Catenon Worldwide Executive Search

Catenon is executive search firm that specialize in international recruitment. Thank to its developed WOP (Woulrld Operations Platforms), a series of business platform in more than 35 countries to support global executive searches. We provide solutions to our customers business challenges through global executive searches, the outcome of the new competitive environment that companies must navigate these days.

1. CATENON BRIEF PRESENTATION
2011
Cátenon is the only professional search company with ISO 9001:2000 and Sello Madrid Excelente
quality certificates.

2. P a r i s
About Cátenon

3. ABOUT CÁTENON
Catenon Worldwide Executive Search is the Executive Search firm that has solved the
integrated international search of professionals thanks to its worldwide operations platforms
(WOP) in more than 35 countries. We offer solutions to our clients' business problems,
stemming from the current competitive business environment, to global searches for
professional talent.
Catenon Worldwide Executive Search has a team of professionals from over 35 countries, all of
whom participate in domestic and international search processes in different countries and
cultural settings (United States, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and others). They couple
their local expertise with advanced information systems, assessment methodologies and
Cátenon's knowledge management process to ensure homogeneous quality and successful
search results on a global scale.
For this reason, the Catenon Worldwide Executive Search team performs searches for top
professionals, either for one position in several countries simultaneously, or to create local
teams for the implementation of strategic outsourcing decisions.

4. Global Searches
The best candidate from any corner of
the world
Catenon conducts searches on an international scale and sources
the best candidates in any country. As a direct result of our
search system, our methodology and our technological support,
we are able to carry out international projects in 83% less time
than any other executive search company.
L o n d o n

6. S ã o P a u l
o
Our Assessment Methodology
Efficient Matching Process
Catenon ensures the greatest possible match between
candidate and position, thanks to the CRS® executive
assessment methodology, which identifies the best
candidates from all markets in parallel, using our unique
multi-channel search system.

7. Cátenon Selection Methodology.CRS®
GLOBAL SCOPE
Catenon Selection Methodology. CRS®
BRIEFING
OUT IN THE FIELD
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE MATRIX
FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW
FILMED TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
MULTIMEDIA REPORT
RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
CURRICULAR SELECTION PROCESS MATRIX
> Specification of the profile data
> Visit to the work centre
> Specification of the elements that make up the work environment
> Immersion into corporate values and culture
> Multi-channel recruitment strategy
> Identification, evaluation and activation of the receiving channels for the
most appropriate CVs for the position
> Advertisement in the Press, Jobsites, Direct Search, Business Schools,
Networking Services, GEDOC®
> This is a filtering technique which contains the selection parameters as
specified by the client
> Telephone Interview: Contrast of projects and their size, motivation for
change, adjustment to income band and languages
> Multimedia presentation of candidates
> Indicates the Adjustment to the client's business and cultural
environment and the Technical and Personal Adjustment.
> Filmed and digitalised interview in which candidates resolve the same
technical cases of the position to be filled
> The questions are formulated with the agreement of the client and a
functional expert
> Provides objectivity in the assessment of candidates' technical skills
> Evaluation of the Skills and Knowledge that facilitate the success of an
activity
> Interview regarding curricular career path
> Evaluation of the Personal Profile compared to assessed candidates
> ChC®: Checklist of Cátenon Competencies
>Identification of the key functional areas for carrying out the position
> A document is designed containing the functional areas, associated projects
and their sizes. Evaluation of technical aspects in the development of similar
projects
PHASE I
PHASE IV
PHASE V
PHASE VII
PHASE VIII
> Identification of the data relating to the client, the business, the
position and recruitment strategy
PHASE II
PHASE III
PHASE VI
> Senior Assessment and Reference Request Committee
> Follow-up with the client and selected candidate
RIGOROUS AND OBJECTIVE FILTERING
DISCOVERING THE BEST PROFESSIONALS
FUNCTIONAL PROFILE DESIGN
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUITABILITY
KEY KNOWLEDGE IDENTIFICATION
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
TECHNICAL SUITABILITY
OPTIMISING TIME AND INTERNATIONALISATION

8. Candidate Evaluation Tools
OUR ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
[PAPI®] FITS PERSONALLY IN THE ORGANISATION? The PAPI test is one of the
international evaluation systems with greatest results reliability. At Cátenon, we contrast the
results with each individual candidate to ensure an even more objective evaluation.
PERSONAL ANALYSIS
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
CHC
®
PAPI
®
CPC
®
ETF
®
MEF
®
[Skills-based Check ChC®] HAS THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR THE JOB?
Evaluation of the key skill set needed to carry out the functions identified by the client as vital for
the position. Cátenon has developed an innovative method by which each skill is rated at various
levels depending on the difficulty of the job in question.
[Functional Experience Matrix MEF®] HAS THE CANDIDATE SUCCESSFULLY
DEVELOPED THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE JOB? Identification of the key functions
related to the position. A document is designed containing the main functional areas, associated
projects and their sizes. Evaluation of technical aspects in the development of similar projects
[Filmed technical interview ETF®] DOES THE CANDIDATE HANDLE AND
SOLVE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF THE JOB IN AN ACCEPTABLE WAY? Filmed and
digitalised interview in which candidates resolve the same technical cases of the position to be
filled. The questions are formulated with the agreement of the client and a functional expert.
Provides objectivity in the assessment of the candidates' technical skills.
[Multi-parameter suitability evaluation CPC®] IS THE CANDIDATE
ADEQUATE FOR THE LEVEL OF THE POSITION? Analysis of the job difficulty. Cátenon
has developed a tool that analyses the difficulty of the open position with the complexity of the
positions held by the various candidates by applying 6 coordinates. These 6 coordinates are as
follows: Training and experience, complexity of the problems to be solved, team management,
leadership and motivation, decisiveness and impact on the profit and loss account.
S ã o P a u l o

9. Multi-channel Recruitment Strategy
OUR ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
Cátenon has a CSI (Cátenon Search Investigation)
department that defines the most sophisticated recruitment
strategies to locate the best candidates in the shortest
amount of time, regardless of their geographical location.
Our research activities result in an in-depth knowledge of the
activities and organizational hierarchies, global market trends
and current industry-specific characteristics.


1.- DEFINING RECRUITMENT STRATEGY WITH CLIENT
2.- RESEARCHING NEW PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT CHANNELS:
 NETWORKING SERVICES
3.- DIRECT SEARCH

 IDENTIFYING TARGET COMPANIES AND COLLATERAL
 BEST PRACTICES IN THE MARKET BY INDUSTRIES
 PLACEMENT IN THE BEST INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
NETWORKS
4.- BUSINESS SCHOOLS, JOBSITES AND PRINTED MEDIA
 COLLABORATION WITH THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS BUSINESS
SCHOOLS
5.- GEDOC: CATENON DATABASE WITH MORE THAN 1,885,756 CV's
S ã o P a u l o

10. h o n g k o n g
Why Cátenon?
What makes us stand out is our innovative style,
our technology and our team, not to mention a
business model that is studied in major business
schools.
H o n g K o n g
Why Cátenon?

11. 
Innovation
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?
S i n g a p o r e
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT , system for recycling best practices,
optimising process times and ensuring a greater degree of reliability in the
results
MULTIMEDIA REPORT , presentation of the final results in digital format for
fast client evaluation
OFFICE ENVIRONMENT , only with the best environment can we attract the
best search and selection professionals, providing the latest technological
solutions to support your search needs
QUALITY, the only professional search company with ISO 9001:2000 and
Madrid Excelente quality certificates
NETWORKING SERVICES , research into new channels for recruiting
professionals on a global scale
KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATES, Cátenon evaluates the performance of the
team of consultants in the key aspects of our candidate assessment
methodology

12.  
Technology
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?
Cátenon has its own ERP through which it uniformally centralises the
management and performance of processes in all its offices and throughout all
its team members. Our knowledge management tool, Kánow®, enables us to
effectively manage the information and key knowledge that all of our
professionals generate in the process of finding and assessing professionals
from all over the world, sharing industry-specific knowledge and other
information.
H e l s i n k i

13.  
Environment and Team
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?
Cátenon offers the very best environment to attract the best Search Executives and Candidates
The best search executives appreciate a different way of working,
and Cátenon offers them a unique environment in which they can
handle local and international projects for major companies. They
have the latest technology at their disposal, because we value each
consultant’s time. And we offer continuous training for their own
career development. In our new offices, we back these concepts in
various work spaces with wireless technology, video-conferencing
between offices, a library, kitchen, relaxation and reading areas,
innovation and creativity lab (Cátenon LAB), meeting rooms,
projection and training rooms, and more.
Because only with the best environment can we attract the best
search and selection professionals, providing the latest technological
solutions to support your search needs. Because only with the best
location and facilities can we attract the finest candidates for each
client, becoming ourselves the client’s best representative.
S y d n e y

14. A m s t e r d a m
Our Results
Evaluation Objectivity and Rigour
In a world of conventional written reports, Cátenon is the
only European firm that presents its results on CD, with
videos of the technical sections of candidates’ interviews
as well as analysis of their suitability for the position. This
is the best method for obtaining an objective assessment
of candidates, and for them to defend their candidacy
without having to depend on middlemen.

15. ***Cátenon multi-media Report Screens
PERSONAL BACKGROUND OVERALL SUITABILITY FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW SKILLS-BASED CHECK CHC®
METHODOLOGY AND CANDIDATES
COORDINATE-BASED COMPARISON
CPC®
FILMED TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
ETF®
PERSONAL BACKGROUND FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
RECRUITMENT STRATEGY METHODOLOGY BY STAGES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

16. D u b l i n
Benefits of the System for the Candidate:
Benefits of the System for the Client:
-CRS® is the only system which permits candidates to present
their application directly to the client, thanks to the filming of the
technical section of the interview. In this way, the assessment of
technical qualifications does not depend on the consultant
assigned to the job. Instead it is the real expert, our client, who
uses this tool to validate the candidate.
- This system avoids the frequent subjectivity of consultants in
making assessments in fields which they are unfamiliar with, and
makes the best use of their value added in the executive search
strategy and the evaluation of personal skills and job experience.
-The CRS® system provides the most objective tool for assessing
short-listed candidates: the filmed technical interview.
Furthermore, the final multi-media report, which includes the filmed
extract, allows various assessors to evaluate the executives on
the basis of the same objective information, as well as allowing a
choice of time and place for doing so, by the very nature of the
digital support.
- Finally, it is the only system which gives access to the best
candidates, independently of the country they are located in, in the
same timeframe as for a local search. This is possible thanks both
to our knowledge of local markets and to the multimedia system,
which ensure that all short-listed candidates compete on equal
terms, whatever their country of origin.

17. www.catenon.com