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Elbhunter Personalberatung

Elbhunter Personalberatung is a Hamburg based recruitment consultancy and executive search partner that connects companies across Northern Germany with high caliber specialists and leaders. Operating as a brand of nexthunter GmbH, the firm focuses on quality driven, transparent search processes that save clients time and deliver sustainable hiring outcomes. Each year Elbhunter fills more than 50 vacancies spanning consulting, controlling, finance, research and development, human resources, information technology, marketing and sales, and production. Its consultants combine deep functional know how with strong sector insight in manufacturing, technology, and professional services, enabling them to translate business requirements into precise candidate profiles. Elbhunter manages the full hiring lifecycle when required, from thorough needs analysis and role scoping to crafting compelling job ads, market mapping, direct search and discreet outreach, structured interviews, and shortlisting with clear rationales. The team validates technical competencies and leadership behaviors, and places particular emphasis on cultural alignment to ensure long term success. Clients range from startups and mid sized companies to international groups with operations in Hamburg and the wider North Germany region. Well connected to a broad talent market and a curated candidate database, Elbhunter reaches both active and passive candidates who would not respond to job postings alone. Throughout every mandate, the firm provides frequent updates and actionable feedback so hiring managers always know search status, next steps, and risks. After selection, Elbhunter supports offer management and onboarding to help secure acceptance and accelerate ramp up. Whether building a critical function or hiring for a single leadership role up to the C suite, Elbhunter brings disciplined search methodology, personal accountability, and pragmatic market advice to deliver the right person, not just a shortlist.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQHamburg, Germany

Dock 22

Dock 22 is a privately owned engineering services and recruitment partner in Germany that delivers first class support for engineering projects across all technical industries and process levels. Founded in 2017, the company serves clients nationwide with speed, flexibility, and deep technical expertise, partnering with midsize firms, large enterprises, and global players to secure sustainable results. Dock 22 brings people and businesses together through two complementary models: project based delivery of engineering services for scoped work packages, and direct placement of qualified professionals into permanent roles. In addition, as a compliant temporary staffing provider, the firm deploys specialists to client sites under German labor leasing rules, with transparent time capture and administration supported by the zvoove Work app so that assignments, working hours, leave, and documentation are managed reliably and efficiently. Its talent network spans mechanical and electrical engineering, industrial automation, product development, testing and validation, quality, and operations, as well as marine technology and adjacent manufacturing domains such as automotive, machinery, and process industries. Through Dock 22 Medical, the company also supports healthcare and medical technology needs, including regulated environments where quality, safety, and documentation standards are critical. Candidates value Dock 22 for straightforward communication, reliability, and respect, with a focus on aligning technical excellence and personal fit. The team provides clear guidance on applications and onboarding, including accessible information for leased employees and data privacy notices, enabling a smooth experience from first contact to assignment or hire. Whether the brief calls for a single expert, a multidisciplinary project team, or a critical permanent hire, Dock 22 emphasizes clarity, accountability, and measurable outcomes, driven by enthusiasm for technology, a commitment to quality, and a partnership mindset built on trust and professionalism.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseIndustrial AutomationMedical DevicesHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQHamburg, Germany

Permacon

Permacon GmbH is a Germany-wide staffing and recruitment partner founded in 1994 that specializes in the placement and leasing of qualified specialists and leaders. With more than 30 years of experience, the firm supports clients ranging from global enterprises and federal organizations to innovative Mittelstand companies, delivering fast, compliant, and high quality hiring outcomes. Permacon provides three core services: temporary staffing to flexibly cover project peaks, seasonal demand, and absences; permanent recruitment to secure long term talent; and executive search to discreetly appoint critical specialists and leadership roles through targeted direct outreach. The company focuses on several key talent domains including Office and Finance, Engineering and IT, Industry, Technology and Logistics, Healthcare, and Social Services, and has successfully delivered profiles such as engineers, IT and cyber professionals, logistics supervisors, machine operators, nurses, and commercial staff into mining and other key industries. Clients benefit from Permacon’s screened talent pools, efficient processes, and reduced administrative workload, while in temporary staffing they pay only for actual hours worked; all employer obligations remain with Permacon. As a member of the GVP collective framework and applicable sector agreements, Permacon ensures full social security, paid leave, and sick pay for its employees, aligning workforce agility with responsible employment standards. Candidates gain access to hidden opportunities via deep in-house networks, receive tailored guidance, and are supported from first contact through to signed contract and beyond. Long standing market knowledge, a strong national footprint with offices in Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, and Muenchen, and a relationship driven approach enable Permacon to match technical know how with cultural fit and deliver sustainable placements across permanent, temporary, and executive hiring needs.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQHamburg, Germany

European Recruitment Company ERC

European Recruitment Company (ERC) is a cross border staffing partner focused on solving skills shortages for employers across Europe and beyond. Founded in 2013, with offices in Hamburg, Germany and Kiev, Ukraine, the company combines local market knowledge with international reach to supply European labor into global markets and import qualified specialists into European businesses, particularly German companies. ERC delivers end to end recruitment across permanent roles, temporary assignments and contractor engagements, supported by targeted headhunting and scalable mass recruitment when volume is critical. Core strengths span engineering, information technology and medical professions, while delivery teams also cover manufacturing, construction, logistics, oil and gas, renewable energy, corporate hospitality and care. The firm maintains extensive candidate databases covering both skilled and unskilled workers, from factory hands to senior managers, and applies disciplined compliance at every stage, including language testing, qualification and identity verification, background and reference checks. For temporary programs ERC operates clear terms that promote retention and fairness, such as minimum 26 week engagements, teams of six or more, pay not below national minimum wage, accommodation support and weekly payroll. Employers benefit from fixed fee options, bespoke advertising, a syndicated media footprint and access to an internal client zone, while job seekers receive practical guidance and fast feedback. ERC has executed large scale deployments across the EU, supported projects in Australia and New Zealand, and placed European teams into the Middle East where demand is high. The company upholds robust data protection practices under GDPR and proactively warns clients about recruitment fraud. Above all, ERC builds long term relationships by listening to the needs of each client, requesting comprehensive job descriptions and aligning search strategies to culture, values and performance goals, so every hire contributes measurable impact.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceMental Health CareVeterinaryAutomotive

HQHamburg, Germany

Sommer + Hinst

Founded in 2006, Sommer+Hinst is a German headhunting and recruitment consultancy with offices in Hamburg and Augsburg that serves clients across the DACH region and internationally. The firm focuses on the Mittelstand and specializes in placing highly qualified specialists and leaders for technology driven businesses, with deep strength in machinery and plant engineering, electrical engineering, automotive, and other complex, explanation intensive products and solutions. Working exclusively on explicit mandates, Sommer+Hinst runs a clear, transparent process that begins with careful needs analysis and profile definition, continues with targeted research and discreet direct outreach, and advances through structured interviews, comprehensive candidate dossiers, calibrated shortlists, and hands on support through offer, contract, and onboarding. Their approach, called reCREWting, emphasizes team fit, leadership capability, and human qualities alongside hard skills, reflecting a belief that sustainable success comes from aligning capability, character, and culture. Clients benefit from modern tools, rigorous documentation, undercover search on request, and advisory support on succession topics, while gaining relief from internal workload and faster time to hire. The firm has completed more than 900 mandates since inception, delivers first candidate proposals for about 80 percent of projects within 4 to 6 weeks, and wins roughly 75 percent of new assignments as repeat business. Consultants bring long standing expertise across sales, engineering, and finance and controlling profiles and are known for empathy, clear communication, and strict confidentiality. For candidates, Sommer+Hinst offers access to attractive roles predominantly in reputable mid sized companies, personal guidance throughout the process, and support to sharpen and develop professional profiles. Membership in the United Headhunters network extends reach while preserving a boutique, high touch service model. Whether a hidden champion seeking pivotal hires or a seasoned professional planning a next step, Sommer+Hinst provides executive search precision, permanent placement reliability, and direct sourcing excellence to achieve lasting matches and measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentPayrolling/EORAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationEngineering

HQHamburg, Germany

Jobactive und hanfried Consulting

Jobactive und hanfried Consulting GmbH (J+H Consulting) is a specialist human resources partner focused on office, finance, and legal talent, combining the strengths of Jobactive GmbH and hanfried GmbH since its founding in 2015. From its bases in Hamburg and Munich, the firm serves clients across Germany through a nationwide network, supporting growth-minded organizations with permanent recruitment, executive search, and interim management solutions. Beyond search and selection, J+H Consulting delivers coaching and consulting services that include leadership and expert coaching, outplacement support, and targeted people development initiatives designed to increase performance and retention. The firm works across key sectors where demand for skilled professionals is high, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, technology and IT, and commercial functions that underpin business operations. Its consultants emphasize transparent communication, clear process steps, and feedback at every stage to ensure an efficient, discreet, and candidate friendly experience. Whether a client needs a senior executive for a strategic role, a white collar specialist for core functions, or an interim manager to lead a project, J+H Consulting applies rigorous assessment, market mapping, and a curated network to secure the right fit. Candidates benefit from individualized career guidance, potential analyses, and access to exclusive roles and projects, while clients gain speed, quality, and cultural alignment through a consultative approach. As part of the broader Hanfried Group ecosystem, the company can also draw on complementary capabilities for large or complex needs, yet remains boutique in delivery, offering personal attention and accountability. This holistic, partnership driven model helps bridge acute skills gaps in competitive markets and supports sustainable workforce strategies that align talent with business goals.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQHamburg, Germany

SimpleXX

SimpleXX is a Germany wide specialist for talent solutions that combines strategic business consulting with a full service recruitment offering. Founded in 2005 and supported by a dedicated team of around 27 professionals, the firm delivers executive search for leadership roles, permanent recruitment for specialists and professionals, and temporary staffing via Arbeitnehmerueberlassung with transfer options. Drawing on roots in management and IT consulting, SimpleXX goes beyond acting as a pure personnel supplier by partnering with clients as advisors and business allies. The team can integrate executive search with strategic management consulting, lead software and IT implementation projects, and provide hands on HR solutions that improve outcomes across the value chain. Clients benefit from a best fit methodology, fast response times, and rigorous process quality, while candidates gain access to curated jobs and projects, clear application guidance, and transparent communication. Typical assignments span technology and engineering disciplines as well as corporate functions, from production operators, mechatronics technicians, and system engineers to HR operations, office management, and mid to senior leadership roles. SimpleXX manages freelance and project based placements alongside classic permanent hires, and operates temporary staffing in compliance with German labor leasing regulations to ensure fair conditions and smooth transitions where desired. Engagements are delivered collaboratively in mixed client consultant teams, reflecting the company belief that shared ownership drives project success. This advisory led, delivery focused model allows SimpleXX to design sustainable talent solutions that strengthen organizational capability, reduce hiring risk, and accelerate time to productivity. By uniting consulting depth, market knowledge, and robust search execution, the company builds long term relationships with employers and candidates across Germany and consistently aligns skills, culture, and business goals for measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQHamburg, Germany

Exact Recruitment

Exact Recruitment is a boutique headhunting and search and selection partner focused on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia, bringing more than a decade of cross border recruitment experience since its founding in 2010. Operating from Hamburg with multilingual partners who speak English, German and Danish, the firm delivers discreet, high touch recruitment for key positions at specialist, management and executive level. Exact Recruitment solves most assignments through proactive headhunting and active sourcing rather than advertising, taking responsibility and ownership throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle. Assignments are tailored to client needs and underpinned by validated psychometric assessments from Thomas International, with the option to provide single assessments as a second opinion for internal candidates, including management roles. The team has a broad functional range spanning sales and marketing, customer service, HR, IT, finance, bookkeeping and controlling, production and operations, procurement, and logistics and supply chain, and a wide industry footprint that includes processing and discrete manufacturing, construction, renewable energy, transport and logistics, media and IT, recycling, and selected wholesale and retail segments. Typical placements range from technical and commercial specialists to senior leaders such as Country Manager, plant manager, finance leader, e commerce manager and CEO, with a long reference list demonstrating repeated success and returning customers. Clients value the personal and discreet approach, structured assessments, and efficient delivery when roles cannot be filled through advertising alone, particularly for bilingual or cross market profiles across Denmark, Germany, Austria and the German speaking part of Switzerland. Exact Recruitment works to EU data protection standards and invites prospective clients to an initial conversation to scope needs and define a transparent, results oriented search plan that aligns with culture, competency requirements and market realities.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseUtilitiesSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

Benomik

Benomik is a data driven recruitment partner specialized in Executive and Expert Search for industrial, infrastructure, and defense related markets across the DACH region. As a brand of CTG Consulting GmbH, the firm combines deep sector expertise with a digital multichannel search model powered by proprietary data and in house recruiting software to maximize market coverage and accelerate time to hire. Benomik delivers three core solutions: executive search for leadership roles with optional scientifically grounded personality assessments, professional and expert search for permanent hires across specialist functions, and recruitment process outsourcing that provides dedicated talent teams for a defined period to stabilize or scale internal hiring. Complementary HR consulting and insights support profile definition, sourcing strategy, selection design, employer branding, candidate journey optimization, and compensation benchmarking. The firm reports 770,000 active contacts in its network, an average time to fill of 3.3 months, a 9 out of 10 client NPS, and years of experience built through thousands of mandates. Trusted references include names such as Wuerth Group, Speira, Envision Digital, Getriebebau NORD, and other advanced manufacturers. Coverage spans automotive, machinery, aerospace, chemicals and process engineering, electronics and electrical engineering, renewables and broader energy, telecommunications, construction and civil engineering, logistics and supply chain, and emerging Industry 4.0 technologies. Typical appointments include engineering and R&D leaders, production and plant management, process and quality, procurement, commissioning and maintenance, sales and marketing for industrial solutions, sustainability, robotics and automation, embedded and industrial software, data and analytics for manufacturing, service technicians and skilled trades, as well as senior executives up to director, head of function, and C level. Operating from Berlin, Hamburg, and Zurich, Benomik uses structured interviewing, data backed market mapping, algorithmic outreach, transparent reporting, and regular cadence meetings to ensure cultural fit, reduce risk, and deliver measurable hiring velocity and quality improvements for clients.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesSoftware Development

HQHamelin, Germany

Bishop

Founded in 1997 in Hamburg, Bishop GmbH is an aeronautical engineering company and specialist recruiter that delivers work packages and supplies expert staff to major OEMs and tier suppliers across Aeronautics, Space, Wind Energy, Automotive, and Maritime. Operating from Aviation House, the company blends engineering delivery with talent solutions through five business models: recruitment of temporary staff in line with local regulations such as AUEG in Germany, customer defined work packages for design, stress, systems, aerodynamics and loads, own engineering and innovation with patented developments like the Micro attachment System and Composite Rivet, research projects including aeronautics studies and work for EASA, and a dedicated think tank. Bishop acts as headhunters for aeronautical engineers, specialist and executive roles, and has a long track record placing first class personnel for Airbus programs such as A400M and A380, as well as marketing and management positions in the air flight industry. Its customers and references include Airbus Germany and France, Eurocopter, RUAG, Deutsche Lufthansa, and Astrium, reflecting deep credibility in commercial, defense, and space domains. Beyond aviation, Bishop is expanding its engineering knowledge into renewable energies and automotive applications. The company highlights more than 200 highly specialized employees working across Europe and supports both selective short term assignments and paths to long term collaboration, enabling clients to secure experts for limited duration projects or to hire them permanently. Bishop maintains quality credentials and industry recognition, including EN9100 through its subsidiary association, ISO 9001 certification, the Crystal Cabin Award, and Top100 innovative company ranking. Recent milestones include a multi year EASA framework contract and approval as a Constellia supplier covering defense innovation areas. Through its Jobcenter and support for Germanys Chancenkarte initiative, Bishop actively attracts international professionals to mission critical engineering roles.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTruckingWarehousingDistribution

HQHamburg, Germany

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