Clearly, when it comes to filling key positions, knowledge of human nature, network and experience are of central importance. Carsten Hackstein has the experience of hundreds of projects and thousands of interviews.

At the same time, it also requires crystal-clear processes that are tailored to the searching company.

  • Search 1: Old school

    The HR department has established a candidate profile and developed a target company list, but active sourcing has not led to any hiring so far.

    What do we do?

    Based on the target list, we take over the initial approach and make phone calls to the most promising candidates in order to convince them - if they are suitable - to make a change. The good old headhunter approach (personal approach at the workplace) is experiencing a renaissance due to the sometimes low response rates on LinkedIn and Xing.

  • Search 2: Active Sourcing

    There is no real HR department, but there is a functioning interview process.

    What do we do?

    In this case we create target company lists, start the active sourcing process and provide our clients with CV's and profiles of the best candidates.

  • Search 3: Classic Executive Search

    A key position is to be filled without making the search public.

    What do we do?

    In a classic search project, we cover the whole process: target company lists, identification, documentation, face-to-face interviews, reporting, regular feedback on project status, precise analysis of suitability, onboarding.

  • Search 4: B2B Company Building

    B2B Company Building

    What do we do?

    We don't sit on the powerful knowledge of 20 years of executive search, we focus on skills transfer and support everyone in the field of executive search, headhunters, personnel consultants or lone wolves who are ready for change and want to go to the next level.
    What do we do?
    We help build the right structures and make the right decisions. This includes branding; positioning; addressing target groups; remuneration models; differentiation features; project and quality management; team leadership; role definition at different levels (founder, managing director, partner, consultant, head of research, consultant); acquisition strategies; interview management; networks etc. In short: all the essential criteria to set the course for success.

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