De Nieuwe Lichting

What De Nieuwe Lichting does

De Nieuwe Lichting is a Dutch staffing and talent agency founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, with 143 employees. The company connects Dutch employers with students, recent graduates, and young professionals across a structured portfolio of five service lines: GIGS (ad-hoc hospitality, events, and festival staffing), JOBS (student placements in customer service, logistics, and administration), TALENTS (HBO/WO university students for study-related part-time roles and starter positions), YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (graduate traineeships and permanent placements), and BACK 2 SCHOOL (combined learning and working programs). Its client base spans event venues (RAI Amsterdam, Jaarbeurs, Ahoy), financial services (NIBC, DLL), media (DPG Media), public transport (RET), housing (Eigen Haard), education (Universiteit Leiden), healthcare (Fivoor, Leger des Heils), and security (G4S).

The company operates a domestic online platform built around a rate calculator tool ('Bereken je uitzendtarief'), a job-seeker registration portal, and an emergency staffing hotline ('Spoedlijn') that promises next-day placement. The technology stack is conventional web delivery via Storyblok-hosted content; no proprietary AI, API, or SDK is disclosed. There is no native mobile app, no patents or trademarks listed, and no public pricing or tiered packages — staffing rates are quote-based and calculated per role, hours, and gross hourly wage.

De Nieuwe Lichting generates revenue through transaction fees on placements: temp/contract staffing for students and young professionals, permanent placement fees, and combined education-work program fees for the Back 2 School offering. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-employer, with self-service job-seeker acquisition via the website and a referral program ('Verdien geld aan je vrienden'). The company operates exclusively in the Netherlands, has no disclosed parent company, no subsidiaries, and no publicly disclosed funding — consistent with a privately held, founder/owner-operated staffing firm of mid-market scale.

Name

De Nieuwe Lichting

Legal name

De Nieuwe Lichting

Website

https://denieuwelichting.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

De Nieuwe Lichting is a Rotterdam-based Dutch staffing and talent agency that places students, graduates, and young professionals with Dutch employers across hospitality, events, business services, and professional roles via five service lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Education & Training (IET) / Contextualized ABE (Workforce-Linked) (EDAAAAAK), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Student staffing services
• Temporary recruitment agency
• Graduate placement services
• Flexible workforce solutions
• HBO WO talent matching

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Fees: De Nieuwe Lichting generates revenue by connecting employers with temporary and permanent workers, charging fees for staffing services. The company places students (GIGS, JOBS), HBO/WO talents for part-time work, young professionals for traineeships and permanent roles, and provides Back 2 School programs combining work and education. Pricing is calculated via their 'Bereken je uitzendtarief' tool.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

De Nieuwe Lichting is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency that places students, HBO/WO graduates, and young professionals with employers across the Netherlands. Its offering spans flexible gig staffing for hospitality and events, part-time student placements in operations and administration, study-related side jobs and starter positions for university students, traineeships and permanent placements for graduates, and combined learning-and-working 'Back 2 School' programs.

Product overview

De Nieuwe Lichting is a staffing and talent agency offering a portfolio of five interconnected service lines: GIGS (flexible student staffing for hospitality/events), JOBS (student placements for customer service/logistics/administration), TALENTS (university student matching for study-related side jobs), YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (graduate placement including traineeships and permanent roles), and BACK 2 SCHOOL (combined learning and working programs). The unified offering enables employers to access a pipeline of student and graduate talent across all experience levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GIGS: Student staffing service for hospitality, events, festivals and ad hoc assignments
• JOBS
• TALENTS
• YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
• BACK 2 SCHOOL

Products and services

• GIGS Flexible staffing of energetic students for ad hoc work in hospitality, events, festivals, and other temporary needs. Targeted at Dutch employers needing rapidly deployable, flexible hands for short-notice assignments.
• JOBS Placement of students in customer service, logistics, and administration roles. Targeted at Dutch employers seeking flexible, eager-to-learn temporary staff willing to take initiative.
• TALENTS Connects Dutch companies with ambitious HBO and WO university students for study-related side jobs and starter positions. Targeted at employers seeking higher-education student talent that adds immediate value and is ready to grow.
• YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Placement service for graduates seeking career entry, providing traineeships and permanent positions. Targeted at Dutch employers seeking ambitious young professionals who deliver immediate value and want to grow within the organization.
• BACK 2 SCHOOL Combined learning-and-working program that develops young talent while they are employed, ranging from partial to full education. Targeted at Dutch organizations that want to grow motivated students internally while contributing to their qualifications.

Named customers16 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

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup Netherlands: Global professional staffing group (Page Personnel, Michael Page) operating in the Netherlands for entry-level through mid-professional placements. Comparable to De Nieuwe Lichting's professional and graduate placement lines.
• Adecco Netherlands: Global staffing leader with significant Dutch operations across temporary, permanent and specialized placements. Provides overlap with De Nieuwe Lichting on entry-level, administrative and event/hospitality segments.
• Olympia Nederland: Established Dutch staffing firm with broad coverage of uitzenden, detacheren and werving & selectie. Overlaps with De Nieuwe Lichting across flex placements and serves similar Dutch employers across regions.
• Hays Netherlands: Specialist professional-staffing firm with Dutch operations focused on permanent and contract professional placements. Most directly comparable to De Nieuwe Lichting's YOUNG PROFESSIONALS / traineeship line for higher-skilled roles.
• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Major international staffing and workforce-solutions provider with Dutch offices serving temporary, permanent and project-based staffing. Competes for the same Dutch SMB and enterprise staffing budget as De Nieuwe Lichting.
• Brunel Netherlands: Dutch-originated specialist staffing and project-services firm placing higher-educated professionals and graduates on contract and permanent assignments. Adjacent competitor for De Nieuwe Lichting's TALENTS and YOUNG PROFESSIONALS segment.
• Randstad: Largest generalist staffing firm in the Netherlands and globally, offering temporary, permanent and RPO solutions across all verticals including student/young-professional segments. Operates at much larger scale than De Nieuwe Lichting but competes for the same Dutch employer wallet.
• Randstad-owned Tempo-Team: Dutch flex-staffing brand within the Randstad group covering temporary, part-time and permanent placements. Broad incumbent competing with De Nieuwe Lichting on the same employer accounts and talent pools.

Direct peers

• ASA Student: Dutch staffing brand explicitly focused on student and young-professional placements across flex, part-time and permanent roles. Direct overlap with De Nieuwe Lichting's GIGS, JOBS and TALENTS service lines in the Netherlands.
• Young Capital: Direct Dutch competitor focused on placing students, graduates and young professionals in part-time, temporary and permanent roles. Closest analogue to De Nieuwe Lichting's HBO/WO student positioning and multi-line (gig, traineeship, permanent) model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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