At a glance
- Outcome
- 1 month of on-site embedded cover with zero hiring downtime
- Duration
- 1 month
- Service
- Embedded Recruitment
- Sector
- MedTech · Hardware
- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
The challenge
The challenge.
The client, a Swiss medtech building continuous glucose monitoring hardware, had a one-month gap to cover the absence of their recruitment manager. We deployed one of our senior recruiters from Munich to Zurich on-site within days. The recruiter sat inside the team, owned active pipelines for hardware and firmware roles, ran interviews, and handed back a clean ATS and a calibrated pipeline at the end of the month.
The engagement
How we ran it.
We staffed the search with senior recruiters who already operate in medtech · hardware and the local Zurich market. The brief was calibrated in week one with the hiring manager, and we ran a tight structured process with weekly funnel reporting.
Sourcing was outbound-led, with deep market mapping of the qualified pool and direct candidate conversations — not job-board posts. Every shortlisted candidate was qualified against the hiring bar before reaching the client.
Roles hired
What we hired.
Embedded Recruiter (1-month on-site cover)
The client, a Swiss medtech building continuous glucose monitoring hardware, had a one-month gap to cover the absence of their recruitment manager. We deployed one of our senior recruiters from Munich to Zurich on-site within days. The recruiter sat inside the team, owned active pipelines for hardware and firmware roles, ran interviews, and handed back a clean ATS and a calibrated pipeline at the end of the month.
Candidate landscape
Candidate landscape.
Zurich local market
We started with the local Zurich pool of medtech · hardware talent — passive senior profiles, not active job-seekers.
Adjacent markets & relocation
When the local pool was too narrow, we widened to adjacent DACH and EU markets and ran relocation as a parallel track where needed.
How we ran it
Process.
- Week 1
Calibration
Deep brief with the hiring manager, scorecard agreed, target-company list signed off.
- Weeks 2–3
Active outbound
Outbound to the calibrated long-list, structured screens, weekly funnel readout to the client.
- Final phase
Close
Final-round interviews, references, offer support and signed contract.
The outcome
Outcome.
1 month of on-site embedded cover with zero hiring downtime — The recruiter sat inside the team, owned active pipelines for hardware and firmware roles, ran interviews, and handed back a clean ATS and a calibrated pipeline at the end of the month.
Client quote: "They were on-site in days and kept our pipeline moving while our manager was out." — People Lead.
FAQ
FAQ.
- Why did this search work in 1 month?
- Because we started with a calibrated brief, ran an outbound-led process against a mapped long-list, and qualified rigorously before sending candidates. No job-board volume play.
- Do you take similar mandates in Zurich?
- Yes — we run embedded recruitment mandates in Zurich regularly. Brief us and we will come back inside 48 hours with a feasibility view.
- Can you guarantee a similar timeline?
- Every search has its own market dynamics. We commit to a calibrated timeline after week one and report against it weekly.
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