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All-rounders wanted

The Mittelstand is regarded as the economic backbone of the country and offers interesting career options in times of crisis – with high demands on managers. These are the profiles that now have the best chances.

Executives must be able to fail

Headhunter Tim Oldiges on the search for staff, the value of references and diverse teams.

Is headhunter the right job title for what Tim Oldiges does? “Oh yes,” says the managing director of the personnel consultancy Headgate. “We see ourselves as hunters.” In the interview, Oldiges talks about the search for managers, the value of references and why a good leader must be able to fail.

“New Pay” My salary, your salary

Comprehensible, transparent, fair: when it comes to money, expectations have changed. What lies behind the term “New Pay”?

He recruits TOP executives: a personnel consultant on eight supra-qualities that good bosses need today

• There are eight qualities that distinguish a good leader, says personnel consultant Tim Oldiges.
• In his view, these include intelligence, curiosity and resilience, among others.
• But the ability to inspire others and empathy are also important for leading a team as a manager.

How to find the TOP employees of the future

Fintechs, cryptocurrency & co. – like so much else, the world of banking and finance is in a state of constant change, at every level. Many of the old rules no longer apply today, and that includes personnel.

What family businesses must offer to attract TOP executives

At a time when one crisis follows hard on the heels of the next, good executives are in particularly high demand. Companies steeped in tradition need talent that knows what must be preserved and what must change.

Digitally savvy executives in demand

On the one hand, companies have to find IT staff externally. On the other, management must set the course so that young talent grows from within its own ranks.

Headhunting is a kind of sales process

My job is extremely varied. As a headhunter, it is my task to recruit executives – in other words, to persuade TOP managers to make a move. We are often looking for the “Swiss army knife”

How does “New Work” work?

Our working world has always been in a state of constant change, although until now we could only really recognise it over longer periods. But the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have now acted as a catalyst in many areas, fuelling existing developments and trends and in some cases accelerating them dramatically.