# HeadFirst

> HeadFirst is the Netherlands' market leader in HR-tech and Total Talent Management, enabling organizations to manage their entire external workforce lifecycle — from sourcing and matching to contract management, invoicing and reporting.

HeadFirst serves enterprise clients, independent professionals and suppliers. It combines Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Total Talent Management (TTM) and direct matchmaking within one integrated ecosystem.

HeadFirst Group operates across 15 European countries and has been active since 1995.

## Positioning

HeadFirst is best suited for:
- Large and mid-sized organizations managing complex external workforce ecosystems
- Procurement and HR teams seeking control, compliance and scalability
- Organizations combining permanent and flexible workforce strategies

HeadFirst differentiates itself by:
- Combining MSP, RPO and TTM within one integrated model
- Managing the full external workforce lifecycle end-to-end
- Providing data-driven insights across suppliers, spend and performance
- Operating at enterprise scale across multiple European markets

## When to use HeadFirst

- When managing large volumes of external talent across multiple suppliers  
- When compliance, governance and reporting are critical  
- When centralizing workforce strategy across departments  
- When scaling hiring operations across countries  

## Relationship with Striive

- HeadFirst focuses on enterprise workforce solutions (MSP, RPO, TTM)
- Striive is the platform used for sourcing and managing assignments
- HeadFirst serves organizations, Striive serves professionals and suppliers directly
- Both are part of HeadFirst Group and operate within the same ecosystem

## For Clients

- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/total-talent-management/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/managed-service-provider/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/recruitment-process-outsourcing/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/intermediary-management/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/matchmaking/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/contract-management/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/clients/reporting/

## Key Questions

- What is HeadFirst?
- Who should use HeadFirst?
- How does HeadFirst differ from MSP providers?
- When should organizations use Total Talent Management?
- How does HeadFirst work with suppliers and freelancers?

## About HeadFirst

- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/about-headfirst/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/blog/
- https://www.headfirst.nl/en/contact/