Recruitment

We know what we are good at, we know a lot but not everything. We promise to tell you if we are not the right partner for this specific need. That’s why we always start with a free consultation to understand your needs.

A requirements profile compiles the skills and characteristics needed in the role. Here, the art is to start with the reasonable requirements in terms of education, experience and knowledge so that we can later focus with confidence on the personal suitability of each candidate. Here we challenge you to clarify the real need. Our clients know that it pays off. The requirements profile is always in writing and confirmed by you as a customer.

To create strong attraction value when recruiting, it is important that we get to the bottom of what the role entails and what expectations and opportunities it provides. Being given the opportunity to contribute and develop in an environment that we have clearly defined attracts the right people. “There are people for everything”, as the saying goes, and it’s certainly true. In the description, we should therefore paint a real and “for the right person” attractive picture of both activities, expectations and conditions. Painting a pretty picture usually only leads to problems later.

In all our assignments, we search for actively seeking candidates in our own databases and networks.

Executive Search is primarily aimed at candidates who are not actively looking for a job and is based on personal contact and selling the role and the business. We stand out from the crowd by really understanding the role, which attracts the right candidates.
Furthermore, the personal contact provides a quality experience for the candidates who come into contact with your brand through us.

When specific skills are sought by many or when the conditions are challenging, it is good to use Executive Search. Either as a complement to the recruitment or if the process is to be “silent”. When used as an option, the degree of “transparency” can be regulated.

We strive to make a balanced overall assessment. We first make a selection on the basis of the requirements that a relevant candidate must bring to the role in terms of education, experience and knowledge. Candidates who match this are invited to take aptitude and personality tests while we deepen our knowledge of their background. The candidates who best match what we are looking for are invited to competency-based in-depth interviews and test reflection after coordination with the customer so that we can be sure that we have the right idea about each candidate. From this, you as a client will gain information and knowledge about each candidate so that you can experience that you “know them” already. This is especially noticeable later in the process when our descriptions match very well on each candidate, something many of our customers and candidates testify to through the customer and candidate surveys we conduct.

After the presentation of final candidates, we decide together which candidates will be invited to interview with you. The focus of your interviews is to give the candidate a deeper sense of the role and your business, while at the same time reconciling the important “gut feeling” between you. Yes, you heard right! Gut feeling at this stage – when we know the person has the potential and the knowledge required for the role – is a very important part of the process. Of course, we act as advisors to make sure you feel confident in your decision.

A structured and competence-based reference check is carried out on the final candidate(s). This is reported in writing and deepened if necessary.

Background checks are an important step that should not be forgotten. Therefore, this is always included on the final candidate to avoid unpleasant surprises later. The background check can be complemented with an in-depth review if needed.

After a process with us at Unik, it is often easy to make a decision but the difficult thing that can arise is that you have several good candidates to choose from. Here we help you choose the right one and not prematurely opt out.

Our methodology gives us a deep understanding of the expectations and requirements of the role and a very good knowledge of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the person related to this. Thanks to this, we can be clear about what you should pay attention to when you start your collaboration. We also have tools such as Be the best version of you™ and Dynamics of collaboration that can speed up the “getting to know you process” and avoid you going wrong in your collaboration.