EXECUTIVE SEARCH
FOR THE HORECA SECTOR
Executive search for hotels, restaurants, golf clubs, food retail, corporate catering, and other HoReCa projects and adjacent industries. Working at the intersection of hospitality, service, and management, finding strong leaders to drive business transformation.
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ROLE PROFILING WITH EKATERINA STARODUBTSEVA-KALACHEVA
Ekaterina has conducted role-profiling sessions with 7,000 restaurateurs over 10 years. If you need a clear role profile, defined responsibilities, and a target profile using the DISC and DF typologies, book a Zoom profiling session with Ekaterina Starodubtseva-Kalacheva.
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WHY CHOOSE HURMA RECRUITMENT
We are experts in recruiting top managers and executive chefs in HoReCa. For over 10 years we have become industry snipers, always hitting the target.
  • Expertise in Executive Search
    We specialize in first-level vacancies: executive chefs, F&B directors, sales directors, chief engineers, glamping managers, hotel general managers, and more.
  • International experience
    We have successfully closed vacancies in Russia, CIS, UAE, Turkey, Cyprus, UK, Germany, France, Israel, Spain, and Poland. We handle projects of any complexity — from Sochi to Magadan, from Tel Aviv to Dubai.
  • Access to unique candidates
    We have direct contact with leading chefs. We have brought to Russia global gastro-stars such as Dario Cecchini, Jon Cadiot, Alain Passard, Diego Guerrero, Ana Roš, and many others. We have also worked with leading Russian chefs such as Mirco Dzago, Vitaly Istomin, Artem Losev, and others.
  • Organization of professional gastro stages
    Our team has curated platforms at GASTREET, MEGUSTRO, Fontegro, One Solution, and worked with the Guild of Chefs of Belarus. We strengthen industry events with star speakers and world-class cases.
  • Deep understanding of HR processes
    Our consultants are not only recruiters but also industry practitioners with experience in restaurants and hotels, training at Moscow Business School, and knowledge in Executive Search, headhunting, and managing projects in complex regions.
  • Investment in knowledge
    We created Recruitment School 2.0, authored the book AntiHR of the Restaurant, and regularly educate the market — from HR directors to business owners. We speak at industry forums and teach at Novikov School and Stanfood Gastro Academy.
  • We know how to speak to the market
    We understand compensation packages, career motivation, and employer challenges. We help build a strong HR brand, adaptation and retention systems — tailored to the specifics of the industry.
  • We work where others cannot
    From Kaliningrad to Cheboksary, from Almaty to Khabarovsk — we have closed vacancies even in the most challenging locations.

HURMA RECRUITMENT CASES

The agency’s profile is executive search for top-tier and rare roles. Working across both major and smaller cities in our country and long since operating at the international level.
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TERMS
The executive search fee is a percentage of the hired candidate’s annual compensation.
The executive search fee is a percentage of the hired candidate’s annual compensation.

We offer several engagement models:
  • percentage of annual compensation with stage-based payments;
  • fixed fee;
  • tailored terms — considering budget, seniority level, and search complexity.
The service fee includes:
  • replacement guarantee;
  • the option to re-profile the role within the current agreement.
Detailed terms are provided upon request.

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Project Track 2.0
  • Drafting and approving the request brief
  • Defining the key criteria for the ideal candidate
  • Creating a list of target companies from which the Client wants to attract candidates
  • Approving the teaser and candidate-facing job description
  • Thorough market analysis and candidate selection
  • Reference checks and competency-based interviews with the most suitable candidates

Candidate presentation

The Client receives CVs, a presentation file with salary expectations, alignment with the brief, a candidate matrix and verified references, as well as a portfolio of dishes.


* The Client is presented with candidates shortlisted following competency interviews conducted by Hurma Recruitment experts.

Negotiations with the final candidate selected by the Client from the presented shortlist.

Project Track 3.0
  • Drafting and approving the request brief
  • Defining the key criteria for the ideal candidate
  • Creating a list of target companies from which the Client wants to attract candidates
  • Building a candidate evaluation matrix
  • Identifying candidates
  • Providing an analytical report
  • Longlist — a list of interested, pre-selected candidates for the role, based on competency interviews
  • Shortlist — a concise list of candidates most suitable and motivated for the role, selected from the longlist

* The Client is presented with candidates shortlisted following competency interviews conducted by Hurma Recruitment experts.

Negotiations with the final candidate selected by the Client from the presented shortlist.

  • Consulting at every stage
    Helping define key competencies and conducting deep market research using our proprietary database.
  • Providing feedback
    Delivering honest information from all sources, guided by the Energy of Truth.
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