Stichting Nederland Werkt is an initiative supporting status holders, refugees and people with a vulnerable position in finding an education, internship or job. The platform helps job seekers prepare for their future careers. To achieve this, they use 8vance’s Matching Technology, which predicts the skills and best matches for participants, with the help of AI. Over 100+ network partners have joined the 8vance platform to unroll access to the labour market.

In a tight labour market which is constantly changing, it is important for UWV to quickly anticipate new developments. The traditional matching of supply and demand based on education and work experience no longer suffices. UWV is partnering with work-tech company 8vance to improve its services to jobseekers and employers. By switching to 8vance’s intelligent matching technology, UWV will be able to guide more people to the right job.

On 23 January, the initiators of the Workforce Matching Platform presented their project to Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and Energy. The platform uses AI matching technology to match candidates with technical employers based on skills and competences. The technology objectively suggests the best fit for each vacancy. It also allows for flexible working on projects and jobs. The initiative is in line with the plans of cooperating technical industry sectors to recruit more technicians.

Amy Oerlemans is commercial director of Kloet Maintenance in Vlaardingen. She and her brother are the fourth generation in the 100-year-old family business. A few years ago, Amy suddenly received a phone call that fundamentally changed the way she perceives her employees. The daughter of one of her employees, Mr Da Silva, called asking her to fire her father because he could no longer keep up his work. Mr Da Silva was a crucial employee for Amy: “There was Da Silva on our facade, so to speak, instead of Kloet. Having to fire this iconic employee would really be a slap in our face.”

According to Laurens Waling of 8vance, there should be no shortage on the labor market at all. Listering to him, the solution lies in deep-matching with AI of people on skills, even across disciplines. How 8vance helps people navigate from so-called bull shit jobs to more meaningful jobs. He explains why we need to make a fundamental shift in thinking. Why we need a ‘softer system’, in which people dare to make more risky choices. And how deep-matching with AI can benefit you as a corporate recruiter or HR director.

In Twente, companies are working together with knowledge institutions and public authorities to create one single ecosystem for talent. Better matches will lead to more available talent, more employment and fewer vacancies. 8vance’s matching software helps them put all the talent in the region where it needs to be. Coordinator Ibrahim Yildirim explains more about their ambitions.