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Trade has more open vacancies than any other sector in the Netherlands. With SOAP you advertise your vacancies within five minutes on Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn. The Targeting Agent decides who sees them, so you reach candidates around every store.
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Trade has the most open vacancies in the Netherlands. Retailers with multiple stores need to recruit constantly, often for part-time roles and side jobs.
70,500
open vacancies in trade in the Netherlands, the highest of all sectors (second quarter 2026)
95
vacancies per 100 unemployed people in the Netherlands (second quarter 2026)
Many retail staff are young or work part time alongside school or study. That group is mostly on social media. Short videos from the shop floor reach them near your store.
Staff who aren't looking, but would move.
Pupils and students you reach through video.
Store managers and regional managers you also reach via LinkedIn.
An indication based on what we often see. Every vacancy and region is different.
You are operational within a working day and put your vacancies live yourself after that.
You add your vacancy to SOAP. During onboarding we connect your ATS if needed.
The Targeting Agent reads your vacancy text, for example for a shop assistant or store manager, and sets the audience per channel around your store. It adjusts using data from previous campaigns.
Your campaign is live within five minutes. With an ATS integration you also see the cost per applicant and per hire.
Often used via Instagram to reach a broad group near a store.
You pay a fixed monthly fee from €299, plus your own ad budget. If you have many stores, a Business or Scale package usually fits better.
For organisations filling 1 to 2 vacancies at a time
Ideal to feel the difference with an agency
For established organisations with many vacancies at once
For large organisations and organisations with multiple locations
All prices exclude VAT and your own ad budget.
In a Recruitment Strategy Call we look together at your vacancies, your region and which channels suit you best. No obligation.