Entrepreneurs advising entrepreneurs.

Conventional recruiting waits for applications. Executive search actively seeks out people who are successfully carrying responsibility today, and approaches them in confidence. It also brings an independent outside view: as a third party, we assess candidates and the selection process without internal considerations and tell you openly what we see.

At heart, all three terms describe the same thing: the targeted, confidential search for specialists and executives through direct approach. “Executive search” is the internationally established term, “headhunter” the colloquial one. We regard ourselves as consultants, because advice is always part of the search: in defining the position, in the selection and in the final decision.

Every search begins with a detailed conversation about your company and the position. A partner then leads the search personally – through to the signing of the contract and beyond.

Whenever a position will help shape the development of your company: at managing director level, as head of a division or in a key function. And whenever the right people are not currently looking, the search needs to remain confidential, or job advertisements do not attract the right applications.

As confidential as you wish. If required, we approach candidates without naming your company and introduce it only in a personal meeting. This even makes it possible to find a successor while the current incumbent is still in post.

As a rule, four to six months until the contract is signed, with exceptions either way. We agree on a realistic timetable with you in the first meeting.

We agree a fixed fee. It depends on the position and the scope of the search, not on the future salary of the candidate. That way, our recommendation has only one aim: the right appointment. We discuss the details openly in our first meeting. As a member of the BDU, we work in accordance with the Principles of Proper and Qualified Executive Search.

Both. Every assignment receives our full thoroughness, even if it remains the only one. Many clients, however, have worked with us for years. With every appointment we get to know the company, its culture and its expectations better. That makes the next search more targeted, and candidates get an authentic picture of what they are committing to.

Yes. For these we have KON.TALENT, our social media recruiting brand. We make your position visible on Facebook and Instagram and pre-qualify interested candidates by phone. More at kon-talent.de.

With the “Certified Executive Recruitment Consultant” certification, executive search consultants demonstrate their professional experience and positive references from clients and candidates. In Germany, it is awarded through the BDU.