Case Studies
Over the years, my team and I carried out many exciting projects for our clients. We were good value, but not cheap – and anyone who hired us had usually tried quite a few things already. So what landed on our desks were mostly the “pathological cases”: positions that were very hard to fill, for all sorts of reasons. Here are some of them.
Head of Sales and Marketing, Electronics
Why the choice between a recruiter and a search consultant matters so much.
Managing Director, Electronics
A technology leader wants a boss on a par with its technology. Spot the contradiction.
A Discreet Search in the Defence Industry
Neither knew whom the other worked for. Soon afterwards, both worked for the same company.
Head of Design, Vehicle Manufacturing
What an engineer can learn from designers about CVs.
Assistant to a Board Member
Why fresh flowers on the desk say more about a position than any salary table.
Functional Safety Manager
A year of fruitless searching – until the client rethought the profile.
Planning Engineers, Rail Technology
15 vacancies, a perfect assignment – and a lesson in willingness to change jobs.
Area Sales Manager, Mechanical Engineering
A briefing in Italy, a limousine at the airport – and a candidate market with a no-go zone.
Area Sales Manager, France
An offer the client was meant to refuse – and accepted anyway.
Every employee who stays is a vacancy that never arises.