Automan

Automan specialises exclusively in recruitment and selection within the automotive industry, serving as a pole position recruitment partner for automotive businesses. Founded in 1986, the firm is the oldest automotive recruitment bureau in the Netherlands, having built an enormous network over decades. Automan places professionals in technical, commercial and financial-administrative roles who are open to career advancement at mid or senior management, director or board level positions.

The company describes its mission as connecting automannen (automotive professionals) with automotive businesses seeking talented individuals for appropriate roles. For professionals, Automan provides new challenges enabling them to take the next step in their automotive careers. The firm specialises in werving en selectie (recruitment and selection), executive search, interim professionals, interim management and consultancy. Completed assignments include placement of cluster managers, directors and sales representatives across major automotive retail and distribution groups.

Automan's automotive headhunters research candidate suitability extensively, combining interviews with the Automan E-Assessment, recognised by the Dutch Institute of Psychologists as one of the two best HRM personality tests with predictive accuracy exceeding 90 per cent. The firm is puro gericht (purely focused) on the automotive sector with in-depth knowledge of where quality automotive professionals operate.