Professional Code of Ethics
The ethical awareness of an individual consultant coupled with a sense of responsibility and competence are of paramount importance for the professional execution of an assignment and for relations between clients and candidates.
This Professional Code of Ethics forms the basis of the principles, consultants at APTA agree to abide by in the execution of their work.
Every individual has the right to the respect and protection of his or her integrity. In the execution of his professional duties, the consultant shall safeguard this integrity.
Each individual Executive Search consultant at APTA:
- undertakes to treat all information which comes to his attention in connection with an assignment as strictly confidential. This applies equally to employees of the consultant or those working on behalf of the consultant.
- is responsible for executing the assignment in a professional manner until the assignment is completed.
- shall, in advance, state the working methods to be used, financial terms as well as other terms of the assignment.
- may only undertake an assignment on behalf of an employer (company, organisation or the like), and the consultant may not accept any form of remuneration from potential candidates.
- must carry out the assignment beginning with a thorough analysis of the client’s situation regarding finance, organisation, business idea etc. This work, combined with an in-depth analysis of the particular position in question, shall result in a search profile with which the client agrees.
- is responsible for presenting potential candidates with a picture of the client company and the position in question which are as factual, balanced and objective as possible.
- must personally have interviewed, briefed and evaluated candidates that are introduced to the client for the particular position in question. The consultant must not partake in any form of discrimination with regards to age, gender, ethnic origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
- must make every effort to keep the candidate fully informed on the status of the recruitment process.
- may not use his or her knowledge with regards to current or previous clients when conducting a search assignment for another client. The extent of the off-limit regulations must be carefully stated in the contract for each search assignment.
This Professional Code of Ethics forms the basis of the principles, consultants at APTA agree to abide by in the execution of their work.
Every individual has the right to the respect and protection of his or her integrity. In the execution of his professional duties, the consultant shall safeguard this integrity.
Each individual Executive Search consultant at APTA:
- undertakes to treat all information which comes to his attention in connection with an assignment as strictly confidential. This applies equally to employees of the consultant or those working on behalf of the consultant.
- is responsible for executing the assignment in a professional manner until the assignment is completed.
- shall, in advance, state the working methods to be used, financial terms as well as other terms of the assignment.
- may only undertake an assignment on behalf of an employer (company, organisation or the like), and the consultant may not accept any form of remuneration from potential candidates.
- must carry out the assignment beginning with a thorough analysis of the client’s situation regarding finance, organisation, business idea etc. This work, combined with an in-depth analysis of the particular position in question, shall result in a search profile with which the client agrees.
- is responsible for presenting potential candidates with a picture of the client company and the position in question which are as factual, balanced and objective as possible.
- must personally have interviewed, briefed and evaluated candidates that are introduced to the client for the particular position in question. The consultant must not partake in any form of discrimination with regards to age, gender, ethnic origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
- must make every effort to keep the candidate fully informed on the status of the recruitment process.
- may not use his or her knowledge with regards to current or previous clients when conducting a search assignment for another client. The extent of the off-limit regulations must be carefully stated in the contract for each search assignment.
