases, Turkish speaking hiring managers were recruiting candidates from different linguistic backgrounds and struggled to communicate with them in English. In both situations, language got in the way of an otherwise viable hire.
Interpreting work gave Linguesa first hand insight into these moments, particularly where language or cultural differences shaped the interaction between candidates and hiring teams. That experience pointed to an opportunity to extend the business beyond language services and into recruitment support.
In 2024, Linguesa formally expanded its offer to include HR and recruitment support. Since then the business has taken on recruitment assignments for organisations with specific hiring needs, covering candidate sourcing, candidate communication, interview coordination and recruitment administration.
Recruitment has become a distinct but complementary strand of the business alongside its established language services. Linguesa also supports individuals with CVs, applications and interview preparation, so it now works with both organisations and individuals across a range of recruitment related needs.
How we work
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Each assignment begins with understanding what the client needs and defining the right scope of support.
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There is no one size fits all approach. The level and type of involvement varies with the project, whether it is a language assignment, a recruitment requirement or individual career support.
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Clients communicate directly with the company's director throughout the engagement, which gives continuity from the first conversation through to delivery.
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The focus is on clear communication, practical support and careful delivery of the agreed work.
Founder and Director
Esra Üzmez
Qualifications and training
Academic qualifications
- BA Translation and Interpreting Studies, Boğaziçi University
- BSc International Relations, Anadolu University
Language and education
- Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), RQF, The TEFL Academy
- Pedagogical Education Programme Certificate, Marmara University
- Training of Trainer Certificate, İstanbul İşletme Institute
- Spanish Certificate, Boğaziçi University
HR and recruitment
- Level 3 HR (Human Resources), CPD Certified
- HR Management Diploma: Employment Law, UK Payroll and Recruitment
- Administrative Human Resources, HR Certification Institute
- Interviewing Techniques, HR Certification Institute
- Creating an Employee Handbook, HR Certification Institute
- HR Foundations: Core Human Resources, SHRM-CP
- Interview Techniques for Hiring Managers, LinkedIn
- Attracting, Hiring and Working with Gen Z, SHRM-CP
- Using Metrics to Drive HR Strategy, HR Certification Institute
- Organisational Learning and Development, HR Certification Institute
- Navigating Employee Relations as an HR Professional, HR Certification Institute
- Generative AI in HR, SHRM-CP
- Leadership Foundations, Project Management Institute
Founder
A translator, interpreter and recruitment professional
Esra Üzmez is a translator, interpreter and recruitment professional with a multidisciplinary background spanning language, communication, education and human resources.
She holds a degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies from Boğaziçi University and a degree in International Relations from Anadolu University.
Her academic background combines specialist language training with a broader understanding of international, social and organisational contexts.
Language, communication and education
Esra has more than ten years of professional experience in the language industry, working across PR, marketing, media, publishing and technology. Her experience includes English and Turkish translation and interpreting, legal, business and marketing content, technical material, localisation and audiovisual translation.
Her work has always required more than direct language conversion. It has meant understanding context, audience, purpose and cultural nuance, particularly with professional and specialised content.
Alongside translation, Esra has taught English and Spanish to students and professionals with different academic and career goals. She has also worked as an Academic English instructor at Üsküdar University, teaching academic skills and supporting students with grammar, speaking and language development.
Her teaching is supported by formal qualifications in TEFL and pedagogy, including a Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language awarded by The TEFL Academy and regulated within the Regulated Qualifications Framework, and a Pedagogical Education Programme Certificate from Marmara University.
Recruitment and HR
Esra's experience also includes talent acquisition in a startup, where she recruited team members and gained a practical, organisational view of hiring.
She has since developed her recruitment and HR knowledge in the UK through professional training, specialist courses and hands on experience, covering recruitment and interviewing, core HR practice, employee relations, HR administration, employment law, UK payroll, organisational learning and development, HR metrics and talent acquisition.
Her practical recruitment work includes candidate sourcing, CV and application screening, shortlisting, interview coordination, candidate communication and recruitment administration.
She continues to build this expertise through training in interviewing, HR foundations, administrative HR, employee relations, recruitment strategy and the use of technology in HR and recruitment.
Professional approach
Esra's development combines academic study, practical experience and continued specialist training.
Her background across translation, interpreting, education, recruitment and HR lets her approach assignments from both a communication and an organisational perspective.
As Founder and Director of Linguesa, she remains directly involved in the work the business delivers, keeping direct contact with clients and overseeing assignments from the first discussion through to delivery.
Get in touch
Work directly with Esra on your next project.
Whether it is a document, a meeting, a hire or a course of lessons, the first step is the same short form.
Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00
or email esra@linguesa.co.uk