Boost your team with highly skilled tech talent from a refugee background | An initiative by Essent and Refugee Talent Hub
Arjen de Ruiter (Director of Software Engineering at Essent) is asking us, members of CIO Platform Nederland, to provide 15 positions for highly educated refugees. Refugee Talent Hub recruits the candidates, and Harvest trains them to become fully qualified engineers. Essent and ABN AMRO are already on board—who’s next? Sign up here for the information session on January 27, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Why participate?
Ready to contribute: Pre-selected talent with a tech background
Strengthen your team: Greater diversity and innovative power
No training costs: Only a one-year contract and salary
Tangible impact: Support your ESG and SROI objectives
Sign up here for the information session or email Refugee Talent Hub for more details.
How this initiative started
Arjen de Ruiter, working at Essent and a member of CIO Platform Nederland, explains: "At Essent, we have been collaborating with Refugee Talent Hub for some time. Essent colleagues volunteer as mentors within the Essent mentoring program. Together with newcomers, they work on building a strong CV, finding suitable jobs, and solving practical questions to help them navigate the Dutch labor market. But we want to create more impact. That’s why we explored with Refugee Talent Hub how to deepen our collaboration and make a bigger difference—for example, by filling vacancies with tech talent. This led us to Harvest."
Essent has been working with Harvest for years. Harvest connects highly educated tech talent with a STEM background to organizations through a high-quality Post-Master Program. After completing the Harvest year, participants join organizations and contribute at a high level. Harvest and Refugee Talent Hub are joining forces to give technically skilled refugees a fresh professional start. Harvest is offering 15 spots free of charge in its Post-Master programs. Participants receive masterclasses, coaching, and guidance from a technical mentor. The program looks roughly like the diagram below and will be tailored based on the participating organizations and candidates.
In short, we are looking for organizations that want to make an impact by offering a position to motivated engineers with a strong technical foundation. No additional investment is required. Vacancies often already match the need. The only thing that changes is the life of a person who deserves a chance.
Will you join us?
1 + 1 = 2: A candidate with a tech background via Refugee Talent Hub, combined with Harvest’s training, is a proven success formula. Even more powerful: what if we do this with 15 companies and give 15 motivated candidates a flying start?
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