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Stephanie passed her Dutch B1 exam 💪🏼
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Yousef found a job as social manager 🎉
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Our next mentors training ends on April 25th 🐝
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Welcome Marthe, our new Mentoring Program Officer 🤗
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Grace has received a permanent contract as Internal Commercial Officer, congratulations 🥳
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Abieyuwa got a permanent contract as an SAP Analyst 💻
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With Alain's support, Hussein found his dreamjob: automation engineer 🤖
A duo, a story
Coen & Nazeer
Coen has helped Nazeer organize his thoughts and come up with his next steps.
Situation :
Nazeer would like to work in the Netherlands
Dreamjob :
A job in IT
Résultat :
Nazeer finds a job as a front-end developer
Selamawit & Rian
Together, they arrange a lot of administrative things and sign up for a course in healthcare.
Situation :
Selamawit does not have a degree
Dreamjob :
She would like to work in healthcare
Résultat :
She starts a course and does an internship
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Muhannad & French
Frans helps Muhannad realize his dream
Situation :
Muhannad wants to work
Dreamjob :
A job as a programmer
Résultat :
Muhannad successfully completes a course as a programmer and works full-time as Assistant Location Manager on a shelter boat for asylum seekers.
Peter & Kathafi
Peter helped with planning, giving orders, expanding the network and personal development!
Situation :
Kathafi was a Syrian refugee with no clear plan in the Netherlands, wanting to earn money with photography.
Dreamjob :
Photographer (and/or cameraman)
Résultat :
Kathafi started out as an independent photographer/video maker 🎥
Jaap & Samim
Jaap teaches Samim more about the Dutch labor market. They're improving his resume and working on his interviewing skills.
Situation :
Samim wants to learn more about the Dutch labor market and is open to any opportunity to gain work experience in the Netherlands
Dreamjob :
Working as an urban planner in the Netherlands
Résultat :
Samim is hired for the position of account manager at an international consultancy company in Rotterdam.
Rabeh & Joke
Joke shows Rabeh around Rotterdam and together they clarify the steps Rabeh must take to make his dream come true.
Situation :
He already started his education in his home country of Syria, but he was unable to complete it due to the war.
Dreamjob :
Becoming a women's hairdresser
Résultat :
Rabeh has started hairdressing training at the Zadkine 🔥
Ella & Suheyl
With Ella as mentor, Süheyl outlines his future plan bit by bit.
Situation :
In the Netherlands, Süheyl sends application after application, but he only gets rejections
Dreamjob :
He finds it difficult to choose direction and could use some help taking decisions.
Résultat :
Süheyl is hired for a marketing internship at a Rotterdam organization with a social impact
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Getesmani & Anita
With her mentor Anita, she investigates whether she also has opportunities in architecture in the Netherlands.
Situation :
With a diploma and a lot of work experience under her belt, Getesemani is looking for a job in her sector.
Dreamjob :
Working in architecture in the Netherlands
Résultat :
Getesmani can work as a trainee at the successful architectural collective INBO
Lieke & Amani
Together with her mentor Lieke, Amani makes a plan for the future and signs up for her dream course.
Situation :
Amani does not know what kind of training she wants to follow.
Dreamjob :
Choose a course that matches her skills and interests.
Résultat :
Amani starts the Finance & Control course at The Hague University
Sharda & Nandini
Nandini has learned a lot from Sharda, both personally and professionally.
Situation :
Nandini has a bachelor of Economics
Dreamjob :
She would like to work in administration or finance
Résultat :
Nandini finds an administrative job at Boskalis!
Mohammed Aleryani & Corina
Mirjam encouraged her mentee to follow his passion and showed him that it is possible to find a job as a programmer in the Netherlands
Situation :
Graduated as a mechatronics engineer
Dreamjob :
Working with his passion: programming
Résultat :
Mohammed Aleryani started an internship in his sector!
Ella & Shreya
Shreya learned more about the Dutch culture and labor market from her mentor, and she also developed enormously in other areas.
Situation :
In her home country of India, 25-year-old Shreya obtained a masters degree in Doctoral Pharmacy, but in the Netherlands, this diploma was not valued as a master.
Dreamjob :
Looking for work or studying?
Résultat :
Shreya obtained an internship at La Roche and enrolled for a masters degree at Erasmus University.
Miriam & Abed Alrahman
With Mirjam's help, Abed finds a job in his sector
Situation :
Abed has an accounting degree from Syria
Dreamjob :
He would like to work in accounting in the Netherlands
Résultat :
Abed gets a contract with PWC!
Ali & Andre
The duo went out, rehearsed and had conversations, and worked on Ali's resume
Situation :
Ali doesn't know where to start in the Dutch labor market
Dreamjob :
Lots of great ideas and many more interesting options
Résultat :
Ali regained control of his own future.
Juhayna & Noor
Together with her mentor, Juhayna went on a voyage of discovery and chose a course of study.
Situation :
Juhayna needs help choosing the right course of study
Dreamjob :
Juhayna would like to study
Résultat :
She starts her higher professional education in social work and finds a job at DUO for a JOB!
Anita & Purva
Together, they go on a journey of discovery, share joys and sorrows and get to know each other's culture.
Situation :
Purva has an MBA in Human Resources and a number of years of work experience
Dreamjob :
She wants to find a job in her sector
Résultat :
Purva becomes more confident and gains volunteer experience as an HR recruiter.