Try-act focusses on port vacancies

Try-act is well-known for providing qualified staff for various sectors in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe.

Peter Paul Blijleve, Associate and General Manager at Try-act, and Tineke van Oorschot, Associate (Photo courtesy of Scherp! Fotografie).
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A recent development is the employment agency’s commitment to finding the right people for the labour shortage in port areas. Try-act Associate and General Manager Peter Paul Blijleve explains, “In the ports we see a serious demand for good labourers like, for instance, port stevedores, a job that entails a very high awareness of safety regulations. With our expertise, our unique location in the port area of Vlissingen-Oost, and our collaboration with Alex Nelis from Nelis B.V. and other port companies, we are the ideal partner for job-seekers and employers that are active in and around harbour areas.” 
With its unique mobility concept, Try-act mediates professionals from various sectors throughout Europe, paying special attention to the employee’s position and the requirements of the employer. Mr Blijleve continues, “At Try-act, job seekers are not just puppets placed by us. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated equally. The employer is our customer, but so is the employee, which is our unique selling point.” Ms Tineke van Oorschot, Associate at Try-act, will lead the new port trajectory, and is the principal liaison for the demand and supply of port labour. Ms Van Oorschot ran her own enterprise in Middelburg for over six years and knows the ins and outs of running a business like no other.

Intermediary with in-house expertise

Mr Blijleve initiated Try-act at its current location in Vlissingen-Oost in 2016, in partnership with Try-act Director Arie Arensman. The company operates across the entire European Union via local subsidiaries, partnerships, and exclusive cooperation agreements. Mr. Blijleve highlights, “Arie Arensman and I believe in looking for qualified people and matching them with the right partner, but we also help companies with their respective business development cases. We have all the in-house expertise to handle complex personnel matters and queries concerning rules and regulations.” Try-act works as an intermediary in the study to work process, the work to work course, or the government aid to work procedure. The company also support organisations in other disciplines, assisting with the reintegration of existing surplus personnel or with unearthing a business’s true potential by scanning its capacities. Its main role, however, remains the intermediary one.

Changing job market

As an intermediary, Try-act is highly aware of the changing job market. Mr. Blijleve adds, “I believe that the job market will change entirely and quite soon at that. Jobs that we know today might not be the same in four years. We’ll see a growth in automation and robotisation quite quickly. This demands that we must start looking at the job market in a different way.” He laughs as he explains, “I remember starting my first enterprise over 30 years ago. We bought a PC at the time with 30 MB, a memory potential that was so unbelievably large at the time, and today we swipe with our fingers across our tiny handheld phones that hold more GB that we could have ever dreamed of!” He then smiles, “What I do know, is that good people that are willing to work are worth their weight in gold, no matter what the job market does.”

Exclusive online tools

To facilitate the process of finding the right personnel, Try-act has a great variety of exclusive online tools available, such as the T-jobs app. Mr. Blijleve comments, “This app was developed to locate over 65.000 Romanian specialised labourers. The app was never used due to a glitch in the system, and we managed to buy it and get it working again. We have a great pallet of various tools that can help the entrepreneur to operate efficiently in today’s market.” Try-act also has its own frequently-visited vacancy bank that offers a regional and international labour market platform for job-seekers and employers in various sectors, including port areas.

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