Werkinzicht forms a partnership between municipalities, UWV (Dutch Employee Insurance Agency) and Social Employment Services in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. They aim to to help more (professional) people into work. In 2018 Congresbureau Friesland, together with Werkinzicht organised Work Festival, a career event aiming to connect people looking for jobs with potential employers, thus made great use of our profile based recommendation tool.
While a lot of people seek the unemployment benefits provided by UWV, a great amount of employers contact Werkinzicht in order to assist them in finding the right people for their organisations. The idea behind the job fair was to create a meaningful event where people searching for a job in the area of Groningen, could easily talk to potential employees, meet other people that also search for a job and leave the event if not with a job, at least with useful tips regarding their job quests.
The challenge
Werkinzincht and Congress Bureau Friesland were looking for an event app tool that would support attending jobseekers in finding and connecting with potential employers. The Werk Festival presented a number of challenges
In order to give participants the opportunity to prepare themselves properly, Werkinzicht wanted to inform them about the companies present, well in advance. This enabled guests to efficiently spend their time on meaningful networking and less time on looking for the right table or stand to join.
Our Solution
Together with Congresbureau Friesland, we focused on providing the best possible experience incorporating personalised recommendations to potential employers based on attendees profiles.
The Networkapp features used during the festival were:
“Thanks to Networkapp’s profile based recommendation system, we have been able to connect employees and employers in a targeted way. A real job creator!”
Jant van Dijk,
Director Congresbureau Friesland
Results
The main goal for Workfestival was to effectively connect people looking for a job with potential employers. We managed to achieve that goal by providing targeted suggestions to companies and attendees based on their preferences and backgrounds.
The Workfestival’s successes in numbers:
"Thanks to Networkapp's profile-based recommendation system, we have been able to bring employees and employers into contact with each other in a targeted manner. An efficient job creator!"
Jant van Dijk - Director, Congresbureau Friesland