AKZENTE Personal

What AKZENTE Personal does

AKZENTE Personal is an Austrian staffing and HR services provider founded in 1995 in Vienna and legally registered as AKZENTE PersonalbereitstellungsgesmbH. The company operates five branches across Austria (Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Linz, Wels, and Klagenfurt) with a workforce of 501-1000 employees, positioning itself as one of the country's longest-established full-service staffing agencies. Its service portfolio centers on four core offerings: temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit/Personalleasing), direct placement (Personalvermittlung), try-and-hire (Integrationsleasing), and payroll administration, supplemented by a job-advertising service and a Master Vendor managed-service-provider offering for large accounts.

The firm serves clients across all business sizes, from sole proprietors (EPU) through mid-market (KMU) to large corporations (Großkonzerne), with active use cases spanning manufacturing/production, food and beverage, logistics/transport, automotive, and plant engineering. Pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated; placement-fee and bill-rate economics apply to direct placement and temporary staffing respectively. The business runs on standard commercial web tools (Google Analytics, etracker, SSL), with no proprietary AI or matching technology disclosed, and the recruitment workflow relies on manual profiling, multi-channel posting, filtering, interviewing, and placement.

Go-to-market is sales-led and branch-anchored: dedicated customer hotlines at each branch handle employer acquisition, while job seekers apply directly through the website portal (402-500+ active positions), branch walk-ins, or social channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn). The company is an owner-managed private limited liability company with no disclosed external investors, no M&A activity, no funding rounds, and no parent entity. It maintains HFU registration (since 2009), membership in Österreichs Personaldienstleister, and ANKÖ public-procurement qualification, and has held the kununu Top Company designation (top 5% of rated employers) for five consecutive years through 2026.

Name

AKZENTE Personal

Legal name

AKZENTE PersonalbereitstellungsgesmbH

Website

https://akzente-personal.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Zeitarbeit / Personalleasing (Temporary Staffing): The company provides temporary workers who remain employed by AKZENTE and are assigned to client companies for flexible periods. Clients pay for hours worked. This is the core revenue stream, allowing companies to manage fluctuating staffing needs without long-term commitments.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): AKZENTE conducts full recruitment searches and places candidates directly with client companies as permanent employees. A placement fee is charged, typically based on the candidate's salary, when a successful hire is made.
3. Integrationsleasing / Try & Hire: Temporary workers provided to clients can be permanently hired after an agreed trial period. This model combines the flexibility of temporary staffing with the option for direct hire, with transition fees applicable upon permanent placement.
4. Payroll Services: AKZENTE employs workers selected by clients and handles all payroll administration, including contract management, registration, and salary processing. Clients pay a fixed fee per employee processed.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AKZENTE Personal is an Austrian staffing and personnel services company that supplies temporary workers (Personalleasing/Zeitarbeit) to corporate clients and recruits candidates for direct permanent placement (Personalvermittlung). It also offers Try & Hire integration (Integrationsleasing), payroll administration, Master Vendor program management, and job advertising services (Inseratenservice), primarily serving employers across Austria through branch offices in Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Linz, Wels, and Klagenfurt.

Product overview

AKZENTE Personal is a staffing and HR services company offering a portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offerings consist of four main service models: Zeitarbeit/Personalleasing (temporary staffing), Personalvermittlung/Personalberatung (direct recruitment), Integrationsleasing/Try & Hire (trial-to-hire), and Payroll (employer-of-record). These are supplemented by additional services including Inseratenservice (job advertising) and Master Vendor (managed service provider) solutions. The company operates five branch offices across Austria and connects job seekers with employers in commercial, technical, and administrative sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalleasing / Zeitarbeit (Temporary Staffing) Supplies leased temporary workers to Austrian corporate clients under Personalleasing arrangements; workers are employed by AKZENTE Personal and assigned to client sites for flexible, demand-driven headcount support across industrial, commercial, and skilled trades roles.
• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement / Permanent Recruitment) Recruits and places candidates directly into permanent positions with Austrian employer clients, charging a placement fee upon successful hire. Designed for companies seeking to fill long-term roles without running their own recruiting process.
• Integrationsleasing / Try & Hire Provides a transition model where a temporary leased worker is integrated into the client company with the option to convert to a permanent employee after a trial period, bridging temporary staffing and direct placement.
• Payroll Administration (Lohn- und Gehaltsverrechnung) Outsourced payroll processing service for Austrian companies, handling wage and salary administration, social security, and related compliance tasks on behalf of client employers.
• Master Vendor Program Management Acts as the single primary staffing supplier for larger Austrian clients, consolidating and managing the client's multiple staffing vendors under one master agreement to streamline vendor management, reporting, and cost control.
• Inseratenservice (Job Advertising Service) Handles job advertisement placement and publishing on behalf of Austrian employers, supporting their direct recruitment marketing across relevant channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Several thousand workers placed annually at partner companies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Österreichs Personaldienstleister (Association of Austrian Staffing Services)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995AKZENTE Personal is an official member of the Austrian Staffing Services Association (Österreichs Personaldienstleister). This membership obligates the company to adhere to a strict code of conduct beyond legal requirements, serving as a quality marker for customers and employees. The association represents the staffing industry in Austria and promotes professional standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Austria: ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions provider with Austrian operations covering temporary staffing, recruitment, and career transition—comparable as a broad incumbent serving overlapping customer segments in Austria.
• Adecco Group (Adecco Austria): Adecco is a global staffing leader with Austrian operations offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions—comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same Austrian enterprise customers with deeper resources and proprietary technology.
• Randstad Austria: Randstad is a global staffing and HR services firm with Austrian operations providing temporary, permanent, and MSP staffing—comparable as a broader incumbent competing for Austrian enterprise contracts with significantly larger scale.
• Hays Austria: Hays is a UK-headquartered specialist staffing firm with Austrian operations focused on professional, technical, and IT recruitment—comparable as a broader incumbent serving overlapping technical/engineering segments in Austria.

Direct peers

• Powerserv Austria: Powerserv is an Austrian staffing firm offering temporary work, permanent placement, and HR consulting—directly comparable as a domestic competitor with similar target customers (production, technical, commercial roles) and branch-based distribution.
• TTA Personaldienstleistung: TTA is an Austrian staffing agency offering Zeitarbeit, Personalvermittlung, and related HR services—directly comparable as a domestic competitor in the same temporary staffing and recruitment market.
• Trenkwalder Personaldienste: Trenkwalder is one of Austria's largest staffing and HR services providers, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and payroll services across Austria and CEE—directly comparable to AKZENTE's full-service staffing model in the same domestic market.
• IFAS Personal: IFAS is an Austrian personnel services company offering temporary staffing, direct placement, and consulting—directly comparable as a regional staffing peer with overlapping service portfolio and Austrian branch network.

Regional players

• DIS AG: DIS AG is a German staffing and HR services firm (part of Adecco Group) with strong focus on technical, IT, and engineering placements—comparable as a regional peer serving DACH customers with overlapping service lines, though primarily German-headquartered.
• Job AG PersonalService: Job AG is a German temporary staffing and HR services provider active in DACH—comparable as a regional peer with overlapping commercial, technical, and industrial staffing offerings, primarily serving the German market with potential cross-border competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/akzentepersonal

Compliance5 records

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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