German Business Awards 2020

8 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2020 German Business Awards , Best Recruitment Consultancy - North Rhine-Westphalia The value of a good recruitment consultancy to business cannot be understated. A company is made on the ability of its employees to thrive and flourish in even the most challenging of scenarios. We take a look at the teambehind Advisa Personal GmbH, an owner-managed recruitment firm that operates across Germany to see how they’ve managed to achieve such astonishing success in the German Business Awards 2020. Sep20847 When it comes to finding specialists, managers and engineering staff, the challenge is not just in bringing forward qualified and experienced options, but a choice that is ideally suited to the role at hand. Every business has its own unique set of requirements that must be met, and every person their own hopes for the role in question. Matching these two factors is not simply a skill, it’s an artform that the team at Advisa Personal GmbH have perfected. With three decades of experience in the field, the talented team have proven themselves more than capable of finding solutions where many struggle. For them, it’s a matter of exploring all of the opportunities and putting a new perspective forward on behalf of clients. Needless to say, the team has achieved exceptional results for those in the field of personnel services and personnel consulting. They excel in the provision of placements for qualified specialists from many areas including technical building equipment, mechanical and plant engineering, taxation, electrical engineering to name but a few. Over the years, the team have become partners to many well-known companies the length and breadth of Germany, gaining a reputation for being reliable, open and fair. These relationships are the cornerstone of the company, demonstrating how committed the team is to not only finding the ideal candidate for a company, but to continue to build a company to new and exciting levels of success. Customers who use their services are only presented with candidates who are really suitable, unlike some recruitment firms who are determined to meet a quota of options, regardless of their prospects in the role. Of course, recruitment is one of the big areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the team has made its name in practical work that must continue as near to normal as possible. The automotive industry, which has long been a key pillar of the firm’s business model has undergone a great deal of stress. This is not exclusively to do with the challenges of social distancing, but involves finding the right supplies as machine builders are also affected by the virus. That said, the team has some success stories with which it can be credited over the last year. The construction industry, whether it’s industrial or commercial construction, has thrived, with a rising need for skilled workers. Obviously, this has proven to be a service which the team are able to deliver with aplomb. Through a lot of acquisitions in the construction sector, the business has been able to absorb a lot of the difficulties that 2020 has thrown up. This ability to be flexible when it comes to serving partner organisations has been of tremendous benefit to all concerned with Advisa Personal GmbH. It has allowed the business to work across many different sectors in many different industries. By understanding the precise requirements of partner organisations, the team has grown to become incredibly successful. As a German-based company, Advisa Personal GmbH must operate in a way that meets the legal requirements of the country. Much of this is incredibly beneficial to the firm, but some aspects of the framework conditions leave a little to be desired. Over the coming months and years, the team are hoping to push for changes in terms of tax, protection against dismissal and lowered administrative costs. This would not only be to the benefit of the firm, but to companies, employers and employees in every sector. For a business that prides itself on an exceptional record when it comes to getting others employed, it’s little wonder that the team put the value of their staff above and beyond the competition. Dealing with each employee fairly is a critical factor when it comes to examining the internal culture of this German success story. The values of honesty, trust, openness, good pay and a pleasant working environment are important components of the team’s work ethic, and those who come on board must be willing to implement these attributes into their work. One of the things that has always set Advisa Personal GmbH apart has been the family-run nature of the business. In the future, founder and managing director Eckhard Breitenbach is looking to hand over the firm to his children. When this occurs, he hopes to pass over a firm that is well-established within the industry, holding a reputation for excellence that is unparalleled. While the recruitment aspect of Advisa Personal GmbH has gone from strength to strength, the team are always looking at other avenues through which the firm will be able to thrive. Currently, there are many different options for expanding services, including increasing the work of the