Competence-Based Recruiting
Future-proof Selection of Leaders and Talents
In a dynamic world, professional experience and academic degrees provide valuable insights, but they do not always capture the full range of competences and potential that are crucial for a successful future.
Especially when it comes to key positions, the right choice of candidates determines the strategic direction and development of a company. It shapes not only its innovative strength, but also its long-term profitability. It is therefore essential to take a dedicated look at the competences of leaders and talents. Competences are the key to capturing the full potential of candidates, which goes far beyond the obvious.
More on future competences and competence-based recruiting
Future competences such as learning agility, cognitive flexibility and adaptability are essential to assess a candidate’s ability to shape the future. These competences are just as crucial as traditional leadership competences. Competence-based recruiting is increasingly becoming an indispensable part of the selection process to make companies fit for the future. It supplements the assessment of professional and personal aptitude with a future-oriented perspective.
Through competence-based recruiting, we focus on the competences that are crucial for a successful future when selecting high-potential candidates. By putting the focus on a candidate’s qualifications, we ensure that he or she has the necessary competences to be successful in the role and fit in with the corporate culture. In this way, we not only find the best leaders, but also the talent that will strengthen your company in the long term and prepare it for future challenges.
Why Companies Need Competence-Based Recruitment
- Future-proofing: Technologies and processes change constantly. To meet changing needs and ensure a future-ready approach, a flexible competence assessment enables targeted adaptation.
- Fit: By focusing on relevant competences, we can more accurately assess whether leaders and talents have the necessary competences and cultural fit for a role. This leads to higher performance and greater satisfaction.
- Diversity and inclusion: Competence-based recruiting promotes diversity by shifting the selection process from traditional criteria such as educational background and previous work experience to the actual competences and potential of candidates.
Our Services in Competence-Based Recruitment
We use competence-based recruitment as a key element of our assessment process to ensure you attract the best leaders and talents for your future. Our structured approach focuses on identifying and assessing the competences that are critical to success in your organization.
Our structured and well-founded approach to competence-based recruiting enables you to make more precise, fairer and more efficient selections. Together, we ensure that you not only find the best leaders and talents, but also build future-ready and engaged teams.
We start with a detailed analysis of the position to be filled to identify the specific competences required for success in that role. This precise analysis forms the basis for selecting the best candidates and ensures that your requirements are met exactly.
Based on the role analysis, we create a comprehensive competency profile. This profile describes the key competencies and behaviours required for the position and serves as a guide for selecting the best candidates.
We conduct structured interviews specifically designed to assess candidates’ relevant competencies and behaviours. The interviews include practice-oriented questions that reveal specific past behaviours, enabling a precise assessment of competencies.
We use a variety of assessments and tests for additional evaluation. These include psychometric tests, simulations, case studies and role plays that reflect real-life requirements and ensure an objective measurement of competences.
Contact us
Philine Cremer
Partner, Düsseldorf
Nina Maywald
Partner, München
Henrike Simon
Associate Partner, München