muhlemann IT personal

What muhlemann IT personal does

mühlemann IT-personal is a small IT recruitment and personnel placement firm headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, founded in 2000 by Beat Mühlemann and operated as a sole proprietorship with 2–5 employees. The firm serves SMB clients in the Greater Bern area and adjacent Swiss German–language regions, sourcing IT professionals for permanent and contract placements.

The firm's core offering is structured around three service tiers: Signrate Services, Personal Services, and Coaching Services. Its core proprietary tool is PersProfile, a personality analysis methodology built on Jung/Marston typology, used to differentiate candidate evaluation beyond CV review. The firm maintains a curated database of 2,500+ candidate dossiers accumulated over 25+ years of operation, which functions as the primary matching asset. There is no disclosed technology platform, ATS, or AI/ML component — the business is a relationship-driven, founder-led recruiting practice.

Revenue is generated through placement fees on successful IT recruitment assignments, with no subscription or retained-search product mentioned. Go-to-market is relationship-based, supported by memberships in Digital Impact Network, HIV, and BNR, plus a sponsorship of SC Bern for local brand visibility. The firm is geographically anchored in Bern but job postings indicate active sourcing into Zurich, Lucerne, Sursee, and Solothurn. Named publicly visible clients include it-processing, Streamline AG, and CD Lab AG — all SMB-scale counterparties.

Name

muhlemann IT personal

Legal name

mühlemann IT-personal

Website

https://it-personal.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

mühlemann IT-personal is a small Bern-based IT recruitment and staffing firm founded in 2000 by Beat Mühlemann. It places IT professionals with SMB clients using its proprietary PersProfile assessment tool and a curated database of 2,500+ candidate dossiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54199)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Personality & Behavioral Assessments (BPACAMAC)

Keywords

• IT recruitment agency
• IT staffing services
• IT personnel placement
• IT headhunting
• Candidate assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Berne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. IT Recruitment Services for Companies: The company charges companies (employers) fees for successful placement of IT specialists. They offer three service tiers: Signrate Services (success-based collaboration without exclusive contract), Personal Services (targeted service modules with cost-effective pricing), and Coaching Services (consulting and support). The primary revenue stream comes from placement fees paid by hiring companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

mühlemann IT-personal is a Bern-based IT recruitment consultancy that places IT specialists with companies in the Greater Bern area, structured around three employer-facing service tiers: Signrate Services (success-based placement without exclusive mandate), Personal Services (comprehensive targeted recruitment with structured interviews and personality analysis), and Coaching Services (HR consulting and process support). For candidates, the firm provides free job placement, career counseling, and application coaching, supported by a database of over 2,500 candidate dossiers and a proprietary PersProfile personality assessment.

Product overview

mühlemann IT-personal is an IT recruitment and staffing company offering a platform of recruitment service modules for both companies seeking IT specialists and IT professionals seeking positions. The core offering consists of three service tiers: Signrate Services (success-based collaboration without exclusive mandates), Personal Services (comprehensive targeted recruitment with systematic methodology), and Coaching Services (consulting support and process optimization). For candidates, they provide job placement, career counseling, and application coaching services. The company uses the PersProfile personality analysis tool, based on Jung/Marston typology, as a proprietary assessment methodology integrated throughout their recruitment processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Signrate Services Success-based recruitment collaboration for companies that want to work with a recruitment partner without granting an exclusive mandate. Candidates are presented from the firm's active pool with checked and complete dossiers, and the firm invoices only when a contract is signed between the employer and the candidate. Targeted at companies in the Greater Bern region seeking IT specialists.
• Personal Services Target-group-specific service modules for efficient and cost-effective IT staffing, employing systematic methodology and modern assessment methods including structured interviews and personality analysis. Designed for companies in the Bern region with more comprehensive or specialized IT hiring needs than Signrate addresses.
• Coaching Services Consulting and advisory services for companies that want independent external perspectives, outsourcing of routine HR tasks, and support for process optimization and personnel decisions. Targeted at companies in the Bern region needing HR advisory beyond direct recruitment.
• IT Recruitment Services for Candidates Free job placement and career support for IT specialists in the Greater Bern area, including career counseling, personality assessment, job matching, application coaching, and presentation of current job offers. Targeted at IT professionals (male and female) seeking new challenges and career opportunities.
• PersProfile Personality Analysis Personality assessment service based on the scientific typology of psychologists Jung and Marston, classifying candidates into four basic types (Macher/Doer, Kommunikator/Communicator, Bewahrer/Preserver, Analyst) with eight behavioral tendencies. Used by the firm in recruitment decisions, candidate-job matching, and team building for client companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• High dossier quality and success guarantee

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Digital Impact NetworkminorOthersProfessional network organization in Switzerland. mühlemann IT-personal is a member, indicating participation in the Swiss digital/tech ecosystem.
• HIV (Handels und Industrieverein des Kantons Bern)minorOthersChamber of Commerce and Industry for the Canton of Bern. Company is a member, providing access to business network and industry connections in the Bern region.
• BNR (Business Networking Roundtable)minorOthersBusiness networking organization in Bern. Company is a member, supporting networking activities and business development in the regional business community.
• SC BernminorOthersMajor ice hockey club in Bern. Company sponsors SC Bern as part of local community engagement and brand visibility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm with a dedicated IT and technology practice that places IT specialists in permanent and contract roles across Switzerland. Comparable to mühlemann IT-personal in core IT permanent placement activity, but operates at global scale with proprietary technology and broader service lines.
• Brunel Switzerland: International staffing firm specializing in IT, engineering, and technical professionals with active Swiss operations. Comparable on IT permanent and contract placement, but operates at global scale with broader sector coverage and significantly larger candidate networks.
• Michael Page Switzerland: Global recruitment firm with an active technology and IT placement practice in the Swiss market. Directly comparable on IT permanent hire service, but with national reach across Zurich, Geneva, and Bern, and substantially deeper marketing and candidate pipelines.
• Randstad Switzerland: Major global staffing group with a dedicated technology recruitment practice serving Swiss employers. Comparable on IT permanent placement, but with national reach, proprietary digital platforms, and significantly greater candidate volume.
• Adecco Switzerland: Switzerland's largest staffing firm with an IT and digital division placing technology specialists in permanent and temporary roles. Overlaps with mühlemann IT-personal on SMB IT hiring in the Bern region, but at vastly larger scale and with broader industry coverage.
• Hays Switzerland: International specialist recruiter with a strong IT and technology division operating in Switzerland. Competes directly with mühlemann IT-personal for IT permanent placements, but offers a broader multi-sector portfolio and significantly larger candidate database.

Direct peers

• Swisslinx: Swiss-headquartered specialist recruiter focused on IT, technology, and finance roles across Switzerland. Closest direct peer to mühlemann IT-personal in terms of IT specialization, Swiss regional focus, and SMB/enterprise client mix, though it operates at a larger scale nationally.
• BNC (Business Network Consulting): Swiss IT and technology recruitment firm placing IT specialists across Switzerland. Direct competitor to mühlemann IT-personal on core IT permanent placement, with comparable focus on Swiss SMBs and similar service tiering.

Emerging players

• Jefferson Wells Switzerland: Technology and IT consulting/recruitment brand with Swiss presence, placing IT specialists and interim managers. Overlaps with mühlemann IT-personal on IT talent placement, but leans more toward senior and interim engagements than junior SMB IT hires.
• Nigel Frank International: Specialist Microsoft technology and IT recruitment firm with European operations. Comparable on technology-focused permanent placement, but typically targets enterprise and international clients rather than Swiss regional SMBs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/itpersonal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/m-hlemann-it-personal-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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