European Recruitment · Local & Remote
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Why we exist

European businesses hire in two very different ways. Some roles have to sit in-country: a Munich site engineer, a Milan legal counsel, a Copenhagen wind-turbine project manager. Others are indifferent to geography and are better hired remote: a full-stack engineer, a growth marketer, a bookkeeper, a customer-success lead. Most European employers we speak to have both requirements every quarter.

The recruitment industry has not caught up. In-country desk chains cover local competently but push you toward local for everything. Offshore staffing agencies cover remote competently but push you toward remote for everything. When the honest answer to a brief is a mix, or when you have both requirements simultaneously, you end up managing two vendors and translating between them.

Europe Recruitment was set up to close that gap. One firm. Both models. Honest recommendation on which fits each role. One consultant on the brief from intake through onboarding follow-up.

What we do, plainly

We place hires for European employers across 31 economies: EU-27 plus the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland. Each country has its own consultant lens: sector map, key business hubs, notice-period conventions, package bands in local currency, and a country-appropriate set of recommended remote-hire source markets when the role can be done remotely.

For local hires the person joins your local entity or an appropriate cross-border structure. For remote hires we walk you through direct-hire on your entity via cross-border rules, or payroll and compliance handled by our employer-of-record partner in the talent’s home country.

How we vet

Every candidate on a Europe Recruitment shortlist has been assessed against the same standard before an introduction:

  • Discipline-appropriate skills test (live coding for engineers, portfolio review for designers, live account audit for marketers, live books test for accountants, live customer-service simulation for support)
  • Written English submission graded on clarity, grammar and business register (plus local language screening where relevant)
  • Spoken English confirmed in a live video interview; local-language interviews arranged where the role requires them
  • Working-hours commitment and time-zone overlap confirmed for remote hires
  • Home-office setup verified for remote hires: workspace, screens, camera, backup power, backup internet
  • Two independent references contacted and confirmed
  • Current package broken down in local currency: base, bonus, benefits, notice period, competing offers

Where the remote talent comes from

The right remote source region depends on the country you are hiring for. Poland is our deepest pool for CET/CEST-aligned engineering across German, Dutch, Nordic and Central-European employers. Portugal is a top pick for GMT/WET-aligned roles for UK, Irish and Iberian employers. Romania and Ukraine extend the technical bench across the EET belt. India provides depth for engineering, data and back-office at scale. Latin America extends coverage into the later European working day for global-hours businesses. South Africa is our top English-native remote source for UK and Nordic firms. Each country page carries the region recommendation that fits the market.

Who we work with

Our clients include European technology companies, industrial manufacturers, financial-services firms, professional-services businesses, retail and e-commerce operators, life-sciences and pharma companies, and family-office holdings across the 31 economies we cover. Founders, GMs, department heads and hiring managers who want a shortlist that answers the brief honestly rather than one that answers the vendor’s desk shape.

How we think about a placement

A successful placement is not a signed offer letter. It is the moment eighteen months later when the site engineer has closed out a critical package on plan, when the full-stack engineer has shipped the second major release, when the growth marketer has moved CAC in the right direction three quarters in a row. That is the only outcome that matters, and it is why our published median for hires still in role at twelve months is ninety-one percent, local and remote combined.

Our standards

  • Country-fluent screening. Every consultant is fluent in the country and discipline they recruit for.
  • Honest model recommendation. Local, remote or mix. We tell you what fits the role, not what fits our desk.
  • Tell the truth on package. If a band is light for the market and seniority, we say so before we start.
  • One consultant, end to end. Same person from intake through onboarding follow-up.
  • Discretion by default. Every approach is confidential. Every brief is confidential until you say otherwise.
  • Stand behind the work. Replacement guarantee on every placement. No clawback games.

Want to talk?

Use the contact form and we will come back within one business day. We are available Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm CET.

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