Talent Business Awards

🤝 Strategic Partner Spotlight: Federgon - Network for work! The Belgian federation for employment is committed to recognizing outstanding achievements in recruitment and fostering a dynamic, innovative labor market. Together, we celebrate excellence in staffing! 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards (November 19) expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 breakout sessions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you.

🏆 Proud to welcome Bullhorn as our Gold Sponsor! As a leading provider of staffing and recruitment software, Bullhorn empowers agencies worldwide to automate tasks, boost productivity, and focus on what truly matters, building relationships and placing talent. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards (November 19) expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 breakout sessions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. Marco Boomsma Femke van Logtenstein - van Nieuwenhuizen Harry Berman

🌟 Meet our Diamond Sponsor: Spott! This AI-native ATS & CRM is revolutionizing recruitment with lightning-fast candidate management and seamless migration in just 4 weeks. Modern recruitment firms, this is your competitive edge. Learn more at the Talent Business Awards! 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards (November 19) expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 breakout sessions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. Manu Vanderveeren Lander Degrève

🎉Congratulations to @Spark HR on being shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards ! 🏆 An outstanding recognition for a team that has hit the ground running! Launched in February 2024, Spark HR is a young and ambitious HR partner for SMEs, born out of real hands-on experience in the workplace. No classic interim office, no CV avalanche, just quality, clear communication, and long-term partnerships, powered by a smart use of AI to keep the human element front and centre. —- The Talent Business Awards is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 group discussions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winner and finalists of this category will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels.

 🎉Congratulations to In Five Years on being shortlisted for Talent Business Innovation of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards ! 🏆 Two shortlistings in the very first year — remarkable! Launched in June 2024, In Five Years is a recruitment startup at the heart of the  tech scale-up ecosystem in Belgium. Specialising in Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market talent, the team goes beyond placement, offering free mentoring and deep network access to help professionals and companies grow together. A fresh perspective, and a big ambition. —- The  Talent Business Awards is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET . The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the  Industry Report alongside 12 group discussions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winners and finalists of both categories will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels.

🎉 Congratulations to The Bozz on being shortlisted for Talent Business Innovation of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards! 🏆 Founded in 2020, The Bozz has reimagined what recruitment can look like. Acting as a true  talent agent, the team represents candidates actively, matching skills, ambitions, and values to opportunities that genuinely align. The result? Recruitment that puts the human back at the centre. —- The Talent Business Awards is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the  Industry Report alongside 12 group discussions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winners and finalists of both categories will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels. 

🎉 Congratulations to  Niky Burms of JobJets on being shortlisted for  both Talent Business Leader of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards ! 🏆 In 2025, Niky Burms made a clear and courageous contribution to the renewal of the recruitment sector, by questioning the traditional model from the ground up. Done with treating temporary workers as numbers. With JobJets, Niky introduced an approach where coaching and guidance take centre stage: before, during, and after every placement. The focus shifts away from short-term vacancy filling and towards sustainable career development, creating better outcomes for both candidates and employers alike. This people-first vision brings a more future-oriented and qualitative approach to some of the market's most persistent hard-to-fill roles. Niky also positions herself as a champion of reverse recruitment logic, where companies must actively sell themselves to candidates. In a tight labour market, this is not just refreshing thinking, it is the right thinking. It pushes organisations to be more intentional about employer branding and candidate experience in ways that truly matter. Internally, she sets a new standard too: training her consultants to become career coaches rather than pure recruiters, broadening and deepening the role of the sector itself. Her impact reaches far beyond JobJets: by bringing this approach visibly to market and scaling it successfully, Niky is inspiring others across the industry to evolve towards a model where quality, guidance, and long-term impact come first. JobJets, founded in 2023 and fully launched in 2024, is a fast-growing recruitment business focused on  search and selection  and  temporary staffing. With Niky's drive and entrepreneurial energy at the helm, JobJets is already carving out a distinctive place in the Belgian talent market. —- The  Talent Business Awards  is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the  Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET . The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 breakout sessions  focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winners and finalists will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels.

🎉 Congratulations to Lisa Verzelen of  Match on being shortlisted for  both Talent Business Leader of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards ! 🏆 Lisa is actively breaking the mould of traditional recruitment. In a sector that still largely operates on a vacancy-driven model, Lisa built Match around a candidate-first philosophy, and she has the results to prove it works. Her approach is simple but powerful: fewer placements, but of significantly higher quality. The outcome? Stronger retention, more sustainable partnerships, and clients who genuinely experience the difference. By consistently communicating this vision, to clients and through marketing, Lisa is contributing to a broader mindset shift in the market: away from quick fixes and towards lasting matches. Her work is opening doors to more honest conversations, more realistic expectations, and better long-term outcomes for everyone involved. That takes courage, conviction, and real leadership, and it is exactly what makes Lisa one of the most distinctive and outspoken voices in the Belgian talent industry today. Founded in 2022, Match took a deliberate stand against the norm from day one. While most agencies chase vacancies, Match leads with a  candidate-driven model, finding exceptional people first, then connecting them with the right companies. The result is stronger matches, better retention, and a genuinely different experience for everyone involved. —- The  Talent Business Awards  is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at  14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the  Industry Report  alongside 12 group discussions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winners and finalists of both categories will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels. 

🎉 Congratulations to  Brad Woolsey of Koda Staff on being shortlisted for Talent Business Leader of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards ! 🏆 Brad has actively shaped the direction of Koda Staff's Belgium team throughout 2025, and the wider recruitment conversation too. At a time when AI dominates the agenda, Brad has taken a deliberately human approach, personally encouraging his team to meet clients and candidates face to face, every three months, without fail. Since 2016, Koda Staff has been connecting ambitious talent with leading businesses across Technology, Mission Critical, GTM, and Construction, delivering the same level of expertise and commitment whether the hire is short-term or long-term. —- The  Talent Business Awards  is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the  Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET. The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the Industry Report alongside 12 group discussions focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winners and finalists of both categories will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels.

🎉 Congratulations to Projective Talent | Part of Projective Group on being shortlisted for Talent Business Innovation of the Year category at the Talent Business Awards! 🏆 A fantastic recognition for a team that consistently goes beyond the brief! Projective Talent connects leading financial services companies with ambitious professionals, ensuring access to skilled talent ready to make an impact. Whether through traineeships that transition into long-term roles or missions that offer flexible assignments, they ensure the right fit for both candidates and businesses, providing tailored solutions to meet every business need. Their unique approach goes beyond traditional staffing. With structured training, coaching, and hands-on experience, every professional they place is equipped with the skills and mindset to thrive from day one — reducing hiring risks, accelerating onboarding, and delivering immediate value to your team. —--- The Talent Business Awards is the premier event for recruitment and staffing agencies in Belgium to celebrate outstanding achievements, showcase creativity, and connect with fellow industry executives. Organised by Talent Business Partners and Talent Business Club. 🚀 This year, the Talent Business Awards expands into a full-day experience with the launch of the Talent Business Forum, beginning at 14:30 CET . The afternoon is dedicated to industry learning, insight, and connection, featuring the live launch of the  Industry Report alongside 12 group discussions  focused on the decisions talent leaders make every day. Join founders, CEOs, and industry leaders who understand your challenges, share your ambition, and are shaping the future of the talent industry. Invite your colleagues, clients, or business partners to celebrate with you. The winner and finalists of this category will be announced on 19 November at Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's in Brussels.