IT & Tech Recruiting · EU-Wide

We've done
this work.
We know who's
good at it.

FirstHand Search places mid-to-senior IT and tech professionals across Europe. 25+ years inside the industry — hired, managed, and built teams across IT services, adtech, and enterprise consulting. We know what good looks like from the inside.

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FirstHand Search — We've done this work. We know who's good at it.

25+

Years experience

Pan-European

Scores per hire

What we do

Three ways we work
with your organisation.

Every mandate is different. We offer a model that fits the role, the urgency, and the resources you actually have.

Retained Executive Search

Full-cycle, dedicated search for C-suite and Director-level roles. We map the market, approach passively employed top performers, and manage from brief to signed offer.

Senior Professional Placement

For specialist and managerial roles where quality is non-negotiable. Ideal for HR and TA teams handling high-impact hires without the bandwidth for a full retained search.

Search Advisory

Embedded support for internal TA teams — market intelligence, talent mapping, candidate assessment, and process design. We work alongside you, not around you.

Who we serve

Built for the people
accountable for the hire.

Whether you own the process or the outcome — or both — there's a version of FirstHand that fits.

HR & Talent Acquisition

When the role is too critical to risk

You're accountable for every hire but senior mandates demand market access and candidate reach you don't always have in-house.

A partner who extends your capacity without replacing your team
Shortlists you can report upward with confidence
Transparent process — no black boxes
Post-placement follow-through so you're not alone after day one

CEOs & Hiring Managers

When fit matters as much as skills

You need someone who'll invest real time understanding your business — not just match keywords to a job description.

Honest market feedback, even when it's uncomfortable
Access to candidates not browsing job boards
A long-term view on cultural and strategic fit
One point of contact from brief to onboarding

Shortlists backed
by evidence.

Every candidate FirstHand presents is evaluated against your specific Success Profile — built from your own top performers. CatalystModel™ scores each profile on two dimensions and produces a ranked shortlist. You receive evidence, not a stack of CVs.

A human committee always makes the final decision. CatalystModel™ augments judgement — it never replaces it.

Execution Match

Current role readiness

How well the candidate is positioned to deliver from day one — skills, experience, and context alignment against your Success Profile.

Catalyst Potential

Long-term outperformance

The likelihood of this person becoming a top performer at your organisation over 18–24 months — not just qualified, but transformational.

Scores are produced by CatalystModel™, the AI-assisted hiring intelligence platform built by IT Banat Computing Group. All candidate data is processed in compliance with GDPR.

How we work

Four steps.
No black boxes.

You'll know exactly where the search stands, what we've found, and what comes next — at every stage.

Deep Brief

We invest real time understanding the role, team dynamic, and what success looks like at 12 months — well beyond the job description.

Market Search

We proactively map and approach the best people — including those not looking — across Romania and the wider European market.

Score & Shortlist

CatalystModel™ evaluates each candidate against your Success Profile. You receive 4–6 profiles with Execution Match and Catalyst Potential scores.

Close & Protect

We manage offer stage, resignation support, and stay engaged through the first 90 days to protect the placement on both sides.

Get in touch

Let's talk about
your next hire.

No pitch. No pressure. Tell us what you're trying to fill and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help — and how.

adrian.tunei@banatcomputing.digital

Timișoara, Romania — EU-wide mandates

We've donethis work.We know who'sgood at it.

Three ways we workwith your organisation.