Kontrast Personalberatung GmbH is a well-established recruitment agency based in Hamburg. Founded in 1993, we specialise in the direct search of specialists and executives for vacancies throughout Germany.

Our Recruitment Services

Active Sourcing

We do extensive digital market research for the experts and specialists our clients are looking for. We then approach them discreetly and specifically with the job vacancies on behalf of our clients.

Digital Direct Approach

We help companies find qualified specialists and managers. We do this through a targeted, personalised, direct approach to candidates who are carefully selected and matched to the specific requirements of our clients.

Executive Search

For top management positions, we offer an executive search service that focuses on the discreet direct approach of target persons for top management positions.

Provision of our Candidate Pools / Candidate Pool Available

In many key areas we maintain our own extensive candidate pools, which enable us to respond quickly to external search mandates. These candidate pools are pre-qualified by us and we have the candidates' permission to contact them personally with interesting vacancies. Specific industry experience:

1. Engineering and medium-sized Enterprises
   Medium-sized businesses and technology companies have been using our recruitment services since the beginning.
2. Healthcare and Social Economy
   Kontrast Personalberatung has extensive experience in recruiting for medical, nursing, management and administrative positions.
3. IT – Computer Science and Technology
   In the fast-moving IT and Technology sector, we help our clients recruit specialists and managers with specific IT expertise.
4. Public Service and Administration
   Kontrast also advises and recruits in the public sector and public administration, where special requirements and qualifications must be taken into account.
5. Research, Education and Teaching
   We've also established ourselves as a market leader in the university, research and education sectors, helping to fill specialist executive positions as well as professorships and research posts.

Our Trademark

Quality and Transparency - Kontrast is committed to transparent working practices and high quality standards. Each placement is based on a thorough analysis of the client's needs and an intensive candidate selection process.

Experience - With over 30 years' experience, Kontrast has an extensive network and in-depth industry knowledge, enabling us to develop tailored solutions for our clients.

Innovative Recruitment - We use advanced remote recruitment and AI tools to identify and recruit suitable candidates in an efficient and targeted manner.

Academically Qualified Team - Our recruiters are not only academically qualified, but also work exclusively for us and are salaried employees.

Certified Consulting Quality - As a recruitment consultancy, we have been quality monitored and certified since 1994, today in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.