Many consulting companies have a weak point, which cannot be ignored: Their consultants might have been assigned to a specific industry within the organization of the firm they work for, however, they do not have their own professional management experience in the industry branches in which they now act as consultants. Without this expertise they lack the understanding of the extensive requirements of the position to be staffed. This results in lost time and a limited selection of suitable candidates.

The Formations Group offers the advantage that consultants know their respective industry, its environment, its particularities as well as the “key players” on the industry and consumer side from their own professional dealings and experience. This makes them true industry insiders. They speak your language, understand your requirements and the specific tasks at hand. There is no better partner: Not for you nor for your candidates.

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Our industry-experienced consultants quickly find direct access to qualified executives by means of pro-active, direct searches and approaches. Especially to those who are successful in their current professional environment and are not planning any changes and therefore would never respond to a classic job advertisement - the classic reactive approach. With our direct approach we specifically reach a comparatively larger and higher qualified target group.

Our consultants have the group’s evolved networks at their disposal. Personal contacts with leading personalities in the relevant industries are a rich source of valuable information.

With their many years of personal experience gained in the industry, our consultants are particularly well suited for understanding the values of your corporate culture and your visions in all its facets, and able to convincingly bring these across in the dialogue with qualified candidates.

Experience has taught us: Optimally filling a position requires a lot more than a comprehensive “job description”. It also requires well-founded knowledge of the company concerned. This is why the Formations Group consultants like to ask detailed questions.

We develop and discuss a comprehensive job and candidate profile together with our mandators. When we know and understand your corporate culture and visions well, we are able to gain a more precise idea of your company’s requirements for the ideal candidate.

On the other hand, the consultant will also scrutinize the candidate’s personality, as this is of crucial importance for successful and long-term staffing. How does the candidate score with regard to energy levels, decisiveness, steerability, the ability to compromise and social competence?

Ultimately, the candidate’s motivation also plays a central role in the consultant’s assessment. What exactly is the candidate’s motivation for changing his/her job and with regard to the target company? Why this one and not another one?

All this and much more needs to be identified in a well-prepared comprehensively structured personal interview. Only once all facts have been summarized and assessed, will we present the selected suitable candidate to you.

Personal commitment as well as the holistic support of clients by their consultants – from the start to the end of the recruiting process – is a matter of course for us.

At all times, your consultant knows the current status of the progress of the mandate in detail and keeps in regular contact with you. Do you have questions? Your consultant is available to answer them at all times.

The industry expertise of our consultants, in connection with the direct search and approach as well as the comprehensive support of our clients, results in a very high level of accuracy and quality of the suggested candidates, and this in a remarkably short time frame.

• You, our mandator, and your specific wishes and requirements are at the heart of all our work. We measure our success on your success. We guarantee a high level of commitment and passion when it comes to fulfilling our mandates. Honesty and openness in all matters are integral parts of our identity as your partner.
   
• Discretion is our top priority. Application documents and internal information from mandators remain, of course, strictly confidential within the organization of the Formations Group. We do not disclose candidate’s documents or information to third parties without explicit consent.
   
• Our fees are transparent and fair. The guarantee of free of charge replacement is an integral part of our T&Cs. We do not accept remuneration from candidates in connection with recruitment orders.