Arjan Elbers

About Arjan Elbers

If you are looking for a way to inspire a group or team about the wonderful world of the labor market and recruitment, then you have come to the right place with this creative recruitment strategist, author, and passionate keynote speaker. Arjan Elbers is one of the Netherlands’ largest labor market & recruitment enthusiasts who loves to challenge the status quo. His love for his profession is quite evident on stage.

Arjan Elbers is a true Brabander at heart and soul. He doesn’t engage in ballroom dancing, drama, or coriander. But he does enjoy playing the piano, dry humor, and Italian wine. He worked for over ten years in (inter)national corporate and agency recruitment before becoming an independent entrepreneur in 2009.

Arjan is a recruitment strategist to the core. He advises organizations such as ABN AMRO, KPN, Ahold Delhaize, Ministry of Defence, Odido, Rabobank, ANWB, VDL Nederland, and Vattenfall. Arjan is the proud founder of the non-profit Foundation Guruz (brilliant online guest lectures for vocational education) since 2022. Furthermore, he is active as a former chairman (now ambassador) of Recruiters United, an expert at the recruitment community Kiqit, and co-owner & recruitment strategist of Getnoticed.

Additionally, Arjan Elbers is a Labor Market & Recruitment expert at BNR. Together with Nigaio Wijnen, he presents BNR at Work: your weekly dose of insight into work, labor market communication, employer branding, career, and the human side of work. With two sharp experts who know how work works. They are live every Wednesday at 3:30 PM on BNR and a new podcast episode every Monday.