Undutchables

Name

Undutchables

Legal name

Undutchables Recruitment Agency B.V.

Website

https://undutchables.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Undutchables is a privately held Dutch recruitment agency specializing in multilingual international talent placement, operating six offices across the Netherlands and serving Dutch employers through temporary, permanent, secondment, executive, and outplacement services since 1998.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management (BPACAHAE), Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• International recruitment
• Multilingual staffing
• Executive search
• Temporary employment
• Highly skilled migrants

Headquarters

HQ city

Amstelveen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Undutchables operates as a private employment agency providing recruitment and placement services for multilingual international candidates. They place candidates in temporary contracts, direct recruitment, secondment, executive recruitment, and outplacement services. The company is a full member of the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU) and operates under ABU Phase System.
2. Executive Recruitment: Specialized executive recruitment service for senior-level and C-level positions. Uses confidential search, targeted headhunting, and tailored recruitment process. Executive level positions start at base salary of 80k per year.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Undutchables is a Dutch recruitment agency that places multilingual international candidates with Dutch employers across temporary employment, direct (permanent) recruitment, secondment, executive recruitment, outplacement, and freelance/HR service lines. The company serves both individual multilingual job seekers and corporate clients across the Netherlands through six regional offices and a web-based recruitment platform, leveraging an IND agreement to sponsor highly skilled migrants without separate work permits.

Product overview

Undutchables operates as a recruitment agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of staffing services tailored for international talent in the Netherlands. The core offering consists of Temporary Employment, Direct Recruitment, Secondment, Executive Recruitment, Outplacement, and Freelance/HR Services. These services are unified under the company's specialization in multilingual and international recruitment. The company also maintains a U-Connect department as a distinct service line alongside its Executive Recruitment division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• U-Connect: A specialized department within Undutchables for specific recruitment services.
• Undutchables Executive Recruitment

Products and services

• Temporary Employment Temporary staffing service that matches multilingual international talent with Dutch companies requiring flexible workforce arrangements across administrative, commercial, financial, IT-engineering, logistics, customer service, and marketing roles.
• Direct Recruitment Permanent placement service matching international multilingual candidates directly with Dutch client companies for long-term employment positions across multiple sectors and seniority levels.
• Secondment (Detachering) Secondment arrangement where candidates are formally employed by Undutchables and assigned to client companies for extended periods, with Undutchables handling employment administration, payroll, and HR matters.
• Executive Recruitment

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2005Undutchables has a formal contractual agreement with the IND that allows them to employ highly skilled migrants. This agreement, in place since March 2005, means that employers working with Undutchables do not need to obtain separate work permits for foreign national employees hired as highly skilled migrants. The IND aims to process residence permits within two weeks.
• Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU)coreOthersUndutchables is a full member of the ABU (Algemene Bond voor Uitzendondernemingen), the Dutch umbrella organization for recruitment agencies. ABU membership guarantees legality of the agency and requires adherence to ABU code of conduct. Members undergo periodic screening by Stichting Normering Arbeid (SNA) twice yearly for payment of social security benefits, taxes, liquidity and solvability.
• Stichting Normering Arbeid (SNA)coreOthersSNA limits user company risk by checking registered agencies' monthly payments based on information from the Dutch Social Security institution (UWV). Undutchables undergoes periodic screening for compliance with standards regarding payment of social security benefits and taxes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services leader with significant Dutch operations. Comparable as a major employment services incumbent that offers temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO across the same Dutch employer base as Undutchables, though at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Adecco: World's largest staffing firm with extensive Dutch operations across temporary and permanent placement. Comparable as a generalist incumbent competing for the same Dutch employers, with broader scale but less specialization in the multilingual/international niche.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company with major Dutch temporary staffing operations. Comparable to Undutchables' Temporary Employment and Secondment services, though Manpower serves a broader blue-collar and clerical base while Undutchables specializes in multilingual white-collar.
• Robert Half International: Global specialized staffing firm with Dutch operations focused on finance, technology, and office support. Comparable to Undutchables in placing multilingual professionals into Dutch enterprises across similar disciplines (financial, IT, administrative).
• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm specializing in permanent placement for professional and executive roles. Comparable to Undutchables' Executive Recruitment division (>€80k base salary), with a comparable multilingual and cross-border candidate flow into Netherlands-based employers.

Direct peers

• Brunel International: Dutch-headquartered international recruitment and secondment specialist with strong Netherlands presence. Directly comparable in placing international multilingual professionals into Dutch companies via secondment/detachering — overlapping significantly with Undutchables' core secondment and direct recruitment offering.
• PageGroup: International recruitment group (parent of Michael Page and Page Personnel) with multilingual placement services across Europe. Comparable to Undutchables in target market (multilingual professional placement) and geographic focus (European countries including Netherlands).
• Covalen: Ireland-headquartered multilingual recruitment specialist with Netherlands operations focused on placing international and multilingual candidates. Closest direct competitor in niche, offering similar temp, contract, and permanent multilingual placement services into Dutch and Irish employers.
• Hays: UK-headquartered international recruitment firm specializing in mid-to-senior professional and multilingual placements. Directly comparable to Undutchables in placing multilingual talent into European employers, with a stronger executive/professional tilt and broader European footprint.

Regional players

• USG People (now under RGF Staffing): Historical Dutch staffing brand now operating under RGF Staffing Netherlands, offering generalist temporary staffing and secondment. Comparable as a Dutch-headquartered competitor serving similar SMB and mid-market employers, though with less international/multilingual specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UndutchablesRec

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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