Career coaching for internationals in the Netherlands
The Dutch market doesn’t read your CV the way you wrote it.
What changes the outcome is understanding how the Dutch market reads your experience, and what the person across the table is actually looking for.
A free 20-minute call to learn about your story and how we can partner together. No preparation needed.
The real obstacle
You may be qualified. The challenge is understanding how the Dutch hiring market evaluates that experience.
Getting hired as an expat or international, in a market where you don't have much experience, don't speak the local language, or haven't even landed yet, can be a frustrating experience. The hiring process is unfamiliar and highly competitive, and after hundreds of unanswered applications, a job interview starts to feel completely out of reach.
None of that is a verdict on your ability. It usually means your experience is being read against a set of expectations nobody explained to you.
The career journey
The four points where internationals typically get stuck
Each stage asks something different of you. We work through them in order, or start wherever you are right now.
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Where to start?
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Getting your application seen among hundreds
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My first interview! How do I get ready?
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I got an offer! Now what?
What we can work on
Parts of one journey, not separate products
We start wherever the obstacle actually is. Most people need two or three of these, not all seven.
Who you'd work with
I've been through this process many times, on both sides of the table.
Life has led me down unexpected paths, and I'm grateful for all the experiences built up over 12 years in large organizations, eight of them in the Dutch job market. As a skilled migrant in the Netherlands with an MBA, I built my career across FedEx Express, ING Bank, and Ecolab in multiple leading roles, gaining solid experience both in hiring and in getting hired.
Now, I want to share this knowledge and help you accomplish your professional ambitions. It's not an easy task, but working together, we'll break through this wall and celebrate.
My role is to be both a partner and a coach: mapping the areas to improve and guiding you through them, from the first job search to the final offer.
We start online, get to know each other, and trace a plan that suits you best. No two searches look the same, so no two plans do either.
- In the Netherlands
- 8 of those 12 years spent working in the Dutch job market
- Education
- MBA
- Perspective
- Hired here as a skilled migrant, and hiring from the corporate side
Dutch career insights
Practical reading before your next application
The questions that come up most often, answered properly and with sources you can check yourself.
Your CV is not wrong. It's written for a different market.
The CV that worked back home is quietly working against you here. Three changes fix most of it.
Read → Writing for a Dutch-speaking readerShould your CV be in Dutch? Here's how to decide.
Not every employer expects Dutch. When they do, small language mistakes give away more than you'd think.
Read → Why applications go unanswered200 applications, zero replies. The problem is rarely you.
Sending more will not fix it. The channel, the framing, and one silent filter usually will.
Read → What internationals should knowThe 30% ruling isn't automatic. Here's what actually qualifies you.
A real tax benefit, with real conditions attached, and a change already on the way.
Read →The first conversation
Let's have a coffee, online or in person, and talk about where you are.
You tell me what's happening with your search, and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.
Book a free 20-minute call