Katrien Tordeur
HR Director Benelux - Papyrus

“Profile Group was the best thing that could have happened to us at that time.”

Papyrus

We were looking for the right skills and personality for our small organisation

Papyrus was looking for the right Marketing Manager to fit into our company culture. We were looking for a strong profile with experience in Marketing and Communication, but without too much ambition. After all, our organisation is too small to really grow. We wanted to find someone with experience at very short notice, who fits into the traditional Papyrus company culture and is willing to travel regularly to our offices in the Netherlands. We also had to take a limited budget into account.

Profile Group only proposed great candidates

I had worked with Profile Group in the past, and immediately contacted them when this Marketing vacancy became available. We had a very nice and open conversation with the then Marketing Director, who explained the content of the position. As HR Director, I mainly talked about the right attitude we were looking for, because attitude is even more important than experience. I am convinced that experience can be compensated for by internal training. Profile Group quickly understood who exactly we were looking for, and within 2 weeks, they were able to present 2 strong candidates based on publication and search. The first candidate was very good, but had too much potential and would not have been the right match in the long run. The second candidate was a perfect match. Our new colleague is a very good listener, and very creative with small budgets. He is happy with his new job, and in a short time, he has built up a nice relationship with colleagues who had been working at Papyrus for years. He has innovative ideas, and manages to make people look at something in a different way, without brusqueness. He adapts to everyone and everywhere.

A new colleague for marketing and a real HR partner

  1. We have a reinforcement in the marketing department, and a smooth cooperation with the sales department.
  2. Profile Group is a real sparring partner for us. Thanks to open and honest communication, it feels like the consultant is a colleague who works with the company (as an extension of the HR department).

What our clients say

Cynthia Prosdocimi
Talent Acquisition Manager - John Cockerill

“A real partner who is constantly looking for ways to improve.”
Luuk Zonneveld
Chair of the Board of Directors - EDFI

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Why do you like to work with us? I highly appreciate the personal commitment of the Profile Group (PG) expert, Hans, I worked with. He pro-actively contacted me regularly to ensure the efficient and successful recruitment procedure, he kept in contact with the long- and short-listed candidates and was helpful in discussing candidates’ suitability for the function in question. What were the recruitment challenges you, as head of the recruitment committee, had for the search for the new General Manager for EDFI? The job profile for the function was very specific, it was not like recruiting for a generalized function like teacher or bookkeeper, making it challenging to recruit and assess applicants. How has PROFILE GROUP answered these challenges? PG/Hans submitted a diverse initial long list to us. Because of our feedback PG/Hans gained better insight in the exact candidate profile we were looking for, which helped PG in its recruiting and initial assessment. What was it like to work with Hans in the search for the General Manager? Relaxed and informal in the best sense of these words. I could call him whenever I wanted, and he was almost always available. The informal character of the cooperation made it easy to quickly get to the point, talk frankly and progress well. What appeals to you in PROFILE GROUP’s service? It’s no-nonsense approach, efficiency, and quality. Why would you recommend Profile Group/Hans as Executive Search partner? Because such searches are always more complex in terms of profile sought and delicacy of process, and Hans is an excellent partner with the necessary capacity to listen to me as a client, patience, discretion, and tact.

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Gilles Berard
Civil Engineer Construction & Cofounder - BUILDITS

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In the construction engineering sector, where there is a real shortage of candidates, Nathalie knows how to make the most of her position, to the great benefit of her clients. Thanks to her empathy and listening skills, she is able to identify needs and advise on how to formulate them if necessary. To find the best candidates, she draws on her network and canvasses… but that’s a matter of professional secrecy and know-how! In any case, the results are there.

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Laurence Marzucco
HR Advisor - Coopervision

“The feeling of having a really good partnership: communication is easy, we don’t need to explain things more than once because we have the same quality criteria.”
Julie Maréchal-Jamil
Director Biosimilar Policy & Science - Head of Human Resources - Medicines for Europe

“I enjoy very much working with Emma on recruitment processes. She is a great listener when it comes to identifying what soft and hard skills are essential to the role. She has a great experience at formulating those in unambiguous terms which in turns helps target the right candidates more effectively.  To put it simply: Emma is a partner of choice in our HR strategy.  In essence, our processes have gained both qualitatively, in effectiveness and efficiency – saving us hours of search and focusing readily on short-listed relevant candidates.”
Thorsten Huth
Senior Project Manager - PALL CORP

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Véronique supported me while recruiting for some hard-to-fill roles, especially for our businesses related to life-science industry. She demonstrated a very detailed market knowledge and her candidates had the best suitability for our requirements. We could fill several positions due to her creative and pro-active sourcing. It was a pleasure to cooperate with her and I would be happy working with her again.’

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