Executive Search Paris

Our Executive Search Process in Paris

Our Services

At Keller, we provide staffing services and recruiting solutions that have been tailored to suit the unique needs of each client. Our team of recruiters and consultants boasts many years of first-hand experience in the executive search field. Through our dedication to continued learning, we are constantly improving our array of recruitment solutions by gaining an in-depth knowledge of local and international market trends. We also stay up-to-date on all key developments and relevant findings from the recruitment industry to maintain our reputation as executive search experts.

At Keller, we understand that the candidates chosen for management positions can have a significant impact on a company’s team dynamics and chances for success. Keller doubles as a human resources consulting firm, providing clients with a wealth of HR advisory services such as leadership coaching and strategy development for maximum employee retention. To ensure that each new hire transitions smoothly into our client’s existing department, Keller offers tailor-made support services during and after the search process.

Our passionate team also provides services outside of executive search, such as succession planning and developing talent management strategies.

Our Executive Recruitment Process

We begin our process by first ensuring that our team fully understands your organization‘s recruitment needs through an initial meeting. This ensures that our recruitment specialists have a firm grasp of our clientele’s unique requirements for prospective team members. As part of this initial recruitment step we also aim to understand the client’s company culture, the challenges they face , and the job description.

This direct approach provides us with insights that are essential during the next phase of our process – identifying the best-suited and most qualified executives for our client’s available job. We access our vast network of candidates to carefully select an initial group of professionals we believe are suited to the client’s expectations, based on the insights we have gained.

To further ensure that the candidates we select are ideally suited to your company’s specific needs, our recruitment firm makes use of extensive screening procedures. During this part of the executive search process, we validate the candidates qualifications and run detailed background, criminal history, and reference checks. We also use advanced psychometric testing to assess the talent’s personality type and work ethic.

This process ensures that the candidates we provide for our clients have the expertise needed to excel in their new position, as well as integrate well with the existing staff members.

After we have conducted the screening process the candidates that remain are compiled into a shortlist. In this way client’s are provided with the freedom to interview the best candidates and choose who to hire.

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Keller's Talent Acquisition Expertise

Our mission at Keller is to bring our global and local expertise to our growing client base in Paris, France, and find the right talent for their businesses. In order to provide French companies with some of the most advanced recruitment solutions available, our team of headhunters leverages their first-hand experience, technical knowledge, industry know-how, and extensive network of recruits.

By partnering with Keller, a name synonymous with executive-level recruiting, you open your company to new opportunities in recruiting talent that may have otherwise been inaccessible. Using Keller gives you a competitive edge in the highly competitive Paris job market.

Industries We Serve

As a leading Parisian executive search agency, Keller provides top-of-the-range candidates for a wide variety of industries. These include:

• Accounting
• Consumer Goods
• E-commerce and Digital
• Engineering
• Fashion
• Beauty
• Finance
• Food and Beverage
• Hospitality and Leisure
• Information Technology
• Life sciences
• Management
• Marketing
• Private Equity
• Retail
• Sales

Roles We Fill

The expert recruiters at Keller have many years of experience finding talented executive professionals for offices around the world, including Paris. The talent we place is well worth receiving job offers, and we fill various positions, such as:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Compliance Officer
• Chief Data Officer
• Chief Digital Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Human Resources Officer
• Chief Legal Officer
• Chief Marketing Officer
• Chief Operations Officer
• Chief Production Officer
• Chief Revenue Officer
• Chief Sales Officer
• Chief Strategic Officer
• Chief Supply Chain Officer
• Chief Sustainability Officer
• Associate Director
• HR Director

Kindly note the the above lists of roles and sectors we recruit for are not exhaustive.

Why We Use A Tailored Approach for Executive Search Paris

Keller prides itself on our top-tier team of executive recruiters. Our headhunters are highly qualified, holding relevant degrees for the fields they operate in. Their technical knowledge and specialized skillsets make them experts in the field of executive search. Our staff’s first-hand experience has always been major factor in helping us shape our approach to executive recruitment.

Some of our team members may still remember our early days as a small recruitment firm operating in Paris, France. Particularly, they may recall a specific experience that completely revolutionized our approach to recruitment.

At first, we made use of a “cookie cutter” approach to recruitment as this process allowed us to conduct our daily operations without any issues due to our limited client pool. As we grew, we were eventually approached by a major client looking to fill an executive role in their corporate department.

In good faith, we applied the same generic methodology to complete this project. However, the candidate we recommended struggled to adapt to the new work environment and to fulfill their responsibilities. This came as a surprise, as it had been our first failed placement. However, it showed us that we needed to adapt our executive search method.

From this experience we learned that it is ineffective to use a general executive search approach for every project. Instead, it was more productive to use a tailor-made approach for each of our clients. By first understanding their needs, we can better utilize the expertise of our organization to fill their vacant roles.

This new approach to recruitment helped us grow our reputation and had an impact on the executive search industry. The success of this tailored approach has helped shape the way executive recruitment is understood, with many firms employing similar methodologies to ours.

Keller’s Guarantee

Today, in no small part due to our innovative approach, we are widely recognized as a leader in the field of executive recruitment. However, even when utilizing a more tailored strategy, there may be cases in which prospective employees do not meet the employer’s standards for permanent recruitment. Keller acknowledges that even our tailored methods are not infallible.

In these rare cases, Keller offers a 90-day guarantee, to replace any candidate who did not fully meet your expectations. Keep in mind that this guarantee is only valid provided the replacement request is brought to our attention within the first 90 days of the candidate’s employment.

Why Choose Keller for Executive Search, Paris?

Keller’s longstanding reputation for quality and reliability has led to our agency being widely recognized internationally for providing high-quality services and exceptional results in a timely manner. As a trusted member of NPAworldwide, we have access to a global network of professionals and executives, each with the skills and experience needed to contribute to the success of an organization. With our experienced team and global reach, we have the ability to more effectively address region-based obstacles.

Another thing that sets our recruitment agency apart is our unwavering dedication to inclusion. We aim to provide clients with a list of diverse candidates selected only for their competence and to recruit professionals without any bias against race, gender, age, religion, or personal beliefs.

To maintain our commitment to user privacy protection, we guarantee the use of ethical and responsible search practices when handling sensitive client and candidate information. In this way, we ensure that your information is kept safe.

We value all earnest criticism from our clientele. We believe it is one of the most efficient ways to improve our overall executive search services. That is why we promise to always respond to all criticism in a constructive and respectful manner.

We commit ourselves to developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our clientele. To do this, we provide ongoing support and follow-up with our clients once the recruitment process has concluded.

Contact Keller today to partner with us and let us play a part in your success through expert executive search.