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Executive Search

When your organization needs a new leader, we’ll help you find the right person for the job – but not necessarily the one you expect. With Michaël Berglund Executive Search, you can get help identifying different candidates who have the right skill sets and fit your company’s culture and values. This way, you build the best foundation for long-term success.

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<h4>An experienced partner</h4>
For more than 35 years, we’ve been a trusted leader recruitment partner for Swedish companies, government agencies and other organizations.
<h4>On target</h4>
97% of our final job candidates stay in their positions for two years or more.
<h4>A customer favorite</h4>
Most of our clients want to work with us again – and we nurture long-term partnerships.

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women recruited to executive positions since 2001

completed assignments

We interview key members of your company’s management team, individually and anonymously. This gives us a clear picture of both the position to be filled and your business. From the interviews, we formulate a job requirements profile with the experience and personal qualities you’re looking for. You approve the requirements profile.

Needs analysis

Based on our analysis, we develop a custom search strategy adapted to your recruitment’s specific needs. This way, we can conduct precise searches in our own candidate bank and identify the right networks and digital channels we should be looking at.

Executive search strategy

Potential job candidates are selected in a sequence of interview steps. After each step, the candidates whose experience best matches the requirements profile proceed to the next step in the process. We place a special emphasis on getting a nuanced picture of the job candidates’ leadership style. They undergo world-leading, scientifically proven personality tests, problem-solving tests, cases, and structured in-depth interviews. This gives us a good idea of the candidates’ capacity, potential, and how they react under pressure.

Job candidate selection

After the extensive selection process, we present you with the best job candidates and our analysis of them. We then book interviews with each candidate and follow-up meetings with the individuals you would like to proceed with.

Meet the job candidates

We check that the final candidate is suitable for meeting the challenges of the position. As part of our job suitability test we do an extensive reference check, interviewing at least six people for 45 minutes each. To get an overview, we interview references according to our 360-degree method. This means that we talk to different people who have been the job candidate’s manager, direct report, and colleague.

Job suitability tests

You agree on the start date and appropriate compensation package. Next, we follow up the process through regular check-ins with you and your new leader.

You’ve got a new leader!

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To get a clear picture of the desired profile, we interview selected members of your board, nomination committee and owners. We then compile a requirements profile that you and your organization can consider and, if necessary, adjust before we proceed. We can also provide advice on the composition of the board and board fees.

We identify a number of candidates based on the requirements profile, and together with you and your organization we discuss which ones to proceed with. Next, we draw up a timetable for recruitment based on the time you have available to meet the candidates. We then contact the desired job candidates to confirm their initial interest in the assignment.

Sourcing and contact

We meet each candidate for an exploratory, informative meeting. Our discussions focus on what the candidates can bring to the table for your organization’s board, their experience of board assignments, and their view of what a good board assignment entails.

We interview the job candidates

After the extensive selection process, we present you with a few of the top job candidates and our analysis of them. We then book an interview between you and the candidate, as well as follow-up meetings with the candidates you prefer to proceed with. Throughout the recruitment process, we take responsibility for booking meetings, verifying the candidates’ continued interest, and answering any questions after their meetings with you.

You meet the selected candidates

We carry out thorough and methodical reference calls. We carefully consider the job candidates’ background, ability to collaborate, and contributions on other boards. If necessary, we also perform an extended background check.

Reference checks

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Executive Search

Why Michaël Berglund Executive Search?

An experienced partner

On target

A customer favorite

Recruit the right leader

Recruit the right board member

Contacts

Carina Thorén

Ewa Kuszelewski

Joakim Säll

Martin Hellströmer

Ebba von Schwerin

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