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What were the recruitment challenges you had for the EXEC SEARCH mission you asked PROFILE GROUP to assist with? I was looking for a candidate for a position as director for digital health. The challenges were numerous: high level of skills, experience in both industry and EU institutions environments, salary expectations compatible with our offer, and scarcity of candidates in that sector due to the fast development of digital health in Europe. How has PROFILE GROUP answered these challenges? Profile Group did understand very well our needs and our constraints. They screened potential candidates first with quite an impressive level of accuracy. Their short list of candidates was of high relevance and very well aligned with our expectations. The candidates were very well prepared for the interviews both remotely and in person. What appeals to you in PROFILE GROUP’s service? Profile Group adopted a very flexible approach to fulfill my needs. They took the time to well understand my needs and expectations. It saved time later on during the selection of candidates. They repeatedly align with us along the selection process to always propose the best candidates.

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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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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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“HR is probably THE most complicated thing for small teams - the wrong hires will mar the whole work atmosphere. The Profile Group really helped us to make our team grow with the right people with the kind of mindset we were looking for. We really owe them part of our current success.”

“People who are approachable, straightforward, easy to communicate with, caring and who give their all to achieve SAB's recruitment success. You can feel that they have mastered the subject and are professional at every stage.”

“Less candidates fail once recommended by Profile Group in comparison to the experience we have with other agencies.”