For clients who are looking to connect with the top 5% of our network - the candidates in the uppermost echelon. National and international. In this segment, we look far beyond the possible candidates. Here, it is a matter of gaining a solid understanding of the actual ‘business' of the private or public-sector corporation, company or organisation. Executive Search starts with the assignment itself.
A solid talk
"Although there are not that many people available at the absolute top, it's not too difficult to get a good CV on the table," says managing partner Paul van Dam. "In Executive Search, we work for clients who appreciate working together with a partner that looks beyond purely the candidates. Our starting point is always: what does the assignment actually involve? This process comes down to fine-tuning the profile summary, establishing the consistency. That's what we take a good hard look at - we ask different questions. It's a matter of gaining a solid understanding of the organisation and the management team; the past, present and future. Where are you coming from, and where are you headed? We have a solid talk. Indeed, we always get the client to take a fresh look at things in this process."
We know people
"Because we've been supporting people in their careers for over 25 years, we can rely on an enormous network. People like to stay connected to our network because they value our support and see that we can offer the interesting positions. We take a versatile and creative approach to profiles and candidates. We venture off the beaten track. For candidates, this is interesting because it enables them to make challenging career switches; for clients, this means that we come up with more effective solutions. We know people; know where specific people would fit in and where they can add the most value."
Momentum for an organisation
Executive Search is a creative process that involves networking - including within our own team - consulting the database, searching in the market and, if this is expedient and possible, undertaking a media search. Paul van Dam: "Thanks to our advertisement, a relatively unknown organisation can gain momentum and establish a profile of its own. It comes in contact with the very best candidates. The only condition is that an organisation really has something to offer these candidates. We ascertain this by asking the same questions the top-ranking candidate is likely to ask. The outcome is that the organisation can appoint someone whom it would never be able to recruit on its own."
New-style General Manager
Clients turn to our experience and expertise in the area of Executive Search to fill positions at the highest level. Examples include the Executive Board, the Board of Directors and the absolute top-ranking specialists in a specific professional discipline. In addition, we develop concepts of our own on the basis of signals from the sector. Examples include the new Commissionership & Supervision concept and the new-style General Manager. In these initiatives, we team up with our clients and the candidates in our network to respond to contemporary developments in a specific sector and in society at large.
