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Skills-based hiring in 2026: een praktisch stappenplan om bias uit je selectie te halen met objectieve competentiematching (van functieprofiel tot shortlist)
Skills-based hiring in de praktijk: hoe je vacature-eisen omzet naar meetbare competenties en objectieve selectiecriteria (met voorbeelden en valkuilen)
ATS vs. matchingtool: hoe combineer je je ATS met Softmatch.ai om sneller skills-based kandidaten te vinden (zonder je recruitmentproces om te gooien)
ATS + slimme matching: hoe je met Softmatch.ai sneller skills-based kandidaten vindt zonder je ATS te vervangen
Recruiten in het buitenland: hoe skills-based matching met Softmatch.ai (als aanvulling op je ATS) internationale kandidaten sneller en eerlijker selecteert
During real conversations, you often find that rare, exceptional candidate. Yet too often, that meeting fades into obscurity — and that’s the end of it. A shame, because it’s precisely those informal conversations that form the foundation of a sustainable, long-term match.
A team may look perfectly balanced on paper, but in practice, it just doesn’t click. As a recruiter, you are expected to know which levers to pull… but how do you actually do that?
As a corporate recruiter, you know that attracting new talent doesn’t stop when the sun comes out. But how do you keep your recruitment process on track while you’re on vacation? With a competency-driven ATS, everything keeps running smoothly back at the office.
An objective and efficient recruitment process with the help of a competency-driven ATS. Sounds good, right? Every recruiter knows it: the search for “the perfect candidate” often gets stuck in endless meetings.
An automatically generated job description — sounds like music to your ears, right? As a recruiter, you know that time is precious. Finding the ideal candidate simply takes time.
In today’s tight labor market, speed and efficiency are crucial. If you’re not fast enough, your competitor will find that ideal candidate before you do.
You want to fill vacancies — and ultimately hire the best candidate. But you’re not the only one. There’s plenty of competition out there. So how do you make sure your company stands out as an employer? Every hire starts somewhere.
The Recruitment and Government Conference offered an inspiring day full of insights, interactive sessions, and valuable conversations. Recrout was a proud partner of the event and participated enthusiastically in discussions about the future of recruitment and selection within the public sector.
Finding the right candidate, creating an optimal candidate journey, and collaborating efficiently with your colleagues — sounds like the ideal recruitment process, right? Curious how this can work for you? Read on about Recrout’s competency-driven ATS.
Innovation and growth often stem from strong collaborations. That’s exactly what we’re celebrating with the new partnership between TIS Techniek and Recrout.
As a recruiter, you are the link between potential talent and your organization. You play a crucial role in the recruitment and selection process — in other words, in the long-term success of your organization. How great is it, then, to be able to enhance that success with the right tools? Like a well-functioning Applicant Tracking System (ATS). In this blog, we’ll walk you through all the benefits of a competency-driven ATS — and, importantly, how it strengthens your role and helps you make the organization more efficient.
Recruiters are constantly looking for ways to make the hiring process more efficient and effective. Finding the right candidates quickly and objectively can be challenging, but new tools and technologies are emerging to help. One of these developments is the exciting partnership between Recrout and Jobylon.
While we’re big fans of serious business games or situational games — like those used by the police and fire department to test candidates in handling real work scenarios — the idea of having professionals blow up balloons doesn’t exactly make us happy.
Summer vacation is just around the corner — or for some, it’s already begun. The slow season! Will you sit back and relax, or will you use this time to optimize your recruitment process? We’ve got five tips to help you make the most of summer as a recruiter.
We live in a time when the traditional CV is losing its shine, and organizations are increasingly focusing on a different approach to recruitment: based on competencies and talents rather than degrees and experience.
Ask a recruiter how things are going, and nine out of ten will answer: “Busy!” Admit it — you’re guilty of it too. How nice would it be to have a digital assistant?
As an organization, you may struggle to attract and retain talent, even when the candidate with the right competencies is right in front of you. Let’s take a closer look at the importance of competency-driven recruitment free from age discrimination and bias.
The tight labor market in the Netherlands is now an undeniable reality. Employers are finding it more difficult than ever to find the right candidates, even though many people are actively seeking work. Traditional recruitment methods, such as applying with a CV and cover letter, are becoming increasingly ineffective.
Whether you’re a recruiter, agency consultant, manager, or even on the other side of the table, we’ve all experienced it: assessing or being assessed based on intuition or “gut feeling.” While this approach was once blindly trusted, today more and more employers are opting for an objective recruitment process.
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Recrout.com, the Dutch HR tech company specializing in competency-driven recruitment, has just launched a free account for startups looking to get acquainted with their Skills-Based ATS.
Has the first New Year’s networking drink already passed? Or are you a fan of Dry January? Whether you’re hitting the gym extra hard in the first weeks of January or paying a little more attention to your diet…
The time has come — December is here, and that means the holiday season is just around the corner! December brings plenty of cheer and festivities, but it also comes with its fair share of dilemmas, especially in the workplace. How can you handle this smartly as an employer? We’re here to help and tackle five common workplace dilemmas during the holidays.
The end of the year is approaching, which means it’s time to show your appreciation to your employees. Recognition is incredibly important — a perfect reason to give your team a little extra attention. But how do you do that? You want to be original, maybe even surprising, but also inclusive, right? Or do you prefer the standard Christmas gift box? We’re getting into the holiday spirit early and have put together five free tips for you!
In the dynamic world of recruitment, companies are constantly looking for effective ways to attract the right talent. In the past, businesses often relied on CVs and recruiters’ intuition when selecting candidates. Increasingly, there is a shift toward competency-based recruitment. Not convinced yet? Here are five reasons why competency-based recruitment is a valuable addition to your hiring process.
At Recrout, we want everyone to feel at home within our organization, regardless of gender, culture, age, religion, or sexual orientation. That’s what makes us diverse and inclusive — at least, that’s what we strive for. Our mission? To make the same level of inclusivity and diversity the standard in the Dutch labor market. But… where do you start?
Data-driven recruitment has become hugely popular in recent years and is now an integral part of most organizations. Before we explain how working with data can optimize your role as a recruiter, let’s first take a moment to look at the term itself.
A user-friendly and efficient ATS brings many benefits to your recruitment operations. Not only does it save a tremendous amount of time, but it also elevates your candidate journey to the next level. Before we dive deeper, let’s take a moment to define what an ATS is.
ChatGPT and AI are hot topics. Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its mark on the labor market. Everyone has heard something about it, sees opportunities, and wants to get involved. Alongside these opportunities, however, comes fear. Should we really be this excited about such smart technology? Will AI take over our jobs? Rest assured — the answer is no. AI is here to make our working lives more efficient, but it can never replace the human factor. Here’s why.
Diversity — a term you’ve likely been hearing more and more, both in everyday life and within your organization. Many employers understand the importance of diversity and want to act on it, but do they know how? Diversity is invaluable. Read on to learn why it matters and how to make it work within and for your organization.
It’s all about data. In modern recruitment, it’s no longer enough to rely solely on traditional methods, like scouring CVs on job boards. We want data, analytics, and the best matches, right? That makes sense — with data-driven matching, you can identify the best candidates for your roles faster and more accurately.
Boosting your recruitment ROI? In this blog, we share a few hacks to easily increase your ROI. But what is ROI? ROI stands for Return on Investment and measures the value of employees in terms of costs relative to the investment in the recruitment process.
ROI not only provides insight into your recruitment process but can also motivate employees to achieve their goals more quickly.
Measuring recruitment ROI can be challenging — after all, how do you determine the value of an employee?
Everyone should have the opportunity to participate in today’s labor market and receive equal chances. This is established in Dutch law, which prohibits excluding people based on age, gender, or background.
Unfortunately, discrimination still occurs frequently in recruitment and selection processes. Often, we associate discrimination with excluding certain individuals based on their background, religion, or gender. While this is certainly true, discrimination goes far beyond that.
When Karim Akhlal started his company Recrout in 2015, he had no choice but to look beyond the borders: he needed a skilled developer, but interviews in the Netherlands were going nowhere. Through connections, he found his current lead developer, with whom he has now been working for seven years — him in Hoofddorp, her in Mauritius.
Karim Akhlal guided us through a hot topic: discrimination in the recruitment process. Of course, no one wants to discriminate, but it still happens, often unconsciously. How do you tackle it? With software!
Online recruitment platform Recrout will provide HR consultancy Cubiks with psychometric tools, as both parties announced at the end of January. The partnership is exclusive and focused on the Dutch market, with plans to expand internationally if successful.
Recrout is an intelligent online career platform where employers can match with highly educated students, graduates, and young professionals based on personality profiles — without the involvement of unnecessary intermediaries.
Recrout was born out of frustration. CEO Karim Akhlal first ran his own old-school, offline recruitment and selection agency. In short, Akhlal collected suitable CVs for open vacancies. “I thought, now I have a list of what the manager wants…”
Successful remote collaboration — how do you do it? Karim Akhlal from HR tech company Recrout has years of experience and shares his tips: "There is no shortage of talent if you’re open to remote work."
With their fully automated, personalized, and objective Talent Platform and data-driven selection technology, Recrout aims to help entrepreneurs and recruiters select the best people more intelligently and objectively.
The first intelligent IT recruitment platform in the Netherlands — and possibly in Europe. That’s what the recently launched partnership between Amazic and Recrout promises. But what will it actually look like?
In the Nyenrode Incubator in the heart of Amsterdam, three Nyenrode alumni and founder Karim Akhlal run Recrout, a company that has developed matching and selection technology…
With a white-label Talent Platform and data-driven selection methods, Recrout aims to help recruiters work smarter.
Karim Akhlal (39) knows what it’s like to encounter gut-feeling biases as a job applicant. “If someone’s car stereo was just stolen, as a Moroccan you’re immediately 3-0 down.”
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We are convinced that more and more organizations are looking for modern and non-discriminatory tools to improve their recruitment process and maintain their good image.
To do our part in contributing to a fair labor market, we are happy to offer you a no-obligation trial account to see if Recrout is right for your organization, with no hidden terms. Just try it.
To do our part in contributing to a fair labor market, we are happy to offer you a no-obligation trial account to see if Recrout is right for your organization, with no hidden terms. Just try it.
