Straight answers to fair questions
What clients and candidates ask us most often. If your question isn’t here, write to us.
For clients
01How much does it cost?
Headhunting is 18% of the hired candidate’s annual gross salary. Executive Search is 22–25%, paid in three parts. Market Mapping starts at €2,500. The minimum fee is €3,000, and all amounts exclude VAT.
02Do we pay if we don’t hire anyone?
Not for Headhunting: you pay only when a contract is signed. For Executive Search, the first two instalments fall due when the Order is signed and when the shortlist is presented, so they pay for the search work itself; the third falls due on the hire. That’s why we only take on mandates we’re confident we can deliver.
03How long does it take?
A shortlist in about 15 working days. A signed contract usually takes 3–6 weeks for specialists and 6–10 weeks for directors. Then comes the candidate’s notice period, usually 30 days and sometimes up to 3 months.
04Why not just post a job ad ourselves?
For many roles a job ad works well, and we’ll tell you so. For key roles the best people usually aren’t looking and don’t read ads. You have to find them, interest them and assess them. That’s our job.
05Do you work exclusively?
Executive Search is always exclusive, because that’s the only way to guarantee confidentiality and one voice in the market. Headhunting can also be non-exclusive.
06How do you keep things confidential?
We don’t post ads, and we keep your company’s name confidential until a candidate is seriously interested. We share candidates’ details with you only with their consent.
07Will you recruit people from our company?
No. We don’t approach people at the companies we work for, while the mandate runs and for 12 months after it.
08Do you search outside Bulgaria?
Yes. We search for Bulgarians in the EU and the UK who are ready to come back, and for foreign specialists when the role can be done in English.
09What do you need from us to start?
A call of about 45 minutes, a job description (a draft is fine) and a signed contract. We start within 2 working days after that.
10What if the person leaves?
If they leave, or you part ways, within 3 months (Headhunting) or 6 months (Executive Search), we find a replacement at no new fee.
For candidates
01Do I pay anything?
No. We never take money from candidates: not for a conversation, not for an introduction and not after a hire. The hiring company pays.
02Will my employer find out?
Not from us. We never share your profile without your explicit consent, and then only for the specific role you agreed to.
03Why did you call me?
Because a specific role looks like a good fit for your experience. In the first conversation we tell you how we know about you. If you’d rather we didn’t contact you again, we stop.
04How long do you keep my details?
Until you ask us to delete them or withdraw your consent. We don’t delete on a timer: you decide, and one message to privacy@huntconsult.space is enough. The details are in the Candidate Privacy Notice.
05How do I ask you to delete my details?
Write to privacy@huntconsult.space or use the request form. If you ask us not to contact you again, we keep only a one-way coded form (a hash) of your contact details on a do-not-contact list, so that we don’t approach you again by mistake.
Didn’t find an answer?
Write to search@huntconsult.space or call us. We reply within 24 hours.
- search@huntconsult.space
- +359 87 622 5224
- 103 Vitosha Blvd, 1000 Sofia
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00
- We reply within 24 hours.