When the recruitment concerns an executive or a CEO, we identify the leader with the best chance of succeeding, with a local presence in Stockholm and global reach.
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“Quality all the way.”
Executive recruitment is about more than filling a position. It is about finding the leader who can drive innovation and growth.
The skills are in demand and many compete for the same talent. That is why we work in a competency-based way, with in-depth interviews, validated tests and structured analysis, based on a role profile built on the role's purpose and goals, your industry and your company culture. The aim is to predict performance, not just verify experience.
“Their holistic view of both the client and the candidate experience, and the personal and professional way they handle the whole process, is something I truly appreciate.”
Christina Lingdén
Head of Communications, Sobona
We recruit CEOs, COOs, CDOs, CFOs, heads of marketing, communications, sales and HR and more – mainly for growth companies, but also for listed, private equity-owned, private and state-owned companies and for public and non-profit organizations. Through the global executive search network Lense & Lumen we can also support international expansion.
Leadership experience. Our consultants have many years of leadership experience themselves, and we have more than 20 years of experience in executive and CEO recruitment.
Personal advice. Senior consultants who understand your industry and culture, and who are with you from role profile to follow-up.
A new search every time. No static candidate pool. Every assignment is mapped from scratch, internationally too.
Discretion. We approach a few candidates with the right profile and look after your brand in every candidate meeting.
How it works
A competency-based executive search process with a business focus.
We analyze your company culture and, in a workshop, define a role profile that supports your future business goals.
We map the industry and scan the market, locally and internationally.
We meet the most relevant candidates in in-depth interviews and validated tests.
Then you meet the best of them.
With reference checks as input you make the decision, and we follow up with both you and the new leader after the hire.
Stardust is a competent and highly professional partner that we have engaged several times. Their team shows great interest in and commitment to the specifics of each assignment, and we have great confidence in them in our recruitment work.
Anna Bellander
Head of Communications, Fastighetsägarna
The entire recruitment process is well planned and carried out with a high level of professionalism, both toward us as a company and toward the candidates. I warmly recommend Stardust Search to anyone looking for a skilled and reliable recruitment partner.
Peter Ekholm
Country Manager, Superwood
We have used Stardust Search several times and are very satisfied. The collaboration is reassuring and easy, with solid support throughout the recruitment process. Despite an often tight schedule, we have had really good help finding the right candidate.
Rickard Bracken
Secretary General, Suicide Zero
We have engaged Stardust Search for three recruitments and are very satisfied. Their holistic view of both the client and the candidate experience, and the personal and professional way they handle the whole process, is something I truly appreciate.
Christina Lingdén
Head of Communications, Sobona
I used to be skeptical of personality tests, but today I would not hire a new doctor at Funmed without first having Stardust Search run tests and give feedback on them.
Nils Edelstam
Chief Medical Officer, Funmed AB
We were extremely pleased with Stardust Search in our CEO recruitment. We had a good dialogue during the process and were also very happy with the end result. With Stardust Search you can count on being listened to and getting quality all the way.
Hanna Brandström
Head of People & Culture, Castellum
Stardust Search took the time to get to know us as a company before they started, so that the match would be as accurate as possible – a more thorough process than any I had been part of before.
Farhad Jabbari
CEO, Qicraft
Stardust Search understands our needs and is always professional – toward candidates and toward us as we look for new talent. We are very happy with our collaboration with Stardust and warmly recommend them as a recruitment partner.
Mikael Brunnhagen
CEO, Motor Trend
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The questions we hear most often.
Executive recruitment, CEO recruitment, headhunting and executive search are all terms used to describe the process of recruiting managers and leaders to senior positions in organizations.
Executive recruitment is the broadest term and can include any recruitment process that aims to find managers and leaders for an organization – such as recruiting a CEO.
Headhunting and executive search are more specialized terms that usually refer to more specific and thorough processes in which search firms or specialized recruitment consultants work with companies to find the most suitable candidates.
The time it takes varies with several factors, including the organization's specific needs and requirements, the availability of potential candidates and the recruitment process used.
A simple executive recruitment can take a few weeks, while more complex processes, such as executive search, can take several months. It is important not to rush the process, to make sure the most suitable candidate is found.
We are not just a recruitment firm – we are a strategic partner in choosing your next key person.
With more than 20 years of experience in executive and CEO recruitment, we combine business understanding with proven executive search work.
Our consultants have leadership experience themselves and work closely with you to understand your business, culture and future needs. That means we do not just find the right skills – we find leaders who truly make a difference.
Based in Stockholm and as members of the global network Lense & Lumen, we have access to an outstanding pool of talent, both locally and internationally.
This combination of local presence and global reach lets us take on assignments anywhere in Sweden and around the world, and tailor recruitment solutions to your specific needs, wherever you are.
We work with a competency-based, quality-assured process. That means in-depth interviews, tests and reference checks – all aimed at predicting performance, not just verifying experience.
Through our global network Lense & Lumen we also reach passive candidates. And we always follow up after the hire – it matters to us that both you and the candidate feel it was the right choice.
Yes – when you need a temporary leader we work with our sister company Stardust Consulting, which has a strong network of experienced interim executives.
It suits you if you quickly need to fill a key role without committing to a permanent hire – whether full-time, part-time or for a specific assignment.
Read more about how Stardust Consulting can help you with interim executives and interim management (in Swedish).
We recruit CEOs, COOs, CDOs, CFOs, heads of marketing, communications, sales and HR and more. We mainly help growth companies, but also listed, private equity-owned, private and state-owned companies and public and non-profit organizations.
We start from the role's purpose and goals combined with deep industry and business understanding, and we analyze your company culture. In a workshop at the start we define a role profile that supports your future business goals. In a competitive talent market we also combine a talent management perspective with strategic search.
No. Stardust Search does not present candidates from a static pool. We carry out a new, thorough mapping for every assignment, based on your needs for that specific role. Relationships are key, and it is through our constantly updated network of senior professionals that we find the best talent.
In the search and selection process we approach a few candidates with the right profile, and the relationship with both candidates and clients is built on respect and discretion. When needed, we run the recruitment fully confidentially. We also look after your brand by giving every candidate a good experience.