Werken in het Westen

What Werken in het Westen does

Werken in het Westen is a regional, cooperative job vacancy platform serving public sector organizations in the western Netherlands. It aggregates vacancies from 14 participating municipalities and shared service organizations — including Gemeente Gouda, Gemeente Zuidplas, HLTsamen, Gemeente De Ronde Venen, Gemeente Nieuwkoop, and others — and presents them through a unified portal at werkeninhetwesten.nl to job seekers in the region. The platform reaches 100,000+ annual unique visitors and averages 9 candidates per vacancy, serving a regional population of approximately 500,000 people.

The platform is operated by TSF, a Dutch recruitment technology provider, and uses Microsoft Azure AD B2C for user authentication. Core product functionality includes a vacancy search portal, email-based job alerts, a candidate talent pool, internship listings, an authenticated internal vacancies module for cross-organizational mobility, an employer-facing ATS for the full hiring workflow, employee testimonials, and a participating organizations directory. Distribution is extended through Indeed syndication. Technical differentiators focus on integration and ease of use rather than proprietary algorithms.

Revenue is generated through subscription/recurring fees paid by participating organizations for vacancy publishing, ATS access, and talent pool services; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Job seekers use the platform free of charge. The business is structured as a collaborative network of public sector participants rather than a venture-backed commercial entity, with no disclosed funding, equity investors, or standalone headcount.

Name

Werken in het Westen

Legal name

Werken in het Westen

Website

https://werkeninhetwesten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Werken in het Westen is a Dutch cooperative job vacancy platform for 14 public-sector organizations in the western Netherlands, aggregating municipal vacancies, ATS workflows, talent pool, and job alerts for regional job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Job Portal

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

HR Shared Services Centers (Captive/Managed) (BPACAKAB)

Keywords

• Regional job platform
• Public sector recruitment
• Municipal vacancy portal
• Talent pool services
• Government employer network

Headquarters

HQ city

Alphen Aan Den Rijn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacancy Publishing: Participating organizations pay to publish vacancies on the regional platform, gaining visibility among job seekers in the western Netherlands region.
2. ATS System Access: Organizations can use the platform's recruitment management system (ATS) to handle their entire hiring and selection process through the platform.
3. Talent Pool Services: Connecting job seekers with organizations through the talent matching system, facilitating faster vacancy filling.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Werken in het Westen is a regional job vacancy platform that aggregates vacancies from 14+ participating public organizations (municipalities, shared service organizations, and regional bodies) in the western Netherlands. The platform connects job seekers with public-sector employment opportunities across the network and provides participating organizations with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for end-to-end recruitment management, a searchable Talentpool of pre-registered candidates, and automated Job Alerts. It is powered by TSF recruitment technology and uses Microsoft Azure AD B2C for authentication.

Product overview

Werken in het Westen is a regional job vacancy platform serving public organizations in the western Netherlands. The platform operates as a unified job board connecting job seekers with vacancies from 13 participating municipalities and public organizations. The core offering consists of the vacancy search platform (Vacatures), job alert notifications (Job Alerts), a candidate talent pool (Talentpool), internship placements (Stages), internal vacancy listings (Interne vacatures), an ATS recruitment management system for employers, employee testimonials, and an organizations directory. The platform is built and powered by TSF and uses Microsoft Azure AD B2C for user authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacatures (Vacancy Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ unique visitors annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TSFcoreTechnology or IntegrationTSF is the website administrator and hosting provider for Werken in het Westen. They are responsible for hosting, security, and technical infrastructure. TSF provides the recruitment technology platform that powers the job portal and ATS system. The website is hosted with an ISO 27001 certified hosting company.
• Gemeente GoudacoreOthersMunicipal government participating in the Werken in het Westen network. Gouda is one of the larger municipalities with approximately 900+ employees. They publish vacancies and access the platform's ATS system for recruitment. Gouda serves the city known for cheese and stroopwafels.
• Gemeente ZuidplascoreOthersMunicipal government participating in the network. Zuidplas is a growing fusion municipality with 11 open vacancies at time of data. Located between Rotterdam and Gouda with challenging urban development projects.
• HLTsamen (Gemeenten Hillegom, Lisse, Teylingen)coreOthersShared service organization for three municipalities (Hillegom, Lisse, Teylingen) with approximately 500 employees serving 80,000+ inhabitants. Ambtelijk fused organization with 8 open vacancies at time of data.
• Gemeente De Ronde VenencoreOthersMunicipal government participating in the network with approximately 320 employees serving 43,000 residents across 8 villages. Located between Amsterdam and Utrecht with 6 open vacancies.
• Gemeente NieuwkoopcoreOthersMunicipal government with over 200 employees serving 29,000+ residents across 13 villages. Known for progressive approaches including Young Potential trainee program. Has 4 open vacancies.
• Gemeente WaddinxveencoreOthersFast-growing municipal government in the Green Heart of South Holland. One of the fastest-growing municipalities in the Netherlands with significant new housing development. Has 3 open vacancies.
• Gemeente Kaag en BraassemcoreOthersSmall municipal government with flat organizational structure located in the Green Heart between Leiden and Amsterdam. Has 4 open vacancies.
• GR JW (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Jeugd en Wmo Midden-Holland)minorOthersRegional organization managing Youth and Wmo services for five municipalities (Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Gouda, Krimpenerwaard, Waddinxveen, Zuidplas). Became independent organization in 2025. Has 1 open vacancy.
• Gemeente LandsmeerminorOthersSmall green municipal government between Amsterdam and Purmerend with approximately 100 employees across three villages. Has 1 open vacancy.
• Gemeente Midden-DelflandminorOthersMunicipal government near The Hague and Rotterdam known for Cittaslow membership. Focus on landscape, agriculture, and sustainable living.
• Gemeente HillegomminorOthersMunicipal government served through HLTsamen shared service organization. Well-connected location with local NS station and access to major cities.
• Gemeente LisseminorOthersMunicipal government served through HLTsamen shared service organization. Known for Keukenhof gardens and flower bulb fields. Located near beaches and dunes.
• Gemeente TeylingenminorOthersMunicipal government served through HLTsamen shared service organization. Located in the Duin- en Bollenstreek region with diverse landscape from flowers to boats.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• TSF: Technology partner that powers the Werken in het Westen platform (hosting, ATS, recruitment technology). TSF also operates its own recruitment platform offering, making it both an enabling technology provider and an adjacent competitor.

Direct peers

• Jobbird: Dutch online recruitment platform with vacancy listings and ATS-style functionality for employers. Comparable in product scope (job board + recruitment tools) and target market (Dutch employers and job seekers).
• Monsterboard: Established Dutch job board that lists vacancies across sectors, including public sector. Operates a similar generalist job board model and competes for the same regional Dutch job seeker audience.
• Werken voor Nederland: Central Dutch government job platform operated by the national government. Most direct comparable: both aggregate public sector vacancies and target the same job seeker audience, though Werken voor Nederland covers the full national government rather than a region.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a major job board feature. Increasingly used by Dutch municipalities for recruitment; competes for the same experienced professional candidates in western Netherlands.
• Werk.nl: UWV (Dutch Employee Insurance Agency) public employment service that lists vacancies nationwide including public sector roles. Broad incumbent in the same recruitment space with much larger scale and government backing.
• Nationale Vacaturebank: One of the largest Dutch generalist job boards, listing vacancies across sectors including public sector roles in western Netherlands. A broad incumbent competing for the same job seeker traffic in the region.
• Indeed Nederland: Global job search engine with a strong Dutch presence that aggregates vacancies including public sector roles. Competes for the same job seekers; Werken in het Westen already syndicates to Indeed to extend reach.

Emerging players

• GovernmentJobs.com: US-based public sector focused recruitment platform that aggregates government and municipal vacancies. Conceptually analogous business model (public-sector-specialized job board with ATS), though operating in a different geography.

Regional players

• Overheid.nl: Central Dutch government information portal that includes public sector vacancy listings. Adjacent platform serving overlapping public sector recruitment demand in the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/werkenwesten

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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