Our official Office Opening!
On 23.03. the time has finally come! We will open our doors to celebrate the move into our new office on Breite Straße with selected guests. We are looking forward to numerous guests who have accompanied us on our journey over the last 6 years. Of course, a keynote on current trends in employee recruitment is not to be missed! So what is TikTok all about? Also joining us are the “Hot Rod Brothers” and in their luggage they have the career cart from Engfer Consulting, a personalized hot …
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Engfer Consulting moves
"Ävver et Hätz bliev he en Kölle Ejal - wohin et Dich och trick"❤️ We started out in mini-offices in Cologne's industrial park, with just enough space for Katharina and Thilo. Consequently, the move to our office on the Schäl Sick, including a view of Cologne Cathedral, was something very special. The years will be forever connected with insanely great, exciting, challenging and successful moments. In 2023, the time has come and Engfer Consulting is moving again. The time is ripe fo…
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Senior Sales Manager
So it's official now: Job ads and job postings are doing pretty well without a 3-page requirements catalog of what the new job holder must be able to do in order to actually be qualified for a job. It's a nice and above all helpful realization. It works without the egg-laying willy-nilly! Yay. And because it worked out so well for me with my last job here, I'd like to stay true to the format and never bug you again in the future with NICE TO HAVES and similar things that aren't really that r…
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FC on Ice
Since the soccer season is a bit different from usual this year, our 1st FC Cologne's Christmas party was not ordinary either. Instead of standing with both feet firmly on the grass, there was skating over ice. Don't worry, the pros did without this fun and passed the time with food and music. In addition to the players, coaches, managers and staff, we were also allowed to be there as sponsors. It is hard to put into words how happy we were about this. However, the laughter of our Katharina E…
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Donation instead of gifts
This year there are no presents for our customers. Not even small Christmas greetings. Why are we suddenly stingy? Especially after the sad events in 2022 alone, there are countless people and institutions that desperately need every possible gift. So what did we do? We first did some soul-searching and thought about how much we could give to really make a difference. Then we asked ourselves: to whom? We didn't want to make the decision alone; we solicited a suggestion from each employee with…
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This year we decided not to send gifts to our customers. We are donating the money that would have been raised for this. 2022 has shown us, and probably many others, how well we are doing. We now want to give some of it back. There are many people, institutions and organizations that need support. This makes it difficult to decide exactly who to donate to. Therefore, all employees were allowed to make suggestions as to whom we should donate to. On behalf of Engfer Consulting, a total of 20,0…
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Intermittent reinforcement
Why does everything in my LinkedIn feed now look the same? Our behavior is influenced by environmental conditions. Perhaps you've also noticed, as you scroll through, how similar many posts look. It's as if there's a pattern that people follow. The question is why. Does a person see an image, find it beautiful, and then post something similar? Does this happen over and over until our feed consists of the same images? Or do people see that one type of post is doing well - being "rewarded" with…
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Team big city
In the past, people spoke of the rural exodus, but today it is increasingly the urban exodus. The younger generations in particular are increasingly looking at moving to the suburbs. As of today, I personally can't imagine leaving the big city behind. I am Tea and work in marketing at Engfer Consulting. After graduating from high school, I was asked why I didn't move away to study. "To experience something different. It's like every day in Cologne is the same! Even on paths I've walked a …
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Unattractive offers
There's a phenomenon that I've been noticing more and more lately. Let's call it a fact that doesn't make my life as a recruiter particularly easy: Companies want a 10/10 and are a 5 themselves. When you read it, you probably notice it right away, too: Something doesn't fit. The demands of employers on their potential new employees are enormously high. They are looking for a 100% match and he or she should also be nice. But the fact that companies themselves have nothing or little to offe…
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Thank you for 25,000 followers
When I started posting on LinkedIn almost two years ago, I wanted to "just tell stories" that I experience every day as a recruiter. And quite a few curiosities happen. Sometimes to make you laugh, sometimes to make you cry. In the meantime, I can't imagine my job without LinkedIn. I love this platform and the possibilities of interaction with the people behind the digital profiles. My goal, of course, is to reach 50,000 soon. At this point, my heartfelt thanks for over 25,000 followers.
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Bias
"I don't believe it's humanly possible to be free of bias." - Robin DiAngelo People always see the world through their own identity glasses. This is shaped by cognitive thought patterns that influence judgment. We are all influenced by unconscious biases, such as automatic stereotypes or other faulty tendencies in perception, memory and judgment. This applies to the way we think, make decisions, or interact with others. Indeed, it is "mental shortcuts" that lead to faster information proc…
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Special Vacation
If 1. FC Köln becomes German champion in 2023, there will be a week of special leave for all our employees in our company. Some of you may probably smile a little or even pity me for my naive hope. In fact, this is not about pure soccer expertise at all, but about attitude. It's about the positive attitude and the belief that many things are possible, even if they are not necessarily the most obvious. Since I myself have understood that it's easier to live with a positive mindset, I have s…
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Work-Life-Balance
Work-life balance is probably a term everyone is familiar with. It's about finding and maintaining a balance between work and private life. But is it even possible to achieve such a balance? Neither work nor private life always demand the same amount from us. There are phases when we have to work on projects with full commitment. We then think about it 24/7, sometimes even unpack the laptop outside of working hours and keep working. Sleep can become a scarce commodity, dedicating ours…
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Employee retention
Retaining your own employees is significantly less expensive than finding new ones. Oh really? What a clever saying! But what is it exactly that keeps people from quitting? What measures can companies take to retain their flock in the medium and long term? Clearly, this is about employee satisfaction. Now the crucial question: How do we get satisfied employees? There is NOT one solution, but many things you can actively do. Here are some exquisite examples for you: 💥 Pay fair salaries. …
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Ghostinf
Ghosting - In the past it was: going out for a quick cigarette and today: leaving the other person sitting on two blue hooks. For those of you who don't know about ghosting yet: First of all, congratulations! Because this is the complete breakdown of contact and communication without any notice. The term was originally used in dating. You can probably imagine what it means. However, ghosting has also found its way into the world of work for quite some time. So the phenomenon as such is nothi…
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