Consulting recruitment agency in Belgium

Archetype is a Belgian consulting and recruitment firm founded in 1993. We recruit Sales, Marketing and Management profiles, assess existing teams and train them. When a company calls us about a role, we first check that hiring is the right answer: sometimes an assessment or a training track solves the problem faster. Our recruitment assignments run on a retainer, with fees agreed before the start in a written proposal you receive within 48 to 72 hours of the first call. Allow 12 weeks on average, with a 6-month replacement guarantee.

Two executives and an Archetype consultant reviewing a file around a meeting table — First meeting: putting the need back on the table before launching an assignment.

Not just a recruitment agency

We are not just a recruitment agency that reads CVs; we are also a transformation partner. In practice, we bring together three disciplines the market usually keeps apart: recruitment, assessment and training. Recruiting for a client teaches us their field, which sharpens our assessments, which in turn shape our training. A company that wants to develop its sales team does not have to coordinate a recruiter, a trainer and an assessment provider.

Four ways to work with us

Consulting: an outside view of your sales or management organisation, billed at €325 per hour.
Recruitment of sales, marketing and leadership profiles, on a retainer, with no success fee.
Skills assessment: one-, two- or three-hour formats, from €1,500 to €3,000 depending on depth, or a gap assessment for a team of 3 to 10 people.
Training in sales, management, communication and AI: €2,500 per day, €1,450 per half day, €1,800 for field coaching.

A typical sales transformation path

When the issue goes beyond one vacancy, we follow a five-step path. The diagnosis, the training and the recruitment can also be ordered separately.

1DiagnosisGap assessment of the sales team: gaps between the current situation and the target.
2Transformation planDebrief to leadership and concrete recommendations.
3TrainingA track over several months, in order: leadership, managers, salespeople.
4Targeted hiresTo fill the skills that are missing.
5Follow-up and reassessmentMeasuring progress and adjusting the track.

Anonymised example: for an industrial equipment manufacturer, we defined with the board the skills expected of salespeople five years out, assessed 40 salespeople and distribution network members, built sales and management training tracks from the results, then recruited key profiles such as a Sales Director.

Our first call isn’t about validating your brief. It’s about challenging it. Most agencies take the order, go sourcing, and come back with ten CVs. We put the requirement back on the table first: is the role properly defined, does the scorecard hold up, is the market aligned with your range? If the brief drifts, so does the sourcing. This discipline isn’t comfortable for everyone, but it’s what’s kept us in business for 33 years.
The Archetype method, since 1993

Hiring for a consulting firm

If you run a consulting firm, we recruit your commercial and leadership roles, as we do in every sector: Business Developer, Sales Director, Marketing Manager, Country Manager. These are the profiles we have worked on for 33 years. Delivery consultants in IT, finance or strategy fall outside our specialism: for those roles a specialised firm will often serve you better, and we will tell you so on the first call.

Our recruitment method

The first call is about understanding the need and challenging the role. Between that call and the second, we prepare a summary of the need, the open questions, an employer branding proposal, the role scorecard and the sourcing strategy. The assignment is signed in 12 days on average. Then five steps:

In-depth briefing
A sourcing strategy specific to the assignment
Structured screening, with an in-depth interview and the KOAN personality test
Candidate presentation with scorecard, interview transcripts and validated job description
Support before, during and after the hire, including onboarding over the first three months

What you can rely on

More than 155 active clients and 33 years of activity in Belgium.
Member of Federgon, with the Federgon Quality Label Recruitment Search Selection.
Winner of Talent Business Innovation of the Year 2025 for ethical, structured use of AI.
More than 75 to 80% of assignments carried through to completion.
A trilingual team: 48% of our assignments in Flanders, 26% in Brussels, 16% in Wallonia and 10% in the Netherlands.

The firm’s history and values are on our about Archetype page.

About Archetype

Archetype is a Belgian family business founded in 1993 by Marc Diamant and now co-managed with Davy Diamant and Steve Diamant. A member of Federgon, it won Talent Business Innovation of the Year 2025 for its ethical and structured use of AI.

Frequently asked questions about our consulting and recruitment agency

What is the difference between a recruitment agency and a consulting firm?

A recruitment agency finds and selects candidates for a role. A consulting firm analyses an organisation and recommends changes. Archetype does both for sales and management functions, and adds team assessment and training.

How much does a recruitment assignment with Archetype cost?

Fees are agreed before the start in a written proposal, sent within 48 to 72 hours of the first call. They depend on the seniority of the role, the languages required and the complexity of the assignment. We work on a retainer, never on a success fee, with a 6-month replacement guarantee.

How long does a recruitment take?

Allow 12 weeks on average between signing the assignment and the candidate signing, plus the candidate’s notice period.

Do you recruit consultants for consulting firms?

We recruit the sales, marketing and leadership roles of consulting firms. For delivery consultants in IT, finance or strategy, a firm specialised in those roles will be a better fit.