This is what energizes you
You love pioneering. Of discovery. Of daring to do things differently. You are not a performer – you are the movement.
Our groundbreaking concept – treating IT professionals like real Rockstars – was so successful that we are now pushing ahead. With three new labels in Data, Cloud and Security we continue to build on our mission: Happy developers, high impact. And what about you? You build with us.
As a Recruitment Specialist, you will be one of the first on board at these start-ups within the Rockstars family. No buttoned-up processes. No rationale you have to fit in. You are the driving force behind setting up a recruitment approach that fits the market, the label and the people we are looking for. You talk to the MT, experiment, adapt and adjust. Meanwhile, you bring on board the very best IT specialists who are not only technically excellent, but also fit the DNA of our story. You shift gears quickly, communicate powerfully and switch effortlessly between strategy and action. You are good at creating support, but it may still rub off a bit here. The puzzle is not finished. And that is exactly why you feel at home here.
Why you want this?
Because you don’t think in fixed boxes and don’t need a beaten path. You feel this is your chance to really put your vision of recruitment into practice in an organization that gets it.
Sounds great! But what specifically should you think about? Here’s a quick rundown:
- You set up recruitment as befits a true start-up: with vision, speed and guts.
- You will work with the MT to determine where we want to go and how recruitment will contribute to it
- You find, talk to and convince top candidates your way. No standard intake: of course you can conduct introductory and selection interviews over a chai latte or double espresso, at a pokebowl dinner or in a climbing gym; the sky is the limit and the candidate is king. 😉
- Organizing (offline and physical) events or other cool ideas to introduce IT professionals to the Rockstars method.
- You know how to get people on board with your story: stakeholders, candidates and your own team.
- You think and act. Today you build a strategy, tomorrow you conduct interviews, the day after tomorrow you test a new channel.
- You use what is already there within Team Rockstars IT, but are not afraid to do things a little differently.
- Investment in your professional and personal development through coaching tracks and training, entirely at our expense!
Agenda that energizes you
9:00-10:00: Squash or a short run in the morning. Your head is fresh, your ideas are bubbling.
10:00-11:00: Sparring with the MT of your start-up label: where are the opportunities this week?
11:00-12:00: Brainstorming a cool recruitment campaign. Is it TikTok or a developer BBQ?
13:00-15:00: First meeting with a candidate at a location of your choice – the freedom is yours.
15:00-17:00: Building a candidate journey that does impress. (Yes, that’s building too.)
19:30 – 20:30: Last-minute intake with an IT professional who is not available until after work. No problem – you move along.
9:00-10:00: Last-minute sync with the MT and account managers on client recruitment needs, where will your focus and priorities shift?
10:00-12:00: Screening profiles, spotting potential and making initial phone screening calls
13:00-14:00: Team meeting! Together with your chapter, you will meet over a poke or pizza to discuss the state of affairs
14:00-16:00: This time you will have an introductory interview at the office; can that potential IT Rockstar get a taste of the atmosphere right away!
16:00-17:00: Admin and arranging gifts for your candidates. Does the candidate love cycling? Nice you, just ordered that book on ultraracing.
9:00-10:00: Following up with candidates, they will continue in procedure!
10:00-12:00: Searching and approaching passive candidates through LinkedIn and other channels.
13:00-15:00: Organize and coordinate internal recruitment events. Recruitment = marketing = events.
15:00-16:00: Conduct negotiations with candidates on salary and conditions. You are flexible, but also clear.
16:00-17:00: Evaluation with the tech screener about a candidate’s tech screening: can this candidate keep up with the level?
9:00-10:00: Identifying areas for improvement of the recruitment process
10:00-11:00: You tap a post for LinkedIn about your week: honest, inspiring and a touch rebellious.
11:00-12:00: How do you make sure you attract candidates in a playful way? You connect quickly with marketing.
13:00-17:00: Call time! You approach potential candidates by phone
9:00-10:00: Admin and preparation for the day. Grab those capu oats or double espresso again!
10:00-12:00: Meet a potential IT Rockstar via an online whiteboard tool or physically. Whatever works.
13:00-14:00: Together with your manager, you will conduct walking 1 on 1. Just catch up and spout new ideas.
14:00-16:00: You send out that one last LinkedIn message on Friday afternoon or make one last call to the candidate who just signed on 😀
16:00-16:30: Coordinate with your chapter team on process progress and toast to the weekend!
16:30 Weekend mode: for those who feel like it, we toast to the successful week during our free mibo 🎉
Own colleagues speaking out
“You have all the freedom here to do it your way” – Rein, Recruitment Specialist
What do you get when you throw together recruitment, entrepreneurship and a good dose of team spirit? Exactly: the role of Recruitment Specialist at Team Rockstars IT. Rein, who has been part of the team for almost four years now, explains why he still enjoys opening his laptop here every day.
“Within Team Rockstars IT you get the real space to be entrepreneurial. That’s exactly what makes working in our start-up labels so cool: you get to build, experiment and do it your way. It’s pioneering, but with a team around you that is just as driven as you are.”
Interested? This is what we have to offer you
We take good care of you:
- You will receive an indefinite contract right away;
- Salary between €3,500 – and €5,000, – gross per month (based on 40 hours per week). Including fringe benefits, your salary can reach up to €6,500, – gross per month;
- A nice bonus scheme, laptop and phone;
- Possibility to work from home flexibly with a compensation of €2,40 per home working day and a compensation of €750 with which you can buy products in our Coolblue Homeworking Store to furnish your hybrid home office!
- Unlimited leave – you arrange your work, we rely on your balance;
- Possibility for workations abroad, from a laptop you can work anywhere right?
- Work in a young yet experienced, dynamic team with plenty of flexibility;
- Attention to personal development and (advancement) ambitions facilitated by our internal Rockademy and in-house coaches;
- Working in a safe work environment where you are allowed to criticize and where there is always room for new ideas, plans and initiatives;
- Fat trips to Paris and London, parties, tech sessions and we even organize entire festivals: Rockstars Valley ’23 and ’24 (for which we even win awards, Golden Giraffe 2024);
- Many pampering moments at the office, such as a masseur, manicure, hairdresser, luxurious monthly lunches and so on.
This is where you recognize yourself
Nobody fits all the boxes, but if you come close to a perfect score you may call immediately!
- You have experience in commercial (IT) recruitment, preferably within an agency or secondment provider. Entrepreneurship is in your fibers;
- You switch effortlessly between strategy and action. You know how to make plans and how to execute them;
- Stakeholder management is your second nature: you are a solid interlocutor, know how to gain trust and manage expectations;
- You are a flexible team player and love speed, targets and making an impact;
- You feel at home in a rapidly changing environment and can totally relate to our core values: HOERA (Cordial, Open, Energy, Rebellious, Ambition);
- As a proactive Recruitment Specialist, you listen carefully, see opportunities and think in solutions. You come up with ideas that others had not yet thought of;
- You have a healthy dose of self-mockery and enjoy being part of a motivated and results-oriented team;
- You speak and manage Dutch fluently;
- You have college or wo working and thinking level.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYER
Team Rockstars IT has grown since its founding in 2015 to become a top-3 developer house in the Netherlands with a team of over 600 selected Software Developers. On a project basis, they develop high-impact IT solutions for our clients such as KPN, Vodafone, ABN AMRO, Ahold, DEGIRO, Vattenfall, Gemenete Amsterdam, Robeco and ANWB.
We are growing fast and our ambitions are endless (think acquisitions, abroad and professionalization). And that’s exactly where your expertise comes in handy. Within Team Rockstars IT, passion and fun come together. Our style is different. With us, the career and happiness of the IT worker is what matters, for they are our “IT Rockstar”!
Based on our philosophy of “Happy developers, high impact,” we launched a completely new way of working in 2015; completely tailored to the needs of the IT professionals who will define the world of tomorrow! Our customers recognize this and know how to find us more and more and benefit from this.
Rocking Diversity
We are consciously building an organization that is as diverse as the (digital) world around us. Based on our philosophy and view of the working world, we want to be a home for everyone. We realize that breaking through frameworks is not always easy, but that is what makes us even more driven to make a difference. We realize that the power of innovation lies in the mix of different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, but this is where we as a company are far from. We still have a long way to go and would love to change this, together with you! So, if you are a Rockstar at heart, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or background, we challenge you to join us on an adventure to break the current status quo.