Horizons Bulgaria

Recruitment in Bulgaria since 2003

Operating from Sofia, Horizons Bulgaria says it has been recruiting in Bulgaria since 2003. Its work spans IT and expert recruitment, executive search, headhunting, recruitment as a service, employer of record arrangements and HR training. The agency describes itself as a leading recruitment business in the country and says each service is tailored to the hiring need it is meant to meet.

IT and expert roles

The IT and expert recruitment service connects qualified technology professionals with employers that need their skills. The agency says it understands the skills and qualifications each IT role requires, and that it supports the hiring process through screening, interviewing and background checks. For middle management and specialist posts it uses a search and selection approach, and where the pool of suitable candidates is small it moves to a direct approach to find people.

Executive search for senior leaders

Executive search covers senior leaders such as chief executives, finance directors and operations heads. The process starts with a thorough assessment of the company's needs and then a wider search for candidates who have the right skills, experience and leadership qualities. The agency says these assignments are retained and confidential, and that its fee depends on a successful placement. Its high-end consultancy practice for strategic talent work, Horizons Executive Search, carries out these assignments.

Headhunting and targeted approaches

Headhunting means actively seeking out and approaching candidates for a role rather than waiting for applications. The agency says it uses networking, industry research, social media, personal contacts, headhunting databases and advertising to reach people. It presents this as a way of finding the best fit for one specific role, rather than the best candidate from a pool of applicants, and it describes its approach as direct, proactive and confidential.

Recruitment as a service

The recruitment as a service model covers the hiring process on a contract basis, including job posting, candidate screening, interviewing and the hire itself. The aim, as the agency describes it, is to give a company an efficient way to find the talent it needs without building its own recruitment function. Experienced recruiters can be placed on a client's site for a temporary or permanent period, and subscription-based recruitment services are also offered.

Employer of record and staff leasing

The employer of record arrangement lets a business engage workers in Bulgaria without establishing a legal entity of its own. The agency acts as the official employer of those workers, handling payroll, taxes and compliance with employment law, while the client directs the day-to-day work. The agency says this suits temporary or contract staff, businesses expanding into new markets and organizations that manage a remote workforce.

HR training programs

The training programs are designed to help human resources professionals build the skills and knowledge they need to manage and support employees. Topics run from the legal duties of employment through recruitment and selection and the management of performance, to relations between staff and managers, diversity and inclusion, and pay and benefits packages. Training can be delivered as in-person workshops, online courses or webinars. The agency says it manages the training projects itself and works with trainers with strong records in Bulgaria.

Horizons Bulgaria is a recruitment agency based in Sofia that has been hiring in Bulgaria since 2003. Besides recruitment it runs HR services, an employer of record arrangement and training programmes.

What Horizons Bulgaria does

• IT and expert recruitment: finds qualified IT professionals, with screening, interviewing and background checks.
• Executive search: placement of senior leaders, delivered through its Horizons Executive Search practice.
• Headhunting: approaches suitable candidates directly when the talent pool is small.
• Recruitment as a service: outsourced hiring support for employers.
• Employer of record: staff leasing in Bulgaria.
• Training: courses and academies.

Who it serves

Companies hiring in Bulgaria, from middle management and expert roles to senior executives. Executive assignments are usually retained and confidential.

Key facts

• Based in: Sofia, Bulgaria
• Founded: recruiting in Bulgaria since 2003