MISSION
People make the difference.
Grid & Guild makes sure organisations have the right talent with the right capabilities to make the difference, now and in the future, filled on time and for the long term.
Intelligent systems. Human judgment.
Plan talent like any other strategic business asset.
The future of recruitment does not start with a vacancy. With Grid we strengthen your own recruitment team with talent mapping, intelligent outreach and an active candidate pool. With Guild we deliver personal executive search for key positions.
- 20
- years in search
- 92%
- of placements still in role after two years
- 21
- days to the first shortlist
- 1
- consultant from intake to aftercare
- 24/7
- continuous, self-refreshing talent pipeline
FOUNDATION
Mission & vision
What we stand for and why we organise recruitment differently.
VISION
Plan talent as predictably as any other strategic business asset.
Organisations that know earlier which capabilities they need build a lasting competitive advantage. Grid & Guild sets the standard for AI-driven talent strategy: technology for speed and scale, people for judgment, trust and quality.
THE SHIFT
From reactive to proactive recruitment.
A vacancy does not have to be where the search begins. Keep building current candidate relationships and market knowledge.
REACTIVE
A vacancy opens.
Then the search begins.
With every vacancy the search starts over. Candidate contacts and market knowledge are not kept up, so a valuable head start is lost.
PROACTIVE / GRID & GUILD
Look ahead.
Build on talent.
With talent mapping and intelligent outreach we continuously build an active candidate pool. We keep interest and availability up to date, so your next search never starts from zero.
From reactive searching to proactively organising talent.
One partner. Two ways of working together.
The same recruitment expertise and technology, with a different division of roles.
Two services, one vision
Which way of working fits your needs?
| GRID | GUILD | |
|---|---|---|
| Role | External partner alongside your recruitment team | Executive search partner |
| Goal | Strengthen recruitment structurally | Fill key positions with care |
| Approach | Talent mapping, intelligent outreach and engagement | Targeted search, personal interviews and assessment |
| Candidates | Active, up-to-date pool of interested professionals | Personally approached and assessed candidates |
| In control | Your in-house team leads selection and decisions | Guild runs the entire search process |
| Engagement | Ongoing, per active role | Per search assignment |
We strengthen your own recruitment process.
Grid strengthens your existing recruitment team as an ongoing external partner, on a retainer per active role. Using agentic AI and specialised tooling, we map the labour market, approach professionals through intelligent outreach and keep their interest and availability up to date. The result is an active candidate pool your own team can build on. You stay in control of interviews, selection and hiring.
Talent mapping
Insight into the target group, companies, profiles and the relevant labour market.
Sourcing & outreach
Targeted searching, approaching candidates and organising follow-up.
Talent pipeline
Recording and maintaining promising contacts and responses in a structured way.
Market insight & reporting
Insight into activity, response, progress and relevant signals.
Your organisation stays in controlInterviews · assessment · choice · contracting
Who does what
| Grid & Guild | You | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy and channels | Design and publish | Approve the text |
| Market and outreach | Explore and approach | Follow in the portal |
| Screening | Screen and test interest | Choose who you want to meet |
| Interviews and decision | Advise on request | Hold interviews and decide |
From €2,500 per role per month, tailored to you.
Discover how GRID works
We run the entire search process.
- From intake to shortlist and placement
- Personal interviews and process management
- GRID supports research and sourcing
For board, management and other key positions we run the entire executive search process. Technology supports market insight and identifying candidates; personal interviews, leadership, motivation and cultural fit shape our judgment. Guild guides the search from intake to appointment.
Where we work
- Board and executive
- Engineering and IT
- Finance and control
- Commercial
- Operations and supply chain
- HR and organisation
THE PROPOSITION
A talent pipeline that never starts from zero.
Grid strengthens your recruitment team with structured talent mapping, intelligent outreach and an up-to-date pool of interested candidates. Guild delivers personal executive search for key positions.
THE GRID METHOD
A network that keeps growing.
From talent mapping to current candidate relationships. Every approach adds knowledge for the next need.
Every search makes the next one better.
Your talent market at a glance.
One place for every role and every recommendation.
Why Grid & Guild
Twenty years of experience. A new way of working.
We combine seasoned recruitment, search and human capital expertise with intelligent systems. Grid builds lasting market knowledge and candidate relationships; Guild adds personal judgment where it is decisive.
Structured talent mapping
An ever sharper picture of the professionals who matter to your organisation.
Active candidate relationships
Not a static CV database, but maintained contacts with regularly verified interest.
Intelligent outreach
Targeted outreach and follow-up with modern systems, in service of human contact.
Your team stays in control
Grid extends the reach and capacity of your existing recruitment team, without replacing it.
Grid & Guild was founded by Patrick Luijkx, who brings more than twenty years of experience in recruitment, executive search, business development and strategic human capital. That knowledge is where Grid & Guild began: a new, technology-driven approach in which the human perspective stays leading.
Patrick Luijkx, founder
OUR OFFICE
In the heart of Rotterdam.
Our office is in the HBU building, a listed landmark on the Coolsingel. Drop by for a conversation about the people your plans need.
Talk to Patrick
Looking to strengthen your recruitment team for the long term, or searching for the right leader for a key position? Let us discuss what Grid & Guild can do for your organisation.
Patrick Luijkx
Founder, Grid & Guild