Talent Sourcing Partner helped SnappCar build a future-ready team by focusing on character over skills.
Talent Sourcing Partner acts as a first filter, allowing Victor to focus his conversations on motivation, energy, and personal fit rather than CVs.
The Energy Check ensures that every conversation creates energy on both sides. If it doesn’t, the process stops immediately.
Since adopting this new approach, SnappCar has seen renewed growth, lower costs, and a team that collaborates and performs better.
The challenge at Snappcar
SnappCar is a car-sharing platform that allows people to rent out their own cars to others. With its community-driven approach, the company offers a sustainable alternative to traditional car rental and helps reduce the number of unused cars.
After years of rapid growth, SnappCar faced a new challenge: building a team that matched the company’s mission and pace. Founder and CEO Victor van Tol noticed that traditional recruitment methods focused on CVs and experience were no longer effective. SnappCar needed professionals who were not only skilled but also driven by energy, curiosity, and a shared purpose to make mobility more sustainable.
Our approach
Together with Talent Sourcing Partner, SnappCar refined its hiring process with greater focus on the person behind the CV. Inspired by CEO Victor van Tol’s 80–20 philosophy, the company started selecting people based on character and motivation rather than experience alone. Talent Sourcing Partner acted as a strategic partner in this transition, helping identify candidates who align with SnappCar’s values and energy. The focus shifted from technical expertise to motivation, team fit, and the positive energy someone brings to collaboration.
This approach led to the Energy Check, ensuring that every conversation creates energy on both sides. Each new team member now consciously contributes to SnappCar’s culture and long-term ambitions.
The results
The collaboration with Talent Sourcing Partner resulted in a stronger and more complementary team. Recruitment became faster, more personal, and more effective. Costs decreased while engagement and collaboration within teams increased.
By choosing character over skills, SnappCar found people who contribute to growth through intrinsic motivation. As Victor van Tol puts it, “The right people go the extra mile. That’s how you create real business value.”
Today, SnappCar continues to grow with a team that not only performs but thrives, driven by curiosity, involvement, and a shared mission.
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