A workforce of employees from diverse backgrounds in your workplace provides benefits to your business. It can lead to tapping new markets, new customer groups and it improves your company’s image. It also encourages equal opportunities in the Amsterdam labor market, setting a new standard for inclusive employment in the city.
But as an Amsterdam entrepreneur, how and where do you find these staff with different backgrounds? Typical for entrepreneurs is that they prefer not to talk too long about diversity plans but want to get started quickly: ‘just a matter of doing it!’ With this second webinar of Amsterdam – Divers & Inclusive we will therefore specifically address the question how do I find diverse personnel?
PROGRAM
3.45pm
Kickoff by Shivan Shazad, policy officer Amsterdam – Divers & Inclusive.
3:55 p.m.
‘I want to work!’ Omar Boutrhirhacht, UvA student and Amsterdam native with a migration background, talks about the barriers in his search for work.
4:05 p.m.
‘Connecting supply and demand’ Suzan de Jong explains what the municipality of Amsterdam is doing to connect higher-educated young people from the Nieuw-West district to entrepreneurs in the city and with what results.
4:15 p.m.
‘THIS is what it delivers’ Souad el Markhous director of her own construction company, Markhous Beheer, gives her views on the importance of diverse personnel in the Amsterdam construction industry.
4:30 p.m.
‘This is how we do it’ Niels Agterberg (Everyday Heroes) and Niels van Buren (Swink) share how their collaboration using Power Certificates, helps people with autism find work.
4:50 p.m.
Time for questions and conclusion.
PRAKTISCHE INFORMATIE.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 18
Time: 3:45- 5 p.m.
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
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WEBINARSERIES
Amsterdam – Divers & Inclusive will organize a series of webinars focused on practical tips for a diverse and inclusive SME business in 2021. The webinar how do I recruit diverse is the second webinar in this series. Webinar 3 covers inclusive selection procedures and webinar 4 the importance of an inclusive corporate culture.