Talent Business Insights
Expert articles and insights from top staffing agencies and recruitment professionals.
You're Champion for One Night. Then You Have to Requalify.
Antoine Labastie built a firm on one test: not what you've won, but whether you'll re-earn it.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 7/29/2026
There Aren't Enough Lucas and Emma to Replace the Michel and Sylvie Who Are Leaving
Hello Masters' Blandine Mercier: not enough young workers to replace retirees, ageism unchecked.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 7/22/2026
No technicians, full books: how Olacar is crossing the Pyrenees to fix France’s workshop problem
Olacar solves French auto repair staffing shortages by recruiting skilled technicians from Spain.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 7/16/2026
The long game: how Sophie Sanchez learnt that real change takes a decade, not a directive
Sophie Sanchez built a gender equity programme from the inside. Here is what it actually takes.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 7/7/2026
Stop Selling, Start Connecting: How Leading Recruiters Are Winning Business in 2026
How recruitment firms are winning new clients through community, not cold outbound.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 7/1/2026
The Boardroom Demo Problem: Building Recruitment AI That Actually Works in Production
Taloo, co-founded by Tewissen and Laurijn Deschepper, is built around exactly that gap.
By Jeroen Van Ermen • Talent Business Partners on 6/25/2026