Founder and Managing Director Maureen Adams remembers: “Dutch agencies back in the mid 90’s had notices on their doors stating that people who didn’t speak Dutch were not welcome. I remember walking into one agency, to be greeted by a young woman who took my CV and as I walked out the door she threw it promptly in the bin. It was difficult to find a good job without speaking Dutch and yet, in the meantime, I could see that Amsterdam was attracting international companies but there were very few agencies addressing this change.”
Now, speaking Dutch is no longer mandatory. Globalization is at the core of this change: we’re moving away from “Expats” to “Internationals” where more and more individuals move to new countries for the excitement and experience, rather than having been transferred to a new country by a company. That’s where Adams steps in.
Adams Multilingual Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency focused on sourcing multilingual candidates for international companies in a wide variety of industries throughout the Netherlands and Europe. After 20 years in recruitment, they’ve seen the sourcing industry change dramatically.
Recruiting is going beyond the traditional job board and past LinkedIn to many other social platforms. “We split our efforts between the traditional -- job boards and our recruiters’ networks – and social-digital. With effective digital marketing we reach candidates who our competitors miss.” says Digital Marketing Specialist Lindsay Britton.
There is an even bigger shift on the horizon. Recruitment is moving towards automation, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and semantic searching. “In our offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam we use technology to connect with candidates throughout Europe. By implementing specialist IT recruitment tools we save time finding candidates, which enables us to invest more time into building stronger networks in HR, logistics, sales, finance and marketing.”
If you arrive in the Netherlands with no knowledge of the Dutch language, Adams Multilingual Recruitment is the first recruitment agency to call. They offer expert service and their team is unique: their offices represents sixteen different nationalities and each member of staff has had the same experience as their candidates of relocating and finding a job in the Netherlands. They take the extra step “We assist candidates on a more personal level. It’s not just a job, it’s also everything that revolves around it. We help candidates with Dutch tax regulations, permits, housing, and more.”
Whether you’re looking for your first job in the Netherlands or simply a change, Adams Multilingual Recruitment should be your first call.
About Adams Multilingual Recruitment
Adams Multilingual Recruitment provides specialist recruitment solutions for international companies and candidates throughout the Netherlands and Europe. The company was established in 1997 by Maureen Adams and has offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The experienced team consists of more than twenty international consultants representing sixteen nationalities. Its portfolio of clients encompasses an extensive range of industry sectors from global telecommunications companies to non-profit organizations. We aim to meet our clients' needs be it for temporary solutions, interim projects or recruitment for permanent roles.
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