WE ARE PROFESSIONALS OF INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH
When searching for experts from outside Finland's borders, recruitment may be difficult due to your company's low conspicuousness in the market or industry, potential candidates' prejudices or perceptions of your organisation's working culture and cultural differences between countries, as well as the readiness of potential candidates to travel between two countries or emigrate.
Local knowledge and expertise are emphasised in successful recruitment. A local partner with an understanding of the candidate market, extensive networking, as well as familiarity with the culture and language of the target country is able to build trust with potential candidates and sell the vacancy and the company to them.
Reaching a successful outcome is supported by a clear and realistic candidate profile built as an Executive Search candidate mapping tool, where the target group is geographically limited and the essential expertise and characteristics of the ideal candidate are defined. An attractive profile describing the work community and the position serves as a tool for candidate marketing.
Our executive search is always based on realistic scheduling, which takes into account the time required by the different stages of the process, ensuring a smooth flow for both the company and the candidates involved.
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH - WHY AND WHEN
Our clients have utilised our international expertise in the following situations, among others:
An international technology company was expanding its business to Finland, where it previously had no employees. The recruitment was carried out as an Executive Search of Finnish talent, emphasising the marketing of a previously unknown company to candidates, as well as supporting the company in understanding the Finnish candidate and labour market.
A strongly internationalising Finnish ICT organisation sought a specialist in international business marketing and brand management. The recruitment was carried out as a multinational search focused on the company's growth target countries.
An energy sector operator headquartered in Finland commissioned several Executive Searches for its offices across the world. The recruitment was carried out locally in the target countries, using Momentous’ strong understanding of the Finnish company and its operating model and culture.
BIG AND SMALL DIFFERENCES WHEN RECRUITING ACROSS BORDERS
- clear geographical limitations on the candidates
practical implementation of the Executive Search process: where and how the candidates are met and who participates in the interviews and meetings - the candidates' educational and experience background and expectations regarding the salary level, job title and job description, as well as any previous connection to the target country or Finland and its companies
- the work community’s readiness for international experts: adaptation of the employee to a foreign cultural and linguistic environment, support provided by the organisation in practical matters, as well as employer obligations related to the employment relationship, such as residence and work permits
- careful orientation not only to the position, but also to common operating models and the work community through regular meetings in Finland or the target country.
GLOBAL PRESENCE, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Momentous is part of the international management consulting firm Friisberg & Partners International, whose special area of expertise is Executive Search. Friisberg & Partners International has 32 offices in 20 countries and employs over one hundred experienced Executive Search and management consulting professionals.
Our comprehensive support in various international Executive Searches has enabled our customers to develop their business outside Finland and recruit new talent for international or Finnish operations, as well as expand our foreign customers' business to the Finnish market.
As a partner of Friisberg & Partner International, we are able to simultaneously serve our customers in international recruitment both globally and locally.
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