The renowned magazine WirtschaftsWoche commissioned this study on the executive search consultancy market in collaboration with Christel Gade, professor at the IUBH International University in Bad Honnef and expert in the headhunter industry. Between July and November, around 2,500 personnel decision-makers from German companies filled out the specially created questionnaires and evaluated over 880 executive search consultancies. Among other things, they stated how satisfied they were with various executicve search consulting agencies and awarded stars for good or excellent service. This anonymous survey was supported by the DFK (Association for Specialists and Executives) and the BDU (Federal Association of German Management Consultants).

Ralf Hager, founder and managing director of Hager Unternehmensberatung, which specialises in executive search, commented about this award:

"We see ourselves as a high-profile consultancy that aims at searching for executives. Therefore, I am particularly pleased that we are now firmly among the best executive search consultancies in Germany in the exclusive WirtschaftsWoche ranking. This reflects the quality and also our firmly established excellence in processing. We know how difficult it is to find suitable candidates. For many companies, top-quality support from executive search consultants is essential. Meanwhile, with our more than 110 employees, we can meet the requirements placed on professional recruitment consultancies with great efficiency. At this point, I would also like to highlight the excellent performance and commitment of my teams, who are constantly developing our processes and thus ensuring customer satisfaction."