Ernst Jan is the last one to be mad at you. He sails this ship as one of the three captains, and never loses speed. With over 13 years of experience in the field of recruitment, he knows better than anyone how the market works. His enormous drive ensures extraordinary results, and Ernst answers the phone all day, every day. But watch out, because he’ll threaten to use embarrassing footage from Friday parties against you if you don’t work hard enough. Thus undersigned.
Thanks to Joost, we keep thinking big, but stay on the ground with both feet. As one of the founding fathers, he’s been contributing in the big success of Search X from the very beginning. But that success doesn’t make Joost any less motivated. In fact, his drive keeps growing every day. The three-headed management team would lose loads of effectivity and experience if Joost will ever leave. Lucky for us, he doesn’t plan to. As the owner of office-dog Harley, he still recieves gratefulness. The bill for the carpet will come later.
With his smart, stubborn and loyal character, Michel completes the leading trio to what it is now. As a co-owner, he is responsible for the Sales, Marketing and Renewable Engineering divisions. He is a real entrepeneur, with his strengths in setting up businesses and creating new business opportunities. He never loses sight of personal contact with his colleagues, business relations, and clients. He connects with people through his enthusiasm and will always go the extra mile. Ask him for an anecdote en you’ll get a dozen of them. You’ll get him quiet for about 5 minutes only when you win a game of pool from him.
Seven years ago, Fleur accidentally rolled into the sales profession. Since then, she has gained a lot of experience in the world of B2B sales. But after all those years, it was time for a new step: more challenge and learning new things! That is how she ended up with us (one of the best sales applicants of all time!). Fleur enjoys good conversations and building personal connections. So don’t expect a quick sales pitch when you have her on the line. Although she does like a bit of speed on weekends, because that’s when the whole family watches Formula 1.
When Jeroen enters the room, he brings movement and energy. Not surprising when you consider that he has energy for 10. Through years of experience in recruitment, he has a keen instinct for commercial opportunities. “Success has always been a child of courage”, that is his motto in life and that is also what the customer and candidate appreciate in him. He is sincere and open, wears his heart on his sleeve, humor is the cement. In addition to the recruitment life, Jeroen is a youth coach at a football association. All in all, this makes him a real team player and a true coach!
Maarten has had quite some years of recruitment experience. The sum of his spontaneous personality, positive attitude and enormous drive make him the ideal recruiter! One thing is certain, Maarten was born to do this. Maarten doesn’t like the idea of losing. As a recruiter, he will not stop until he has found the right match. A driving force and a nice colleague on who you can depend. His life motto: “Do not stop until you are the best.” With this motto, he not only keeps himself sharp and focussed but also friends and enemies!
Herre chases his dreams. After finishing his studies Environment Economics, he wanted to do something that makes a difference. And as the loyal leader of the Renewable Engineering team, he really does that by bringing people to the best jobs in assisting to the energy transition. Reducing global warming is also out of own interest, because Herre is a real Dutch “cold-sports-guy”. With a bit of snow or ice, he swooshes away and you won’t see him back. Unless the track is in a cirkel, then you’ll see him a lot 😉 He himself is only smooth when he really has to, by the way.
Misha wakes up with recruitment, eats commerciality for breakfast and brushes his teeth with consultative selling. And that’s before he’s even arrived at the office. Recruitment runs through the veins of this experienced headhunter. He knows what drives him now: helping people a step forward, without them even realising it was possible. That’s how Misha accomplishes extraordinary things and could show much more here. But on saturday night, when he’s behind the bar or playing in his band, he’s temporarily unavailable. Relaxation by exertion.
A few years ago she still was a dental assistant, now she gets her teeth into helping others find a new challenge. The realisation that as a recruiter, she can truly change someone’s life, is very special to her. She is determined to develop herself into a top-level recruiter. And all of this alongside a busy life: fitness, photography, film freak… too many hobbies to list right now, so you’ll have to ask her yourself when you call her!
The diverse career of Thomas brought him to what he has now: a house, just married, a dog and a beautiful job. This dream scenario is something he wishes for everyone to have, and that is what makes his job interesting for him. Giving people the opportunity to end up at a job where they can grow in every part of their life, that’s the challenge. But luckily, Thomas seizes challenges for his whole life already. And if he’s cleaning the house on Saturday, he rather seizes his nineties melodic techno hits. We’re all glad he doesn’t have access to the office speakers on Monday morning. Oh, and if you need any advice on liqueur-related drinks, Thomas might have a bottle in his cellar for you.
Lieve never has a boring day. She expands her responsibility package every month by a little bit more, which makes it the ideal job next to her study Commercial Economics. As a working student, she has already found extraordinary candidates and she understands people really well. That’s why she exceeds expectations since day one. That promises something, for when she joins us full time…
Offer Rémi a challenge and he takes it with two hands. This all-round specialist has the drive to achieve new goals every day, whether it’s on the basketball pitch, in the gym or on the phone. It looks like there are 30 hours in his day and no effort is too big to do for one another. All with the goal to chase that one unique feeling: that a match is beginning to form. To make something from nothing. That’s where the challenge is. And before he recognizes it himself, Rémi is ready for his next step.
Lina is at her best in company. In the warm months, she likes to spend her afternoons on the terrace socialising with friends. Not surprisingly, what she enjoys most in the recruitment business is talking to people and clients. She is a real connector. And if anyone always walks into the office well-dressed, it’s Lina. But even in heels, she still beats all of us at the ping-pong table.
Soccer? Jesse has heard of it before. Okay, understatement. He has been a season ticket holder for over twenty years (ask him which club), travels abroad for matches and plays at a high level himself. Unfortunately, you can’t play soccer at Search X, but fortunately for us, helping others is also high on Jesse’s list of priorities. As a curious recruiter, he knows how to ask the right questions and makes connections effortlessly. Making both client and candidate happy, that’s what he does it for. And for the social get-togethers, of course.
Matthijs came in with a mission: to make the most of everything. The result? Within no time he’s up to speed, and the first introductions have already been made. With his energy and optimistic approach, he surely will make it! In his spare time, you can often find him outside the Netherlands – in Spain, Guatemala or the USA (the latter mainly for a classic American steak). He almost has a subscription to airline tickets. Good for us that this well-travelled Brabander prefers the Randstad for work.
It took quite a while to figure out a job title for Emily. Organisational talent, recruiter, office manager, accountant, life of the party – you see, Emily is happy with variety. Not just at work, by the way! She also likes to city-trip and has seen just about every city in Europe. Sitting still for long periods behind a laptop is not for her; give her a full agenda instead. Except on Sundays, which are reserved for rest!
If your strongest quality is talking to people, it is no surprise that you end up in recruitment. Whether it’s with his friends in the pub, the third half at football or on the slopes in Saalbach, Stijn loves to have a chat. Throw a good dose of ambition and drive into the mix, and you have the perfect addition to Search X. And if he is as good at recruitment as he is at water polo (5th in the Netherlands 👏), we can expect a lot from Stijn!
Ella walks into the office every day with energy for 10 and a smile on her face. It’s certainly contagious. This is how she convinces every client and easily turns a ‘no’ into a ‘yes’. Ella gets the most energy from working; her calendar is never actually empty. What does she does make time for? A game of rummikub, the film Footloose and baked potatoes. Or a nice trip. And do you have a good (or bad) joke? Tell it to Ella, because she’ll always laugh.
From hospitality and sales to eventually recruitment. When you say Sam is only 22, you would hardly believe it. He learned the tricks of the trade in Barcelona, but now he’s back in the Netherlands to become a real expert at Search X. With his commercial mindset, the first mediations are nothing short of imminent. Outside work, he likes to experiment in the kitchen, or go to a café with friends to get some drinks and play games. But, in a perfect world he’d spend his first paycheck on a classic steak frites in Paris.
That Emily has come all the way to Haarlem for us, is pretty special. The born-and-raised Leiden native has lived in the ‘Sleutelstad’ all her life and certainly has no intention of leaving there anytime soon. However, with her knowledge of (cyber) security, she is the perfect match for the IT team, so we are glad she takes the train to us every week. You can get her out of bed for a good cup of coffee, and as a Hindu, her favourite coffee order is of course a Dirty Chai. But the office cappuccino with hazelnut syrup is happily approved too.
Arman loves to immerse himself in everything related to technology: from bionic robotic arms to artificial intelligence. Fortunately, he can put his tech knowledge to good use in conversations with our IT professionals. Arman is a goalgetter, but prefers to achieve these goals together. Celebrating successes together makes him happy. For him, the most important part of recruitment is the human aspect, creating a bond with the person at the other end of the phone. Oh and if you’re looking for a good ramen spot in Rotterdam? Hit up Arman!
Luca takes his tasks seriously, whether it’s about cleaning up after lunch or preparing a meeting. He’s constantly impressed by others’ work, without realizing he comes dangerously close after only a few weeks. Observing his colleagues is hard to maintain for a long time, because he’s so eager to get to work himself. And a speech or two at a Christmas dinner is inescapable with Luca, who won’t miss his chance to take the word. But when there’s someone to listen to, he is the first one to be there.
Malou is one of the driving forces at Search X. She combines her passion for graphic design with an interest in the “why” question. Add to this her skills in text, and you have a complete Content Marketer. Because Malou serves the collective, she’s the one who helps others get into the saddle. Look around yourself to see if you have such a quiet engine in your environment. And when she prepares her favourite Japanese dish for everyone at lunch again soon, she deserves a statue.
That Joy is an aspiring copywriter is something she didn’t even expect herself. As a hospitality manager, she used to write down orders, but her natural talent for copywriting only recently came to light. And we are happy about that! In addition to writing great job listings and articles, Joy also brings a lot of… well, joy! Even when working remotely from Spain. After a day spent surfing the web, she also enjoys surfing the waves on the Costa. She doesn’t like to plan ahead, she rather prefers to be carried away by the current. After all, those waves always roll in the right direction.
Larissa grew up with creativity. At the children’s art club she created her first masterpieces, and now she is the creative mastermind behind our social media. As a true Gen Z’er she’s up to date with the latest trends, and her Surinamese roots give a beautiful extra dimension to her work. Our ‘yapper of the office’ is happy to chat with you and before you know it you’re in her latest TikTok video. Her dream? Owning a business within lifestyle & beauty, and having a pet cow. What can you wake her up for? Nothing really.
Jakub is the creative and technical brain behind the Search X Recruitment website. As an experienced Full Stack Developer, he not only ensures that the website looks nice, but also that we are up and running 24/7 and that applications can be applied safely. Skills in which he excels are HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Gulp, Javascript, jQuery, AngularJS, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, WordPress, OctoberCMS, and Python.
Louie, Junior Recruitment Dog, has everything under control. He is curious, smart and a bit stubborn. He goes where he wants to go, but stays right next to his boss most of the time. Except when people are kidnapping him for cuddles.