What Effektiv does

Effektiv is a private recruitment consulting firm (cabinet de recrutement) headquartered in Lyon, France, founded in 2010 and operating with 11-50 employees. The firm positions itself as a "révélateur de talents" (talent revealer) and specializes in connecting French employers with qualified candidates across multiple professional sectors, including IT/tech development, accounting and bookkeeping, legal, engineering, insurance, construction, supply chain/logistics, sales, HR, digital marketing, and nuclear mechanical engineering. It serves a horizontal mix of French companies ranging from TPE and PME to ETI and large enterprises, and facilitates both permanent (CDI) and contract placements.

Effektiv operates as a traditional recruitment agency with no proprietary technology platform or SaaS product. Its primary commercial asset is its website (effektiv.fr), which functions as a job board listing 145+ open positions and serves as the main channel through which employers post roles and candidates apply. The firm also maintains a candidate referral ("coopter une connaissance") channel and a brand presence on LinkedIn and Instagram. Its only disclosed technology integration is Google Analytics for website traffic and marketing performance measurement.

The revenue model is professional services: Effektiv earns fees on successful candidate placements with French employers across its covered sectors. No pricing details, fee schedules, or financial disclosures (revenue, funding, ownership) are available in the source material, and the company operates from a single disclosed office at 9 Rue du Garet, Lyon, with service delivery focused on the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Name

Effektiv

Legal name

Effektiv

Website

https://effektiv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Effektiv is a Lyon-based recruitment consulting firm that places candidates in IT, tertiary, engineering, and other specialized roles for French employers ranging from TPEs to large enterprises across multiple sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Professional recruitment
• Permanent placement services
• IT staffing agency
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Multi-sector hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Placement Services: As a recruitment agency ('cabinet de recrutement'), Effektiv earns revenue by placing candidates with employers. They serve companies looking to fill positions across various sectors including IT, accounting, legal, engineering, and more.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Effektiv is a recruitment consulting firm (cabinet de recrutement) that matches candidates with French employers across multiple professional sectors including IT, accounting, legal, engineering, insurance, construction, and supply chain. The firm lists 145+ open positions on its website and supports both permanent (CDI) and contract placements for client companies ranging from small businesses (TPE, PME) through mid-market ETI to large enterprises (grands groupes).

Product overview

Effektiv is a recruitment consulting firm ("Cabinet de recrutement, révélateur de talents") offering staffing and talent discovery services. The company facilitates job placements across multiple sectors including IT/Tech, Tertiary, Industry, Accounting, Legal, Insurance, Engineering, Sales, Construction, and HR. They do not offer a technology product or SaaS platform - their services consist of traditional recruitment consulting and job posting management through their website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Placement Services Permanent (CDI) and contract candidate placement for French employers (TPE, PME, ETI, grands groupes) across IT, tertiary, engineering, accounting, legal, insurance, construction, and supply chain roles. Matching is supported by a website job board (effektiv.fr) with 145+ active listings and direct candidate application, plus a referral-based sourcing channel (Coopter une connaissance).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lynx RH: Lynx RH is a French recruitment network focused on permanent and contract placements across specialized verticals. As a French mid-market agency network, it competes for similar client mandates as Effektiv.
• Expectra: Expectra is a French recruitment agency (Randstad group subsidiary) specializing in permanent placement of skilled technical and white-collar roles — closely aligned with Effektiv's CDI-focused professional services model.
• Page Personnel France: Page Personnel is a Michael Page sister brand focused on mid-management and technical permanent placements across France — directly comparable to Effektiv's CDI-focused, multi-sector offering.
• Approach People Recruitment: Approach People is a mid-sized European recruitment firm specializing in IT, engineering, and commercial placements — overlapping with Effektiv's IT and engineering verticals.
• Fed Group: Fed Group is a French recruitment and HR services firm with multi-sector coverage including finance, IT, and engineering. As a French mid-market player, it is highly comparable to Effektiv in scale and positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half France: Robert Half is a global staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, and administrative placements — directly overlapping with Effektiv's accounting and finance vertical.
• Manpower France: Manpower is one of the largest staffing and recruitment firms in France, offering permanent and contract placements across sectors that overlap with Effektiv's broad service offering.
• Michael Page France: Michael Page is a major international recruitment firm with deep French presence across professional disciplines. It competes for the same permanent placement mandates Effektiv handles, particularly in accounting, finance, and IT.
• Adecco France: Adecco operates a major French recruitment business across permanent, temporary, and contract staffing. While stronger in temp, it increasingly competes with Effektiv in permanent placements.
• Hays France: Hays is a global professional recruitment firm with a substantial French operation covering multiple sectors including IT, finance, engineering, and construction — directly comparable to Effektiv's multi-sector placement model but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/effektiv-conseil-en-recrutement
• Instagraminstagram.com/effektivlyon
• Xx.com/effektivlyon
• Facebookfacebook.com/EffektivLyon

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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