Connect with English-speaking jobseekers in the North
With 25.000 international workers in the Northern Netherlands and 2.000+ international graduates from Northern universities hitting the job market every year, it's no wonder more and more mkb-ers are opening their doors to this target group.
Who are these jobseekers, how to connect with them, and how you can prepare your company to start welcoming internationals?
Diversity drives innovation drives profit
A company that only hires people from the same area, with the same experiences, and the same background, will keep doing the same thing. But the market is always changing.
Innovation comes from unexpected combinations of people and ideas. Diversifying your workforce isn't just a necessity with the shortage of the current job market. You're missing out if you don't!
"Thereās a big shortage of workers in general and weāre lucky to be here in Friesland to be able to find the right people, which includes internationals, to help with our growth."
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Hans Buitenhuis Managing Director of TECNED (Located in Balk, Friesland)
But the visa administration is such a fuss...
Actually, it doesn't have to be difficult at all. The Visa Wizard is here to help you. This factsheet outlines what kind of arrangements you need to make and the options available. The flowchart in the beginning will easily help you determine which regulations and schemes are applicable in your case. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our friends at the IWCN for more information.
But we're a Dutch company, iedereen praat gewoon Nederlands...
Natuurlijk! And the international you hire can also learn Dutch. But wouldn't it be a shame to wait 2 years until their level of Dutch is high enough to use it professionally, when they already have the skills and motivation to work for you right now?
But don't just take our word for it: have a look at other companies from Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe that hire internationals!
