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HeadFirst Group<\/a>, operating in the market of flexible staffing and external hiring, has acquired recruitment service provider Sterksen<\/a>. The market leader in external hiring is thus taking a strategic step towards a full-service HR service provider for temporary and permanent work. <\/p>\n

Sterksen is a leading player in the IT & Technology segment by offering services in the field of recruitment, mediation for interim professionals, Managed Service Providing (MSP), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).<\/p>\n

With this transaction, HeadFirst Group is responding to the market trend that companies increasingly manage talent in an integrated manner – regardless of contract form – known in professional jargon as Total Talent Management. In addition, HeadFirst is responding to the increasing demand from clients for service providers with a broad portfolio of HR services. <\/p>\n

HeadFirst actively partners with Stepstone Corporate Finance+ to realize its buy & build ambitions. 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