Translations

KEYMAN: Bringing its values to life every day and contributing its know-how in the service of the City

1. Organizational Governance

Strategy and organization

Sector Services

Year 2014

Country France

Transmitter

Context

Created in 2004 and located in Roubaix (59), Keyman over seven years has become the leading French “headhunting” recruitment agency north of Paris. With its 18 employees, Keyman accompanies enterprises in their search for key employees in middle and top management. In a context where the rate of unemployment among sought-after candidates is much lower than the national average, Keyman has decided to focus primarily on direct approach, or “headhunting”. In a very competitive environment, Keyman differentiates itself thanks to a very strong internal corporate culture based on written values and to its involvement in the City.

Objectives

Evaluate the professionalism of candidates
Ensure the well-being of employees
Remain involved in the City

APPROACH

The values of the enterprise were written in 2006 by the whole team and are translated into concrete actions. They concern the employees, the customers and the candidates. In 2012, they were updated and they are now painted on the walls of meeting and interviews rooms. Keyman’s governance is based on these values and generates strong involvement from each employee. Each employee has equal weight in the taking of decisions.The employees benefit from training every year and a profit-sharing system to build motivation.Remuneration and profit-sharing are transparent. Attentive to the well-being of its employees, the company has put in place a personalized approach to on-boarding all new employees: 10 minutes of speed dating with each employee, a mentor, a Welcome Guidebook, and an integration schedule. Connected to its customers by a Commitments Charter, Keyman also practices a policy of complete honesty with regard to candidates. Keyman is involved in the City with the Ecole de la 2ème Chance, Dispocadres and recruitment groups from the Alliances Network.

Best Practice spotted by Réseau Alliances) in 2012 and updated in 2014

CONTRIBUTION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE

Revenues grew by 60% between 2010 and 2011 and stability of the company's activity between 2012 and 2014 regardless the difficult context for headhunting agencies
Brand awareness strengthened

Benefits

100% of employees trained each year
15% of profits shared with employees equally
Doubling of the workforce in 5 years
92% rate of customer satisfaction
Ecole de la 2ème Chance: assistance in integration and insertion of 20 students each year