The recruitment partner
Tech scale-ups
grow with.
In Five Years is a recruitment startup operating at the heart of the tech scale-up ecosystem. We partner with fast-growing tech companies building their future from Belgium.
Two ways we
help you hire.
We place the people, and we build the system that keeps placing them.
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We find the people who move the needle.
We act as a filter, not a funnel. Entrepreneurial people who are sharp, hungry, and built for your stage - that's the shortlist we deliver. We screen, you decide - we're the filter before your process.
Hire with us →We build the hiring system behind the hires.
Recruitment infrastructure run on Notion, with AI where it earns its keep. Documented, ownable, and yours to keep.
Explore recruitment advisory →How we work
As talent partners.
Not a vendor at arm's length - a partner inside your team. Four things we commit to on every search.
Let's talk →We learn
From the inside.
We get under the skin of your company before we source a single candidate. Culture shapes whether someone thrives - we make sure we understand yours.
We screen
You decide.
Structured, honest filtering before anyone reaches your team. We've sat on both sides of the hiring table - that changes the questions we ask. Only strong matches make it through.
We stay
Follow up closely.
Candidates enter your process, and we stay close - advising you on the decision, and the candidate on what to expect. Honest feedback, always.
We signal
What we see out there.
The market tells us things. Which roles are getting harder to fill, which profiles are gaining leverage, where the real talent is moving. We share that with you - so you understand what's moving in the scale-up talent market before it hits you.
Our hiring domains
Where we place people.
The three functions that decide a scale-up's trajectory - and where our network runs deepest.
01
Product
02
Engineering
03
Go-To-Market
What a real talent partnership looks like, with Payflip.
Recruitment Advisory & Infrastructure
Your whole pipeline, in one place.
We build your recruitment system in Notion, powered by AI. A full hiring infrastructure - pipeline, scorecards, candidate profiles - set up, tested, and handed over to you. Built for scale-ups that want to hire like a pro without paying ATS prices. Documented, ownable, and yours to keep.
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