Moving to a new country can be an exciting adventure, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. One of the biggest hurdles for international talent, especially spouses and accompanying partners, is restarting their career.
Our professional community consists of over 3,500 members from all educational backgrounds and professions.
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Another benefit of joining the ESI community, is that you have access to the ESI Online Platform.
The platform allows the entire community to connect with each other 24/7 and start to build a new professional and social network with other international professionals across all professional backgrounds and nationalities.
We use the platform to share our events and other events that the community might find of interest, career-related advice, volunteering opportunities, exclusive job opportunities from our partners, as well as access to member’s only events only advertised and available for registration on the platform.
Previous member’s only events have included:
Address Your Four Gaps to Enter the Dutch Labour Market
Taking your career forward means knowing your goals, how they fit into the current demands of the Dutch labour market and bridging the distance in these four key gaps: career, networking, culture and language.
We mainly focus on the career and network gaps; however, it is important for international talent to understand their standing in all four gaps.
Career Gap
A career gap can mean many things for international talent. It could be that they have taken significant time out during their career, that their profession is protected by law in the Netherlands or their profession is one where Dutch-speaking candidates are often preferred.
Language Gap
Network Gap
Culture Gap
Do you know your career, culture, network, and language gaps?
Acknowledging them is an important first step for international talents looking to restart their careers. But don’t let these challenges hold you back from achieving your full potential.
Join us at Expat Spouses Initiative and let us guide you on your journey towards a successful career in the Netherlands!
Our programs and events are designed to help internationals overcome the four gaps, especially in career and networking.
A 12-week program that helps unemployed, highly skilled and educated international professionals enter the Dutch labour market through a variety of career development, personal branding, and other practical workshops.
