Executive search since 1989

Executive search for companies that take innovation seriously

Executive search since 1989. For more than 35 years, we have helped some of the most innovative and successful companies navigate each new wave of digital transformation, placing the people they needed to move forward, from enterprise IT and digitalisation to cloud, SaaS, data and now AI.

1989
Founded in Copenhagen
35+
Years in the digital economy
1000+
Placements
12+
Industries

Executive search, built for the digital agenda.

For more than 35 years, we've built organisations across the digital economy - from international software leaders and Nordic SaaS, tech and AI businesses to large corporates with ambitious digital agendas.

GlobeSearch consultants meeting with a client in a Copenhagen loft office
Copenhagen

“Think of us as an executive search firm with a dynamic twist: the rigour of a classic search firm, paired with the speed and precision demanded by the digital agenda.”

Our methodology

GlobeSearch Connected
Methods (GCM).

Anyone can present a polished process, but every search succeeds or fails on the same two questions: do you actually know the right people, and will they pick up the phone?

We've built our entire model around answering both with yes - three connected stages, nine deliberate steps, one reliable outcome: the right hire within six weeks of an approved profile.

Read how GCM, AI and people work together

A consultant taking notes during a candidate interview at GlobeSearch
Stage 01 / 3

Discover

We learn the business, the role and the people behind it - before any search begins.

GlobeSearch consultants discussing role, culture and candidate criteria
  1. 01

    Client meeting

    We meet our clients to familiarise ourselves with their needs, culture and candidate criteria.

  2. 02

    Job profile

    We collaborate with our clients to create a detailed and engaging job profile.

  3. 03

    Strategy

    An internal strategy meeting to leverage past experiences, sources and candidates to solve new assignments.

Stage 02 / 3

Engage

We activate our network, our research and our reputation to reach the right people.

Research and digital mapping of the candidate market at GlobeSearch
  1. 04

    Employer branding

    We boost our clients' visibility through job postings on our LinkedIn and website, plus consultancy on employer branding.

  2. 05

    Sources

    We use our extensive experience and network to reach out to relevant sources who help identify the best candidates.

  3. 06

    Research

    Consultants and researchers work side-by-side. Every long-list aims for 50% candidates we already know and 50% new - keeping our network close while staying open to new relations.

Stage 03 / 3

Deliver

We assess, present and stand behind the placement - long after the contract is signed.

A handshake after a completed placement
  1. 07

    Interviews

    Top candidates from research meet with the consultant - typically without disclosing the assignment up front.

  2. 08

    Presentations

    A full presentation day in our neutral surroundings, bringing the most promising candidates and the client together.

  3. 09

    Evaluation

    We assess the placement over the next six months to ensure the right match between candidate and client.

Documentation

A simple philosophy on search.

The same fixed frame on every search.

Senior staffing, double research, a longlist that both uses the network and challenges it, and accountability that continues after the signature.

1 + 2
Senior consultant and two researchers

One senior consultant all the way, with two researchers on every search: One activates the network, one identifies new talent.

50 / 50
Known and new profiles

On every longlist we aim for 50 % candidates we already know and 50 % new profiles.

6 weeks
To a calibrated shortlist

Candidate shortlist within six weeks of an approved job profile.

6 months
Post-hire evaluation

We follow the hire closely through the first six months. The right match has to take root, not just be found.

The evolution of search

Search is changing.The craft remains.

GlobeSearch combines the judgement and relationships of executive search with new possibilities created by AI and Talentplay.

01

SEARCH

The craft remains.

Relationships. Source work. Judgement. Ethics.

GCM

03

TALENTPLAY

The candidate experience evolves.

More dialogue. More clarity. More impact.

Talentplay

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