Active Sourcing

Active Sourcing

Targeted direct approach for hard-to-fill positions
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Kontrast Active Sourcing activates candidates who do not apply – through personal, GDPR-compliant direct contact and psychological pre-qualification. Brand message: Experienced personnel consultants & headhunters with psychological selection expertise. Strong presence throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in medium-sized businesses, clinics/institutions, and the public sector, including municipal enterprises.

Our services: Finding & approaching (research, target group-oriented approach, early interest assessment) and reviewing & recommending (structured interviews, culture/motivation check, decision template, process support). ISO 9001-certified, AGG/GDPR-compliant. Result: pre-qualified profiles ready for decision-making.

Active sourcing – targeted direct approach for skilled workers and specialists

Kontrast Personalberatung & Headhunter GmbH activates candidates who are not actively applying for jobs – through personal contact, psychological pre-qualification, and structured, ISO 9001:2015-compliant applicant management.

Strong throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in medium-sized businesses, clinics, healthcare providers, and the public sector, including municipal enterprises.

Why active sourcing?

The job market is tight – advertisements are not enough. We identify suitable profiles in your industry and nearby areas, approach them in an appreciative manner, and guide them responsibly through your process – discreetly, in compliance with GDPR, and with a focus on fit, motivation, and retention.

Kontrast Headhunter: Management × Psychology

Permanently employed, academically qualified personnel consultants (no freelancers) combine market/functional understanding with A&O psychological selection practices. The result: less wastage, higher response rates, and reliable decisions.

Two service packages – bookable individually, ideal for combining

1. Find & Approach

  • Target group-specific role profile
  • Searching business networks, specialist platforms, and our own candidate pool
  • GDPR-compliant, personal direct contact (digital & by phone)
  • Initial inquiry regarding interests and framework
    The benefit for you: quick access to candidates who don't read ads—with early, qualified responses.

2. Review & Recommend

  • Structured interviews conducted by permanent personnel consultants
  • Qualification and motivation check, cultural/team fit, brief psychological assessment
  • Decision template with brief profiles and change conditions
  • Support during the selection process, including feedback and follow-up
    The benefits for you: pre-qualified profiles ready for decision-making – minimal effort required from your own team.

Quality, law, and transparency

AGG- and GDPR-compliant communication, documented process (ISO-9001), clear timing, and regular status reports. Upon request: integration of work samples/case studies, reference images, and aptitude modules.

What makes our active sourcing special

We don't focus on quantity, but on relevance and tone that motivates talent. Psychological selection expertise ensures that candidates not only can do the job, but also want to do it and stay with us.

Classification in the service portfolio

  • Active sourcing: Young talent and skilled workers with vocational training – nursing, technology, administration, commercial areas
  • Direct search: Academic professionals and project managers – IT, engineering, science, public service
  • Executive Search: Management & Leadership – Executive Management, Directors, Clinic & Office Management

Your result

More suitable contacts in less time, pre-qualified and accessible—no long lists, just candidates you can start the selection process with right away.

Start now if you want to reach talent before the competition does – in a structured, legally compliant, and effective manner.

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