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 […]
AI superworker organization vs. recruiting in German SMEs… still in the fax age in many places
While Josh Bersin¹ the AI-driven superworker in mind, AI is “everywhere” and teams are using agents in Zapier or n8n workflow universes, something completely different often happens in German SMEs: The recruiting infrastructure is lying idle. Not in the sense of “there’s still room for improvement”. But in the sense of: There is often not […]
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 […]
Active sourcing methods: 7 strategies that really work
The inconvenient truth about active sourcing 77% of talent leaders describe active sourcing as “essential” or “very important” for their recruiting strategy. But here comes the paradox: only 27% actively source more than half of their hires. (Source: TestGorilla) What’s going wrong? After over 200 successful customer projects at Kooku, we know: Active sourcing only […]
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 […]
Recruiting developments 2025: Review and outlook for companies
2025 was a special year for recruiting. On the one hand, there were signs of an easing on the labor market. On the other hand, many familiar problems remained and new challenges arose. Companies had to learn to deal with fewer applications, rising candidate expectations and the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence. This review summarizes […]
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 […]
EU AI Act in recruiting: What HR needs to know now
The EU AI Act is the first EU law to categorize AI according to risk class. All tools that prepare hiring or promotion decisions are considered high-risk and must meet strict requirements on transparency, bias control and human oversight from 2025/26. Contents Current status at the beginning of 2026 [update January 2026] The EU AI […]
