Why we succeed in hiring great minds

Professional Insight Behind Every Hire

With a background as a former CMO and Agency Director, I founded Havmøller Recruitment to challenge the traditional recruitment process and foster a new approach built on insight, expertise, and in-depth dialogues – enabling companies to match people and map competencies in a new, more value-creating way.

I focus on uncovering how the selected candidates’ competencies, drive, and mindset can create real value within my clients’ organizations.

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I was introduced to Tina through another headhunter, and I’m so glad I was. She made what can often be a stressful hiring process feel smooth and efficient. Thanks to her, we found a CMO who’s been an incredible addition to our leadership team.
Sheena Shah, Chief of Staff & Strategy, NIO Partners
Tina came in extremely well-prepared and quickly grasped our business and growth goals. She went the extra mile, not only interviewing candidates but also taking the time to get to know the team, capturing the dynamics and working style. That level of insight made all the difference and helped carve out the exact DNA we needed. Because of this, the candidates we met were highly qualified, relevant, and aligned not just on skills but also on mindset and culture. Tina moves with urgency and precision, combining professionalism with a human touch. Tina keeps the process clear, always one step ahead, and fully invested in the outcome. Tina is the kind of partner who understands that every week without the right person is a week of lost opportunity. I highly recommend Havmøller Recruitment to anyone scaling fast and wanting quality without compromise.
Louise Bæk Sedoc, Chief Marketing Officer at Nordic Well Group
She didn’t just help us hire senior talent — she helped us understand what kind of people we truly needed for the growth journey ahead. The profiles she brought in have not only matched our business needs and culture but have shaped the culture we have today. Her ability to attract talent from the brand side to the agency world gave us a professional edge few others could match.
Jakob Stigler, Co-founder at Mano/Partner at Manyone
Vi valgte at samarbejde med Tina, da vi var på udkig efter en partner som ikke blot kunne hjælpe med rekruttering, men også sparring på organisationsudvikling. Hendes dybe indsigt og forståelse for den kommercielle verden har været et stort aktiv for os. Vi er blevet udfordret i vores tilgang og har sammen fundet frem til de rigtige løsninger - altsammen med afsæt i vores virkelighed, ambitioner og mål. Det gælder både på organisationstruktur, men i høj grad også på de profiler, som vi sammen har ansat. Kan kun anbefale at samarbejde med Havmøller Recruitment.
NICKLAS SØRENSEN, CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER AT OOONO A/S
During the transformation of Georg Jensen Damask, I selected Tina Havmøller as our strategic search partner. She brings rare systemic insight and a highly analytical approach to organizational development. Tina rapidly diagnoses structural gaps, strengthens the organizational foundation, and rigorously challenges role design to ensure full alignment between leadership capabilities, company strategy, culture, and commercial objectives.
MICHAEL WASSMANN KARLSEN, CEO
Headhunting Marketing, Digital and Commercial roles

OUR APPROACH

New Approach in Headhunting Future Minds

Over the past five years, most roles have undergone significant transformations.

Titles and CVs no longer reflect the true scope of responsibility or potential, and a pool of 300 applicants is no longer a sign of quality.

For us, successful recruitment begins with understanding your business, culture, and overall competence level. This is our investment in providing professional sparring and presenting only genuinely qualified candidates.

To get inspiration from the recent roles, click below.

Havmøller Recruitment I Headhunting Marketing, Digital and Commercial roles

What we do

Creating Valuable and Relevant meetings with the assessed candidates

The goal is to create a high-quality process in which we focus our efforts together and use your time and resources only to meet a carefully selected group of candidates. We don’t deliver traditional longlists. Instead, you receive a Candidate Assessment Report for each candidate we’ve had in-depth professional and personal dialogues with.

Candidates present their own relevant cases, insights, and the role they hold in their current organization. This gives the hiring manager a very different, more relevant perspective and a stronger qualitative understanding of both capability, drive, and overall fit.

This is where the real value happens: in the dialogue between the hiring manager and the candidates. These are no longer classic job interviews, but real business-focused dialogues with each individual candidate. The candidate doesn’t need to recite a CV; instead, they create a natural link to the role, the strategy, and the context. This quickly gives you a clear overview of the concrete value each candidate can bring to your organization.

Havmøller Recruitment I Headhunting Marketing, Digital and Commercial roles

The Assessment

Beyond CV & Experience

We always strive for an open, nuanced, and trust-based dialogue with candidates – creating space for honest reflection and a level of confidentiality that our clients often find challenging to achieve on their own.

Throughout the process, we integrate the Assessio Platform—an internationally recognized, research-based framework for understanding personality in a professional context.

Based on the Big Five model, it measures five core dimensions:

  1. Openness
  2. Conscientiousness
  3. Extraversion
  4. Agreeableness, and
  5. Emotional stability

This provides a nuanced picture of how a person works, communicates, and is motivated. The model helps illuminate an individual’s work style, behavior under pressure, and—most importantly—how they are likely to thrive and contribute within your specific culture and leadership context.

About

A new professional approach to recruitment

With a background as a former CMO and Agency Director, I have spent more than 20 years hiring, developing, and leading teams, setting direction, and delivering results with a strong commercial understanding.

The market is changing rapidly. Titles and CVs rarely reflect the real scope of responsibility or the potential behind a role.

With my professional insight into the market, I can quickly identify the complex roles and responsibilities that often lie behind titles and CVs – and uncover the skills, achievements, personality, mindset, and drive that reveal how our candidates will succeed in their new role.

My background includes:

  • 4 years as CEO & Founder of Havmøller Recruitment
  • 9 years as CMO and In-house Agency Director
  • 13 years as Brand, Digital & Business Development Director
  • 3 years as CEO & Co-founder of a creative agency, later merged into McCann