Eager to grow your company but struggling to find the right talent for your startup?

Transform one of your current team members into a temporary headhunter with our DIY headhunting script

Scaling a team feels like
accelerating with the brakes on...

• You have wildly ambitious hiring targets, but recruitment is going incredibly sloooooow
• The inflow of candidates is disappointing: there are not enough candidates or the quality is so poor that you wouldn't even trust them to make the coffee (let alone help your startup grow!)
• There's no recruitment expert in your team and you feel sick when you hear the usual headhunting fees
• You prefer to spend money on product development, sales and marketing, than on crazy headhunter fees
• Bootstrapping is your thing, but there's no way you can do headhunting on top of your current tasks

I know you want it.
And you want it FAST!

• Hire the right talent : only A-players to grow your startup
• Get it done without spending a huge amount of time, because you simply don't have that time
• Keep your budget under control and spend your money wisely
• Start building essential hiring skills internally and become independent from expensive headhunters

"Impressed by this DIY Headhunting Playbook! Haven't seen any other guides that are relevant both for experienced recruiters and for absolute beginners in candidate outreach. Great recommendations with regard to recruitment tools and talent pools that I didn't know yet. Very specific and concrete recruitment tactics. Top!"

- Dries Hendrickx, Co-Founder ConversationStarter

"I already have a few years of experience in recruitment but still implemented quite some tactics form the playbook. We're now reaching more potential candidates and we have a more structured process for follow-up. We've taken our employer branding to the next level. And now I'm optimising our interview scripts based on my own experience and the tactics from the playbook."

- Joachim Nuyttens, Managing Director Quality & HR Trevalco

"At Funkey, we have been using a lot of recruitment tactics and tools from the playbook in the past weeks and will continue to do so. We already got interesting candidates just by the cold outreaches, so we'll definitely keep on contacting candidates this way. Also loved the hiring scorecard template and assessment tips! We already had some basics rolled out at Funkey but we're are making them more solid now thanks to the playbook. Highly recommended for every startup or scaleup who is hiring more than 1 person in the course of a year. It's ideal when you're starting to hire or when your recruitment process is unstructured. It is very clear and well written."

- Gratiella Hauquier, HR Manager Funkey

If you use our DIY Headhunting Script...

• You avoid paying a dazzling 15k headhunting fee per hire
• You build a team of A-players : you know how to find them and how to convince them to apply
• You save time by building on best practices instead of sending random Linkedin messages with no results
• You build your employer brand by reaching out to candidates directly and owning your hiring process 
• You delegate most of the headhunting to a current team member and only come in on crucial moments
• You have no additional payroll costs
• You have a flexible solution in sync with the speed and intensity of your hiring plan
• You build in-house recruitment expertise, instead of relying on a recruitment agency

Our HR expertise doesn't come from Google or textbooks. And we don't just copy annoying, administrative HR processes from corporates. 

We've worked with many startups and scaleups, where we have successfully built HR practices from scratch!

Here's what some of our customers say...

"My company and team were growing enormously and I felt that it was important in that scale-up phase to pay sufficient attention to the human aspects. Thanks to the professional and personal guidance, HR Design brought out the best in our team.​ It was an asset that we were able to map out a complete trajectory with them because this ensured that a deeper connection could be made. We are very satisfied with the collaboration!"

- Tom Charle, Founder & Managing Director of Aleetoe

"Renta Solutions is a small but fast-growing company and we felt it was time to structure and professionalise HR. Thanks to HR Design, our HR policy is clear and transparent today. We can now fall back on policies and HR processes, which is necessary for a company of a certain size. Our employees now know better what and where, which eliminates possible frustrations. That was an important milestone for us to be able to grow further. The know-how and experience that HR Design brings, is worth gold to startups and scaleups."

- Erik Maes, Managing Director Renta Solutions

Scaling your team costs you precious time and money. If you do it badly, the money is down the drain. If build on best practices from other startups, you get the return on your investment. So if you're still on the fence, let me ask you another question...

What is LATE or BAD HIRING
 currently costing your startup?

Not a pretty picture, right?

Running behind on your hiring plan or doing mishires, is extremely expensive for a startup like yours. Building solid HR practices is not a cost. It is an investment. And it is inevitable. The sooner you start building strong HR processes, the sooner you'll benefit from the return on your investment. 

This headhunting script is 100% for you if

• You have one or more vacancies that are key to grow your startup
• You mainly recruit white-collar profiles (bachelors/masters) 
• There is insufficient candidate inflow or the quality is too low
• You have no appetite to pay a 15K headhunting fee for every hire
• There is no in-house headhunting expertise
• You are a committed to do what is needed to attract top talent

To make this a no-brainer,
we're adding 2 super valuable bonuses: 

BONUS #1 : Job postings that attract A-players

If your job posting is boring as hell (like 99% of the job postings), top talents will ignore you. 

Writing an attractive job posting, is like writing a high converting sales page. You have to put some work into it once, then reuse big chunks time after time... for years! 

We help you make a job posting that works like a magnet for top talent (and scares off unqualified candidates who consume your scarce time).

Extensive PDF guide of 18 pages in English, with guidelines and practical examples.

BONUS #2 : Selection process from A to Z

Hiring decisions are tricky and mishires hurt really bad. Especially for a startup. 

Informal selection interviews may be cosy, but they're definitely not effective. It is simply too great a risk to take.

We help you set up your selection process and reduce the risk of mishires. You'll learn how to do a structured interview and how to use other tools to test motivation fit, culture fit and skill fit.
 
Practical PDF guide of 36 pages in English, with best practices on interviewing, assessment tests and reference checks.

"The recruitment toolkit is very interesting! At Altesia we want to hire enthusiastic people who are looking for a meaningful job (beyond salary package) in a human-sized company with a great atmosphere. And we're now using tips from the Headhunting Playbook to attract candidates in a different way. Regarding job postings, I must say that we still have a lot of work to do. The script for this is also very well done, so we know exactly what to do next. And we're definitely using the proposed structure for the interview and selection process. This headhunting playbook is packed with value!"

- Lara Gouy, HR Manager Altesia

"This recruitment playbook is exactly what I needed when I was hiring the first 5-10 people for my startup. I've found plenty of free hiring tips and tricks online, but I've never found a playbook like this one, that describes from A to Z what I need to do to hire great people. It is unique and I love it!! Today, with our team of 35+ people, we're a bit further in our scaling journey and we have a dedicated HR Business Partner. She has quite some recruitment expertise and even she is super enthusiastic about the playbook ;-). So we are using it to grow our team even further."

- Roeland Vanrenterghem, Co-founder & Managing Partner NS Go/Vaigo

Frequently asked questions

"I updated our job postings based on the playbook and already got feedback from a candidate that he was really intrigued to contact me because it was really speaking to him. Ended up hiring the candidate and he's doing really great. The actionable tips & tricks also helped me get a better idea of how to test skills during the selection process. The playbook is a great tool for getting yourself to a very decent level of recruiting. It's actionable, easy to digest but still complete. It doesn't beat around the bush. Really valuable to many startups I believe, great!!"

- Max Clemens, Head of Sales Lizy & Co-founder Startupcareers.eu

Need to boost your hiring game?
We offer you the full package! 

The full package for a one-time investment of 695€ (excl. VAT)
(The solution for your hiring needs at a fraction of the cost of a headhunter)