Recruiting an executive or manager: a decision that commits a whole team.

A manager transforms a team. For better or for worse. We secure this decision through rigorous assessment.

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A good manager elevates a team. A bad one makes them leave.

When you recruit an executive or manager, you aren't just hiring one person: you are hiring the daily life of everyone they will manage. Their motivation, growth, desire to stay—it will all go through them.

And that is where the CV reaches its limits. A brilliant track record says nothing about how someone makes decisions, delegates, or keeps a team together during a storm. Technical skills can be read on paper; leadership, however, must be verified.

That is exactly what we do: verify. With a structured assessment that replaces impressions with facts so you make the right decision, and your teams get the best out of it.

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assessed dimensions: skills, leadership, compatibility

Direct approach

to reach employed managers, not just those who apply

Follow-up

post-onboarding: we are still here after the signature

ISO 9001

certified recruitment processes

Sound familiar?

Four situations where this recruitment is about more than just a CV.

The dilemma

Do I promote internally or recruit from outside?

Does your best expert deserve the manager role? Maybe. We assess your internal and external candidates using the same objective criteria, so you can decide based on comparable facts.

Sensitive transition

They will need to win over an existing team.

A tight-knit team, a history, sometimes scars: the new manager is not stepping onto neutral ground. Human compatibility is assessed before the signature, not after the first departures.

Dual requirement

The position requires both an expert AND a leader.

Accounting manager, IT project manager, site manager: these positions combine technical expertise and management. Profiles with both are rare and rarely looking for a job. We go out and find them.

No more mistakes

Our last managerial hire cost us dearly.

A destabilized team, departures, lost months: you know the price of a bad hire. This time, every step is structured to avoid it: assessment, references, follow-up.

Profile assessment

Leadership isn't claimed. It's proven.

Skills.

Tested professional expertise, verified achievements, checked and cross-referenced references. What the candidate can do, proven.

Compatibility

Your culture, your team, your context: the same manager won't succeed everywhere. We assess the fit with your reality, not with an abstract ideal.

Une personne écrit dans un carnet et tape sur un ordinateur pour postuler efficacement à un emploi.

Leadership.

Structured interviews, management roleplay, soft skills assessment using proven frameworks: how they decide, delegate, realign, and help others grow.

How it works

From your brief to successful onboarding.

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We define the position and its context.

The mission, but also the team, its strengths, its dynamics: this is the context in which the future manager will need to succeed.

We assess in depth.

Skills, leadership, compatibility: the shortlist you receive has passed all three filters, accompanied by a detailed report on each profile.

We search everywhere the best talents are

Targeted sourcing and direct approach: the best managers are already employed, they don't answer ads, they answer a consultant who speaks their language.

Une personne écrit dans un carnet et tape sur un ordinateur pour postuler efficacement à un emploi.

You decide, we stay.

Post-onboarding follow-up at key milestones: a manager's success is measured over time, and so is our support.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about recruiting executives & managers

A good management decision is visible everywhere.

You decide based on facts.

Detailed assessment report, comparable profiles, frank advice from the consultant: the decision is yours, fully informed.

Your team is protected.

Evaluating compatibility upfront means onboarding that unites rather than divides, and talent that stays.

You gain what is priceless: not having to start over.

Hiring the right manager on the first try means months of stability gained compared to the alternative.

Are your needs slightly different?

Recruiting a board member in strict confidentiality: that's executive search. Assessing without hiring, for a promotion or reorganization: that's assessment. A role without a managerial dimension: head to permanent recruitment.

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Hiring a manager means hiring the daily life of an entire team

Best to get it right.

Behind every managerial role, there are people who will thrive or lose their spark, stay or leave, depending on the person you choose. We take this decision seriously, because we know how much work can bring when it goes well, and how much it can damage when it goes wrong. It is for them, as much as for you, that we evaluate without compromise.

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