Marco Drost

Marco Drost is an independent personnel consultant based in Koblenz, Germany, specialising in recruitment and job placement for IBM i expertise (formerly known as AS/400, iSeries, i5 and System i). The consultant has operated since 2008 and has directly helped over 250 IBM i specialists find their ideal positions through his recruitment services. Drost works with mid-sized companies across Germany and Austria seeking to hire specialists in this legacy but still-operational mainframe technology.

The consultant emphasises a personal approach, describing his philosophy as searching for people, not machines. Drost offers free services to job seekers, providing career counselling and detailed briefings to prepare candidates for employer conversations. For employers, he provides access to a comprehensive pool of talented IBM i professionals matched to their specific needs. He operates with German and Austrian language proficiency and maintains availability from 08:00 to 20:00 hours.

Drost's value proposition combines extensive expertise in the IBM i and AS/400 environment with a strong professional network of mid-sized employers actively recruiting in this specialised field. He provides step-by-step support from initial consultation through contract completion, guided by the principle that finding the right specialist leads to sustained career success and organisational growth.