Dominique Raffray - International Human Resources & Management Consulting

In times of globalisation, the enlargement and opening of the European markets, as well as the progressive dynamic sampling of the Asian market, intercultural differences play a more and more important role in the worldwide recruitment of highly qualified specialists and executive staff.

The international consulting company Dominique Raffray specialises in this area.

Expertise

In times of globalisation...

...the enlargement and opening of the European markets, as well as the progressive dynamic sampling of the Asian market, intercultural differences play a more and more important role in the worldwide recruitment of highly qualified specialists and executive staff.

Practical experience shows that even within the single European market as for example Germany-France-England, major intercultural differences have to be taken into consideration. This allows communication problems, services and requirements to be presented clearly and thereby to fill positions successfully and for the long term.

We are specialised in this area and facilitates therefore adequate personnel recruitment and long term personnel development in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Services

Executive search & selection

Direct search

Search and selection of specialists and executive staff worldwide, (mainly first & second level management positions) in consideration of particular country specifics and intercultural differences.

Our search process "10 Steps for your successful recruitment"

We aim at the presentation of adequate candidates within approximately six weeks in consideration of the search process hereafter.

Week 1:

1. In cooperation with the client development of an detailed briefing/ job description
2. Intensive market research
Elaboration of a target companies list
Weekly feed-back with the client regarding the status of the direct search.

Week 2:

3. Identification of potential candidates
Contact of potential sources and candidates out of our database

Weekly feed-back with the client regarding the status of the direct search.

Week 3:

4. First contact of direct search candidates and verification of their motivation for a change of employment
Verifying match of those profiles with the job requirements
5. Detailed telephone interview with the to be considered candidates
Verification of complete application documents

Weekly feed-back with the client regarding the status of the direct search.

Week 4:

6. Personal interview
7. Request for references
Verifying match of candidates the job requirements

Weekly feed-back with the client regarding the status of the direct search.

Week 5:

8. Writing of detailed confidential reports and Feed-back with the client

Weekly feed-back with the client regarding the status of the direct search.

Week 6:

9. Presentation of the top three candidates
10. Herefrom the client is coming (after in general two or three interviews) to an decision

Middle management recruitment
(in particular third & fourth level management positions)

Ad supported search in daily newspapers and trade journals

• Development, publication and handling of an advertisement in German, English and French speaking countries in consideration of the intercultural differences
• Monitoring of the whole recruitment process including evaluation, selection and presentation of candidates

Intercultural career advisory services

Coaching regarding career objectives and the associated application strategies and career development opportunities including:

• Development of complete application documents (hard copy and/or electronic version)
• Verification of certificates/references
• Simulation of telephone interviews
• Simulation of in person job interviews
• Generation of a candidate profile

Focus in this respect are German, English and French speaking countries & companies.

Industries

Industries

• Industry & Trade in particular
  • Machinery & Tooling
  • Plastics Technology
  • Automotive
  • Consumer goods
• IT
• Telecommunication

Markets

• worldwide, mainly
  • Europe (in particular France and Eastern Europe)
  • USA
  • Asia

Dominique Raffray

Main Focus

• International personal consulting
• International recruitment
• Intercultural career advisory services

Background

• Raised bi-culturally (German & French)
• Studies of international business economics, specialisation marketing and foreign trade at the Munich Business School
• Overseas studies at the European-Business-School (ebs) Dublin and European-Business-School (ebs) Paris

Career

• After the Diploma worked in sales in the Energy & Utility industry
• Over the past years operating as Personal Consultant
• In particular search and selection of specialists and executive staff worldwide

Expertise

Attending mandates worldwide in consideration of the particular country specifics and intercultural differences

Languages

• German & French: native
• English: fluent in written and spoke

Contact & masthead

Dominique Raffray
International Human Resources &
Management Consulting

Theresienstrasse 6-8
D-80333 Munich
Tel.: +49 89 288 90-531
Fax.: +49 89 288 90-45
Mobile: +49 170 89 31 844
e-mail: dr@raffray-consulting.com
www.raffray-consulting.com

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