Karolína Šimonová
executive search consultant
Headhunting is not just a job for me – it’s a craft and my passion.
For more than 13 years, I have been dedicated to Executive Search and directly sourcing professionals across Central Europe for key positions within my clients’ organizations. For every project, I focus on thoroughly understanding the client’s needs and implementing the right strategy for identifying, approaching, and recommending the best candidates.
Our shared goal is to find motivated colleagues who not only meet your professional requirements but also align seamlessly with your company culture and team dynamics.
My mission is to build a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship between the client and the recommended candidate. I specialize in offline search, which means I can reach professionals who are not active on social media, job boards, or public databases. This approach allows my clients to access top candidates across the entire market.
Throughout the process, I strive to ensure a smooth and professional experience with respect for all parties involved.
I look forward to our future collaboration and am confident that together, we can find the ideal candidate for your company.
My Projects
Technical and Technological Projects
A significant part of my career has been dedicated to technical and technological projects. I genuinely enjoy the pragmatism and hands-on approach of managers and candidates in this field. Over the years, I’ve built a network of successful candidates and satisfied clients.
Direct Search & Executive Search
I see every new project as an opportunity to gain fresh experience. I’m committed to providing maximum attention and care to my clients, ensuring their needs are met with the highest level of professionalism.
Previous Experience
Since 2010, I have been working in executive search, managing diverse projects for companies across various industries.
My main focus is talent identification in custom manufacturing and automation. However, I’ve also successfully completed projects in R&D, finance & insurance, and automotive. This broad range of experience gives me insight into the specific needs of different sectors and organizations.
Recent Projects
Position / Project |
Region |
Industry |
Time To Fill |
| Global Service Engineer | CEE | Engineering |
7 weeks |
|
HR Manager |
CZ | Finance & Insurance | 6 weeks |
| Service Sales Director | CZ | Manufacturing | 8 weeks |
| Production Manager | CZ | Engineering | 8 weeks |
| Plant Manager | CZ | Manufacturing |
7 weeks |
Project Success Rate
Current success rate: 98 %
My primary goal is the successful completion of every project I undertake. Together with my colleagues at Flow-R, we consistently aim for a long-term project success rate above 95%.
About Me
I love long walks in nature, sauna sessions, and great food. I’m also a proud mom of a mischievous 5-year-old.
recommendations
I have been cooperating with recruiters flow-r executive search for many years and I thank them for a lot of excellent colleagues and interesting meetings. One of the things I appreciate is their effort to understand not only the position they are looking for, but also the profile of the candidate they are looking for from the perspective of the team they will join. After years of cooperation, it is easier, they know my expectations. I always get candidates to choose from who meet not only professional but also human requirements. Recently, they have also been looking for colleagues abroad for our branches and again successfully.
We worked with flow-r executive search on many projects and we were always very satisfied with the speed, systematic work, quality of the selection process and recommended candidates. Pavel and Zuzka are professionals with excellent knowledge of the market and the psychology of candidates, so their services and advice have great added value in the entire cooperation. I also appreciate their extraordinary flexibility and personal approach.
We have had experience with flow-r executive search for some time now. We primarily cooperate with Pavel Plachý. As a group of several companies, we need a service that the supplier is able to supply for various entities and their needs. Flow-r is doing well. Cooperation with them is always on a very professional level, I really appreciate their pro-active approach and openness. Paul maintains regular contact with us and knows what is happening with us. This makes starting each new order easy. Thanks for all.
Pavel Plachý from flow-r executive search revived my original ideas and expectations of what a headhunter should look like and work with. Obviously I needed time and a little luck to finally meet Pavel to see what pure work "with people" looks like. Really formulate your strengths and weaknesses correctly, but most importantly see the added value in what you enjoy and fulfill. Personally, however, I was thrilled to see and be able to realize the needs of the company several months and years in advance, and accordingly he was able to identify a suitable candidate and skills that will be needed much later. It is unbelievable that even today, someone is able to put all this into a good personal story, regardless of the field in which you operate and whose main center is you - whether as a candidate or you as a client.
In the flow-r executive search, we found a reliable and long-term partner not only for the Czech market.
I would describe my experience with flow-r executive search as a professional approach, fast and constructive negotiations and, of course, successful projects. I see flow-r as a long-term partner and I will be happy to cooperate in the future.
