TEST

What TEST does

TEST (legal name: Advisory Group TEST Human Resources) is a privately held Polish recruitment and HR consulting firm headquartered in Kraków, founded in 1991 and operating continuously for over three decades. The firm delivers B2B professional services to enterprise and mid-market clients in Poland, with a portfolio that spans the full employee lifecycle: executive search, direct search, volume recruitment, and interim management on the talent-acquisition side, and Assessment Centre, Development Centre, 360-degree evaluation, employee satisfaction surveys, organizational culture diagnostics, competency modeling, personal audits, development programs, coaching, outplacement, and psychological/career support services on the consulting side. Its proprietary stack is methodology-led rather than software-led — built on established psychometric frameworks, direct-search playbooks, and consultant expertise — and is augmented with partner tools such as Insights Discovery and an internally produced salary benchmarking data product called manaHR.

TEST's business model is professional services fee-based: clients pay project or retainer fees for recruitment engagements (typically success-based with service guarantees) and consulting engagements (typically fixed-scope), while the manaHR salary reports generate a recurring data-product revenue line. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting large multinational corporations with Polish operations (named customers include Lufthansa Group Business Services, Kingfisher, Dyson, EME Aero, and an unnamed global chemical company) alongside domestic mid-market firms. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, a dedicated job portal (oferty.testhr.pl), HR conference participation, community leadership via Małopolski Klub HR, and university patronage. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm is founder/owner-operated with no identified parent company, external investors, or institutional ownership, and has 51-100 employees. There are no documented funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, patents, or partnership alliances in the available record.

Name

TEST

Legal name

Advisory Group TEST Human Resources

Website

https://testhr.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TEST is a Kraków-based recruitment and HR consulting firm, founded in 1991, that provides executive search, specialist hiring, and HR consulting (assessment, development, coaching, salary benchmarking) to enterprise and mid-market companies operating in Poland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Screening & Aptitude Testing (BPACAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Work Sample, Simulation & Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) (BPACAMAE), Psychometric Test Publishing & Norming / Validation Services (BPACAMAG)

Keywords

• Executive search
• Direct search recruitment
• HR consulting
• Assessment centre services
• Volume recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Project-based contingency or retained search fees for executive search, direct search, and volume recruitment services. The company charges clients for successfully placed candidates, with services backed by guarantee.
2. HR Consulting Services: Fees for consulting engagements including Assessment Centre, Development Centre, employee satisfaction surveys, organizational culture research, competency modeling, personal auditing, development programs, coaching, and outplacement services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TEST is a Polish recruitment agency and HR consulting firm that provides executive search, direct search, volume recruitment, and interim management services for corporate clients, alongside a comprehensive HR consulting portfolio covering assessment centres, development centres, 360-degree evaluations, employee satisfaction surveys, organizational culture research, outplacement, coaching, and salary benchmarking. The firm supports the full employee lifecycle for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Poland and delivers engagements via project-based professional services backed by guarantees.

Product overview

TEST is a recruitment and HR consulting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services to corporate clients in Poland. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a software platform, providing two primary service categories: recruitment services (Executive Search, Direct Search, Volume Recruitment, and Interim Management) and HR consulting services (Assessment Centre, Development Centre, 360-Degree Evaluation, Employee Satisfaction Surveys, Organizational Culture Research, Outplacement, Personal Audit, Competency Models, Development Programs, Coaching, Mental Resilience Assessment, Psychological Support, Crisis Coaching, and Insights Discovery). Additionally, the company provides salary benchmarking data through manaHR salary reports. These services are designed to support the full employee lifecycle from talent acquisition through development and separation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Recruitment service focused on identifying and attracting senior management and executive-level candidates for client organizations through direct outreach on professional networks.
• Direct Search Targeted recruitment method for identifying and engaging qualified specialists and professional-level candidates through market research and direct candidate engagement.
• Volume Recruitment (Rekrutacje Wolumenowe) High-volume recruitment services for filling multiple positions across organizations, particularly for large-scale hiring projects.
• Interim Management & Contracting Provision of interim managers and contracted professionals for temporary leadership and specialized project needs.
• Assessment Centre Competency evaluation methodology using simulations, tests, and exercises to assess candidate suitability for positions.
• Development Centre Employee potential assessment and development program identification service based on competency analysis.
• 360-Degree Evaluation (Ocena 360°) Multi-source feedback evaluation system assessing employee performance from various organizational perspectives.
• Employee Satisfaction Surveys (Badania Satysfakcji Pracowników) Employee satisfaction and engagement measurement research to identify workplace climate and improvement areas.
• Organizational Culture Research (Badania Kultury Organizacji) Organizational culture diagnostic services to identify values, norms, and cultural patterns within client organizations.
• Outplacement Career transition support services for departing employees including job search assistance and psychological support.
• Personal Audit (Audyt Personalny) HR audit services evaluating workforce competencies, organizational structure, and personnel effectiveness.
• HR Consulting (Doradztwo Personalne) General HR consulting services covering various aspects of human resource management and organizational development.
• Competency Model (Model Kompetencyjny) Competency framework development service defining skills, knowledge, and behaviors required for organizational success.
• Development Programs (Programy Rozwojowe) Customized employee development initiatives designed to enhance skills and career progression within organizations.
• Coaching Individual professional coaching services for leadership development and personal career growth.
• MSQ Plus Mental Resilience Assessment (Badanie Odporności Psychicznej MSQ Plus) Mental resilience assessment tool measuring psychological endurance and stress management capabilities.
• Employee Psychological Support (Wsparcie Psychologiczne dla Pracowników) Employee psychological support services including counseling and mental health assistance programs.
• Crisis Coaching (Coaching Kryzysowy) Crisis intervention coaching for employees experiencing professional or personal challenges affecting work performance.
• Insights Discovery Profiling and Workshops Psychological profiling and workshop services based on color-coded personality type identification system.
• manaHR Salary Benchmarking Reports (Raporty Płacowe manaHR) Salary benchmarking reports providing market compensation data for various positions and industries in Poland.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Devire: Devire is a leading Polish-origin recruitment and HR services firm offering permanent placement, executive search, and HR consulting — directly comparable in size, geography, and service mix to TEST.
• Michael Page Poland: Michael Page operates a Polish division of PageGroup specializing in professional and executive recruitment, directly overlapping with TEST's Executive Search and Direct Search offerings for mid-to-senior white-collar roles.
• Grafton Recruitment: Grafton Recruitment is a pan-European recruitment firm with a significant Polish presence offering permanent, temporary, and executive hiring across multiple functions — a directly comparable mid-sized specialist competitor.
• Robert Half Poland: Robert Half is a global specialist recruiter (finance, accounting, IT, administrative) with Polish operations, directly overlapping with TEST's specialist and mid-level recruitment services.
• Antal Poland: Antal is a recruitment and HR consulting firm operating in Poland with a focus on specialist and managerial recruitment, closely mirroring TEST's Executive Search and Direct Search positioning.
• HRK (HR Consulting): HRK is a Polish HR consulting and recruitment firm focused on mid- and senior-level placements and HR advisory services, competing head-to-head with TEST in executive search and assessment-led consulting.
• Hays Poland: Hays is one of the largest global recruitment and workforce solutions firms, with a well-established Polish operation covering permanent, temporary, and executive placement across the same enterprise and mid-market segments TEST serves.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Poland: ManpowerGroup is a global staffing and workforce solutions incumbent with broad Polish operations in permanent placement, temporary staffing, and talent assessment — overlapping with TEST's recruitment and HR consulting portfolio.
• Randstad Poland: Randstad is a global HR services incumbent with a major Polish footprint spanning staffing, recruitment, and HR solutions, competing for the same enterprise volume-recruitment and RPO contracts as TEST.

Emerging players

• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH Poland): LHH, part of the Adecco Group, provides career transition, outplacement, coaching, and leadership development — directly comparable to TEST's outplacement, coaching, and Development Centre offerings, with growing Polish presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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