CANDIDATE FIRST is a privately held staffing and recruiting company operating in the staffing and human resources industry. We were founded in 2020 and are headquartered in Paris, France.

We specialize in digital recruitment, leveraging AI and data, and we are backed by Women First to present balanced shortlists of women and men.

Our sourcing process includes multichannel publication of job offers across LinkedIn, APEC, RegionsJob, Indeed, CVaden, and Meteojob, as well as a digitally driven direct approach. Our engagements include delivering a shortlist within five to ten working days, sourcing through digitalised headhunting with evaluation of hard and soft skills, and reference and diploma checks, with ongoing support until the position is filled.

We provide client service, candidate orientation, and transparency. Our services span recruitment, direct approach, data, AI, sourcing, recruiters, human capital, talent acquisition, employment, employer branding, employee branding, head hunting, head hunters, Women First, artificial intelligence, soft skills, talent, feminisation, diversity and inclusion, and D&I. We also identify four areas of specialization: IT / Digital, Technical / Engineering, Commercial, and Corporate Functions.

We operate in France.

Our four specializations are IT / Digital, Technical / Engineering, Commercial, and Corporate Functions.