by Ariel Slaughter | May 1, 2025 | Career, Expats Netherlands, Life in Netherlands, Networking
From Poland to the Netherlands, Bogusia Zdanuk has spent much of her career in one Philips company other another. Now as the Refurbishment Supply and Operation Manager at Versuni, an offshoot of Philips’ consumer appliances, she spearheads efforts to reuse and recycle...
by Willem van Hoorn | May 1, 2025 | Dutch Culture, Expats Netherlands, Life in Netherlands, Settling In
May 4th and May 5th – Commemorate and celebrate The unconditional surrender by the Nazi’s, on the fifth of May 1945, marked the end of almost 5 years of occupation of the Netherlands. Till this date, the Dutch celebrate ‘Liberation Day’, on the fifth of May. And on...
by Willem van Hoorn | Apr 1, 2025 | Dutch Culture, Expats Netherlands, Life in Netherlands, Settling In
At the time the newsletter with this blog is delivered to your inbox, it is April, and it is springtime all over! And I’m soooo happy about it! We have had a prolonged period with more or less a record of sunless or sun-deficient days. And in spite of my...
by Ariel Slaughter | Apr 1, 2025 | Career Restart, Career, Expats Netherlands, Job Search, Life in Netherlands, Settling In
It’s been two years since our latest career acceleration program, Career Bootcamp (CB), launched in collaboration with EURES Nederland and UWV. And we are in awe of the program’s reception and its accomplishments so far. So, before the seventh edition begins, we want...
by Willem van Hoorn | Feb 8, 2025 | Life in Netherlands, Dutch Culture, Expats Netherlands
Over the years I’ve heard it several times from international friends and colleagues: Dutch people have a bit of an uneasy relationship with compliments. In the eyes of my friends, many Dutchmen find it both difficult to receive a compliment and to give one. And I...
by admin | Jan 20, 2025 | Dutch Culture, Expats Netherlands, Life in Netherlands, Settling In
Have you received an invitation to a Dutch wedding? Then you’ll probably be introduced to a whirlwind of funny (and slightly unusual) traditions that you might’ve not seen before. In this article, we’ll explain more about some ‘odd’ traditions you can expect to see...
