experts

What experts does

experts is a specialized staffing and professional-placement brand operated by I.K. Hofmann GmbH, a family-owned German HR services company founded in 1985 by Ingrid Hofmann. The brand focuses on placing qualified professionals, specialists, and executives across MINT, technical, medical, and IT verticals, complementing the broader Hofmann Group's generalist temporary-staffing business under the Hofmann Personal brand.

The company delivers four primary service lines: temporary staffing under the regulated Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (AÜG) framework at BAP-DGB tariff rates; direct placement (Personalvermittlung) charged at 27% of annual salary for EG 1-5 roles and 35% for EG 6-9 roles; recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and interim management; and freelancer placement routed through partner nemensis AG. Customer segments span industrial Mittelstand (Krones, Siemens), public-sector buyers (Landesbetrieb Forst Brandenburg), and SMB clients, served via a physical network of 20 dedicated experts locations plus access to 90+ Hofmann Personal sites across Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, and the United States.

Operationally, the business is relationship-driven rather than technology-led: 800 in-house job managers handle candidate sourcing and account management, supported by internally developed IT screening tools and ISO 9001/50001/45001 certifications. Revenue mechanics split between volume-based temp billings (backed by the 15,000+ deployed worker base within the Hofmann Group) and higher-margin direct-placement and consulting fees. The experts brand is part of a multi-brand ecosystem (LOTT, Heinrich & Coll., hpm Services, nemensis AG, medcareer, actuell Personal, jobboxx, VACE GROUP) that allows segment-specific positioning without diluting the core professional-placement identity.

Name

experts

Legal name

I. K. Hofmann GmbH

Website

https://experts.jobs

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

experts is a German professional-staffing brand of family-owned I.K. Hofmann GmbH that places qualified specialists, engineers, IT professionals, and executives across industrial, medical, and public-sector clients in 8 countries via 20 dedicated locations and 800 in-house job managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Staffing Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct placement recruitment
• Executive search services
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Professional staffing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuremberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): Temporary worker leasing services where employees are assigned to client companies. Revenue is generated through hourly billing rates with surcharges for overtime, night work, weekends, and holidays. Pricing follows BAP-DGB tariff agreements with transparency in cost structures.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): Direct recruitment services placing candidates in permanent positions. Fees are calculated as a percentage of the candidate's annual gross salary (27% for pay groups 1-5, 35% for pay groups 6-9), with reductions based on prior temporary assignment duration. For groups 1-5, after 18 months of temporary assignment, no placement fee is charged.
3. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Full or partial outsourcing of the recruitment process to experts, covering the entire chain from needs analysis through candidate sourcing to hiring.
4. Interim Management: Provision of experienced managers for temporary leadership positions to address leadership gaps, manage time-intensive processes, or support during transformations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

experts is an HR services brand of I.K. Hofmann GmbH that places qualified professionals and executives with client companies across Germany. Its core offerings are temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) billed at hourly rates under BAP-DGB tariff agreements, and direct placement (Personalvermittlung) for permanent hires with fees set as a percentage of annual gross salary. Supplementary services include recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), interim management for leadership gaps and transformations, freelancer placement, career coaching, and the "experts engineering future" three-year graduate career development program.

Product overview

experts is an HR services company and one of the largest staffing providers in Germany, operating as a brand of I.K. Hofmann GmbH. Rather than a unified software platform, the offering consists of distinct HR service lines: Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing) and Personalvermittlung (direct recruitment) serve as core services, supported by RPO-Service (recruitment process outsourcing), Einstellungsprozess (hiring support with assessment tools), Freelancer-Vermittlung, and Interimsmanager (interim management). Career development offerings include Karriereberatung & Coaching and the experts engineering future graduate program. The job portal spans specialized verticals—MINT, Medical, IT, Engineers, Scientists, Technicians, Sales & Administration, Akademiker, Remote Jobs, and International placements—enabling project-based work or direct placement. All services leverage the I.K. Hofmann network of over 90 Hofmann and 20 experts locations nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service allowing companies to flexibly respond to vacancies and deploy project staff on-demand, billed at hourly rates following BAP-DGB tariff agreements with surcharges for overtime, night, weekend, and holiday work.
• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement) Direct recruitment service matching qualified professionals and executives with client companies using proprietary IT tools and experienced consultants, with fees calculated as a percentage of annual gross salary (27% for pay groups 1-5; 35% for pay groups 6-9).
• RPO-Service (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Outsourcing of the entire or partial recruitment process, covering the full chain from needs analysis through candidate sourcing to hiring, for companies seeking comprehensive recruitment support.
• Interimsmanager (Interim Management) Provision of experienced executives for temporary leadership positions to address leadership vacancies, restructuring, or special transformation projects at client companies.
• Freelancer Placement for Companies Placement service connecting companies with qualified independent freelance professionals for project-based work, delivered through partner nemensis AG.
• Career Counseling and Coaching Personal career counseling and coaching services delivered by experts consultants for professionals and graduates seeking to advance their careers or transition into new roles.
• International Recruitment with EU Blue Card Management International recruitment service for qualified non-EU professionals, including EU Blue Card visa management and relocation support to address skill shortages in the German labor market.
• experts engineering future (Graduate Career Development Program) Three-year career development program for engineering graduates that targets senior-level positions through diverse project assignments across client companies.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• nemensiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributornemensis is recommended as the specialized partner company for freelancer placement services. experts directs companies seeking freelancers to nemensis, which offers comprehensive freelancer recruitment services with extensive network and long-term experience in this specialized segment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DIS AG: German subsidiary of Adecco Group, specializing in placement of specialists and executives across IT, engineering, finance, and commercial roles. Most direct competitor to experts in the MINT/professional staffing segment in Germany.
• Hays: UK-headquartered specialist staffing firm with major German operations focused on professional and technical (MINT) placements via temporary and permanent recruitment. Highly comparable to experts' core value proposition and target customer base.
• Amadeus FiRe: German specialist staffing provider focused on accounting, finance, IT, and engineering professionals. Directly comparable business model combining temporary staffing, direct placement, and interim management with a similar target customer profile.
• Brunel: Netherlands-headquartered global engineering and technical staffing specialist operating in Germany. Directly competes in MINT placement (engineers, project specialists) and shares the high-margin project-based placement model.
• PageGroup: UK-listed professional recruitment group (Michael Page, Page Personnel) with strong German operations placing mid-to-senior professionals across engineering, technology, sales, and finance. Closely comparable in fee structure and client engagement.
• Robert Half: US-listed specialist staffing firm placing finance, accounting, technology, and administrative professionals. Operates in Germany with comparable candidate segmentation and direct-placement fee model.
• GULP (Randstad Technologies): German IT and engineering staffing specialist owned by Randstad. Direct competitor in the IT freelancer/project staffing segment, leveraging similar consultant-led B2B sales model and large candidate pool.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Germany: German arm of global staffing leader Randstad. Competes broadly with experts across temporary staffing and direct placement, but offers a wider portfolio including mass-market staffing rather than MINT specialization.
• Adecco Germany: German subsidiary of global staffing giant Adecco Group. Overlaps with experts on professional placement via its DIS AG subsidiary but also serves broader generalist segments at higher scale.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: Global workforce solutions provider with German operations spanning temporary staffing, RPO, and career transition. Competes with experts in RPO and general staffing but lacks the focused MINT/engineering positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/experts-consulting-center
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdNKVOKgFEhONQn8hD40a4w

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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