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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…
Pay rises slow, the package counts more
The catch-up in Dutch agreed wages is over. With the inflation argument gone, employers stand out on hours, security and…
The back office shrinks from the bottom
Data entry and secretarial work keep shrinking, the specialist layer above it keeps growing. An ageing workforce means the roles…
Changing roles as a senior: consultant or direct
Senior professionals who change jobs can apply directly or work with a consultant. A consultant adds information and a stronger…
Commercial roles are among the hardest vacancies to fill
Dutch employers name commercial roles among the vacancies that are hardest to fill, and sales and marketing sit high on…
A new colleague in January starts with October
Professionals prefer to change jobs at the start of the year. An employer who wants someone in by January holds…
The future of Java development and its labour market
Java holds its place among programming languages, and the AI work in large organisations increasingly lands on the JVM. What…
The Java developer market
The Java market is broad and mobile, but most of it hides behind other job titles. A vacancy for a…
The IT architect market
Architects stay in their roles longer and switch less than developers. A vacancy alone reaches few of them; the hire…
The vacancy does not reach the core
The Dutch labour market looks mobile, but most of the movement stays inside the flexible layer. The experienced permanent core…
A vacancy stays open longer than before the pandemic
The labour market has cooled since 2022, but the average vacancy stays open almost as long as at the peak.…
Most employees know they could leave
Most Dutch employees are confident they could find a job elsewhere, and most are satisfied where they are. Few of…
The real market for developers
The number of software developers in the Netherlands keeps growing, yet employers find the market empty. The real market is…
5 trends en ontwikkeling op het gebied van AI die je niet mag missen
Sinds de komst van ChatGPt zijn de ontwikkelingen in kunstmatige intelligentie in een rap tempo vooruitgegaan. Nieuwe software, tools en…
De onmisbare schakel tussen IT en Bedrijfssucces: De rol van een IT Recruiter
In de digitale wereld waarin we vandaag de dag leven, zijn goed opgeleide IT-professionals de kern van bijna elk succesvol…
Technische versus Soft Skills: Wat is belangrijker en hoe test je ze?
Technische versus Soft Skills: Wat is belangrijker en hoe test je ze? In mijn jarenlange ervaring in de werving en…
10 Reason AI gives why Java is so fascinating! Do you agree?
1. Object-oriented programming: Java is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language, which means that it is designed to help developers organize…
How do you retain software developers
Retaining top software developers is essential for any company that wants to stay competitive in today’s market. With the demand…
Ten reasons why software development is going to change the world
1. Increased productivity: With the help of software, businesses and individuals can automate many tasks, making them more productive and…