What Select Human Resources does

Select Human Resources (operating as Select HR) is a Belgian recruitment and staffing agency founded in 1986 and headquartered in Antwerpen. It operates as a division of Select Group, a Belgian HR services organization. The company serves two mutually reinforcing sides of the labor market: employers seeking talent and job seekers seeking placement. It covers eight specialized verticals — Technical & Engineering, Logistics & Supply Chain, Industry & Production, Banking & Insurance, Finance, Building & Construction, Office/Sales/Marketing, and HR & Legal — and operates through a physical office network spanning both Flanders and Wallonia (West-Vlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Antwerpen, De Kempen, Limburg, Vlaams Brabant, Waals Brabant, Namen, Luik, Henegouwen, and Luxemburg).

The business generates revenue through three core service lines. Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment) is a transaction-fee model where Select HR earns a placement fee, typically pegged to the candidate's annual salary, upon successful direct placement. Uitzendarbeid (temporary staffing) is a usage-based model where Select HR employs workers and bills clients an hourly rate covering wages plus a margin, invoiced against performance records with minimum daily charges and surcharges for overtime, shift, night, and weekend/holiday work. Project Sourcing is a project-based staffing model billed on daily rates, with a conversion fee (100x the daily rate) applied if a client directly hires a sourced contractor within 12 months. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market is sales-led and consultant-driven: dedicated consultants engage employer clients directly to manage hiring needs and staffing relationships, while job seekers self-serve through a digital job portal filterable by sector, region, contract type, and education. Brand awareness is built through event sponsorship (HR Gala, Heistse Pijl cycling event) and a content hub (HR Kenniscentrum). The underlying technology is a standard HR staffing platform with job board, candidate management, and content functionality; there are no disclosed proprietary technical features, no public API, and no mobile app.

Name

Select Human Resources

Legal name

Select Human Resources n.v.

Website

https://selecthr.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Select HR is a Belgian recruitment and staffing agency, part of Select Group, placing candidates across eight verticals for employers via permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, and project sourcing through a consultant-led model and a national office network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Permanent recruitment services
• Temporary staffing agency
• Project-based staffing
• HR recruitment Belgium
• Executive search services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Werving & Selectie (Permanent Recruitment): Permanent placement services where Select HR matches candidates with employers for direct employment. The company receives a placement fee when a candidate is successfully placed, typically based on the candidate's annual salary. Liability for failed placements is limited to the fee received for that assignment.
2. Uitzendarbeid (Temporary Staffing): Temporary staffing services where Select HR employs workers and deploys them to client organizations. The company charges clients an hourly rate that includes the worker's wages plus a margin. Invoicing is based on prestatiestaten (performance records) with minimum 4 hours per day charged. Additional surcharges apply for overtime, shift work, night work, and weekend/holiday work.
3. Project Sourcing: Project-based staffing where teams are assigned to client projects. Fees are typically based on daily rates. If a client directly hires a sourced contractor within 12 months, a conversion fee applies (100x the daily rate).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Select Human Resources is a Belgian recruitment and staffing agency offering three core services to employers: Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment), Uitzendarbeid (temporary staffing), and Project Sourcing (project-based staffing). The firm connects employers with candidates across eight specialized sectors including Technical & Engineering, Logistics, Banking & Insurance, Finance, Construction, Office/Sales/Marketing, and HR/Legal, operating through a network of regional offices across Belgium.

Product overview

Select HR operates as a recruitment and staffing agency offering three core services: Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment), Uitzendarbeid (temporary staffing), and Project Sourcing (project-based staffing). The company serves both employees seeking jobs and employers seeking talent, operating across eight specialized sectors: Technical & Engineering, Logistics & Supply Chain, Industry & Production, Banking & Insurance, Finance, Building & Construction, Office Sales & Marketing, and HR & Legal. The portfolio includes an HR Knowledge Center as an additional resource for career advice and industry insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Werving & Selectie (Permanent Recruitment & Selection) Permanent placement service that matches candidates with employers for indefinite or fixed-term direct employment contracts. The firm charges a placement fee typically based on the candidate's annual salary, with liability for failed placements limited to the fee received for that assignment.
• Uitzendarbeid (Temporary Staffing) Temporary employment service placing workers with client organizations, with the goal of transitioning to permanent employment or bridging temporary periods with flexible contracts. Select HR employs the workers and charges clients an hourly rate that includes wages plus a margin, with a minimum 4-hour daily charge and additional surcharges for overtime, shift, night, and weekend/holiday work.
• Project Sourcing Project-based staffing where professionals are employed by Select Projects and assigned to specific client projects, offering the benefits of permanent employment with variety across assignments. Fees are typically based on daily rates, with a conversion fee of 100x the daily rate if the client directly hires a sourced contractor within 12 months.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Select Groupparent organizationOthersSelect HR is a division/brand of Select Group, a leading Belgian HR organization. The company website states 'Select HR maakt deel uit van Select Group' (Select HR is part of Select Group). Select Group provides the organizational backing and brand umbrella under which Select HR operates as an HR services provider.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Half Belgium: Belgian operations of Robert Half specializing in finance, accounting, technology and administrative recruitment. Overlaps with Select HR's Banking & Insurance, Finance and Office/Sales/Marketing verticals.
• Walters People: Belgian recruitment firm specializing in finance, accounting, HR, sales/marketing and supply chain roles. Direct competitor in several of Select HR's verticals including finance, HR and office/sales/marketing.
• Adecco Belgium: Belgian operations of global staffing group Adecco, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement and career transition services across Belgium. Competes directly with Select HR across multiple industry verticals.
• Randstad Belgium: Belgian arm of global staffing leader Randstad, offering permanent placement, temporary staffing and HR solutions across all major sectors in Belgium. Directly comparable multi-vertical, multi-service staffing model competing head-to-head with Select HR for the same employer clients.
• PageGroup Belgium (Michael Page & Page Personnel): Belgian operations of PageGroup providing professional recruitment through Michael Page (mid-to-senior) and Page Personnel (entry-level/admin). Directly comparable to Select HR's office/sales/marketing, finance and HR/legal verticals.
• Tempo-Team (USG People / RGF Staffing): Belgian staffing brand of USG People/RGF Staffing, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and inhouse services. Directly competes with Select HR's uitzendarbeid and werving & selectie offerings across multiple regions of Belgium.
• ManpowerGroup Belgium: Belgian subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, offering temporary staffing, permanent recruitment and workforce solutions across Belgium. Direct competitor with broader international parent backing.
• Hays Belgium: Belgian arm of Hays plc, specializing in professional recruitment across technical, finance, IT and construction sectors. Directly comparable to Select HR's professional/technical direct-hire services in banking, finance, construction and engineering.

Broad incumbents

• SD Worx: Leading Belgian HR services and payroll provider offering PEO, payroll, HR consulting and workforce solutions. Larger and broader incumbent than Select HR, operating adjacent HR services and overlapping in HR-related recruitment.

Emerging players

• Actonomy: Belgian AI-driven talent matching and sourcing platform serving employers and staffing firms. Represents the tech-enabled competitive threat to Select HR's traditional consultant-led matching model in the Belgian market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SALES_OFFICE
• Facebookfacebook.com/SelectHR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/select-human-resources

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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