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Het gaat best goed met de Nederlandse economie.

In het tweede kwartaal groeide de economie met 0,4% ten opzichte van het vorige kwartaal en met 1,3% ten opzichte van een jaar eerder. Voor heel 2026 lijkt een groei van 1,5 tot 2% op dit moment reëel.

Ook op de arbeidsmarkt zijn er positieve ontwikkelingen. De werkloosheid daalde in juni naar 3,8% en de arbeidsproductiviteit steeg opnieuw. Inmiddels groeit de productiviteit al acht kwartalen op rij.

Tegelijkertijd blijft de arbeidsmarkt krap. Het aanbod van personeel neemt sterker af dan de vraag en ook het hoge ziekteverzuim blijft van invloed.

Benieuwd naar alle cijfers en ontwikkelingen? Bekijk de volledige arbeidsmarktupdate via onze website.

We’re proud to welcome 8vance back as a partner of the Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference!

With its AI-powered technology for skills-based matching and talent mobility, 8vance is a strong match for a conference focused on the future of talent intelligence.

Great to have you with us again, 8vance!

𝗩𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘇𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘇𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗔.𝗜. 𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝘂𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻. Van de vrouwen verwacht 15,1% dat A.I. of robots over vijf jaar een groot deel van hun werkzaamheden hebben overgenomen. Onder mannen is dat 19,2%.

Dat verschil is opvallend. Vrouwen werken namelijk relatief vaak in beroepen die gevoelig zijn voor generatieve A.I., terwijl uit onderzoek ook blijkt dat zij A.I. minder gebruiken dan mannen. Zo gebruikt 7,6% van de vrouwen A.I. bij het zoeken naar werk, tegenover 9% van de mannen.

Zijn vrouwen optimistischer over hun toekomst? Ervaren zij de impact nog minder direct? Of kijken zij anders naar wat hun werk waardevol maakt? Wat de verklaring ook is: volgens experts moeten werkgevers ervoor zorgen dat álle medewerkers voldoende A.I.-vaardigheden ontwikkelen.

Hoe zit dat precies? Lees het op Werf&: https://www.werf-en.nl/opvallend-vrouwen-maken-zich-minste-zorgen-over-impact-a-i-op-de-arbeidsmarkt/

What if your next idea could move from a Miro board to a working prototype faster than you thought possible?

At The Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference 2026, Dmitrii Abramov and Elena Avramenko will lead a practical Miro + Lovable workshop.

Dmitrii, Product Lead at Foundever and Lovable Ambassador, builds AI-powered products and is the founder of the Vibecoding Community Amsterdam. Elena, Founder of Modaal.dev, combines more than 15 years of product experience with a practical approach to helping teams turn their ideas into real digital products.

Together, they will explore how visual collaboration and AI-powered building can shorten the journey from an initial idea to something tangible and testable. Expect concrete workflows, live examples and practical inspiration that you can apply directly in your own work.

Join Dmitrii, Elena and an international community of talent leaders in Amsterdam from 28–30 September 2026.

Discover the programme and secure your place via the link in our bio.

🎤 Speaker announcement: Ray Culver

We are delighted to welcome Ray Culver, Global Managing Director at TALiNT Partners, back to The Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference 2026!

Ray is a highly experienced strategist, advisor and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience across the staffing, talent solutions and HR technology industry. During the conference, he will contribute his expertise to the session: “Beyond the skills gap: building, buying, and borrowing your way to a future-ready workforce.”

But Ray’s contribution to the Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference goes far beyond the stage. This is the second year we have had the pleasure of working closely with Ray and the team at TALiNT Partners. In a relatively short time, Ray has become an invaluable part of the GSTIC community. He helps us shape the programme, connects us with his extensive international network and is always ready to support us with his knowledge, ideas and enthusiasm.

Join Ray and other leading voices from the global talent intelligence community in Amsterdam from 28–30 September 2026.

Discover the programme and secure your place via our website.

One internal HR metric, viewed without market context, can easily lead to the wrong conclusion.

At PayPal, this became clear when internal people analytics were combined with external labor market data. Rising employee turnover initially seemed concerning, until the data showed that it was still lower than at comparable organizations and across the wider market.

According to Sam Fletcher, Head of Research and Talent Intelligence at Coca-Cola HBC, combining these data sources is precisely what creates real impact:

“Once talent intelligence gains access to internal HR data, the teams can form a highly impactful combination.”

At Booking.com, this approach is already more advanced. The team of Talent Intelligence Partner Eva Crampton combines internal data, external talent supply data, and competitive intelligence. Their insights are now included in the quarterly board papers for Booking Holdings.

As the labor market cools, this context becomes even more important. Hiring fewer people means that every decision carries greater weight and therefore needs to be supported by stronger evidence.

During the Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference 2026, Sam Fletcher and Eva Crampton will open the first day of the conference with a panel discussion on the evolution and strategic value of talent intelligence.

Read the full interview via our website.

What if the real talent shortage is not a shortage of people, but a shortage of visibility?

We’re excited to welcome Laurens Walingfrom 8vance as a speaker at the Global Talent Strategy & Intelligence Conference 2026 in Amsterdam. Laurens will explore how AI is moving talent management beyond static roles, vacancies and workforce plans towards dynamic matching, continuously connecting people’s skills, ambitions and potential with the work that needs to be done.

Expect practical insights into how AI-driven talent intelligence can help organisations:
🔹 uncover skills and potential that often remain invisible
🔹 anticipate future capability gaps
🔹 enable internal mobility at scale
🔹 organise work around people rather than job titles

How can organisations use AI to make talent more visible, while keeping work human? Join Laurens and an international community of talent leaders in Amsterdam and get your tickets via:

https://intelligence-group.nl/the-global-talent-strategy-intelligence-conference-2026/

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘁. Waar 80% van de in Nederland geboren beroepsbevolking het afgelopen jaar in dezelfde functie bleef, wisselde bijna 60% van de arbeidsmigranten, kennismigranten en expats van werkplek. Zo vond 35% een nieuwe werkgever en maakte 23% intern een volgende stap.

Vooral expats blijken beweeglijk: slechts 37% zit nog in dezelfde functie als 12 maanden geleden. Komt dat door hun internationale loopbaanambities, tijdelijke contracten of de afhankelijkheid van een werkvisum?

Hoe zit dat? Lees het op Werf&: https://www.werf-en.nl/opvallend-arbeidsmigrant-blijkt-bijna-2x-zo-mobiel-op-arbeidsmarkt-als-rest-beroepsbevolking/