Blue Ocean Recruitment

Blue Ocean Recruitment carries out werving and executive search for companies with growth ambitions, concentrating on finding loyal and motivated people with the right talent for sales and management vacancies. The company describes its method as the Blue Ocean way: it fishes in the same ocean as other recruiters, but dives deeper by building durable relationships with candidates and employers. Rutger Bruin, recruitment expert and owner, says the firm brings the best available candidates to the table for its clients and finds the right balance between quality, speed and cost. Once a hire is on board, Blue Ocean also helps that person develop, both individually and as part of a team.

The company works for commercial businesses in the retail and tech sectors, where it positions itself as a quality market leader. It is the standing recruitment partner for MediaMarkt and also supplies services to Rackspace, IBM, OSW, Sensopro, Securitas Technology and Goodzo. Client testimonials on the site come from an IT and telecoms managing director, an HR manager and a sales manager in IT, the last describing Blue Ocean as their fixed recruiter for IT sales roles. The firm argues that ordinary werving en selectie is no longer enough, because winning top talent means responding to a candidate's talents and drivers rather than reading CVs and work history.

Blue Ocean Recruitment works from Genemuidengracht 66 in Amersfoort and publishes its site in Dutch, English, German and Spanish. It reports over 10 years of experience, more than 25 clients and over 400 professionals placed. Beyond search it offers team development, coaching and TMA assessments for candidates and teams, and advises on employer branding and onboarding. Its process runs in three steps: a discovery call, a meeting where a recruitment plan is designed, and hiring. The company offers flexible rates with a result guarantee.