1COMPANY
Rechsteiner Partners has been a fixture in the Swiss executive search industry since 1982. In the interests of our clients, we pursue an exclusively quality-oriented approach in finding, selecting, and evaluating candidates. Our focus is on filling top-level and second-level executive and highly qualified specialist positions.
With our well-defined best practice processes and our balanced, analytical yet service-oriented approach, we consistently achieve the best results in filling critically important positions in our clients' corporate hierarchies.
on our strength -
Executive Search
Our consultants and our in-house research department have the requisite experience, contacts, and insider knowledge of their industries. That makes them valued partners even before the actual search process begins -- for analyzing the specific task and qualification requirements and in determining the optimal search strategy.
2EXECUTIVE SEARCH
ANALYSIS
- Analysis of the company- and function-specific requirements of the position during a personal discussion with HR and the relevant operating department, usually on-site
- Clarification of the personality profile ("soft skills") of the candidate with regard to the company culture and structure.
- Laying out of the search strategy and generation of the target company list.
RESEARCH
- Market and network research
- Identification and initial qualification of potentially suitable candidates
- Generation of the "long list" (list of possible candidates based on industry sector, position, and function)
SELECTION
- Professional approach to the identified/recommended persons and clarification of the interests of the parties
- Prequalification of interested candidates
- Performance of structured interviews
- Preparation of informative dossiers of the most suitable candidates with a comprehensive assessment of their skills and personal qualifications
PRESENTATION
- Presentation of the candidates to the client
- Organization of interviews
- Moderating and conducting the interviews, as necessary
- Obtaining of additional references
- Support in reaching a decision
COMPLETION
- Support during contract negotiations
- Rejection management for the unsuccessful candidates
- Evaluation of the project process ("client satisfaction")
- Follow-up support (candidate/client) for a certain period of time)
1 ANALYSIS
2 RESEARCH
3 SELECTION
PRESENTATION 4
COMPLETION 5
- Analysis of the company- and function-specific requirements of the position during a personal discussion with HR and the relevant operating department, usually on-site
- Clarification of the personality profile ("soft skills") of the candidate with regard to the company culture and structure.
- Laying out of the search strategy and generation of the target company list.

3TEAM
CONSULTANTS

Peter Schär


4INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICS, ENERGY
CONSTRUCTION, PROPERTIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CONSUMER INDUSTRY, TRADE
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
LIFE SCIENCE, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, HEALTCARE
PUBLIC SERVICES
INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICS, ENERGY
- General Manager (Metalwork)
- Production Manager (Mechanical Engineering)
- Head of Profit Centre (Production)
- Design Engineers
- Key Account Manager (Electronics)
- Head of Supply Chain Management (Rail)
- General Counsel (Rail)
- Head of Bogie and Simulation (Rail)
- Project Manager (Rail)
- Commodity Manager (Rail)
- Head of Technical Editing (Rail)
- Head of HR (Automotive)
- Vice President Operations (Fibre-Optic)
- Account Manager (Laser)
- Senior Project Manager (Energie)
CONSTRUCTION, PROPERTIES
- Technical Manager
- Head of Sales
- Project Manager Building Construction
- Project Manager Civil Engineering
- Site Manager Structural and Civil Engineering
- Department Head (Architecture)
- BU Manager (Properties)
- Department Head Building Construction
- Department Manager (Electrical Installation)
- Department Manager (Plumbing)
- Department Head (Heating)
- Head of Facility Management
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Head of IT (Federal Administration)
- Senior Engineer Citrix (Outsourcing Partner)
- Project Manager Software Development (IT Service Provider)
- Software Architect (Engineering)
- Business Analyst (Banking)
- Software Engineer ERP
- Account Manager (Logistics Software)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Product Manager (Insurance)
- HR Manager (Insurance)
- Sales Strategy Manager (Insurance)
- Account Manager (Insurance)
- Divisional Director HR (Banking)
- Private Banker (Banking)
- Investment Banker (Banking)
- Director Business Development (Consulting)
- Key Account Manager (Consulting)
CONSUMER INDUSTRY, TRADE
- CEO (Retail Industry)
- Commercial Director (Retail Industry)
- Product Manager (Retail Industry)
- Head of Production (Food Industry)
- Director Sales (Fashion)
- Chief Accountant (Fashion)
- Controller (Fashion)
- General Manager (Luxury Goods)
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
- Senior Regulatory Manager (Pharmaceutical)
- Product Manager (Pharmaceutical)
- Head of Production (Chemical)
- Team Leader Synthesis (Chemical)
LIFE SCIENCE, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, HEALTCARE
- Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs (Medical Devices)
- General Manager Germany (Diagnostics)
- Product Manager (Instruments)
- Account Manager (Optics)
- General Manager Singapore (Medical Devices)
- Director Sales and Marketing (Medical Devices)
- Director Quality Management (Life Science)
- VP Development and Multi-Project-Management (Surgery)
- Reimbursement Manager (Healthcare)
PUBLIC SERVICES
- Head of Finance (Federal Agency)
- Director IT (Federal Agency)
- Divisional Director HR (City Administration)
- Construction Manager (City Administration)
- Financial Accountant (City Administration)
- Controller (Commune)
5CONTACT
1ZURICH
Bahnhofstrasse 37
CH-8001 Zurich
Telephone: +41 44 315 16 60
Email: zuerich@rechsteiner-partners.com
