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How can you use our data and knowledge to improve your labor market position?

Target group analysis and marketing: accurate candidate identification and approach.

Labor market communication: effective alignment of communication strategies.

API integration: seamless connectivity with ATS, VMS, and HR systems.

International recruitment: tools for European talent acquisition.

Employability: tools for
development and market insight.

Sourcing: optimization of talent acquisition techniques.

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Insightful data-driven solutions

Intelligence Group offers several tools that provide meaningful and critical insights for a successful recruitment strategy in Europe.

Feasibility of recruitment

Gain insight into recruitment feasibility, looking at the likelihood of successfully filling vacancies compared to market standards, including the proportion of self-employed workers within your sector.

Sociodemography

Learn to draft attractive job postings and develop effective recruitment strategies that can attract the interest of qualified candidates.

Candidate Expectations

Understand the composition of the labor pool and develop targeted recruitment strategies that fit the target population.

Artikelen

Insight Overview

How to reach blue-collar jobseekers?

“A few days of working alongside them yourself, from cleaning to cable pulling, is a must for recruiters in all these sectors. You need to understand what is happening on the ground, what motivates people and how to engage this target group. One thing is certain: blue collar workers, as long as they are in the right place, are more loyal and less active...

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European drone industry shows alarming decline in job vacancies despite urgency for rearmament

Broad expertise required for drone technology Across Europe, the drone industry is primarily seeking versatile technical professionals. The most in-demand positions are led by IT specialists, particularly system and software engineers, with expertise in Java, DevOps, and C/C++ being especially sought after. In addition to the software side, there...

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Combined data is the rocket fuel for your winning talent strategy.

The consequences? Rebecca Carr, CEO of SmartRecruiters, foresees recruitment fundamentally transforming within the next 12 to 18 months through conversational AI. Arvind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, launched Comet this year — an AI browser capable of solving any sourcing challenge automatically within 12 months, and it is already approaching candidates ...

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Use Case CSU: How CSU Aims to Reach the Right Candidates — Not the Most

3. Results 95,000 applications with a focus on quality Despite the high volume of applicants, CSU and Tzorg maintain a strong focus on recruitment quality — supported by targeted dashboards and process management. Decrease in irrelevant applications CSU and Tzorg have seen a clear red...

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The silent revolution in job-seeking behavior: how GEO is forcing employers and agencies to take action

The first two are clearly in line with expectations. Agencies are becoming less important because AI agents are starting to function as intermediaries. Our projections therefore point to a drastic consolidation: a large share of today’s job boards, possibly up to 90 percent, and staffing agencies, up to 70 percent, are expected to lose their relevance o...

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Intelligence Group

Research

Since 2003, with our own ITAM (International Talent Acquisition Monitor) survey, we have been collecting data on the functioning of the Dutch and European labor market on a quarterly basis. Every year we interview over 125,000 individuals from the European workforce. This knowledge is incorporated into several products, including our Talent Intelligence dashboard Giant.

Respondents by year

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Insightful data-driven solutions

Intelligence Group offers several tools to provide insight into the labor market. To make your recruitment strategy a success too!

Giant Dashboard

With Giant, you get deep insights into your target audience. Discover who they are, what motivates them and how recruitable they are. You also get data on their orientation behavior, media use and mobility, among other things, so you know exactly where the best opportunities lie.

Giant offers data from 28 European countries and the US. In addition, you can easily generate analyses, choose from six languages and see in which country recruitment is most promising.

Campus Dashboard

The Campus Dashboard gives you insight into MBO, HBO and WO students and starters: who they are, what motivates them and how you recruit them effectively. Find out where they orient themselves, what channels they use and how they relate to the job market.

With data by education level and field of study, you can instantly see where your opportunities lie. Make data-driven choices and reach young talent at the right time and place.

Fixed and Flex Dashboard

Want to make informed choices and ensure an ideal mix between permanent and flexible workers? Our Permanent and Flex Dashboard provides insight into this. You get about the unique characteristics of permanent and flex and what is essential for an effective approach strategy. In addition to financial about…

Inspiring customer experiences

Thanks to Giant, we have seen our response rate to job postings increase by 30%, we find that candidates better identify with our descriptions and that leads to more quality applications

Anne Bongers

Communication advisor

Giant also served as the basis for our student tutoring campaign. Text, imagery and targeting were specifically tailored to the target audience, resulting in 99 applications, 70% of which resulted from the campaign. The campaign allowed us to meet the 10 to 15 hires per month.

Stephanie Mcmillan

Recruitment marketer

With over 40 recruiters and recruitment marketers now employed, we of course constantly monitor the results we achieve. By using Giant our job ads are read longer, more people than average apply for the jobs and – very importantly – we achieve a higher conversion rate for our clients.

Dustin Posthuma

Senior Corporate Recruiter

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Case Studies

Use Case CSU: How CSU Aims to Reach the Right Candidates — Not the Most

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Use case recruitment marketers: data as a commercial weapon – winning tenders and attracting candidates

Conclusion With more than four thousand campaigns — for organizations such as Strukton, Provincie Zuid-Holland and Avia — Recruitment Marketeers knows exactly what works in the world of recruitment marketing and employer branding. Giant helps with that: it’s not just a ‘tool’, but a commercial and strat...

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Zuyderland use case: a unifying thread in labor market communication enabled by data

Conclusion Zuyderland demonstrates that labour market communication isn’t a standalone project but a collaboration of strategy, partnerships and internal cooperation. By using Giant as the foundation for building personas, managing expectations and determining media choices, Zuyderland professionalises not only its communication but also its or...

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Use case Defence: Data-driven recruitment of military personnel, civilians and reservists

Conclusion: precision recruitment for a future-proof armed forces Defence combines a broad labour market perspective with specific role insights to meet its unique recruitment challenge. By combining Giant with custom data, a strong foundation is...

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Use case PostNL: From job intake to strategic workforce planning – How PostNL utilizes Giant on multiple levels

Conclusion At PostNL, Giant is not a standalone tool, but part of a broader professionalization of recruitment. From executive discussions on talent management to optimizing job intake processes, Giant makes data actionable at every level. In doing so, PostNL is making its recruitment both future-proof and adaptable. ...

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Labor Market Trends

The latest labor market statistics

The tension in the labor market is still unprecedented. Despite this, there is slightly more movement in the labor market because while the supply of labor remains small (low unemployment and low labor market activity), the demand for it is growing. This means that people are increasingly being approached for other work as the pressure to recruit has reached a new record. Indeed, these combined factors have created a challenging environment in which companies must be innovative and strategic to attract and retain top talent amid fierce competition.