A good match begins before there is an assignment.

We already know the professionals in our network before your question arises. That is why we do not use the 48 hours to search, but to understand, verify and weigh. Technology makes it faster. The advice is ours.

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Before your question

We know a person, not just a CV.

Every professional goes through an extensive onboarding, and we have personally spoken with everyone we put forward. Long before there is an assignment.

A CV fills the first layer. The other three determine whether someone fits you.

From the network

Professional A

Personally interviewed by Valentis

Content

Experience: 12 years of absence management, at an occupational health service and a large healthcare employer
Certification: RCCM, CROV
Specialism: Complex long-term absence, reorganisations

Way of working

Independence: Picks up a caseload without an induction period
Communication: Brief and clear, also towards line managers
Direction: Steering where needed, facilitating where possible

Preferences

Organisation: Employers with their own absence team
Assignments: Prefers direction over execution alone
Context: Line management that takes responsibility itself

Practical

Region: South Holland, up to 45 minutes of travel, hybrid
Hours: 24 to 32 per week
Availability: Verified again for each assignment

An adviser takes notes while a client explains their situation

Drawn up after the first conversation

Interim case manager, healthcare organisation

Reason: One of the four case managers is on long-term sick leave; the caseload is growing
Context: More mental health absence, an ongoing reorganisation, a new way of working at the second location
Collaboration: HR advisers, line managers and an external occupational physician
Practical: 24 to 32 hours, The Hague, hybrid, four to six months

The situation is broader than an empty seat in the team.

Example view. Fictitious assignment.

Step 1 · Understanding your situation

Listen first. Then search.

Hours, location and certification are quickly noted. We ask further about what is going on in the team, how the collaboration works and what someone needs to bring.

The better we understand the situation, the sharper our advice.

The 48 hours start here

The 48 hours

From 150+ professionals to one substantiated advice.

Technology shows who is eligible. Who we advise, we decide ourselves.

150+
in our network
9
relevant
6
available
4
interested
3
in the report

Example of one situation. Every course is different.

01 · Select

150+9relevant to this situation

Your situation is placed alongside what we know about professionals. That quickly shows who is eligible. Relevant is not yet fitting.

Selection sheet · your situation alongside the networkExample view, no score

Criterion	Your situation	Professional A	Professional B	Professional C
Experience	mental health absence, reorganisation	12 years, reorganisations	9 years, mental health absence	5 years, operational
Certification	registered preferred	RCCM, CROV	CROV, A&O	CROV in training
Region	The Hague, hybrid	Rotterdam	Utrecht	Breda
Hours	24 to 32	32	28	36

Experience: Your needmental health absence, reorganisationProf. A12 years, reorganisationsProf. B9 years, mental health absenceProf. C5 years, operational
Region: Your needThe Hague, hybridProf. ARotterdamProf. BUtrechtProf. CBreda
Hours: Your need24 to 32Prof. A32Prof. B28Prof. C36

02 · Verify
96actually available
Available is more than a green tick: an assignment ends, hours change. That is why we check availability again for every assignment.
Professional B · the next twelve weeksExample view
Current assignment
ends in week 2
Capacity
28 hours per week
Your assignment
24 to 32 hours per week
Available for 28 hours in two weeks. Checked again for this assignment, not read from a status.
03 · The professional chooses too
64know the assignment and want it
We do not send profiles around. Every professional receives the context first and decides for themselves. So you only speak with people who are genuinely interested.
The conversation about your assignmentExample view
Valentis to the professional
“Healthcare organisation, team of four, a lot of mental health absence and a new way of working at the second location. 24 to 32 hours from The Hague. Does this fit what you are looking for, and your schedule?”
The professional to Valentis
“Yes, this fits. I have set up this kind of way of working twice before. In two weeks I can do 28 hours. You may put me forward.”
Only now does this professional enter the Advisory Report: with the assignment context, confirmed interest and verified availability.
04 · Weigh
43in the Advisory Report
A technical match is not yet advice. We place the professionals side by side and also name where the fit is less strong.
Worksheet · our considerationsExample view, no ranking
What someone brings
ASenior, has been through reorganisations
BMental health absence, set up a way of working twice
Our note: A brings the team immediate calm. B brings what the second location needs.
Working style
ASteering, brief and clear
BConnecting, takes people along
Our note: If line management wants to keep the lead, A fits. If the change needs buy-in, B.
Availability
A32 hours, immediately
B28 hours, in two weeks
Our note: What matters more to you: pace or expertise? We are happy to discuss.

Advising also means daring to name where there is doubt. Technology supports. Valentis advises.

Step 2 · The Valentis Advisory Report

All considerations come together in the Valentis Advisory Report.

One document with your situation, our selection, the reasoning and our advice. Within 48 hours, free of charge and without obligation. Browse through it here.

Advisory Report

Interim case management

Prepared for
Example organisation

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Advisory Report

Interim case management for Example organisation

What we have understood

Absence at Example organisation, a healthcare organisation with around 2,400 employees at three locations, has been rising for several quarters. The team of four case managers is one colleague short due to long-term absence and the caseload is growing.

A growing share of the cases concerns mental health absence, a reorganisation is under way, and the organisation wants to set up a new way of working at the second location. The situation is therefore broader than an empty seat in the team.

There are two concrete needs:

Continuity and experience in The Hague: a senior case manager who gets up to speed quickly and has experience with mental health absence and reorganisations, 24 to 32 hours a week, four to six months.
A new way of working at the second location: a case manager who helps set up a pilot close to operations and brings structure.

Both within a rate band of € 80 to € 100 per hour. Availability is a condition, but the question is who fits this situation.

How we made our selection

We spoke personally with each professional about this assignment, and looked at experience with mental health absence and reorganisations, setting up a new way of working, working style and firm availability. Three professionals remained; for each one you can read why the profile fits and where the points of attention lie.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Overview of professionals

Three profiles at a glance

Overview of professionals A, B and C
Professional	Based in	Experience	Available	Rate	Essence
Professional A	Rotterdam	12 years, RCCM, CROV	32 hours, immediately	€ 98	Senior, reorganisation experience, directive
Professional B	Utrecht	9 years, CROV, occupational psychology	28 hours, from two weeks' time	€ 95	Mental health absence, twice set up on-site case management
Professional C	Breda	5 years, CROV in training	36 hours, immediately	€ 82	Operational, task delegation, many hours available

Travel time to The Hague, indicative: Rotterdam half an hour, Utrecht three quarters of an hour, Breda just over an hour. For the second location this is of course different.

What the three have in common

We spoke personally with all of them about exactly this assignment and they are interested.
Availability and rates have been agreed with them and are current as of the date of this report.
Rates are per hour, excluding VAT and excluding travel expenses.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

On the map

Where the professionals are based in relation to The Hague

The circles indicate roughly one and two hours' drive from The Hague. Professional A lives half an hour away, B three quarters of an hour, C just over an hour. Once it is known which location takes part in the pilot, we also use this map to match on travel distance.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

The professionals

Three case managers, spoken to personally

Professional A

Rotterdam · 12 years' experience · RCCM, CROV

Why they fit

Lives half an hour from The Hague and can be on site several days a week.
Twelve years in absence management, four of them at an employer with 2,400 employees going through a reorganisation. Knows the pace and the sensitivities.
Directive where needed, facilitating where possible. Takes over part of the caseload without an induction period.

Points of attention

The rate is at the top of the band; on the other hand she starts without a run-up.
Less experience with mental health absence than Professional B.

Practical

Available: 32 hours a week, immediately

Location: The Hague, several days a week; hybrid

Rate: € 98 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Professional B

Utrecht · 9 years' experience · CROV, occupational psychology background

Why they fit

Specialised in mental health absence: the share of cases growing fastest within the organisation.
Set up on-site case management at two previous employers, including regular absence conversations and agreements with line management. Exactly the new way of working the second location is looking for.
Looks on as an outsider and names what has become self-evident internally, without putting the team's back up.

Points of attention

Starts in two weeks; until then only an introduction and a first analysis.
Utrecht is three quarters of an hour away; two days on site is very feasible, preferably not more.

Practical

Available: 28 hours a week, from two weeks' time

Location: Hybrid; second location and The Hague

Rate: € 95 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Professional C

Breda · 5 years' experience · CROV in training

Why they fit

Operationally trained and used to working close to the shop floor. Worked on the floor himself before entering the absence profession.
Experience with task delegation and with holding absence conversations on site.
Available full-time and immediately: the most hours of the three.

Points of attention

Five years' experience: less seniority than A and B, and no experience with reorganisations.
Breda is just over an hour from The Hague; a better fit for the second location than for the team.

Practical

Available: 36 hours a week, immediately

Location: Flexible; second location preferred

Rate: € 82 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Comparison

A, B and C side by side, on substance

Criterion	Professional A	Professional B	Professional C
Experience	12 years	9 years	5 years
Certification	RCCM, CROV	CROV	CROV in training
Reorganisation	Extensive	Sufficient	None
Mental health absence	Sufficient	Specialism	Limited
Setting up a new way of working	Limited	Done twice	Limited
Working style	Directive	Analytical, connecting	Operational

What the comparison shows

All three can carry the cases, but they fit a different part of the situation. A brings immediate continuity and experience with reorganisations. B brings the expertise in mental health absence and the experience with a new way of working. C mainly brings hours and operational understanding.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Practical comparison

Assignment, start and conditions

Criterion	Professional A	Professional B	Professional C
Start	Immediately	In two weeks	Immediately
Hours per week	32	28	36
Induction period	None	One week	One week
On site	Three days	Two days	Four days
Travel time The Hague	Half an hour	Three quarters of an hour	Just over an hour
Rate per hour	€ 98	€ 95	€ 82

Availability is one criterion

On availability alone C would be the logical choice: the most hours, immediately. For this situation that does not weigh heaviest. The team needs continuity, and the second location needs someone who can establish a new way of working.

Rates are per hour, excluding VAT and travel expenses. Availability was confirmed again with all three this week.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

How we would put the puzzle together

Our advice, with reasoning

We do not only select; we also give our advice. This is how we would link the three profiles to your situation.

Professional A: immediate continuity

The strongest choice to relieve the team in The Hague straight away. Twelve years' experience, no induction period, and familiar with the dynamics of a reorganisation.

Professional B: expertise and the new way of working

The strongest choice for the growth in mental health absence and for the second location. She has set up on-site case management twice before and takes a fresh look at what could be done better internally.

Professional C: an alternative with other priorities

Interesting if hours and speed weigh more heavily than seniority, or if the pilot mainly needs to run operationally.

Our advice: start with Professional A in the team and let Professional B set up the new way of working at the second location. Keep C in view if the caseload remains high after the reorganisation.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Going through it together

What we would like to discuss with you on Monday

Your first impression of the three profiles and of our advice.
The balance between continuity in the team and the new way of working at the second location.
Whether and with whom we schedule the introductory meetings.

We have spoken personally with all professionals. Availability and rates have been agreed with them and are current as of the date of this report. Introductory meetings can be scheduled at short notice.

After that

The next page lists the concrete moments when you can meet the professionals. If you choose a moment, we arrange the rest.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Introduction

Concrete options for the coming week

All three professionals have kept time free for an introduction. If you choose a moment, we confirm it with the professional and with you the same day.

Professional	Moment	Format
Professional A	Tuesday 10:00	On site in The Hague
Professional B	Wednesday 14:30	At the second location, or online
Professional C	Thursday 11:00	Online, 45 minutes

Next steps

You choose a moment; we schedule the introduction and send a short agenda in advance.
After the meeting you decide. No obligation and no costs until then.
If it is a yes, we record the start, hours and conditions. Valentis remains your point of contact throughout the assignment.

Contact

Abe van de Velde and Binck Mulder · +31 (0)85 212 6550 · info@valentisverzuim.nl

Example report

Page through an example of the Advisory Report.

Twelve pages, as you receive them from us within 48 hours. Open the cover and take hold of a page to turn it. All names and figures are fictitious.

Cover

Your situation, in our words. From the first conversation. You see straight away whether we have understood it correctly.

Advisory Report

Interim case management

Prepared for
Example organisation

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Advisory Report

Interim case management for Example organisation

What we have understood

There are two concrete needs:

Continuity and experience in The Hague: a senior case manager who gets up to speed quickly and has experience with mental health absence and reorganisations, 24 to 32 hours a week, four to six months.
A new way of working at the second location: a case manager who helps set up a pilot close to operations and brings structure.

Both within a rate band of € 80 to € 100 per hour. Availability is a condition, but the question is who fits this situation.

How we made our selection

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Overview of professionals

Three profiles at a glance

Overview of professionals A, B and C
Professional	Based in	Experience	Available	Rate	Essence
Professional A	Rotterdam	12 years, RCCM, CROV	32 hours, immediately	€ 98	Senior, reorganisation experience, directive
Professional B	Utrecht	9 years, CROV, occupational psychology	28 hours, from two weeks' time	€ 95	Mental health absence, twice set up on-site case management
Professional C	Breda	5 years, CROV in training	36 hours, immediately	€ 82	Operational, task delegation, many hours available

Travel time to The Hague, indicative: Rotterdam half an hour, Utrecht three quarters of an hour, Breda just over an hour. For the second location this is of course different.

What the three have in common

We spoke personally with all of them about exactly this assignment and they are interested.
Availability and rates have been agreed with them and are current as of the date of this report.
Rates are per hour, excluding VAT and excluding travel expenses.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

On the map

Where the professionals are based in relation to The Hague

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

The professionals

Three case managers, spoken to personally

Professional A

Rotterdam · 12 years' experience · RCCM, CROV

Why they fit

Lives half an hour from The Hague and can be on site several days a week.
Twelve years in absence management, four of them at an employer with 2,400 employees going through a reorganisation. Knows the pace and the sensitivities.
Directive where needed, facilitating where possible. Takes over part of the caseload without an induction period.

Points of attention

The rate is at the top of the band; on the other hand she starts without a run-up.
Less experience with mental health absence than Professional B.

Practical

Available: 32 hours a week, immediately

Location: The Hague, several days a week; hybrid

Rate: € 98 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Professional B

Utrecht · 9 years' experience · CROV, occupational psychology background

Why they fit

Specialised in mental health absence: the share of cases growing fastest within the organisation.
Set up on-site case management at two previous employers, including regular absence conversations and agreements with line management. Exactly the new way of working the second location is looking for.
Looks on as an outsider and names what has become self-evident internally, without putting the team's back up.

Points of attention

Starts in two weeks; until then only an introduction and a first analysis.
Utrecht is three quarters of an hour away; two days on site is very feasible, preferably not more.

Practical

Available: 28 hours a week, from two weeks' time

Location: Hybrid; second location and The Hague

Rate: € 95 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Professional C

Breda · 5 years' experience · CROV in training

Why they fit

Operationally trained and used to working close to the shop floor. Worked on the floor himself before entering the absence profession.
Experience with task delegation and with holding absence conversations on site.
Available full-time and immediately: the most hours of the three.

Points of attention

Five years' experience: less seniority than A and B, and no experience with reorganisations.
Breda is just over an hour from The Hague; a better fit for the second location than for the team.

Practical

Available: 36 hours a week, immediately

Location: Flexible; second location preferred

Rate: € 82 per hour excluding VAT

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Comparison

A, B and C side by side, on substance

Criterion	Professional A	Professional B	Professional C
Experience	12 years	9 years	5 years
Certification	RCCM, CROV	CROV	CROV in training
Reorganisation	Extensive	Sufficient	None
Mental health absence	Sufficient	Specialism	Limited
Setting up a new way of working	Limited	Done twice	Limited
Working style	Directive	Analytical, connecting	Operational

What the comparison shows

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Practical comparison

Assignment, start and conditions

Criterion	Professional A	Professional B	Professional C
Start	Immediately	In two weeks	Immediately
Hours per week	32	28	36
Induction period	None	One week	One week
On site	Three days	Two days	Four days
Travel time The Hague	Half an hour	Three quarters of an hour	Just over an hour
Rate per hour	€ 98	€ 95	€ 82

Availability is one criterion

Rates are per hour, excluding VAT and travel expenses. Availability was confirmed again with all three this week.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

How we would put the puzzle together

Our advice, with reasoning

We do not only select; we also give our advice. This is how we would link the three profiles to your situation.

Professional A: immediate continuity

The strongest choice to relieve the team in The Hague straight away. Twelve years' experience, no induction period, and familiar with the dynamics of a reorganisation.

Professional B: expertise and the new way of working

Professional C: an alternative with other priorities

Interesting if hours and speed weigh more heavily than seniority, or if the pilot mainly needs to run operationally.

Our advice: start with Professional A in the team and let Professional B set up the new way of working at the second location. Keep C in view if the caseload remains high after the reorganisation.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Going through it together

What we would like to discuss with you on Monday

Your first impression of the three profiles and of our advice.
The balance between continuity in the team and the new way of working at the second location.
Whether and with whom we schedule the introductory meetings.

After that

The next page lists the concrete moments when you can meet the professionals. If you choose a moment, we arrange the rest.

Example organisation

Example · anonymised

Introduction

Concrete options for the coming week

All three professionals have kept time free for an introduction. If you choose a moment, we confirm it with the professional and with you the same day.

Professional	Moment	Format
Professional A	Tuesday 10:00	On site in The Hague
Professional B	Wednesday 14:30	At the second location, or online
Professional C	Thursday 11:00	Online, 45 minutes

Next steps

You choose a moment; we schedule the introduction and send a short agenda in advance.
After the meeting you decide. No obligation and no costs until then.
If it is a yes, we record the start, hours and conditions. Valentis remains your point of contact throughout the assignment.

Contact

Abe van de Velde and Binck Mulder · +31 (0)85 212 6550 · info@valentisverzuim.nl

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We go through the report together with you. After that, you decide whether and with whom you would like an introduction.

Discuss your situation

Abe van de Velde
+31 (0)6 11 49 15 19 a.vandevelde@valentisverzuim.nl
Binck Mulder
+31 (0)6 12 52 60 71 b.mulder@valentisverzuim.nl

Within 48 hours, but not rushed

48 hours is possible, because the work starts earlier.

Not: 48 hours of searching from scratch.
But: 48 hours of focused understanding, verifying and advising.

Within 48 hours of discussing your capacity need in depth, you receive the Valentis Advisory Report.

What is already in place

The onboarding has been completed
The personal conversations have taken place
Experience and preferences are on record
Current assignments are known

If we discuss your situation now

Your Advisory Report no later than

remaining48:00:00

Indicative, counted over working days. The 48 hours start after the in-depth conversation.

Step 3 · Introduction

Both sides know why they are at the table.

Everyone in the Advisory Report knows your assignment, is interested and has been checked for availability. You decide whether and with whom you have an introduction.

A professional listens attentively during an introductory meeting

You already know

who the professional is and why they fit
where we see points of attention
availability, location and rate

From the Advisory Report

Introduction

A: Tuesday 10:00On site in The Hague
B: Wednesday 14:30At the second location, or online
C: Thursday 11:00Online

Example view

The professional already knows

the organisation, the team and the caseload
what matters to you in the collaboration
hours, location, start and duration

Two people shake hands next to a meeting table

Step 4 · Start

Happy to go ahead? Then the assignment can begin.

Agreements: We record hours, location, start date and duration.
Rate: You already know it from the report.
Point of contact: Valentis remains available to you and the professional throughout the assignment.

Our principles

What you can hold us to.

Six commitments that shape every selection and every piece of advice.

We know the professionals we put forward.
Spoken to, not just read about.
We never send a profile without consent.
The professional knows the assignment and is open to it.
We also name the points of attention.
Even if that makes the proposal less polished.
We do not advise on hard criteria alone.
Working style, context and collaboration count too.
If we see no suitable option, we say so.
We do not fill a report for the sake of filling it.
Technology makes us more efficient, not less personal.
It speeds up the search. The judgement remains ours.

Questions about how we work

Good to know in advance.

Is your question not listed? Feel free to call or email, we are happy to think along with you.

Abe van de Velde
+31 (0)6 11 49 15 19 a.vandevelde@valentisverzuim.nl
Binck Mulder
+31 (0)6 12 52 60 71 b.mulder@valentisverzuim.nl

Abe and Binck

Available on working days 08:30 to 17:30 (CET)

+31 (0)85 212 6550 info@valentisverzuim.nl

The 48 hours

When do the 48 hours start?

As soon as we have discussed your situation with you in depth. That conversation is the starting point, not the first phone call or a completed form. After that, you receive the Valentis Advisory Report within 48 hours.

How can it be that fast and still careful?

Because the work starts earlier. Professionals complete the onboarding and the personal conversation before there is an assignment. We therefore do not use the 48 hours to search, but to understand your situation, verify availability and interest, and weigh the options.

Does the Advisory Report cost anything?

No. The first conversation and the Advisory Report are free of charge and without obligation. The rate per professional is stated in the report, so you know in advance what an assignment costs.

What if no suitable professional is available?

Then we tell you. We do not put anyone forward just to fill the report. Where possible, we indicate what is feasible in the short term, or when we can look again.

Selection and advice

Does an algorithm decide who is put forward?

No. Technology compares your situation with what we know about professionals and shows more quickly who is eligible. There is no score, ranking or percentage. Who appears in the Advisory Report and what we advise is decided by Valentis itself.

How do you know someone is really available?

By asking again for your assignment specifically. An assignment ends, hours change: last month's status says little. The report only includes professionals whose current availability matches your request.

Does the professional know they are being put forward?

Yes. We do not put anyone forward unless they know the assignment and are open to it themselves. So you only speak to professionals who are interested.

Do you know the professionals personally?

Every professional completes an extensive onboarding. The professionals we put forward have been spoken to personally by Valentis.

What is in the Advisory Report?

Your situation in our words, our selection, for each professional why they fit and where the points of attention are, the practical picture with availability and rate, a comparison, our advice and concrete dates for an introduction.

After the report

What happens after I have received the report?

We go through the report together with you. After that, you decide whether and with whom you would like an introduction. If both sides are positive, we record the agreements and the assignment can begin.

Am I committed to anything after the report?

No. The Advisory Report is without obligation. You decide for yourself whether you want to continue, and with whom.

Who will I speak to at Valentis?

Abe or Binck, directly. At Valentis there are no layers between you and a decision: they are personally involved with clients and professionals, from the first conversation through to the assignment.

What do you do with the information we share?

We use what you tell us to understand your situation and to approach professionals in a targeted way. The same applies the other way round: we never share a professional’s profile without their consent.

You can read how we handle personal data in our privacy policy (in Dutch).

Direct contact

Tell us what is going on.

One conversation is enough to get started.

Abe and Binck are happy to think along about what is possible in your situation. Call or email directly, or leave your details.

Abe van de Velde
Co-founder
Available on working days 08:30 to 17:30 (CET)
Call Abe a.vandevelde@valentisverzuim.nl
Binck Mulder
Co-founder
Available on working days 08:30 to 17:30 (CET)
Call Binck b.mulder@valentisverzuim.nl

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