Qualified Professionals

Name

Qualified Professionals

Legal name

Qualified Professionals

Website

https://q-p.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Temporary Help Services (56132), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA), Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• Permanent placement recruiting
• Temporary staffing services
• Executive search services
• Recruitment consulting
• Behavioral assessment hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Kristiansand

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rekruttering til faste stillinger: Recruitment services for permanent positions with a 12-month guarantee. The company charges fees for successful placements and offers replacement recruitment at no cost if the candidate leaves within 12 months.
2. Bemanning (Staffing): Staffing and temporary labor services where Qualified Professionals acts as the employer, handling payroll, vacation pay, insurance and employer obligations. They provide workers for temporary positions and projects.
3. Rådgivning (Consulting): Advisory services including strategic sparring, organizational development, team building and interaction, and support during restructurings. Includes team development workshops based on EASI methodology.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Qualified Professionals is a recruitment, staffing, and consulting firm that places candidates into permanent positions, supplies temporary workers under employer-of-record arrangements, and delivers organizational development and team-building advisory services. Services are executed by DNV-certified advisors using the EASI behavioral assessment and OPTO personality testing tools, and are backed by a 12-month placement guarantee. The firm serves corporate clients across the Agder region, nationally in Norway, and internationally for specialized assignments.

Product overview

Qualified Professionals operates as a unified recruitment, staffing, and consulting company serving the Agder region and nationally. The core offering combines three integrated service lines: (1) Recruitment for permanent positions using executive search and advertising, supported by DNV-certified tools and a 12-month guarantee; (2) Staffing/temporary placement covering regional, national, and international needs; and (3) Consulting encompassing organizational development, strategic sparring, and team building using the EASI behavioral assessment tool. The company specializes across functional areas including Leadership, Finance, HR, IT, Engineering, Board Recruitment, Sales, and Marketing. In 2025, Bemanningsbyraaet rebranded to Qualified Professionals, consolidating two established brands under a single identity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rekruttering til faste stillinger (Recruitment for Permanent Positions)

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 måneders garanti - vederlagsfri erstatningsrekruttering ved kandidatavgang
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CapgeminicoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for strengthening competence in Agder region. Capgemini's Kristiansand office (established 2022, grown to 50 employees) gains access to highly qualified candidates while QP contributes to developing one of Norway's most exciting technology environments. Joint effort for talent acquisition and regional development.
• Innoventus SørcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner agreement for recruitment services to Innoventus Sør's portfolio of startup companies. Special focus on board recruitment. QP offers startup members board recruitment at favorable terms, leveraging Styreportalen for Sørlandet network. QP's combined background from business, technology and international markets enables finding best candidates for board, leadership and specialist positions.
• Næringsforeningen i KristiansandsregionencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain cooperation partner (hovedsamarbeidspartner) with Næringsforeningen i Kristiansandsregionen. Active engagement in Styreportalen for Sørlandet and Flere i arbeid project program.
• Vennesla NæringsforeningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vennesla Næringsforening with new office opened in Vennesla to be closer to businesses and meet increasing demand for competence services in the region.
• Styreportalen for SørlandetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Næringsforeningen i Kristiansand and Formue, in partnership with Advokatfirma Tofte Hald and Qualified Professionals. Portal aims to increase female representation in regional corporate boards, open doors for younger talents and those with international experience. Over 500 highly qualified candidates available, many women.
• NHO Service og HandelcoreOthersRequired membership for being Revidert Arbeidsgiver (Revised Employer) certification. Company is registered as staffing enterprise with Arbeidstilsynet (Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority) and organized as Norwegian limited company (AS).
• Agdering (RECRUIT study)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in RECRUIT study with NORCE research institute studying international worker retention in Agder region. Study shows 55% of workers with low regional attachment leave Agder within four years.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Norway: Global staffing leader offering permanent, temporary, and contract staffing across all skill levels in Norway. Significantly larger scale and broader segment coverage than QP, but overlaps directly in both permanent placement and temp staffing for Norwegian enterprises.
• Randstad Norway: One of the world's largest staffing companies with full Norway operations spanning permanent placement, temp staffing, and HR solutions. Operates broader portfolio than QP and at significantly larger scale, but competes head-to-head for the same regional Norwegian customers.
• Adecco Norway: Global staffing and workforce-solutions company operating across Norway with permanent, temporary, and outsourcing services. Much larger scale and broader industry coverage than QP, but a clear competitive overlay in the same Norwegian recruitment and staffing market.

Direct peers

• Academic Work Norway: Specialized recruitment firm operating in Norway, focused on early-career professionals and STEM talent with both permanent and interim staffing. Closely aligned business model to QP's multi-vertical professional placement approach, and serves the same Norwegian SMB/enterprise customer base.
• Robert Half Norway: Specialized recruitment firm in Norway focusing on finance/accounting and IT — two of QP's primary verticals. Uses assessment-based candidate evaluation and serves SMB through enterprise clients, directly comparable to QP's multi-specialty boutique model.
• Jobzone Norway: Norwegian multi-specialty recruitment and staffing company offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and advisory services across regions. Closely comparable business model to QP's full-service approach with similar regional penetration and SMB-mid-market focus.
• Michael Page Norway: International specialist recruiter in Norway focusing on white-collar professional placements and executive search. Direct competitor in QP's Leadership and specialized-function verticals with similar fee-based placement model and quality-of-process emphasis.
• Dfind Norway: Norwegian-origin professional recruitment firm (now part of Randstad) specializing in white-collar placements across engineering, IT, economics, and executive search. Direct functional and methodology overlap with QP's professional recruitment service lines.
• Hays Norway: Global professional recruitment specialist with established Norway operations covering finance, IT, engineering, and executive search. Direct overlap with QP's stated functional specializations (Leadership, IT, Engineering, Finance) and similar professional-services delivery model.
• Experis Norway: ManpowerGroup's IT and tech-recruitment brand in Norway, focused exclusively on technology and digital talent. Directly comparable to QP's IT/Technical specialization track and provides a competitive benchmark for tech-recruitment fees and fill rates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/QualifiedProfessionals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qualified-professionals

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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