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Company Presentation Partners K2

The K2 Group is a market-leading SAP recruitment company, focusing on providing clients with ERP specialists on a permanent and contract basis.

Our success is down to two simple factors; we have a strong understanding of the markets in which we operate and we have built up excellent relationships with our clients and consultants alike.

Our achievements within SAP means we are now also recognised as an official preferred

supplier to SAP in the EMEA region and a Gold Partner to SAP America.

Partners K2 provides its clients with advice, support and expertise in the selection and recruitment of

permanent staff. Our quality driven processes and corporate guiding principles ensure, clients receive

innovative and effective solutions to finding great people for their organisations.

We truly specialise and devote our full attention to this challenging resource market.

Although our core market is SAP, we also have extensive experience in delivering consultants within the following areas:

ERP - Oracle, PeopleSoft EAI - Tibco, WebMethods, Oracle, SQL CRM - Siebel BI – Cognos, Business Objects, SAS, Microsoft BI, Oracle BI EE, Hyperion

We currently have more than 400 clients across 50 countries globally. In 2008 alone, the K2 Group

made more than 1,600 placements.

About Partners K2

Background

Partners K2 is the permanent staffing solution provider of K2 Human Capital Solutions. Our sister

company K2 Partnering Solutions Ltd has been delivering contract IT professionals to the market

place since 1998 and is a leading supplier in Europe and the USA.

Since 2005, at Partners K2, we recognise that the most valued asset of our business, is our people.

Our consultants are the key to the effective solutions and the unrivalled services that we are able to

offer our business partners.

Our expectations are high and our business is demanding. It takes an exceptional individual with a

strong character to be successful in such a challenging environment. Our people are unique – their

professionalism and experience, complemented by a positive outlook and sheer determination, allows

Partners K2 to be a leading force within the specialist staffing market.

Today, we are recognised as an innovator within our field and we are proud of the unrivalled service

that we offer to both our clients and specialists.

We have more than 200 associates working across 8 regional offices, however the geographical

regions we work across extends beyond that:

Geneva – France and Switzerland

London – UK, North and South Europe

Stuttgart – Germany and Austria

Providence – US market

San Francisco – West Coast US

Boston – East Coast US

Sao Paulo – South America

Tokyo – Asia-Pacific

Global Reach

Our Unique Values

“Being the best by working with the best”

Our values have been generated to drive every aspect of our business. They

are central to everything we do. Our values are:

Excel through Quality

Create and Embrace Change

Use Knowledge Intelligently

Open & Honest Relationships

Our Service

As the leading provider of SAP permanent staffing solutions, Partners K2 provides its clients with

advice, support and expertise to tailor a solution that fits their needs.

With our groups market experience and focus, our clients can be assured of quality, professionalism

and innovation in every aspect of our service together with access to a unique pool of talent.

Your benefits include:

tailored recruitment solutions regarding specialist and leadership positions

Focus staff/management on core competencies

Increase process control and efficiency

Provide quality - candidates, service, relationships

Provide a fast, efficient and cost effective solution of the highest quality

The most relevant candidate for the role

The candidate who fits the ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ criteria

Reduce risk with standardised screening and referencing together with extensive support

throughout and beyond the specific assignment

Increase candidate flow for challenging roles by accessing the international K2 candidate pool

Open & Honest approach at all times

Our Service

The service we provide is designed around the varying needs of our clients. From reacting to

unexpected requirements to managing recruitment campaigns, Partners K2 has a flexible and

responsive delivery model to anticipate our clients requirements.

Search & Selection

Our pro-active teams are continually screening candidates, checking for availability and updating the

K2 database. As a result, we are able to react quickly to requirements with permanent candidates.

Our service is driven by quality and relies on the continuing development of our professional network

of exceptionally talented individuals unavailable through other recruitment channels.

Managed Services

Partners K2 often manage recruitment campaigns on behalf of our clients. Advertising, interviewing

and shortlisting suitable candidates as well as induction management are some of the components of

the service we provide our clients.

Our Service

Contract

As well as permanent SAP recruitment, K2 also offers a substantial contract SAP recruitment service across all of our offices.

We have dedicated teams who each focus on a specific region/market, based on their expertise. Both our contract and permanent teams work together seamlessly to offer a comprehensive service to our clients, whatever their needs. This can be tailored, depending on your specific requirements.

REQ™

REQ™ is a unique candidate rating methodology, which we created in collaboration with our clients and consultants. Relationships are the core foundation of our business and so this system ensures that we are able to rank, as well as track the development of our relationship with our consultants as the rating is dynamic.

REQ™ is a rating system based on our relationship with the consultant, their expertise and the quality of their previous work, based on references.

It enables us to access the top consultants in any given discipline at any given time, meaning that we can service our clients more efficiently than our competitors.

Methods

Our recruiter teams are specifically experienced in the SAP market and posess strong track records in recruitment or direct search. The approach of our consultants is professional, trustworthy, proactive, committed, relationship and result orientated.

Our goal is to establish longterm and trustbased relationships with our clients and candidates alike.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and emphasis data protection and confidentiality.

We use the following recruiting methods:

Direct Search / Executive Search

Research and networking

Database search

Online adds on the K2 jobboard and selected partner sites

Recruiting via social media platforms

Newspaper adds

Events for clients and candidates

Process

The service we provide our clients is tailored to match their specifications. However, key components

are essential to any successful relationship.

Account Management

Our clients are provided with a single point of contact for all of their requirements. The account

manager will be a specialist in the technology they are recruiting for, with an in-depth understanding of

your local market.

Candidate Attraction

Our focus has enabled us to understand the SAP market, the technologies used and the needs of the

clients and candidates in that market. As a result, Partners K2 has an unrivalled ability to source high

quality candidates. Our Delivery Team identifies the best talent on all career levels in the market and

establishes relations with them. Furthermore we advertise extensively to attract the best candidates in

the market for our clients but many are recommended to us by their colleagues who enjoy successful

careers as a result of contacting us.

Screening

Our Delivery Team initiates the first contact to new candidates and evaluates the qualification and

experience level. Based on this our Recruitment Consultants select the most promising candidates for

further in depth interviews.

Process

Interview and preparation of the client interview

The K2 Recruitment Consultant verifies the qualification and experience of the candidates and

shortlists the most qualified and motivated candidates. Those candidates receive a complete briefing

regarding the details of the position and the client company.

Candidate presentation, process management, references

K2 will provide all relevant documents and a brief interview summary to the client. As next step the

K2 Consultant takes care of interview arrangements and checks relevant references to provide

additional information to support the decision making process of our client.

Part of our service is to engage and retain the candidate throughout the recruitment cycle. Regular

contact, interview and feedback management and induction preparation supports the process and

reduces the incidence of candidate drop out.

Debriefing and Closing

The Recruitment Consultant debriefs both sides after every interview round and ensures that all

relevant information is available to the client as well as to the candidate . After the client has decided

to extend an offer to a candidate, the K2 Recruitment Consultant can be used to moderate the

negotiation phase in order to achieve the best result possible for both parties.

Our Sourcing Process

Assignment

Research/Candidate identification

Analysis Shortlist presention

Candidate Interview with K2 Recruitment Consultant /REQ™

K2 inter-national Database

Jobboards&

Social Media

Client and Candidate briefing

Process organisation

Client interviews

Debriefing

Final Interview /Contract Negotiations

Decision and Closing

Escorting the induction

Direct Search/

Executive Search

Geneva

21 Rue des Alpes

1201 Switzerland

t: +41 (0) 22 909 6900

London

Avon House, Avonmore Road

London W14 8TS

United Kingdom

t: +44 (0) 203 060 5353

Providence

Suite 300, 260 West Exchange

Providence

Rhode Island 02903

USA

t: +1 (401) 228 0777

San Francisco

821 Sansome Street

CA 94111

USA

t: +1 (415) 391 3804

Stuttgart

Bolzstraße 7

Stuttgart

70173 Germany

t: +49 (0) 711 2200 7400

Tokyo

Bureau Toranomon 204,

2-7-16 Toranomon,

Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Contact Information

Sao Paolo

AV. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio 3530

CJ91, Jardim Paulista, SaoPaulo, SP,

CEP 01401.00

Brasil

t: +55 (11) 3020 6198