Executive search, specialist recruitment, and hiring advisory
Executive search and specialist recruitment backed by labour market intelligence.
Talent Lab helps teams hire leaders and experienced specialists using salary benchmarking, live market data, and structured search.
Executive search, specialist recruitment, and hiring advisory
Executive search, specialist recruitment, and hiring advisory
Executive search
Focused leadership hiring with targeted outreach, structured assessment, and discreet communication.
- Shortlist typically in 2–3 weeks
- Role calibration + scorecards
- Offer, notice period, and onboarding support
Specialist recruitment
Build high-impact teams across product, data, engineering, commercial, and operations.
- Talent mapping + proactive sourcing
- Skill screening and structured interviews
- Fast feedback loops with hiring managers
Hiring advisory
Make better hiring decisions with market benchmarks, role design, and sourcing strategy.
- Salary ranges and leveling
- Location strategy and remote feasibility
- Pipeline health checks and process improvements
How we work
A structured search process that stays fast and transparent
Discovery
Define the role, success outcomes, must-haves, and interview plan—so the search starts aligned.
Sourcing
Targeted outreach through our network and direct search, supported by market signals and talent mapping.
Screening
Structured screening calls with competency checks, motivation and availability review, and clear notes.
Shortlist
A shortlist you can defend: strengths, risks, compensation expectations, and recommended next steps.
Placement
Support through offers, references, and acceptance—plus a clean handoff for onboarding.
Labour market and salary insights
Labour market intelligence and free salary analysis in one place
We track hiring demand, salary movement, and market signals from public sources every day. Our machine learning and AI models group that data into practical insights for hiring teams.
Hiring demand
13,333
+218 (+1.7%/d)Median salary
€1,850
-€25 (-1.3%/d)Average salary
€2,147
-€20 (-0.9%/d)Free salary analysis
Check salary ranges by role and location
Analytics platform
Labour market analytics for hiring decisions
Use hiring-demand trends, salary benchmarks, location comparisons, and competitor activity to scope roles, set stronger compensation, and move searches faster. Premium plans unlock deeper filters, exports, and API access.
Live market pulse
Daily intake of job market signals with clear trends over time.
Location comparison
Compare cities and hubs—compensation, demand, and talent availability.
Role benchmarking
Align titles to skills and seniority levels for consistent job architecture.
Source mix
Understand which channels drive demand and where candidates look first.
Hiring velocity
Spot markets where time-to-fill is improving—or getting worse.
Competitor hiring
Track competitor hiring patterns to anticipate talent pressure and plan proactively.
Clients
Trusted by
Engagements
Executive search, specialist recruitment, and premium analytics
Recruitment engagement
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Custom scope based on role complexity
Full-cycle search support for a single role or multiple hires—tailored to your hiring goals and timeline.
- Role scoping and search strategy
- Active sourcing, screening, and shortlist
- Offer support and onboarding handoff
Premium Analytics
EUR 99
Per user / month, billed monthly
A hiring intelligence dashboard for teams that want deeper benchmarks, trends, and exports.
- Deep filters and role clustering
- Trend analytics
- Exportable reports and optional API access
FAQ
Common questions
How does executive search differ from specialist recruitment?
Executive search focuses on leadership roles, confidentiality, stakeholder alignment, and deeper assessment of business impact. Specialist recruitment moves faster around specific skill sets, clearer scorecards, and a more tactical candidate pipeline.
How do salary benchmarks and labour market data improve a search?
We use live salary benchmarks, location data, and demand signals to validate the role before the search starts. That helps teams set realistic compensation, adjust scope early, and reduce late-stage drop-off caused by market mismatch.
Why can a role stay hard to fill even when the search is active?
Yes. We break down difficulty drivers such as compensation mismatch, skill scarcity, geographic constraints, and competing employers. This allows you to choose between adjusting expectations, changing strategy, or proceeding with full awareness of trade-offs.
When should a team use hiring advisory?
Hiring advisory is useful when the role definition is unclear, salary bands need review, the location strategy is uncertain, or the current process is underperforming. It helps teams make cleaner decisions before committing time and budget to a search.
Can you support searches across locations and salary bands?
Yes. We compare salary ranges, demand, and candidate reach across locations, which helps decide where to search, whether to widen geography, and how to position the offer. That is especially useful for leadership and hard-to-fill specialist roles.
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