Being an expat at Deloitte
As an expat, I’ve been told many times that if I want
to get a job in the Netherlands, it can be quite
difficult in the regions outside the Randstad. Indeed,
I also used to receive comments from multiple
recruiters saying my resume is “too international”
for their companies. However, this is not the case
with Deloitte. I was offered an internship position at
Maastricht office right after my interview and now
it’s the third month I work full time here.
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It’s been almost a year since I started my career and Deloitte still keeps
surprising me with
its diversity and inclusion. During the introduction weeks, I had the chance to
meet other
international new hires from all over the Netherlands. This “international
force” includes
colleagues from Europe (e.g. Italy, UK, Bulgaria, Croatia) to Asia (e.g. China,
Indonesia,
Vietnam, India), to Africa(e.g. Kenya, Egypt) and to Americas (e.g. the U.S).
Some of them I
will continue to work with in my post-master study. This study program is
available to all
audit professions within Deloitte, which allows us to get the RA certificate
without the
prerequisite of master Dutch. Deloitte makes sure that international employees
have the
equal chance to pursue their career without worrying about the language barrier.
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While making me stay connected with the international community, Deloitte is
also doing its
best to make the new hires feel included in the local community. Just to name a
few: each of
us has a buddy to help us onboarding; a new hire dinner was organized for us to
get to
know each other; an evaluation meeting was set for us to give feedback and
communicate
experiences in the first month. In addition to that, I’ve been invited to the
group responsible
for organizing team events in my office, which gives me even more chances to get
to know
my colleagues. I feel like part of the team since day one, and my office has
been nothing but
welcoming and inclusive.
Now I really look forward to getting my RA title, together with all the
challenges and
opportunities along the way. I know it’s not an easy path (speaking from the
person who
finishes work at 5p.m and continues study until 11 p.m), but I believe it helps
me finding the
purpose of my work and making an positive impact to our communities. As taught
in my
textbooks, auditors always represents the public interest. I am confident in
achieving my
goal because I know Deloitte and I share the same interest in this matter.
All I want to say to you at this point is: give it a try with Deloitte, here we
offer everybody the
chance to be the person you want to be.
Come and join us at Deloitte, we are excited to have you.
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