The Pulse of Recruitment: From Stranger to Suitable Candidate in 3 Weeks at DJI

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Jaco Hoogendoorn and Toon Molleman (PID215)

Authors

Jaco Hoogendoorn

Strategic Advisor HR, HR Program Manager, Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI), Netherlands

Jaco Hoogendoorn is an experienced HR professional who has built his career shaping and strengthening HR strategy within national, regional, and local government organizations in the Netherlands. His journey began at a Police organization, where he established and led a department responsible for recruiting, selecting, and training young police officers.

Over the years, he has developed cross-government collaborations between municipalities, safety regions, and water authorities, focusing on creating internal and external labor markets. These partnerships have been designed to provide growth opportunities for employees while helping organizations retain valuable talent.
In 2022, he joined the Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) during a period when staff outflow exceeded inflow and the labor market was under significant pressure. His assignment was to design a future-proof recruitment department while working toward a positive balance between inflow and outflow. In 2023, he developed the Hartslag approach—a method based on closer cooperation between recruitment and operational teams and placing the candidate at the center of the process. This approach became the foundation for the new recruitment department, which launched in 2024.

Since 2025, he has been serving as a Strategic HR Advisor, guiding DJI's national leadership on workforce strategies and long-term personnel planning. He brings a collaborative approach and a deep commitment to connecting people with meaningful careers in public service, while continuously striving to enhance DJI’s role in society.

Toon Molleman

Deputy Director, Division of Prisons and Foreigner Detention, Ministry of Justice and Safety, Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency, The Netherlands

Dr. Toon Molleman is the deputy director of prisons and immigration detention at the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI). He previously worked as a prison director of the penitentiary institution of Arnhem and Leeuwarden. Dr. Molleman received his PhD in 2014 at Utrecht University (Methodology & statistics) by creating a benchmark for prisons. During his PhD research, Dr. Molleman worked at the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice and Safety.

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