Comprehensive Staffing with a Personal Touch
VanderHouwen is a premier staffing provider of technology, engineering, finance and accounting professionals. At VanderHouwen, we pride ourselves on being experts in the industries we serve. From studying market trends to our extensive (and rapidly growing) network filled with new and established talent and organizations, we have an ear to the ground on a regional and national level.
Take that industry knowledge and combine it with our commitment to providing respectful, personal, and consultative service to our clients and candidates. What do you end up with? A recruiting agency that feels like family.
When you work with us, it’s not just about jobs. It’s about relationships.
Our History
VanderHouwen was established in Portland, Oregon in 1987 by Kirby and Kathy VanderHouwen. After decades of supporting and encouraging the emerging Pacific Northwest technology industry, Kirby and Kathy decided to use their expertise to help match rapidly-growing organizations with qualified candidates. Since then, VanderHouwen has remained a family-run business, even as we’ve expanded our services to include staffing for Accounting & Finance, and Engineering.
The VanderHouwen Promise
We speak the language of your industry in order to build strong, long-lasting relationships and provide employers and candidates with individualized staffing services and expert consultation. To ensure the ideal match between organization and candidate, we dedicate quality time learning the nuances of each organization’s environment and staffing priorities. We use a variety of techniques to screen applicants, including in-depth interviewing, in-person meetings, skill and behavioral testing and thorough background and reference analysis.
Our Mission
At VanderHouwen, our mission is to provide outstanding customer service in a straightforward, ethical, personal, and responsive manner. Our unique family-owned company offers individualized staffing services and solutions to our clients and candidates, creating value for everyone.
Our Commitment to Diversity
VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic. As a family-owned and operated business within the local community for over 30 years, we would like to take this opportunity to stand with our fellow citizens and countrymen in the battle against all forms of racism and social injustice. Amidst all the pain and suffering that has plagued the nation, we offer a small glimmer of hope that peaceful and productive change can lead us forward. Our hearts go out to all who have experienced social injustice, and we stand committed to be a part of the solution as we move to a brighter future.
Women Owned and Family Run Since 1987
We believe in diverse work environments. And we walk our talk. That’s why we were certified as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Not only does this certification let us wear our values loud and proud, it also allows us to participate in corporate and government Diversity Supplier Programs. If your organization has a Diversity Supplier Program, VanderHouwen can help.
We Go Green!
We are committed to sustainability at work. We actively recycle, reduce energy, and give to the community. So much so that we achieved gold certification by the Sustainability at Work program. Our internal Green Team works hard to help us be an environmentally-conscious business in our local community.
Testimonials
Recognition
We don’t just help companies become great, we strive to be one! Here are just a few of the awards and recognition we’ve received.
