About Werkvolk
Better working relationships start with a clearer picture
We help people and employers understand the job, the team and each other before they decide. Built in Belgium, from conversations with the people doing the work.
The people behind Werkvolk
Werkvolk didn't come from a whiteboard session, it came from real conversations with people on the ground. Listen first, build second.
Niels Evans
Co-founder
Niels spent months at job fairs and companies across Limburg, notebook in hand. He listened to what HR managers, business owners, and skilled workers had to say about hiring, culture, and why people leave. His focus is on company culture, matching, and making the hiring process more human.
Warre Dreesen
Co-founder
Warre turned research insights into a working product. He builds and maintains the platform, connecting matching algorithms, data, and user experience. His goal is straightforward: build a tool that does what it's supposed to do and that both employers and candidates actually want to use every day.
What we kept hearing
We started by listening. At job fairs, in companies, in one-on-one conversations. With skilled workers who've been searching for months and employers who can't find the right people.
Candidates shared stories about vague salaries, unclear job descriptions, getting ghosted after applying, and jobs where the culture just didn't click. Employers talked about sifting through piles of CVs, never having enough time, candidates who look good on paper but don't fit, and losing people within the first few months.
After enough conversations, the pattern became clear. The problem isn't just finding candidates, it's how jobs and companies are presented, and the lack of focus on whether people actually fit the culture.
See the job. Understand the person.
Jobseekers can explore vacancies, learn about employers and use the app to express interest in a role. Skills, work preferences and culture help put a potential match in context.
Employers publish vacancies, present their company and review matches in the portal. Shared notes, candidate profiles, chat and vacancy insights support the next conversation. Interest counts do not reveal every visitor’s identity.
Understand how a team works
Salary, location, skills and working hours matter. So do expectations about teamwork, leadership and the way decisions are made.
Our culture tools draw on the Competing Values Framework to help employers discuss how teams work today and what they want to develop. Culture insights add context; they do not make the hiring decision or guarantee someone will stay.
Make the next step easier to understand
We want candidates to understand a role before expressing interest, and employers to see useful context before starting a conversation.
That means clearer vacancy information, visible pricing and direct contact. We use feedback from workers and employers to decide what to improve next.