Kooku named top personnel consultant 2026: Full points in the brand eins / Statista ranking
Kooku named top personnel consultant 2026: Full points in the brand eins / Statista ranking We have an announcement that we are proud of. Kooku Recruiting GmbH, based in Berlin, is one of the best recruitment consultancies in Germany in 2026. In the first brand eins / Statista Ranking The Best Recruitment Consultants of 2026, […]
The Kooku Employer Branding Score: Why we reject every 7th recruiting mandate
The Kooku Employer Branding Score: Why we reject every 7th recruiting mandate By Mathias Mengel, CEO Kooku Recruiting GmbH | March 12, 2026 | Reading time: approx. 10 minutes We do not accept around 15 % of all inquiries that reach us immediately. Not because we don’t have the capacity. But because we know that […]
Kooku strengthens strat. Sales: Michael Budzowski becomes Director Strategic Sales & Partnerships
Recruiting as a growth lever instead of an isolated service. With this conviction, we are expanding our management structure and focusing on long-term recruiting partnerships. New role, clear focus As of January 1, 2026, we have created a new position: Director Strategic Sales & Partnerships. Michael Oliver Budzowski has taken on this role and is […]
Recruiting for management consultancies: Practical report from 10 years of experience – How we support consulting firms in talent acquisition
Why consulting recruiting is particularly challenging The consulting market is one of the most competitive recruiting markets of all. While many industries are competing for specialists, management consultancies are not only competing with each other – from large consulting firms to specialized boutiques and medium-sized companies – but also increasingly with private equity portfolio companies, […]
AI Act training: How companies will fulfill the AI training obligation from 2025
Since February 2, 2025, companies in the EU have been obliged to train their employees in the use of AI systems. This obligation arises from Article 4 of the EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI Regulation), the so-called AI Act. The regulation affects almost every company that uses AI tools – from ChatGPT in marketing […]
AI-First experience report: How we accelerated our recruiting process in 90 days
Three months ago, we put our team into a virtual AI lab – digital post-its, whiteboards and lots of prompt experiments. As a data-driven recruiting agency, we were already fast, but the lab showed that there was even more know-how slumbering under the hood. We dissected the entire funnel, collected ideas – and are now […]
Design in Transition: Part 3 – The growing role of ICs and fractional leads
From Jan Pautsch, Director Kooku X, theem Expert Search Service from Kooku Recruiting Partners. As a global design headhunter based in Berlin, I offer deep insights into the German and international design markets. In many discussions with industry experts, topics such as the evolution of the role of the product designer, the challenges of design […]
Mastering Your Recruiting Process – Blog 2/5: Passive & Active Sourcing
1. sourcing | introduction What is Sourcing all about? Simply put, it is about identifying & acquiring the candidates you are looking for. Basically, we can divide candidates into two groups: actively looking candidates (the applicants), and passive candidates (those who are not actively looking for a job change) who may be open for a […]
Mastering Your Recruiting Process 1/5: The Nine HR Theses Framework & Recruiting Process Introduction
Introduction Table of Contents A recruiter’s life can be a tough life: Everybody who is working in the recruiting domain will remember some hard times while getting the right candidate signed for a specific role. Facing a vacancy portfolio in the two digits numbers or suffering from dealing with too much administrative work, unclear process […]
Equality in the workplace
How equality succeeds in the workplace Equality means fair treatment of people regardless of gender, disability, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or age. In the workplace, equality means ensuring that people have equal opportunities and equal pay. Moreover, it means also be accepted for their differences. Diversity in the company and the consequences Equality in the […]
