HeadFirst Group introduces Striive: revolutionizing the flex market
Striive takes its place as the largest and most user-friendly assignment platform in the Benelux region
HR-tech service provider HeadFirst Group launches assignments platform Striive, the largest and most user-friendly in the Benelux. Striive helps professionals find new challenges, supports suppliers in matching assignments with their talent and assists clients in their search for the best candidates. The platform is revolutionary in ease of use and uniquely uses artificial intelligence (AI) to connect supply and demand. In addition, Striive offers innovative services to fully support professionals in their entrepreneurship.
Connector between tech and touch
HeadFirst Group believes in - and fights for - a fair, open job market where technology and human touch go hand in hand. In this "next world of work," Striive takes the position of excellent connector. Every year, the platform brings together more than twenty thousand assignments at over five hundred leading organizations in one place. In doing so, it offers easily accessible new career opportunities for professionals, self-employed or employed by suppliers.
Mattijs Wassenburg, Managing Director Digital at HeadFirst Group, explains: "Our goal with Striive is to make all assignments in the market available in one online place for all professionals, regardless of contract form. Ease of use is hugely important in this regard. We rebuilt the platform from the ground up, based on thousands of reviews, user interviews and data analysis. Independent professionals and suppliers on our platform have four primary needs: 1) challenging assignments with reputable clients, 2) minimal red tape, 3) prompt payment of invoices, and 4) personal contact when they want it. Striive fulfills the first three needs, giving my colleagues more time for the fourth: the human touch."
Innovating on top of powerful foundation
Striive occupies a unique position within the Benelux flex market, but its ambitions extend further. HeadFirst Group recently joined forces with Impellam, which offers global opportunities. Wassenburg comments, "Striive is easily scalable to other countries, which does not take away from the fact that the main focus of my product team is now on further innovation on top of the strong foundation. Our ambitious goal is for users to be able to complete the contract process in Striive within 15 minutes on a mobile device. We have already reduced the run time by more than 50%, but we will keep going until we achieve our goal."
In addition, Wassenburg is working on the best matching service based on AI, combined with the expertise of HeadFirst Group's experienced recruiters. "We already have a user-friendly benchmarking tool that allows professionals to compare their value with peers. Soon we will add an AI-driven resume checker that performs a fit-gap analysis between the resume and the assignment. These innovations, along with various insurance and personal development tools, among others, fully support professionals in their entrepreneurship so they can focus on their assignment."
Curious about the new Striive platform? Visit striive.com.