The company’s CEO was leaving to take up an executive role in another cooperative after 20 years with Val’Limagne, and needed to be replaced. The President of Val’Limagne contacted MG Consultants with a request to present the agency and its methods to the company’s selection committee, which included 5 members of the Board of Directors. Three different agencies were in the running for the assignment.
Today, companies in the agriculture sector are increasingly focused on finding the best high-potential people. Young recruits soon want to develop their careers or are promoted to management roles like Silo Manager or Head of Sector, to meet the needs of the company. Sometimes technical skills alone are not enough to carry out this role. To be effective, these new managers also need to develop their soft skills.
Karnott, a start-up created in 2016, was looking to develop its sales activity in France and wanted to hire new Business Developers. It already had 3 Sales Representatives and 1 Sales Manager in place.
La Scara, an agricultural cooperative based in eastern France, regularly engages the agency to carry out assessments, either for candidates about to be hired or for employees who are about to move up to management roles.
Annual appraisal and career development interview training
To improve skills among its management, Valfrance organised training sessions focusing on how to carry out annual appraisals and career development interviews.