On June 13, the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands (AmCham) and its People Committee hosted a seminar on Creative Approaches for Hiring and Retaining Talent in a Highly Competitive Labor Market. The Dutch labor market remains tight for organizations in many sectors, and there isn't any indication that this will change in the foreseeable future. The seminar highlighted three pragmatic examples for resolving labor shortages, offering practical lessons for organizations to meet today's need for talent.
Luke Spencer, Manager Talent Acquisition EMEA at Palo Alto Networks spoke about the company's Cloud Academy where technical talent is given an opportunity to redirect their careers towards specialized sales roles. Oscar van Mourik, PhD, Senior Behavioral Scientist at Randstad shared an experimental approach for unlocking the potential of gamers by making their invisible skills developed while gaming visible to employers. Wieteke Graven, Founder of Het Potentieel Pakken, shared lessons from outside the private sector. She highlighted the importance of tapping into the full potential of people to resolve the persistent part-time gap in the social sector (including healthcare, childcare, education). She emphasized the need to engage in meaningful conversations with employees and new talent, asking the right questions to unlock their potential.
We cordially thank the speakers for their insights, Sophie Boucher of Palo Alto Networks for being such a wonderful host and Frank Veltkamp of Avery Dennison for generously supporting this event.