- January 11, 2021
- Executive Search, Latest News, Recruitment, Staff Leasing (EOR)
- headhunting, recruitment, staff leasing
What type of HR service your business needs (recruitment, headhunting and EOR)
Why Partner with Horizons Bulgaria
Partnering with a recruitment and staffing agency is one of the highest-leverage decisions a growing company can make. Horizons Bulgaria specialises in research and selection recruitment, headhunting, executive search, EOR, and a full range of HR services — built around your specific business needs.
How Horizons Bulgaria works
We combine the effectiveness of direct search with the reach of targeted advertising. Before starting any search, we ensure a detailed understanding of your business specifics and needs. If we have doubts about the likelihood of success — we say so before engaging, not after.
A dynamic talent database
We benefit from an actively maintained database of professionals across industries and seniority levels — continuously updated through our day-to-day work with both clients and candidates. This means faster turnaround and better quality from the first shortlist.
Honest partnership
We assess the relevance of both professional and personal qualities of candidates in the context of your company’s specific requirements. If a project is unlikely to succeed given the brief or market conditions, we will tell you — and advise on how to adjust, rather than proceeding and failing.
Six reasons to use a recruitment agency
Faster hiring — a recruitment agency fills positions significantly faster than in-house teams. Extensive talent pools, professional networks, and specialist sourcing tools mean only pre-qualified candidates reach your desk.
Higher quality candidates — every candidate has been pre-screened, interviewed, and referenced before you meet them. You spend your time evaluating strong candidates, not filtering unsuitable ones.
Specialist knowledge by role — as your company grows, your in-house team may be asked to hire for roles they are unfamiliar with. Agency consultants specialise by sector and role type — and are skilled at identifying transferable skills others might miss.
Market intelligence — through daily conversations with both clients and candidates, experienced recruiters accumulate deep knowledge of salary benchmarks, available skill sets, career expectations, hiring complexity, and emerging market trends.
Access to passive talent — the best candidates are often not actively looking. Experienced recruiters know who they are, how to reach them, and — critically — how to create the right conditions for them to consider a move.
This is what they do professionally — compelling job ads, effective screening, structured interviews, candidate management, and offer negotiation. Every day. The result is a more efficient, more consistent hiring process than most in-house teams can replicate.
When headhunting is the right choice
Headhunting — also known as retained or executive search — is the most targeted and thorough approach to talent acquisition. Every candidate is handpicked against your specific requirements, often including professionals currently working for competitors.
Targeted and precise
Unlike traditional recruitment, headhunting wastes no time on CVs that do not fit. The consultant identifies perfect-fit candidates and potential sources, then approaches them directly through professional channels. The result is a shortlist of carefully selected, thoroughly assessed individuals — not a volume response to a job ad.
Reaches professionals who are not looking
The best candidates for senior and specialist roles are typically not browsing job boards. Headhunters know how to find them, how to approach them confidentially, and how to present an opportunity compellingly enough to make a highly satisfied professional consider a change.
Headhunting is most suitable for:
Top, senior, and middle management roles
Positions requiring defined and unique skills or experience
Roles with a clearly defined sourcing base in a specific industry or market
Clients ready to commit to the process and attract the very best talent available
Employer of Record — what it solves for your business
EOR — Staff Leasing is the process of hiring employees through a licensed third-party organization. The PEO handles salaries, benefits, tax payments, and compliance — while the employee works under your direct operational management.
Reduced administrative burden
Additional employees mean additional compliance paperwork, payroll management, and HR administration. With EOR, the PEO handles all of this — freeing your HR team to focus on core business activities.
Access to top local talent
No need for in-house expertise in finding and vetting the right professionals. The EOR provider handles sourcing and recruitment — giving you access to talent you might otherwise struggle to reach.
Expertise in compliance
EOR providers coordinate with tax agencies, social security institutions, and labor authorities — ensuring all documentation is filed correctly. Employers gain compliance assurance without needing to build that expertise in-house.
Flexibility and scalability
Scale your team up or down based on project needs without the legal and financial complexity of permanent hiring. EOR is designed to give employers maximum flexibility — including termination without the standard notice or severance obligations.
Legal protection
In cases of employment disputes — alleged discrimination, wrongful termination — the EOR partner provides legal support and documentation. This significantly reduces the client company’s direct legal exposure.
No local entity required
For companies without a registered legal entity in Bulgaria, EOR allows you to legally employ local professionals immediately — without the cost, time, or complexity of company registration.
Let’s make your hiring work
Tell us about your open roles and we will find the right solution — recruitment, headhunting, or EOR.