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Expat Spouses Initiative is the largest professional community of Brabant
Expat Spouses Initiative (ESI) is a social enterprise that connects internationals, especially partners and spouses of international knowledge workers, to local professional opportunities and accelerates them toward the Dutch labour market in a community-driven way.

For the local business community, ESI is a driver of change that bridges the gap between businesses that need talented, skilled employees and unseen international talent who are dedicated, passionate, and ready to enter the Dutch labor market.

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We deliver a wide range of programs, events, and advocacy activities that contribute to a more inclusive employment ecosystem for internationals in the Brainport region, individually or with our partners.

Advocate

We collaborate with local government, businesses and organisations to help accelerate the uptake of internationalization throughout the region.

Accelerate

We prepare local international professionals’ integration into the Dutch labour market with
career coaching, skill-up programs, PEP teams, and other projects.

Connect

We host and attend a wide range of events that provide professional MEETUPS, networking opportunities, and social activities for the international job seekers.
We cultivate opportunities for international job seekers, called Talents, to engage in a wide range of activities from career acceleration programs, recruitment, social, and personal and professional development events.

Jobs

By completing the Member Form, international job seekers will become part of our recruitment network which we use to search for talent to fill vacancies from our partners.
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Programs

We offer a variety of career acceleration programs aimed at helping the international community re-envision or restart their careers in the Netherlands.
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Events

We organise networking and recruitment events for international job seekers to connect with regional companies in addition to social events.
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We offer unique community-building services and partnership opportunities for local companies and regional stakeholders to connect with our highly experienced and educated pool of professionals from in-demand industries.

Talent

Work with us to find suitable candidates within our international talent pool that match the needs of your organisation on a case-by-case or event basis.

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Dual Career

Many international assignments fail because an accompanying partner’s career flounders. By embedding family-friendly policies into your HR process, you create multiple touchpoints for talent to engage talent with your brand.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Through our Including You initiative we work together with your organisation to achieve your diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

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Partnership plays a key role in Expat Spouses Initiative’s efforts to create a world of equal opportunities. We make a difference through collaboration with a range of extraordinary partners, including government, local community, and individuals. We are grateful for all of them!
ABN AMRO
Rabobank