How do recruitment agencies work

It is quite common for Dutch companies to work
closely with recruitment agencies. In fact, nearly
all firms in the Netherlands cooperate with
certain recruitment agencies responsible for the
first screening before candidates have interviews
with company representatives.

Hints & tips:

› Recruitment agencies in the Netherlands are
paid by employers so their service is offered to
you for free. Apparently, you and the recruiter
have mutual interests..

› Good references obtained by a renowned
recruiter are almost as good as relevant work
experience and/or higher education diplomas.

› Try to be honest, enthusiastic, ambitious.
Show that you have straightforward goals and
determination.

› Most recruitment agencies have offices in
various locations. Interviews may take place
anywhere (even at a restaurant or cafeteria) as
long as it is convenient for both the candidate
and the recruiter.

› Calling the recruiter a couple of days after your
job application is highly appreciated and reveals
one's motivation for the position and enthusiasm
for the company.

› A vacancy may be assigned to more than one
recruiter! You do not want to apply twice for the
same position..


Recruitment agencies that require Dutch

› AcroMonde (medical)
- Amsterdam

› HR Match
- Naarden

› Personal Choice
- Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague

› Randstand
- all over..

› SumSearch
- Berkel en Rodenrijs

Recruitment agencies

› Adams Multilingual
- Amsterdam, Rotterdam

› Adams Secretaries (administrative)
- Amsterdam

› Batenborch (marketing)
- Zeist

› Bianca Eder (marketing)
- Amsterdam

› Bird Engineering (biotechnology)
- Schiedam

› Blue Lynx
- Amsterdam (Sloterdijk), The Hague

› Content
- Amsterdam, Breda, Roosendaal

› Fashion Solutions (fashion)
- Leiden

› Hays Recruitment Specialist
- Amsterdam, Breda, Eidhoven, Rotterdam,
Tilburg

› HTNK (fashion)
- Amsterdam

› Independent Recruiters (finance & ICT)
- Amsterdam

› InQuest (purchasing, logistics & CSM)
- Den Bosch, The Hague

› Madison Parker
- Voorburg

› Manpower (administrative)
- Amsterdam

› Mercuri Urval
- Amersfoort

› Michael Page
- Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Breda, Eindhoven,
Rotterdam, Zwolle

› O'Connell (marketing)
- Amsterdam

› Octagon Professionals
- The Hague

› Page Personnel
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven, The Hague,
Rotterdam, Utrecht

› Park Recruitment
- Amsterdam

› ProJob (administrative)
- Amsterdam

› Real Resourcing
- Amsterdam

› Resourcing Global Professionals
- Utrecht

› Resourcing People
- Amsterdam

› Robert Half (finance)
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht

› Salian (IT)
- Amsterdam

› Skillz Recruitment (fashion and retail)
- Rotterdam

› Statter Recruitment (in Dutch)
- Amsterdam

› Sukoi Amsterdam (creative industry)
- Amsterdam

› The White Door (IT)
- Amsterdam

› Vye Professionals
- Amsterdam

› Undutchables
- Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Eindhoven,
Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht

› Unique Multilingual Services
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, The
Hague, Utrecht