Senior Managers & Assoc. Directors · 8 weeks · Reverse Recruitment (Candidate-Funded)
MANAGED
When you are making a strategic move at a level where decisions are made differently.
MANAGED is the MoreThanCareer.de eight-week reverse recruitment campaign for pharma roles in Germany, built for senior managers and associate directors making a deliberate strategic move. It combines positioning, document rebuild, a managed search with an application built for every role you green-light, and mock-interview preparation.
What reverse recruitment means here
In German-speaking Europe the term usually means something else, namely companies applying to candidates. The meaning here is the American one: you engage a recruiter who works only for you and is paid by you, not by the employer. Put more plainly, candidate-funded job search support for roles in Germany. A managed search campaign run for you, where you are the client and you send every application yourself.
The comparison that lands fastest is a coach in professional sport. The coach is paid by the athlete, prepares the athlete, and does not change sides when a club offers more. The athlete still plays every match. That is the relationship.
A document service sells you a document. A campaign sells you weeks of someone's working time: the search across LinkedIn, Google Jobs and company career pages, the read on each role before you decide, and a CV and cover letter written for that one vacancy once you have said yes to it, ready for you to send. The two prices look comparable and the two things are not.
What's included
- 2 × 45-minute strategy sessions: briefing and mid-campaign review with pre-interview preparation
- Premium CV transformation, achievement-focused rewrite, ATS optimisation, two revisions, plus optional German Lebenslauf
- Full LinkedIn profile overhaul, headline, banner, summary, experience, with two revisions
- Cover letter template customisable for each application
- 8-week managed campaign for roles in Germany with precision matching, plus an individually tailored application built for every role you green-light, sent by you
- 1 × 30-minute mock interview with detailed feedback
- Weekly campaign updates
- Safety net: Support extends once at no cost by one to three months (by seniority tier) if you have fewer than two first-round interviews by the end, provided you sent applications to the agreed roles and attended the agreed sessions
What clients use it for
- Move from one Top 10 pharma to another at a level where the public job market is unreliable
- Reach strong-match senior roles early, with an application built for every role you green-light
- Maintain employer confidentiality during a deliberate transition
Frequently asked questions
Who is MANAGED for?
Senior managers and associate directors with 5 to 15 years of pharma experience making a strategic move, into a larger company, a different function, a different country, or a step up.
Does MANAGED include writing my applications?
Yes. Andreas searches the market for roles in Germany that are a strong match, shares each one with you, and once you green-light that specific role he prepares a tailored CV and cover letter for it. You send the application yourself, from your own account. He does not contact employers for you and does not negotiate with the employer on your behalf.
What is the safety net?
If you have fewer than two first-round interviews by the end of the engagement, and you have approved and sent applications to the agreed roles and attended the agreed sessions, the support extends once at no cost by one to three months, depending on the seniority tier. It is part of the engagement so the incentives are aligned. The fee does not depend on interviews, offers or hires.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Two- or three-instalment plans are available. Details discussed at the briefing call.
Why does a managed campaign beat sending more applications?
Because the number of applications is rarely the problem. The hit rate is. Twenty applications to roles that were never a fit produce twenty rejections and teach you nothing. A campaign starts further forward, at the choice of roles and at the question of whether your profile will be read as a match for that particular one.
How do I know a role is realistic for me?
From signals that are in the posting without being written as requirements. Where the role sits in the organisation, whether a predecessor is named, which systems are mentioned, whether a range of years is given or a single number. Making that call is the core of the work, and it is why it is done by someone who has filled these roles from the other side.
What happens to my application after I send it?
It goes through an applicant tracking system, usually Workday or Eightfold, and arrives on a recruiter's list as a filtered entry. The first look takes seconds. That is why every application in this campaign is cut to the specific role rather than sent as a standard document.
Why is there no price on this page?
Because the work depends on the target market, the level of the role and the scope of the campaign. A number without those would be misleading, and I would rather quote nothing than quote wrongly. After the free getting-to-know call you get a written proposal for your situation, with no obligation. If a campaign does not make sense for you, I say so in the same call.
The first step is a free 20-minute getting-to-know call. No obligation, no sales pitch, just an honest assessment of whether MANAGED fits your situation.
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