by Rameen Bilal | Career, Featured, New to Amsterdam, Quick Start
The inburgeren process could seem daunting at least, if not entirely vexing. What is certain is that most of us have mixed feelings about it. The inburgeren process or integration process is something that incomers to The Netherlands who want permanent residence or...
by Marisa Rijpkema | Career
What’s wrong with being good at working? In her penultimate episode, Marisa explains why she is not happy for this to be her super power. Learning the Job I’ve had my new job for a couple of months now and everything is going relatively well. I know that the...
by Marisa Rijpkema | Career
In her 25th – and last – account of the ups and downs of balancing work with parenting, Marisa looks back on the key experiences that she has shared during this fascinating series. Five years ago, I started looking for work in the Netherlands and...
by Marisa Rijpkema | Career
Returning to work after having a baby? For Marisa, believing that you can do it is crucial when job hunting, and it’s a lot like breastfeeding. Read on to find out how she got on with both. Nursing and Job Hunting Are Kind of the Same I knew it was coming....
by Marisa Rijpkema | Career
Marisa reflects on her experience of moving to the Netherlands from a foreign country and asks: is going with the flow necessarily a bad thing? Find out what she decided below. A few weeks ago I had a job interview. It was really intense. We covered...
by Alexis Podolny Heald | Career
With a big project at work taking up a lot of her time, the Workin’ Mama discusses work/life balance and the struggle to find time for everything. June nearly flew by without any words of wisdom from this workin’ mama. That’s because I am living the...