Beopledd

What Beopledd does

Select Beople is a Benelux-based HR services firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, that delivers professional services across the full employee lifecycle. Its core practices cover assessment centers for candidate intake, development centers and coaching for employee growth, outplacement support for departing staff, and organizational-level training and HR consulting. The company serves both enterprise clients (e.g., assessment engagements for Belfius) and individuals seeking career coaching or transition support, organized around a horizontal segmentation of intake, development, and exit needs.

The company is a subsidiary of Select Group, a diversified HR services conglomerate that provides cross-referral access to recruitment, selection, staffing, and interim labor capabilities. Select Beople distributes its services through a direct, consultative sales model delivered via more than 20 physical offices across Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Sub-brand Select Beople Academy extends the offering into structured training programs (e.g., 4-day Assessor Training, Basic Coaching Skills, and short-form 'Learning Snack' sessions on leadership, generational differences, and resilience). Marketing is primarily website-driven, supported by client testimonials as social proof.

The business model is professional-services fee-based across five revenue streams: Assessment, Development/Coaching, Outplacement, Training, and HR Consulting. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a consultation basis. The company is privately held with no disclosed revenue, headcount, funding history, or executive team; the only publicly identified contact is Raf Vanzeer. No technology platform, API, mobile app, or AI capabilities are disclosed — delivery is human-led, expert-mediated professional services.

Name

Beopledd

Legal name

Select Beople

Website

https://beopledd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Select Beople is a Benelux-based HR services firm, subsidiary of Select Group, offering assessment, development, coaching, outplacement, training, and HR consulting across more than 20 offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• HR assessment services
• Outplacement coaching
• Talent development training
• HR consulting Benelux
• Leadership coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Schilde

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. Assessment Services: Assessment centers for employee intake, evaluating candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
2. Development Services: Development centers and coaching services for employee growth and career advancement.
3. Outplacement Services: Career transition support and outplacement guidance for employees leaving organizations.
4. Training Services: Organizational training programs including assessor training, coaching basics, generational differences, transformational leadership, performance interviews, interview techniques, personal impact, and resilience training.
5. HR Consulting: HR advisory services and internal mobility consulting at the organizational level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Select Beople provides HR professional services across the employee lifecycle, including assessment and development centers, training programs through the Select Beople Academy, individual and leadership coaching, outplacement and career transition support, and HR consulting. Services are delivered by experienced HR practitioners through a network of 20+ offices across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg under the Select Group umbrella.

Product overview

Select Beople is an HR services company offering a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning the entire employee lifecycle: Assessment Centers for recruitment (instroom), Development Centers and Coaching for career development (doorstroom), and Outplacement for transition support (uitstroom). Additionally, they provide Training, Consulting, and Internal Mobility services at the organizational level. The Select Beople Academy serves as their training division, offering structured programs including the Vierdaagse Assessor Training, Opleiding Basisvaardigheden Coaching, and various Learning Snack sessions covering topics such as transformational leadership, generational differences, interview techniques, performance conversations, personal impact, and resilience. The portfolio is structured as a set of distinct service offerings (Assessment, Training, Consulting, Coaching, Outplacement) under a unified HR partnership model rather than a software platform with modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Select Beople Academy: Training division offering courses including Assessor Training (Vierdaagse Assessor Training), Coaching Basics (Basisvaardigheden Coaching), and various workshops on generational differences, transformational leadership, performance interviews, interview techniques, personal impact, and resilience.

Products and services

• Assessment Centers
• Development Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• Clear and comprehensive analysis reports from development centers with recognizable results for participants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Select GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelect Beople is a member of Select Group, a broader HR services organization. This affiliation enables the company to provide comprehensive HR solutions to clients by leveraging the group's additional expertise in recruitment, selection, and staffing. Clients needing expertise beyond Select Beople's core offerings can be referred to appropriate specialists within the group. The connection enhances Select Beople's ability to serve both organizations and individuals by providing faster access to a wider range of HR expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): ManpowerGroup's talent and career development arm, offering outplacement, coaching, and leadership development globally. Directly comparable to Select Beople's outplacement and coaching practices, with much broader geographic reach.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm providing talent solutions and project consulting. Comparable to Select Beople's placement-adjacent services and shares the Benelux market through European operations.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, assessment, leadership development, and outplacement. Overlaps with Select Beople's full lifecycle HR services, particularly in assessment and coaching at the senior end.
• Hay Group (Korn Ferry): Legacy employee assessment and engagement consultancy, now part of Korn Ferry. Directly comparable to Select Beople's assessment center practice with global methodology.
• Mercer (Marsh McLennan): Global consulting leader in health, wealth, and career, including career transition and talent consulting. Comparable to Select Beople's outplacement and HR consulting practices, with deep enterprise client base.
• Hays plc: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with strong Benelux presence. Comparable as a competitor for talent-related services, though more focused on permanent and contract placement than assessment.

Regional players

• Maes & Lunau: Belgian HR consultancy offering assessment, coaching, and outplacement services. A local direct competitor sharing the Benelux market with Select Beople, with overlapping service lines.
• Reorganise (Outplacement): Netherlands-based outplacement and career transition specialist. Comparable to Select Beople's outplacement practice, focused on the Dutch market segment.

Direct peers

• Lee Hecht Harrison: Global career transition, leadership development, and assessment firm. Closely comparable to Select Beople's assessment and outplacement portfolios, with strong overlap in the enterprise career services space.
• SHL: Global leader in psychometric assessment and talent measurement, widely used for recruitment assessment centers. Directly comparable to Select Beople's assessment center practice, though more technology-heavy and larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beopledd

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

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