Rachel Crepin - Chief HR Officer
Amélie Pecquet - Talent Acquisition & Development Manager - Sprimoglass

“Profile Group is a company whose values we share and which advocates listening to the client, quality of service, availability, partnership and benevolence. Benevolence is really the watchword, and this, with all Profile Group interlocutors. ”

Sprimoglass

What was the challenge?

An acquisition in January 2022 multiplied the number of recruitments required. Our team was not complete and it was therefore not possible for us to manage them solely internally. That was the first challenge.

The second thing was that we wanted to become more professional in our recruitment techniques. We are a generalist HR department and we didn't know all the recruitment methods in depth. So it was also an opportunity to receive expertise.

Our third challenge was to optimize our costs in the face of this recruitment peak. Rather than going through different offices, we wanted to work with one contact person, who would know Sprimoglass in depth, who would take ownership of our culture.

RPO: A tailor-made solution

When the RPO was presented to us, some elements were not understood from the start. Some adjustments were therefore necessary to ensure that the pricing was in line with our budget. Profile Group defined a billing solution that was adapted to our structure and resulted in a win-win situation. They really listened to our needs and were extremely flexible. We really felt supported.

The results were both quantitative and qualitative

In 7 months, 17 recruitments were made by our Profile Group consultant, a high figure for the size of our company.

But beyond this quantitative aspect, she was a real plus for the HR department. She professionalized our recruitment process and taught us methods that we didn't have, whether it was on how to conduct an interview, interview reports, or feedback to candidates. There was a real transfer of skills.

Today, the number of recruitments is still high but the team is equipped to manage them.

							
					

What our clients say

Luuk Zonneveld
Chair of the Board of Directors - EDFI

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.