Our recruitment activities in France and Germany
One Europe, but cultural differences remain between France and the « DACH » region: it is up to us to adapt our recruitment methods!
Recruitment in France
Whether it is for
- a French company wishing to recruit a bilingual manager with experience in German-speaking markets
- or a German, Swiss or Austrian company that wants to expand in France
We use a similar methodology to the one described above for the German market. In addition, we rely heavily on our database of over 10,000 candidates, most of whom have French-German profiles or experience/knowledge of both cultures.
Recruitment in Germany
The main steps we follow for a successful recruitment in Germany or more generally in the DACH area are the following:
- In-depth briefing with the client in order to establish a « hook » document that we will communicate to the candidates who seem interesting: assets and values of the company, challenge and scope of the position, perspectives of the company in Germany, possible evolutions of the position…
- Establishment of a list of companies where we will « hunt ». This list is communicated to the client in order to identify the « black-listed » companies
Identification of potential candidates. Our research associates identify potential candidates by various means: our networks and databases and those of our partners, social networks (Xing and Linked-In), cooptation etc. - First phone approach of the candidates by our consultants. This is a delicate phase where the initial brifing takes all its importance to « hook » the candidate. This approach allows us to have a first selection of candidates whose profiles meet the key criteria: experience, remuneration, location, availability, motivation, language skills…
- Exhaustive interviews are conducted by our consultants in order to evaluate the candidates in terms of personality, ability to take up the job, motivation
- Establishment of a « short-list » of candidates and communication to the client of the evaluation reports of the selected candidates
- Interviews with the clients followed by a debriefing in order to select the finalist candidate
- In the final negotiation phase with the candidates, we provide the necessary support to set the remuneration and establish the employment contract
- During the months following the start of the job, we stay in touch with the candidate to follow up on his integration and intervene if necessary
Tailor-made solutions
In addition to our core business as an international recruitment agency, we also offer our clients tailor-made solutions to overcome critical situations that require the rapid deployment of an experienced manager for a limited period of time.
Within a few days, we are able to provide you with a French or German manager who can be immediately operational.
They will be able to support you, for example, in the case of a extended absence, a major project, a transfer or succession, a merger or a restructuring.