What Experts & Talents Group does

Experts & Talents Group, operating through EXPERTS & TALENTS Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungen GmbH, is a German private limited liability (GmbH) staffing and HR services company headquartered in Essen. The firm delivers temporary worker leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct recruitment (Personalvermittlung), executive search, interim management, freelancer placement, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) to clients. Its primary customer base consists of German SMEs and mid-market companies (the Mittelstand) operating across at least seven industry verticals: healthcare & social services, IT & engineering, warehouse & logistics, marketing & sales, HR & management, production & crafts, and administration & finance.

The technology footprint is conventional: a WordPress-based website built with Elementor, supplemented by Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Mixpanel, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, MailPoet, Talention, Microsoft Forms, and a Google Maps integration for office locations. Operational product systems include a Talent Network candidate database (jobs.experts-talents.de/anmeldung), an internal Stellenbörse job board, an Employee Self-Service Portal (Mitarbeiter-Portal) for payslips and branch logins, and a WhatsApp-based application channel provided via IT partner PitchYou. The company holds GDPR, CCPA, BITV 2.0 (partial), and SCP occupational-safety certifications, and is registered under HRB 25224 at Amtsgericht Essen with USt-ID DE 293623213.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on temporary worker placements (mark-up on billable wages), direct placement fees, executive search retainers, and managed-services contracts for RPO and Vendor Management engagements. Pricing is quote-based with no publicly disclosed standard tiers. Distribution is sales-led through a direct branch network of 25 owned offices across Germany, supported by eight plus wholly-owned regional operating subsidiaries (Rhein, Ruhr, Nord, Essen, Siegen, Dresden, Halle, Niedersachsen) plus the acquired brands spohler direct GmbH and Vision GmbH. Management is led by Geschäftsführer Heinz-Dieter Siebers and Ralf Ophaus; the firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent company.

Name

Experts & Talents Group

Legal name

EXPERTS & TALENTS Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungen GmbH

Website

https://experts-talents.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Experts & Talents Group is a privately-held German staffing and HR services company headquartered in Essen, operating 25 branch offices across Germany. It provides temporary worker leasing, direct placement, executive search, interim management, freelancer placement, and RPO services to SMEs and mid-market companies across multiple industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and HR Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Site / Branch Network Staffing (BPACACAJ), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Temporary employment
• Executive search
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• HR consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): Temporary employment services where workers are assigned to client companies. Revenue generated through mark-up on worker wages. Core staffing service.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): Direct recruitment/placement of candidates into permanent positions with client companies. Fee-based placement services.
3. Executive Search: Specialized headhunting services for senior and executive-level positions across various industries.
4. Interim Management: Provision of freelance managers and interim executives for temporary business needs.
5. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Full or partial outsourcing of entire recruitment processes for client companies.
6. HR Consulting Services: Additional services including employer branding, organizational development, potential diagnostics, and outplacement counseling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Experts & Talents Group provides B2B staffing and HR services in Germany, primarily temporary worker leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct recruitment (Personalvermittlung), supplemented by executive search, freelancer and interim management placement, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and a suite of HR consulting solutions including employer branding, outplacement, personnel development, aptitude/potential diagnostics, vendor management, and operational HR support. Services are delivered through a 25-location German branch network serving SMEs and mid-market companies across healthcare, IT/engineering, logistics, production, finance/administration, marketing/sales, and HR/management verticals.

Product overview

Experts & Talents Group is a staffing and HR services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of personnel services across Germany. The core offering consists of temporary worker leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct recruitment (Personalvermittlung), supplemented by specialized services including Executive Search for senior positions, Freelancer Placement for project-based needs, and Interim-Management for temporary leadership. The company provides HR solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Employer Branding, Vendor Management, Outplacement Consulting, Organizational Development, Personnel Development, Aptitude and Potential Diagnostics, and Operational HR Work. Supporting technology products include a Job Board (Stellenbörse), an Employee Self-Service Portal (Mitarbeiter-Portal), a Talent Network database, a WhatsApp-based application channel, and a free Job Advertisement Check service. The company operates across 25 locations in Germany serving multiple industry sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Worker Leasing) Temporary worker leasing enabling companies to respond to staffing bottlenecks or order peaks with needs-based and efficient personnel management; workers are assigned to client companies with revenue earned via mark-up on worker wages.
• Personalvermittlung (Direct Recruitment) Direct personnel recruitment for commercial, technical, commercial-technical, and engineering positions; fee-based placement services that reduce time-to-hire and cost-per-hire for client companies.
• Executive Search Specialized headhunting for senior and executive-level positions across various industries, using a multi-stage, needs-oriented process to match highly specialized professionals to key roles.
• Vermittlung von Freelancern (Freelancer Placement) Quick and uncomplicated placement of freelancers for short-term order peaks or special projects, drawing from the company's Talent Network database.
• Interim-Management Placement of highly qualified freelancers as business partners for temporary business-economics projects and assignments, providing interim executive capacity across various industries.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Full or partial outsourcing of the entire recruiting process, extending the client's HR function with an experienced recruiting team and managed-services delivery model.
• Employer Branding Strategic employer branding as a talent-marketing measure to strengthen attractiveness as an employer for the client's recruiting efforts.
• Outplacement-Beratung (Outplacement Consulting) Professional and systematic support for departing employees to prepare them for career reorientation, conclusion of a new contract, or entrepreneurship during workforce transitions.
• Organisationsentwicklung (Organizational Development) Organizational development consulting delivered as part of the group's comprehensive HR solutions portfolio for client companies.
• Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development) Building long-term successful personnel and leadership development aligned with company goals and the individual needs of various employee groups.
• Eignungs- und Potenzialdiagnostik (Aptitude and Potential Diagnostics) Specialized aptitude and potential diagnostic methods to discover new potentials in the organization, optimize personnel development, and secure company success.
• Vendor-Management (Vendor Management) Centralized management of all personnel service providers to optimize coordination, maximize quality and efficiency, and reduce costs and complexity of personnel recruitment.
• Operative Personalarbeit (Operational HR Work) Support for seamless operational personnel management to secure business success and successfully overcome crisis periods for client companies.
• Mitarbeiter-Portal (Employee Portal) Online portal for employees to access their documents such as payslips, with login areas for various branch offices across the group.
• Bewerbung-per-WhatsApp (WhatsApp Application) Direct WhatsApp channel enabling candidates to submit applications simply via chat in about 2 minutes, powered by the IT service provider PitchYou.
• Stellenbörse (Job Board / Jobfinder) Internal job exchange platform used to publish job advertisements and manage job applications across the group's staffing operations.
• Talent Network Talent network for registering candidates that supports ongoing contact for career development with regular career news, event invitations, and special job offers.
• Stellenanzeigen-Check (Job Advertisement Check) Free job advertisement review service in which EXPERTS & TALENTS experts analyze client advertisements for market conformity and target-group optimization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuous recommendation rate above industry average

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DIS AG: One of Germany's largest generalist staffing and HR services providers, owned by Adecco, with nationwide branches serving SMEs and mid-market across commercial, technical, and IT roles — directly comparable to E&T's generalist Mittelstand model.
• Amadeus FiRe AG: Frankfurt-listed German personnel services group focused on professional temporary staffing, permanent placement, and interim/freelance placement in accounting, finance, IT, and engineering — overlapping strongly with E&T's Personalvermittlung, Executive Search, and Interim-Management offerings.
• Persona Service AG & Co. KG: Germany-headquartered generalist staffing company operating a multi-branch network across industrial, commercial, and skilled trades — directly comparable in service mix and Mittelstand customer orientation.
• Hays plc (Germany): UK-listed specialist staffing group with major German operations focused on professional and technical contract/permanent placement (IT, engineering, life sciences) — overlapping with E&T's IT & Engineering, Executive Search, and interim/freelancer placement services.
• GULP (Randstad subsidiary): Germany's leading online platform for IT freelance and contract staffing, owned by Randstad — directly comparable to E&T's IT & Engineering job field and Vermittlung von Freelancern / Interim-Management offering.
• PageGroup (Michael Page, Page Personnel): UK-listed professional recruitment firm with strong German presence across permanent placement, contract/interim, and executive search — directly overlaps with E&T's Personalvermittlung, Executive Search, and Interim-Management services.
• Robert Half Germany: Global specialised recruitment firm with German operations focused on finance & accounting, IT, and executive search — overlaps most directly with E&T's Executive Search and Personalvermittlung in Verwaltung & Finanzen / Marketing & Vertrieb job fields.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Germany (Adecco Group): Germany arm of the world's largest staffing group; offers generalist temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions as part of a global portfolio — comparable in service breadth and Mittelstand/Mid-market reach, but at vastly larger scale and via its DIS AG subsidiary.
• Randstad Germany: German operations of the global staffing leader, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, RPO, and HR consulting across all major regions — competes with E&T in both generalist staffing and the higher-margin RPO/consulting layer.
• Manpower Germany (ManpowerGroup): German arm of the global staffing major, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition/outplacement services — directly overlaps with E&T's Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, Personalvermittlung, and Outplacement-Beratung offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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