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Growing Freelance Market for Internationals with Werf& and Mark van der Velden
As the Dutch labour market continues to face staffing shortages, one solution is becoming increasingly important: international freelancers. In a new interview with Werf&, U-Connect Operational Manager, Mark van der Velden, shares why this fast-growing talent group is essential for the future of work in the Netherlands - and how companies can benefit from embracing it.
Check out this article published by our partners at Werf& to discover more about why international freelancers are becoming a crucial solution to ongoing labor shortages in the Netherlands and discover the growth opportunities that this can bring for your company. Keep reading for some key takeaways or read the full article (in Dutch, or click here for the English translation).
- “The entire labor market is globalising. More and more foreign companies are coming to the Netherlands, and English is becoming the working language in many organisations. So the demand is definitely there. The challenge until recently was that internationals who wanted to freelance struggled to find entry points. With U-Connect, we wanted to solve that by offering an accessible way to connect supply and demand.”
- “The demand for international freelancers is high-and I don’t expect it to fall anytime soon. We simply need them.”
- “30 years ago Undutchables was the first in the Netherlands to focus the mediation of internationals for temporary and permanent roles, and now U-Connect is the first to do this for international freelancers. This is going to become a very large market - we’re convinced of that. This is a huge opportunity, also for companies-helping them find the right candidate who may not speak Dutch yet, but absolutely has the right skills. We are convinced that this is going to be a huge market, one that many companies can profit hugely from by finding the right candidate who may not speak Dutch yet, but who has the right qualities and skills.”
Want to learn more?
Join us at 'Internationalisering van de Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt' on November 27th, (please note: This event will be mainly in Dutch), or if you are interested in getting in touch with Mark for more tailored insights into how working with international freelancers can benefit your company you can reach out to him here.
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