What Working Talent does

Working Talent is a privately held Dutch IT talent development and consulting firm headquartered in Amsterdam that operates a dual-sided marketplace connecting young IT professionals with Dutch organizations. The company recruits bachelor's and master's degree holders and places them into structured traineeships spanning five IT specializations: Software Development, Data, DevOps Cloud, Business & IT, and Information Security. Trainees combine classroom learning with practical work at client organizations, after which they transition into IT roles at the deploying firm.

The company's client base includes tier-1 Dutch enterprises across banking (Rabobank, ING, Robeco), insurance (Nationale Nederlanden), engineering and consulting (Royal HaskoningDHV, Witteveen+Bos), IT services (Centric, Ordina, Mendix), healthcare (UMCU), telecom (VolkerWessels Telecom), and retail (SuitSupply), as well as Dutch public-sector bodies (RVO, DICTU, Gemeente Eindhoven). Alongside the traineeship business, Working Talent runs an IT Consulting line that places experienced professionals on contract engagements. The firm holds the FD Gazelle fast-growth recognition from Financieel Dagblad, an SNA labor-standards certification, and a 4.0/5 Glassdoor rating, and maintains 19 active vacancies at the time of capture.

Working Talent's revenue model is professional services: placement and consulting fees charged to client organizations for access to trained talent and IT expertise. Pricing is negotiated bilaterally with each client rather than published, consistent with the B2B staffing norm in the Netherlands. The firm operates exclusively within the Netherlands and has not disclosed funding history, ownership structure, or financial figures. There is no evidence of proprietary technology; the core offering is human-capital development and placement rather than a software product.

Name

Working Talent

Legal name

Working Talent

Website

https://traineefactory.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Working Talent is a Netherlands-based IT traineeship and consulting firm that recruits recent graduates, trains them across five IT specializations, and places them at Dutch enterprises and government organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing and Training Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK), Information Technology & Software (EDAAAPAB)

Keywords

• IT traineeships
• IT consulting
• Talent development
• IT staffing
• IT recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Traineeship and Consulting Placement Fees: Working Talent generates revenue by placing trainees and IT professionals at client organizations. The company recruits talented individuals (often recent graduates), provides specialized IT training through traineeships, and then deploys them to companies needing IT talent. Revenue is derived from fees charged to client organizations for access to trained talent and professional IT consulting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Working Talent operates a dual-sided IT talent marketplace in the Netherlands. It recruits graduates and experienced professionals, trains them through structured traineeships across five IT specializations (Software Development, Data, DevOps Cloud, Business & IT, Information Security), and deploys them to client organizations via consulting and placement engagements. Client organizations pay Working Talent for access to pre-trained IT staff; candidates enter the traineeship pipeline at no direct cost.

Product overview

Working Talent operates as an IT talent development and consulting company offering a portfolio of traineeship programs and professional placement services. The core offerings consist of five specialized IT traineeships (Software Development, Data, Business & IT, Information Security, and DevOps Cloud) that develop young talent into working IT professionals, alongside IT consulting services that place experienced professionals with client organizations. The traineeships serve as the primary entry point, with graduates transitioning into placement services that match talent with opdrachtgevers such as Rabobank, ING, Nationale Nederlanden, Centric, Mendix, and Royal HaskoningDHV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Traineeships

Quantifiable outcome

• Glassdoor rating of 4.0/5 indicates positive employee/trainee satisfaction with the Working Talent experience.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• WoodYouCareminorOthersWorking Talent has received the WoodYouCare certificate, indicating their commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices in collaboration with the WoodYouCare initiative.
• VVDNminorOthersWorking Talent partners with VVDN (a Dutch technology and engineering company), suggesting a collaboration for IT talent development and placement services.
• SNA (Stichting Normering Arbeid)minorOthersWorking Talent is NEN certified through SNA (Stichting Normering Arbeid), indicating compliance with Dutch labor standards and certification requirements for employment agencies in the Netherlands.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ordina: Ordina is a Dutch IT consulting and services firm that recruits, trains, and deploys IT professionals to enterprise clients. It overlaps with Working Talent's placement business from a different angle — as an IT services firm rather than a pure traineeship provider.
• Brunel: Brunel is a global staffing and consulting firm with a significant Netherlands presence in IT and engineering talent placement. It is a broader, more established player operating in the same Dutch IT staffing market as Working Talent.
• Centric: Centric is a large Dutch IT services and staffing company that both supplies IT talent and runs its own graduate/trainee programs. It is also listed as a Working Talent client, illustrating the overlap between IT services providers and IT staffing firms in the Dutch market.
• Yacht (Randstad): Yacht is the Randstad-owned Dutch IT, engineering, and consulting staffing brand, offering traineeships and professional placements at large enterprises. As a much larger, well-capitalized incumbent, it competes broadly in the same Dutch market and with the same client base as Working Talent.
• DPA Professionals: DPA is a Netherlands-based professional staffing and consulting group with a focus on finance, IT, and engineering talent. It operates in adjacent segments of the Dutch professional services market and is comparable in model to Working Talent's consulting placement business.

Direct peers

• Young Colfield: Young Colfield is a Dutch technology talent platform that recruits, trains, and places young professionals in IT and data roles at client organizations. Its graduate-traineeship focus and target market are highly comparable to Working Talent.
• Qquest: Qquest is a Netherlands-based IT staffing and consulting firm that places junior and medior IT professionals, including through structured development programs, at Dutch enterprise clients. It is a close functional peer in the same Dutch IT talent market.
• Cooder: Cooder is a Dutch platform connecting junior developers and IT graduates with employers for training and placement. It overlaps directly with Working Talent's graduate IT traineeship offering in the Netherlands.
• Bit Academy: Bit Academy is a Netherlands-based IT traineeship provider that retrains career-changers and graduates into software developers and places them with Dutch employers. It is a direct competitor in the IT traineeship segment.
• Spilberg: Spilberg is a Dutch IT staffing and traineeship firm that recruits, trains, and places young IT talent at client organizations. It directly mirrors Working Talent's traineeship-to-placement model and competes for the same client logos across the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/working-talent-bv

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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