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# Jan Bernhart
Founder of IT Leaders, helping companies hire for hard-to-fill technical roles.

## About

Jan Bernhart recruits for IT leadership positions across Western Europe. Before starting his own firm, IT Leaders, he worked inside major tech organizations in the Netherlands like Booking, Adyen, and Optiver.

He focuses on why certain technical roles stay empty and how to fix broken hiring loops. His talks break down the anatomy of difficult vacancies and offer a practical roadmap to help companies figure out why their talent search is failing.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2024 · July 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany
- [From stalemate to success: A strategy for hard-to-fill vacancies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/118-from-stalemate-to) · 30 min