--- title: "Recruit your next manager with confidence | Actual group" description: "Recruit the right manager for your team. Go beyond the CV with our structured assessment to secure your hiring decision with facts." canonical_url: "https://www.actualgroup.com/en/companies/needs/recruter-cadre-ou-manager" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Recruit the right manager for your team. Go beyond the CV with our structured assessment to secure your hiring decision with facts." "og:title": "Recruit your next manager with confidence" --- # **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.** [**Recruiting an executive or manager**](https://www.actualgroup.com/entreprises/contact) **+32 000 entreprises font déjà confiance à Actual** ![La Poste](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-la-poste.webp)![Renault](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-renault.png)![Carrefour](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-carrefour.png)![Orange](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-orange.webp)![Intermarché](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&q_75/logointermarche.svg)![Leclerc](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-leclerc.webp)![Valeo](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-valeo.webp)![Id Logistics](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-id-logistics.webp)![All](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/all-logo.png) ![La Poste](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-la-poste.webp)![Renault](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-renault.png)![Carrefour](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-carrefour.png)![Orange](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-orange.webp)![Intermarché](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&q_75/logointermarche.svg)![Leclerc](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-leclerc.webp)![Valeo](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-valeo.webp)![Id Logistics](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-id-logistics.webp)![All](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/all-logo.png) ![La Poste](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-la-poste.webp)![Renault](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-renault.png)![Carrefour](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-carrefour.png)![Orange](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-orange.webp)![Intermarché](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&q_75/logointermarche.svg)![Leclerc](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-leclerc.webp)![Valeo](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-valeo.webp)![Id Logistics](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-id-logistics.webp)![All](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/all-logo.png) ![La Poste](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-la-poste.webp)![Renault](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-renault.png)![Carrefour](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-carrefour.png)![Orange](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-orange.webp)![Intermarché](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&q_75/logointermarche.svg)![Leclerc](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-leclerc.webp)![Valeo](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-valeo.webp)![Id Logistics](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/logo-id-logistics.webp)![All](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/h_32&f_webp&q_75/all-logo.png) ## **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. [Recruiting a manager](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/entreprises/contact) **3** 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.** [Contact us](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/entreprises/contact) **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. ### **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. ### **Leadership.** Structured interviews, management roleplay, soft skills assessment using proven frameworks: how they decide, delegate, realign, and help others grow. ### **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. ### **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** Yes, and it is often the best decision you can make. An external, objective assessment protects everyone: the internal candidate, who is evaluated on facts; and you, making a decision free from affinity or seniority bias. [**Discover talent assessment**]() Through roleplay scenarios and structured interviews backed by proven frameworks. Not by how comfortable they are in the interview, which is the least predictive indicator of success. A candidate can tell us about their leadership; we prefer to see it. That is exactly the risk our entire methodology aims to minimize: compatibility is assessed before any decision is made, and post-onboarding follow-up detects early friction. If an adjustment is needed, we are still here. Our job doesn't end with the signature. ![Pictogramme représentant une personne exclue et isolée à l'écart de deux groupes de collègues.](https://www.actualgroup.com/_ipx/w_640&q_75/https://natural-captain-d84c893901.media.strapiapp.com/Group_1000006248_Vectorized_31f5d7c595.svg) ## 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. [Executive Search](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/companies/needs/executive-search) [Assessment / Evaluation](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/companies/needs/evaluation-assessment) [Permanent recruitment](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/companies/needs/cdi) ## 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. [Contact us](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/entreprises/contact) **Let's discuss your needs** ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.