Recruitment Agency in Hasselt for Sales Roles

Looking for an Account Manager, a Sales Engineer or a sales director for your business in Hasselt? Archetype has recruited sales, marketing and management profiles since 1993. We approach people already in post and run interviews in French, Dutch or English. Our fee is agreed before we start, in a written proposal: a retainer, never a success fee. Placement takes 12 weeks on average and comes with a 6-month replacement guarantee.

Sales manager and recruitment consultant in a Hasselt office — From Hasselt, a sales role often covers Flanders, Liège and the southern Netherlands.

Hasselt is the capital of Limburg, the Flemish province bordering the Netherlands and the province of Liège. Flanders accounts for 48% of our assignments.

We do not supply temporary staff or production workers. For that, a temp agency or the public employment service is the better fit. Read how a recruitment agency differs from a temp agency.

Hiring a salesperson in Hasselt: what the figures say

VDAB, the Flemish public employment service, points out that ageing is taking large groups of experienced workers out of the labour market, and that hard-to-fill roles often require combinations of skills, such as commercial and technical knowledge together with languages (VDAB, Knelpuntberoepen 2026, in Dutch).

In Limburg, a sales role can cover Flanders, Liège and the south of the Netherlands. Finding someone who sells in all three markets takes a targeted search, not an advert.

Schematic map

Hasselt and the nearby cities we cover

Province	Limburg, capital Hasselt
Region	Flanders
Official language	Dutch
Our interview languages	Dutch, French or English, depending on the role

Roles we recruit in Hasselt

Account Managers and Key Account Managers.
Sales Managers and sales directors for Flanders and the Netherlands.
Sales Engineers for industry and logistics.
Managing directors and Country Managers.

The Netherlands accounts for 10% of our assignments, so a role that also covers Dutch Limburg is no language problem for us.

Our first call isn’t about validating your brief. It’s about challenging it. Most agencies take the order, go sourcing, and come back with ten CVs. We put the requirement back on the table first: is the role properly defined, does the scorecard hold up, is the market aligned with your range? If the brief drifts, so does the sourcing. This discipline isn’t comfortable for everyone, but it’s what’s kept us in business for 33 years in an industry where half of all firms don’t make it past five.
The Archetype method, since 1993

How an assignment runs in Hasselt

Five steps: in-depth briefing, a sourcing strategy built for the assignment, structured screening, detailed candidate presentation, and follow-up before, during and after the hire.

Method

How an Archetype recruitment assignment runs

Day 1Call 1: discoveryIn-depth briefing and a challenge of the role itself. Written proposal within 48 to 72 hours.
Day 12 on averageCall 2: our work presentedBrief recap, role scorecard, sourcing strategy, employer branding proposal. Contract signed.Fee set in the written proposal
Following weeksSourcing and structured screeningDirect approach of people already in post, interviews in the language of the role, KOAN personality test.
ShortlistDetailed candidate presentationScorecard, interview transcripts, KOAN reading. You meet the finalists.
12 weeks on averagePlacementFrom your signature to the candidate’s.
First 3 monthsOnboarding follow-upRegular check-ins with you and the new hire. 6-month replacement guarantee.

Fees agreed before we start, in a written proposal. Retainer, never a success fee.

Fees and guarantees

Our fee is set before we start, in the written proposal you receive 48 to 72 hours after the first call. It depends on the languages required, the management level, technical complexity and how hard the assignment is. We work on a retainer, never a success fee: you commit to the assignment, and we commit to seeing it through, however long it takes.

We follow up with the new hire for the first three months, and a 6-month replacement guarantee applies. On assignments carried through to placement, our success rate is above 75%. Archetype is a Federgon member and won the Talent Business Innovation of the Year 2025 award for its ethical use of AI.

See also Leuven, Antwerp, Liège and recruitment in Flanders.

About Archetype

Archetype is a Belgian family business founded in 1993 by Marc Diamant and now co-managed with Davy Diamant and Steve Diamant. A member of Federgon, it won Talent Business Innovation of the Year 2025 for its ethical and structured use of AI.

Recruitment in Hasselt: FAQ

How much does a recruitment assignment with Archetype cost?

The fee is set before we start, in a written proposal. It depends on the languages required, the management level, technical complexity and how hard the assignment is. We work on a retainer, never a success fee, with a 6-month replacement guarantee.