prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH

What prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH does

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is a German owner-managed staffing and personnel services firm headquartered in Brake (Unterweser), Lower Saxony, with a second branch in Wilhelmshaven. Founded in 1999 and holding its Arbeitnehmerüberlassung permit since December 1998, the company operates exclusively within the Wesermarsch region and adjacent catchment areas including Oldenburg, Bremerhaven, and Bremen. Its core function is matching temporary and permanent workers with regional employer clients across four principal verticals: logistics and port operations, industrial manufacturing (including aerospace supply), construction and skilled trades, and trade/retail. The company self-describes as the leading staffing provider in the Wesermarsch and Brake market and is a member of the iGZ and GVP trade associations, operating under the iGZ-DGB collective bargaining agreement. It is governed by three managing director-shareholders — Gerald Engelke (strategic business development), Michel Engelke (disposition, technology, customer management; joined 2009), and Benjamin Ihben (business economics and strategy; joined 2015).

The company's product surface spans three categories. The primary offerings are Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary worker deployment, where prompt acts as legal employer and invoices client companies at agreed hourly rates on weekly billing cycles) and Direktvermittlung (direct permanent placement, earning commissions of 0.5 to 2.5 gross monthly salaries depending on hire timing). Add-on modules include the prompt Jobportal (a self-serve online job board), DiSG (DiSC) personality profiling for candidate assessment, Karriereberatung (career counseling), and Coaching & Beratung (leadership and employee coaching). The underlying technology stack is conventional web infrastructure — Google Analytics, Hotjar, Google Tag Manager, Google AdWords with remarketing, Facebook Pixel, SalesViewer for B2B lead generation, and Eye-Able for BFSG accessibility compliance. There is no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capability disclosed, and no API.

The business model combines two go-to-market motions. Employer clients are served through a field-sales / inside-sales motion: experienced PersonaldisponentInnen (HR consultants) conduct direct outreach, manage accounts, and match candidates against specifications. Job seekers are served through the self-serve job portal with consultant support throughout the application process. Revenue streams are transactional — hourly invoicing on temporary assignments and commission on permanent placements — supplemented by professional-services fees from coaching engagements. The firm does not disclose revenue, holds no external funding, and operates with seven internal FTE across the two offices, with billable temporary workers managed as the deployed workforce rather than counted in internal headcount.

Name

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH

Legal name

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH

Website

https://prompt-personal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is a German owner-managed regional staffing firm founded in 1999, headquartered in Brake (Unterweser) with a branch in Wilhelmshaven. It provides temporary worker deployment, direct placement, and coaching services to employers across logistics, industrial, construction, and retail sectors in the Wesermarsch region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Administrative Temp Staffing (BPACACAA), Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct placement recruitment
• HR consulting services
• Personnel leasing Germany
• Career coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Brake (Unterweser)

HQ country

Germany

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. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing / Leiharbeit): prompt hires workers under permanent employment contracts and assigns them to client companies (Entleiher) for temporary periods. The company acts as the legal employer and invoices client companies based on hourly rates per agreed contract. This is the primary revenue stream. The AGB outlines weekly invoicing based on signed time sheets and agreed hourly rates.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement / Vermittlung): When a client company directly hires a worker introduced by prompt (either during or after a staffing assignment), the company earns a placement commission. Commission rates range from 0.5 to 2.5 gross monthly salaries depending on timing of hire, as outlined in the AGB.
3. Coaching & Beratung (Coaching and Consulting): The company offers coaching services for employees and leadership, helping with career planning, conflict management, and development. This complements the staffing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is a regional staffing agency that hires workers under permanent employment contracts and assigns them to client companies for temporary periods (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), and also matches candidates directly with employers for permanent hire (Direktvermittlung). The company additionally offers coaching and HR consulting services to employers and candidates. Operations are concentrated in the Wesermarsch, Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, and Bremerhaven regions of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Product overview

prompt Personaldienstleistungen GmbH operates as a staffing and personnel services company offering a unified platform of recruitment solutions. The core offerings consist of Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary worker deployment) and Direktvermittlung (direct recruitment), supported by an online job portal (prompt Jobportal) as the primary client-facing platform. Add-on services include the DiSG® profiling tool for candidate assessment, corporate consulting portfolio, and coaching/career counseling services. The company specializes in industrial, commercial, and trade sectors in the Wesermarsch, Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, and Bremerhaven regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Worker Deployment) Temporary employment service where workers are employed by prompt under permanent employment contracts and dispatched to client companies (Entleiher) for temporary periods. The company acts as the legal employer of record while workers perform tasks at the client's facilities. Governed by the Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG) with a permit obtained in 1998. This is the primary revenue stream, with weekly invoicing based on signed time sheets and agreed hourly rates.
• Direktvermittlung (Direct Placement) Direct placement service matching candidates with permanent positions at client companies. Involves screening, interviews, and placement with commission fees based on when the hire occurs relative to any prior temporary deployment. Commission rates range from 0.5 to 2.5 gross monthly salaries depending on hire timing (2.5 without prior assignment; 2.0 in months 1–3; 1.5 in months 4–6; 1.0 in months 7–9; 0.5 in months 10–12).
• prompt Jobportal (Online Job Portal)
• Coaching & Beratung (Coaching and Consulting) Professional coaching services for employees and leadership development. Focuses on well-being, conflict management, communication skills, and change management to foster positive corporate culture. Helps with career planning, conflict management, and development for both individuals and leadership teams.
• Karriereberatung (Career Counseling) Individual career consultation sessions to help job seekers identify professional goals and development opportunities aligned with their skills and needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41% placement success rate (Vermittlungsquote)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Interessenverband Deutscher Zeitarbeitsunternehmen e.V. (iGZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerprompt is a member of the iGZ (German Temporary Employment Companies Association). The company uses the iGZ-DGB collective bargaining agreement (Tarifvertrag) for worker compensation, ensuring tariff-based fair pay and social benefits. The iGZ sets industry standards and represents the interests of staffing companies.
• Bundesverband der Personaldienstleister (GVP / iGZ member)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorprompt is a member of the German Staffing Services Association (GVP). The GVP logo is displayed on the website footer, indicating membership in the industry's primary trade association.
• Round Table GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerprompt supports Round Table Germany, a service club organization. The Round Table logo appears on the website footer, indicating sponsorship or membership engagement.
• Kinderkrippe Zwergnase e.V. (Kita Zwergnase)minorOthersprompt funded the 'Bücher Kajüte' (book cabin) project at Kita Zwergnase e.V. in Brake, opened September 11, 2025. The project creates a 24/7 accessible mini library for children and families, funded as a 2025 donation by prompt.
• Post SV Oldenburg e.V.minorOthersprompt sponsors Post SV Oldenburg e.V., a local sports club. This represents the company's community engagement through sports sponsorship.
• Tierheim OldenburgminorOthersprompt made a donation of €2,000 to Tierheim Oldenburg (animal shelter), demonstrating community social responsibility beyond core business activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Persona Service Holding: Germany-focused staffing group with a strong regional branch network in industrial and commercial temp work — closely comparable business model, customer base and tariff agreement structure to prompt.
• ZAG Zeitarbeits-GmbH: German temporary staffing specialist serving commercial, industrial and IT sectors through a regional branch model — directly comparable in service mix and target customers to prompt.
• I.K. Hofmann Personaldienstleistungen: German staffing company with deep regional branch network covering industrial, technical and commercial roles — comparable regional generalist staffing model and similar iGZ-DGB tariff orientation.
• Tempton Personaldienstleistungen: German mid-market staffing firm focused on industrial, commercial and skilled-trade temporary work with iGZ/iGZ-BAP tariff membership — comparable size, sector focus and tariff-based model to prompt.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Germany's largest staffing and HR services provider, offering temporary work, permanent placement and HR solutions across all sectors nationwide — directly competes with prompt for industrial and commercial clients in Lower Saxony.
• DIS AG: German staffing firm specializing in temporary work, contract placement and project solutions across technical, commercial and IT roles — operates in the same Lower Saxony geography as prompt.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with full German footprint in temp, perm and RPO/MSP — competing for the same industrial and logistics clients in Northern Germany.
• Adecco Germany: Major international staffing group with broad German coverage in temporary staffing, permanent placement and outsourcing — overlaps with prompt's industrial and commercial temp staffing in the same regional market.

Others

• GVP (Bundesverband der Personaldienstleister): Industry trade association of which prompt is a member — provides industry standards, tariff frameworks (iGZ-DGB) and advocacy that shape prompt's operating environment and competitive context.

Regional players

• WISAG Personaldienstleistungen: Germany-based staffing and facility-services group with strong industrial and logistics staffing exposure in Northern Germany — comparable industrial customer base and regional operating overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/prompt.personaldienstleistungen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prompt-personaldienstleistungen-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/prompt.brake/?hl=de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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