YER

Staffing & Recruitment Servicesyer.nl

YER is a Dutch professional staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1987, placing temporary and permanent professionals across engineering, IT, finance, government, insurance, and executive-search verticals for enterprise, mid-market, and public-sector clients in the Netherlands, Europe, and the US.

Company typePrivate
Founded1987
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Headcount1,001–5,000
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What YER does

YER is a Dutch professional staffing, recruitment, and talent development firm headquartered in Amsterdam and founded in 1987 by Jaap Kooijman as Young Executive Recruitment. The company places temporary and permanent professionals across horizontal business units including Engineering, IT, Finance, Sociaal Domein (social welfare), Fysiek Domein (physical/operational), Insurance, and Executive Search, serving clients that include large multinationals (ASML, Siemens, Rabobank, DAF, Amgen, NXP, Canon, BAM, Spie), mid-market firms, and Dutch government bodies. YER operates from offices in Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, and Capelle aan den IJssel, with international reach across Europe and the United States, and runs a self-service vacancy portal alongside sector-specialized consultants.

The company's revenue model centers on professional services across five streams: Detachering (staffing/secondment) where YER-employed candidates are billed to clients at a margin, Werving & Selectie (permanent placement fees), Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs for contingent workforce management, Tech Solutions (IT staffing and consulting), and Talent Development (traineeships and structured development programs). YER sub-brands YER Executive (senior-management search) and YER Insurance (insurance-sector staffing) extend the portfolio. Pricing is per-engagement and not publicly disclosed; placement and hourly rates are negotiated on a per-client, per-mandate basis. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales via dedicated account managers with self-service candidate channels and proactive consultant sourcing through LinkedIn and referrals.

YER's technology stack is primarily operational rather than productized: Power BI dashboards, Microsoft Fabric for data analytics, and AI/ML for candidate-job matching, CV analysis, and predictive analytics underpin internal processes, but no proprietary technology product is offered externally. Since 2022, YER has been owned by private equity firm Inflexion, which acquired the company as part of a broader European investment portfolio. In 2025, YER divested its Estonian subsidiary (YERS) to Boreo Oyj. YER holds GDPR-compliant data processing certifications and operates with 1,001–5,000 employees, though exact headcount is not publicly disclosed.

YER firmographics

Firmographics

Name: YER
Legal name: YER Nederland B.V.
Website: https://yer.nl
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1987
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1,001–5,000 employees
Short description: YER is a Dutch professional staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1987, placing temporary and permanent professionals across engineering, IT, finance, government, insurance, and executive-search verticals for enterprise, mid-market, and public-sector clients in the Netherlands, Europe, and the US.
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YER industry classification

Industry

Product category: Staffing & Recruitment Services
NAICS: Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320)
SIC: Services-Employment Agencies (7361)
akta.pro primary industry: Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)
akta.pro secondary industries: Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Managed Workplace Services (DaaS/Workplace-as-a-Service) (BPAEAIAA)

Keywords

Staffing services
Recruitment solutions
Talent placement
Executive search
Workforce management

Where YER is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Amsterdam
HQ country: Netherlands
HQ region: Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

YER business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Staffing / Detachering: YER places professionals (both temporary and permanent) with client organizations. Candidates are employed by YER and assigned to clients on a project basis, generating revenue through the margin between candidate salary and client billing rate. This is YER's primary revenue stream.
Recruitment / Werving & Selectie: YER identifies and places candidates in permanent positions for client organizations, earning placement fees typically tied to candidate salary.
Managed Service Provider (MSP): YER manages the entire contingent workforce process for large clients, including supplier management, scheduling, and compliance, generating fees for managed services.
Tech Solutions: YER provides technology staffing solutions and consultancy services focused on IT, including contract and permanent IT placements.
Talent Development Programs: YER offers structured traineeship and development programs, primarily for HBO/WO starters, generating revenue through the permanent placement of trainees after program completion or ongoing contract margins.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Detachering / Staffing: fee based on candidate salary margin

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

YER product offering

Product offering

Core offering

YER is a Dutch staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1987 that places professionals in temporary (detachering) and permanent positions across multiple sectors including Engineering, IT, Finance, Social Welfare, and Executive roles. The company employs candidates and assigns them to client organizations on a project basis, generating revenue through salary margins and placement fees.

Product overview

YER is an HR solutions provider offering a portfolio of integrated services: Detachering (staffing/secondment), Werving en Selectie (recruitment and selection), Traineeships, Tech Solutions (IT staffing and consulting), Managed Service Provider (MSP), and Talent Development Programs. The company was founded in 1987 and operates across the Netherlands, Europe, and the US. Its executive search division is branded as YER Executive. YER also provides a candidate-facing platform offering CV checks, LinkedIn profile reviews, and career coaching to support job seekers alongside its employer-facing recruitment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

YER Executive: Specialized consultant team for executive, management, and senior-level placements in the top segment of the labor market.
YER Insurance

Products and services

Detachering (Staffing/Secondment)

Companies that use YER

Customer profile

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

YER technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

YER partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

YER competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Randstad: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader operating across temporary placement, permanent placement, and RPO/MSP. Directly comparable as a Netherlands-rooted multi-vertical staffing competitor with far larger scale and global footprint.
ManpowerGroup: US-listed global staffing and workforce solutions leader with a strong Benelux presence (including Manpower Netherlands). Comparable as a broad multi-service staffing incumbent competing for the same enterprise clients.
Robert Half International: US-headquartered specialist staffing firm for finance, accounting, technology, and legal professionals. Comparable to YER's Finance and IT vertical lines in terms of professional/technical candidate profile and direct-hire model.
Adecco Group: Swiss-headquartered global staffing leader with extensive Benelux operations. Broad incumbent competitor offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services comparable to YER's core portfolio.

Direct peers

Hays: UK-listed professional staffing firm specializing in placement of qualified professionals across IT, engineering, finance, and construction. Directly comparable to YER's sector-specialized detachering and permanent placement model in the same European markets.
Michael Page: Global professional recruitment firm (part of PageGroup) placing mid-to-senior professionals across disciplines including engineering, IT, finance, and supply chain. Closely mirrors YER's Werving & Selectie and YER Executive offerings in the Dutch market.
Brunel International: Dutch-headquartered specialist staffing firm focused on engineering, energy, and technical professionals worldwide. Directly comparable to YER Engineering's model of placing highly educated technical talent into project-based and permanent roles.
Yacht (Randstad subsidiary): Netherlands-based specialist staffing brand under Randstad focusing on IT, engineering, and professional placements. Direct head-to-head competitor with YER in the Dutch IT and engineering detachering market.
CIMSOLUTIONS: Dutch IT consultancy and staffing firm placing technology professionals in detachering and permanent roles. Direct peer to YER's Tech Solutions practice within the Netherlands IT staffing market.

Regional players

Huxley International: Global specialist recruiter for IT, banking, and finance professionals operating across Europe and beyond. Comparable to YER's IT and Finance segments, though with a stronger UK and banking focus than YER's Dutch-centric mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

YER compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

YER financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

YER leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

YER subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries3 records

YER funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

YER M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about YER

What does YER do?

Is YER a public or private company?

YER is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.

When was YER founded?

YER was founded in 1987. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is YER based?

YER is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.

How does YER make money?

Five revenue lines are on record. Staffing / Detachering is the primary driver. The others are recruitment / Werving & Selectie, managed Service Provider (MSP), tech Solutions and talent Development Programs.

Who are YER's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Randstad, ManpowerGroup, Robert Half International and Adecco Group. Direct peers are Hays, Michael Page, Brunel International, Yacht (Randstad subsidiary) and CIMSOLUTIONS. Huxley International is listed as a regional player.

Does YER have an API?

No public API is recorded for YER.

What industry is YER in?

YER's product category is Staffing & Recruitment Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACAFAC, Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare), with a secondary code of BPACADAD, Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing. Its NAICS code is 561311 and its SIC code is 7361.