The journey towards the perfect match.
At Hudson Nordic, we prioritise understanding your unique needs, aspirations, and challenges. Our commitment is to forge lasting, meaningful relationships with our clients & candidates, ensuring we gain a deep, comprehensive understanding of your business and strategic objectives.
For new clients, we are equally dedicated to laying the foundation for a strong, long-term partnership through strategic start-up meetings and insightful discussions. We thoroughly assess key environments, industries, and talent profiles, then craft a tailored strategy to connect you with the very best candidates in the market.
We partner with companies across the Nordics to deliver precision hiring and talent development, from the boardroom to the frontline.
It all starts
with you
In today’s competitive market, evaluating a candidate’s abilities alone is not enough. Leadership potential, business attitudes, and cultural fit are just as vital in making the right hiring decision. We equip our consultants with cutting-edge psychometric tests and the latest research to provide objective, industry-leading assessments.
Our Centre of Excellence in Belgium creates proven tools that uncover candidates’ full potential, giving you valuable insights into their skills.
Our process
in short
Search & Selection
We leverage our extensive network and industry expertise to quickly identify the best talent. Through thorough telephone screenings, we assess initial interest and relevance, ensuring a streamlined, confidential process.
Assessment & Evaluation
Our unique approach goes beyond traditional methods. We conduct in-depth interviews and use Hudson Solutions’ comprehensive testing package, including personality, motivation, and competency assessments. Our exclusive Assessment and Development Centers take it further, with full-day evaluations involving role-plays, case studies, and competency-based interviews.
The Final Handshake
Once the ideal candidate is selected, we guide both parties through the contract process, ensuring a perfect fit. Our support doesn’t end at hire; we stay closely involved during the first year to ensure success for both the client and candidate.
Your second opinion
In today’s dynamic market, assessing a candidate's
abilities alone is no longer enough.
Leadership potential, business attitudes, and cultural fit are equally crucial in making the right hiring decision. Our Competency Framework is designed to define the behaviours expected at different levels within your organisation. It helps in attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting talent by offering a foundation to:
The 5+1 Competency Model is central to our recruitment strategy, based on research into over 100 competency models. It identifies five core competencies—Information, People, Task, Interpersonal, and Personnel Management—along with technical expertise specific to the role. This flexible model adapts to various positions, ensuring a tailored recruitment profile that aligns with your company’s culture and strategic needs. Our Centre of Excellence in Belgium develops well-documented, proven test tools that help us uncover candidates' full potential, ensuring you gain deep insights into their skills and preferences. Our Competency Framework is designed to define the behaviours expected at different levels within your organisation. It helps in attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting talent by offering a foundation to:
Predict cultural fit and job performance, we use the our Business Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ), assessing 25 personality dimensions. Tested on over 60,000 candidates, it offers valuable insights into candidate fit and competencies, ensuring a focused interview experience. We use our Motivational Drives Questionnaire (MDQ) that measures up to 15 motivational dimensions, to provide insights into what drives employees, boosting their job satisfaction and performance.
Our Reasoning Ability Tests (RAT) assess cognitive potential through abstract, verbal, and numerical skills, tailored to specific roles. These tests provide an objective measure of a candidate’s overall capabilities, offering a clear view of their potential for success within your organisation.
Our recruitment process
Stage
We start with a kick-off meeting to align on objectives and key challenges. We then conduct a competency workshop to define skills and attributes. Finally, we gather all needed materials to ensure a seamless and efficient recruitment process.
Stage
We begin with search and screening to identify the most suitable candidates. We then conduct biographical interviews for deeper insight into their backgrounds. Finally, we provide reporting with detailed updates and outcomes.
Stage
Here we create a shortlist of candidates, selected for their strong alignment with the role. We then conduct in-depth evaluations to gain further insights into their qualifications and potential.
Stage
In Stage 4, we provide feedback on candidates’ test performance, offering valuable insights. We then present the most suitable profiles. For roles needing deeper evaluation, we recommend our optional assessment centre with practical scenario testing.
Stage
Lastly, we validate candidates through thorough reference checks and support the final selection to ensure the right match. We also provide follow-up support for up to a year, offering guidance and addressing any emerging needs.
Common
Questions
WHAT INDUSTRIES DOES HUDSON NORDIC OPERATE WITHIN?
At Hudson Nordic, we partner with organisations across a wide range of industries. Our expertise spans sectors such as logistics, real estate, engineering, manufacturing, FMCG, technology, and media, as well as pharma, biotech, medtech, marine, and electronics. We also serve clients within the financial services, insurance, telecommunications, gaming, and retail sectors. Additionally, we have strong experience supporting organisations in the NGO, social care, and public sectors, along with high-growth scale-ups and start-ups. Whether it’s executive, specialist, or leadership roles, our deep sector understanding enables us to deliver tailored recruitment and development solutions across this diverse landscape.
HOW LONG WILL THE PROCESS TAKE?
At Hudson Nordic, we specialize in filling complex roles that require careful consideration of the position’s requirements and the ideal candidate’s unique traits. Our recruitment process is tailored to these complexities and typically takes between 3-4 weeks and 8-9 weeks, depending on the specifics of the role and chosen approach. We focus on agility and efficiency, ensuring the perfect match for your needs.
Hudson Nordic, operates across a broad range of industries, including logistics, real estate, engineering, manufacturing, FMCG, technology, and media. We also support clients in pharma, biotech, medtech, marine, electronics, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, gaming, and retail.
Take a look at some of the positions we’ve successfully filled.
— CEO / Managing Directors
— Chief Operating Officers
— Chief Commercial Officers
— Finance Managers
— Enterprise Architects
— Solution Architects
— Finance Business Partners
— HR Business Partners
— Senior Specialists