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EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS SECTORS

Clients and organizations for whom we worked

Michael Boud and Maaike Willems have each been working on recruitment, inflow, and labor market issues for over 25 years. The selection below includes assignments they carried out through the Referral Specialist and in previous ventures and roles.

Experience by sector

Healthcare & Welfare - Government & Public - Construction & Engineering - Education & Research - Business Services

Tech & digital - Retail & hospitality - Mobility & travel - Non-profit - Media & creative

Care & Welfare

Experience with recruitment, inflow, and labor market issues at healthcare organizations and hospitals:  

Actief Zorg, 's Heeren Loo, Amsterdam UMC, Bergman Clinics, Bartiméus, Cordaan, Dianet, Federatie Medische Specialisten, Flever, GGZ/Espria, Haga Ziekenhuis, HumanCapitalCare, HumanTotalCare, Kenniscentrum Overgewicht, LUMC, Mental Care Group, Mijzo, OLVG, Philadelphia Zorg, RIBW Fonteynenburg, Service Apotheken, Sherpa, Stichting Bedrijfsfonds Apotheken, Stichting HIV Monitoring, Vivum Zorg, Zorg aan Zet, Zorggroep Elde Maasduinen, ZW Connect.

Construction, engineering, infrastructure & industry

Experience with inflow and recruitment within technical, industrial, and infrastructure labor markets:

Ballast Nedam, Bureau Schmidt, Enexis, Fokker Elmo, Port of Amsterdam, Imtech, Interface, Nepocon, ProRail, Rockwell Automation, Solid Services, Van Oord, Techsharks.

Education, knowledge & research

Experience with recruitment and labor market communication for educational institutions, universities, and knowledge and research organizations:

ArtEZ, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, KNAW, LOI, MBO Council, NLR, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Wageningen University, Vrije University Amsterdam.

Corporates, national brands & business services

Experience with recruitment, inflow, and labor market issues at corporates, national brands, and business service providers:

ABN AMRO, ABP, Abin, Accenture, AFM, AkzoNobel, Arag Rechtsbijstand, Berenschot, Boer & Croon, Canon, Cargill, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Comaen, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, FMO, ING, Insinger de Beaufort, KPMG, Loyens & Loeff, LUBA, Maersk, McKinsey & Company, Oracle, PepsiCo, Philips, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Shell, SNS Bank, Sogeti, Tate & Lyle, TomTom, Vattenfall, Yakult Netherlands.

Non-profit, NGOs, associations & charities

Experience with recruitment, onboarding, and communication issues at non-profit organizations, associations, NGOs, and charities:

Amnesty International, ANWB, Dierenbescherming, Greenpeace, KWF Kankerbestrijding, Nationale Loterij, Nationale Postcode Loterij, Slachtofferhulp Nederland, Vereniging Eigen Huis, War Child, Wereld Natuur Fonds.

Government, public sector & civil society organizations

Experience with labor market, recruitment, and communication issues for municipalities, ministries, provinces, and civil society organizations:

Municipality of Abcoude, Municipality of Almere, Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Municipality of Amstelveen, Municipality of Amsterdam, Municipality of Delft, Municipality of The Hague, Municipality of Epe, Municipality of Haarlem, Municipality of Haarlemmermeer, Municipality of Harderwijk, Municipality of Hilversum, Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Municipality of Purmerend, Municipality of Rijswijk, Municipality of Roosendaal, Municipality of Utrecht, Municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Municipality of Waterland, Municipality of Weesp, Municipality of Westland, Municipality of Wijdemeren, Municipality of Zeist, Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of General Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Congresses, Police, Police Academy, Province of North Holland, Province of Utrecht, Province of Zeeland, Rijksmuseum, National Criminal Investigation Service, Government Information Service, Rijkswaterstaat, UWV, VNG, VNO-NCW.

Tech, digital & platforms

Experience with recruitment and onboarding within digital organizations, technology companies, and online platforms:

eBay, Exact Software, Funda, Google partners, IEX Media, KPN/Telfort, NLdigital, Paradigma Groep, PeopleSoft, Planet Internet, The Value Chain, Ziggo.

Retail, hospitality & consumer brands

Experience with recruitment, onboarding, and labor market communication within retail, hospitality, and consumer-oriented organizations:

Blokker, Brunotti, CASA Den Haag, Claudia Sträter, Detail Result Group, Expresso Fashion, Foot Locker, IKEA, M&S Mode, NH Hotel Group, Sara Lee, Suitsupply, Vrumona, Zenggi.

Media, publishing houses, marketing & creative agencies

Experience with recruitment and labor market communication at media organizations, publishing houses, marketing organizations, and creative agencies:

Algemeen Dagblad, Alterego Marketing, Bex Communicatie, BNN, Chapeau Communicatie, De Telegraaf, De Volkskrant, Elsevier, Endemol, FD (Het Financieele Dagblad), G+J Uitgevers, Havas Media, Ilse Media, NRC Handelsblad, Ogilvy, Publicis, Sanoma, Talpa/SBS Broadcasting, Telegraaf Media Groep, Total Identity, Tribal DDB, Veronica Magazine, Vrij Nederland, Wegener.

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