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The shortage stayed where work cannot wait
The cooling labour market is real on average and misleading by sector. Construction and healthcare are about as tight as…
The youth reserve is already empty
Few young Dutch people are outside both work and education, fewer than anywhere else in the EU. Most of them…
Higher pay does not make IT staff happier
IT staff already earn well and decide how they work. Their job satisfaction is still average. A higher offer rarely…
A cooler IT market is not an easier one
The Dutch IT labour market has cooled since 2023. Hiring has not become easy: the problem moved from finding enough…
Why more IT graduates did not end the shortage
Education delivered far more ICT graduates than in 2015 and the IT shortage barely moved. The missing ingredient is experience,…
Where applicants drop out
Career sites now attract candidates well. What happens after the application is where employers lose them, and the gap is…
Regulators have outgrown the rest of the state
Supervision grew faster than the state since 2010 because every new law brought new duties. Growth has stalled for now,…
The hiring ladder costs time on scarce roles
Employers who struggle to hire move up a ladder from cheap to costly measures. The order is sensible for common…
Hiring teams plan more than they assess
The largest block of a recruiter's week goes to calendars, reminders and rescheduling. Assessment, the work that decides a hire,…
A cloud exit is a staffing question first
Whether a company can leave its cloud provider depends less on contracts and alternatives than on whether it has the…