Who We Are
Are you applying for a job with us, or will we contact you about a job opening? If so, we’ll store your information in our candidate management system. In this privacy statement, you can read about what information we collect, what we do with it, and how long we retain it.
People with Skills is a technical recruitment agency. We connect technical professionals from the Netherlands and abroad with companies in the Netherlands. To do this effectively, we need to know who you are, what you’re capable of, and what you’re looking for. We handle this information with care, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
People with Skills is responsible for processing your personal data.
Contact details:
https://peoplewithskills.com
Koninginneweg 1
3331 CD Zwijndrecht
+31 (0)6 19841117
[email protected]
What Information We Store
We only keep the information we need to help you find the right job. Most of it comes from you: through your application, your resume, and our interviews. Sometimes we find your profile on a public platform like LinkedIn. In that case, we’ll let you know where we found you when we first contact you.
If you start working through us: date of birth, nationality, a copy of your ID, social security number (BSN), bank account number, and, if necessary, information for a work or residence permit.
Contact information: name, phone number, email address, and city.
Career Information: resume, work experience, education, certifications, skills, and languages.
Your preferences: the type of job you're looking for, region, availability, and desired salary range.
Our communication with you: notes from conversations, job openings we discussed, and the companies to which we referred you with your consent.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to match you with jobs that suit you and to guide you through the process. Under the GDPR, we always need a legal basis for doing so. The table shows which legal basis applies to each situation.
| What We Do | Basis |
|---|---|
| Processing your application and keeping in touch regarding a specific job opening | Steps you are asking us to take toward a potential agreement |
| Keep you in our candidate pool so we can contact you about future job openings | Your consent, indicated by checking the box on the application form |
| Sharing your resume or profile with a client | Your consent, requested on a company-by-company basis |
| Sending your informational emails and newsletters, such as those about new job openings, events, or news from WFS PRO | Your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of each email. |
| Draft your employment contract or secondment agreement and pay your salary | Performance of the Agreement |
| Verifying your identity and right to work, maintaining payroll records, and applying for permits with the IND | Legal Obligation |
| Improving our services and keeping our system up to date | Our Legitimate Interest |
You can withdraw your consent at any time. We will then stop doing whatever we were doing based on that consent. Anything we did prior to that remains valid.
We do not make decisions about you that are based solely on computer algorithms. A WFS PRO colleague reviews every decision made regarding your application.
Who We Share Your Information With
We never sell your information. We only share it when necessary for your job search or when required by law.
- Clients: only after you have agreed to let us introduce you to that specific company.
- Our candidate management system provider, Carerix, stores your data on our behalf. We have a data processing agreement with them, ensuring that they may only use your data on our behalf.
- Other service providers: for example, for payroll processing or IT support, also under a data processing agreement.
- Government agencies: such as the Tax and Customs Administration or the IND, if required by law or if we are applying for a permit on your behalf.
Our candidate management system stores your data within the European Economic Area (EEA). If data is transferred to a country outside the EEA—for example, to a client abroad—we do so only with the appropriate safeguards in place, such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.
How long we retain your data
We do not retain your data any longer than necessary. After that, we delete it or anonymize it.
| Situation | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| You applied for a job and did not give your consent to be added to our candidate pool | Up to 4 weeks after the application process has ended |
| You have given your consent to be included in our candidate pool | It's been 2 years since we last heard from you. Before that period ends, we'd like to ask if you'd like to remain in our pool |
| You started working through WFS PRO: payroll and tax information | 7 years after the end of your placement, as required by tax law |
| You started working through WFS PRO: a copy of your ID | 5 years after the end of the year in which your placement ended |
| You started working through WFS PRO: resume and interview notes | As with the candidate pool: 2 years after our last contact, with your consent |
Would you like us to delete your data sooner? Let us know. We’ll do so, unless we’re required by law to keep it.
Cookies on Our Website
We use cookies on our website. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet, or phone when you first visit our site. We always set essential cookies. For functional and marketing cookies, we ask for your consent first.
| Cookie Type | What is it for? |
|---|---|
| Essential | Required for the website to function. These are always turned on. |
| Functional | Let's see how visitors use the website so we can measure and improve its performance |
| Marketing | Used by advertisers to show you ads that match your interests |
Some cookies are set by third parties, such as advertisers and social media platforms. You can always adjust your preferences through the privacy settings on our website. You can also block cookies through your browser settings. There, you can also delete cookies that have already been stored. For more information, visit Safe Internet Use.
Your Rights and Contact Information
Your data belongs to you. You can therefore ask us to:
- to show you what information we have about you;
- correct data that is incorrect or incomplete;
- to delete your information;
- do less with your data;
- send your data in a commonly used file format to you or another organization;
- to stop using your data based on our legitimate interest;
- to stop using your data based on your consent.
Please send your request to [email protected]. We will respond within one month. To ensure that we share your information only with you, we may ask you to verify your identity. Please do not include a copy of your ID unless we specifically ask you to do so.
Are you dissatisfied with how we handle your data? Please let us know first, and we'll look into it together.
We may update this privacy statement from time to time. The most recent version is always available on our website. This version is dated October 28, 2026.