SCENARIO · BENCH
Get a bench consultant started.
In under 72 hours.
Every bench day weighs on the margin. Cobalt cross-references the consultant's profile with your active accounts, spots matching needs and prepares client proposals — so they're on a mission before the week is out.
THE REAL COST
A bench consultant is a meter running.
As long as your consultant isn't staffed, their salary keeps going out with no revenue coming in. Your operating margin absorbs it.
~€500
per day / consultant
21 d
industry avg duration
€10,500
cost per bench event
–32%
operating margin hit
THE 72H PLAYBOOK
From mission end to signed contract.
Four days to turn a bench consultant into a signed mission. Here's what it looks like, hour by hour.
Detection & matching
Sophie's mission ends. Cobalt scans your portfolio and surfaces the 8 accounts where her profile is expected.
Proposals ready to send
Emails tailored to each account's context and anonymized, branded skills dossiers — prepared in minutes.
Your Business Manager is ready
CRM history, past-mission feedback, strengths to highlight — all consolidated inside the Cobalt profile.
Mission confirmed
Client feedback centralized, automatic follow-ups on open needs. Sophie starts Monday.
WHAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE
It's not magic. It's a platform built for this.
Four capabilities that, combined, let your Business Managers staff a consultant without burning the day on manual research and one-off follow-ups.
AI profile ↔ account matching
Cobalt cross-references skills, industry and history to surface the accounts that routinely book this kind of profile.
AI-drafted proposals
Context-tailored email per account, branded skills dossier generated in 10 seconds. The Business Manager reviews, adjusts if needed, and sends.
Shared CRM timeline
Every client interaction tracked. Feedback, past needs, rejections — the whole team sees the same thing.
Automatic follow-ups
Follow-up sequences on proposals awaiting a response. No opportunity slips through.
THE IMPACT
What actually changes.
<72h
staffing turnaround
€8,500
saved per bench event
×4
client proposals / week
100%
CRM traceability
Frequently asked questions
Does it work for all profiles, even niche ones?
Yes — Cobalt learns your accounts and their order history. A niche profile (e.g. nuclear CFD expert) is matched just as precisely as a full-stack developer: what matters is whether the need exists in your active clients.
Will my clients accept such a fast proposal?
The proposal isn't "fast" — it's precise. The skills dossier is anonymized, the email tailored to the account's context, the timing aligned with a need they're already expressing. It's the opposite of untargeted mass outreach.
How many consultants can I manage simultaneously?
No platform limit. The 72h playbook applies to 1 consultant or 50 — Cobalt runs in parallel for each.
How is Cobalt different from a classic CV database?
A CV database indexes candidates. Cobalt indexes candidates AND your accounts, connects them, drafts proposals, sends emails and centralizes client feedback. That's orchestration — not just search.
Do I keep editorial control over what gets sent?
Entirely. Every email and skills dossier is surfaced for review before sending. You can auto-send or require human validation — configurable per Business Manager or per account.
What if my consultant has an atypical profile or no history?
Cobalt also uses interview notes, Slack / Teams exchanges and past feedback. A profile with no formal history is still placeable if your team documented the work — which Cobalt encourages.