Housing & Career Event 2022

Get information, meet services and businesses, attend free workshops and presentations, enjoy networking, meeting people and having fun!

The Haarlem Housing & Career Event is the largest event for both locals and internationals living, working, studying or setting up business in the Haarlem & Haarlemmermeer area.

Lectures, stands, fair offers, entertainment and much more!

Topics: housing, education, employment, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, families, coaching, relocation, food, social groups, and entertainment—all conveniently brought together under one roof. For a day of information, orientation, inspiration and and social & business networking.

JOIN THE HOUSING & CAREER EVENT TO:

Find services and businesses you need in a single location.
Learn more and ask questions at free workshops and presentations.
Connect with other organisations, businesses, and the international community.

Join the first international Housing & Career Event in the Haarlem area. Get your FREE tickets now!

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Program

1:45pm – DOORS OPEN
2:00-2:10pm – WELCOME by the organisers & Partners: Arianna Ardia-Wenink of expatsHaarlem; Nadia Vriend of Gemeente Haarlem; Mie Lan Kok of Mie-Lan Kok Estate Agency, Vivian Chiona of Expat Nest, and Valerie Vallenduuk of Cupola xs.
2:00-5:00pm – INFO MARKET. The Info Market will host stands from a wide range of businesses and organisations as well as workshops and presentations.
5:00-6:00pm – NETWORKING DRINK
7:30-8:30pm – COMEDY SHOW. With GREG SHAPIRO, one of the best comedians in the Netherlands, The voice of Trump in the ‘Netherlands Second’ video with over 50 million views all over the world. Together with hilarious Hager and Gary White. They all come to Haarlem to give you the best Saturday Night Live Show. You need a separate ticket for the Comedy Show.

16 Speakers

WORKSHOP ROOM 1 – HOUSING & EDUCATION

2:10-2:25, Marieke van den Helder of the Municipality of Haarlem | Developments in the Buying and Renting market in the Haarlem area
2:30:3:00, Rental and buying & selling real estate agent Alison Mills of Lighthouse Property Services | All aspects of the private property market in Zuid Kennemerland and Haarlemmermeer.
3:10-4:00, Mie Lan Kok, director at Mie-Lan Kok Estate Agency and Wouter Hofstee Holtrop of Expat Mortgages | Housing seminar: How to buy a House? This seminar will present you with all the steps of obtaining a mortgage and buying a property.
4:10-4:40 Margit Tera & Chantal Lenferna de la Motte, Optimist International School | Learning different languages at school and at home. How to support your bilingual child

WORKSHOP ROOM 2 – STUDY, CAREER, BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2:10-2:30, Johan Laffra & Jan-Pieter Amse, Entrepreneurs Advisers at Netherlands Chamber of Commerce | Starting your own business, the 10 steps
2:30-3:00, Dorota Klop-Sowinsak, founder of DoSo! Coaching, certified coach and counselor from Dutch Academy for Psychotherapy. and author of the books “Career Jump! and “How to Get a Job in the Netherlands” | Fair offer: Free e-book
3:00-3:30, Stijn van der Krogt, Chief Academic Officer of the SRH Haarlem Institute for Higher Education and Director of Changing Values International | My digital Future given
3:30-4:00, Pier Wouda, Programmadirecteur Haarlem Campus, Owner ManyMedia.tv & Bureau Bewegend Beeld, regisseur NTR, videoproducer & consultant at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences | The power of Video.
4:00-4:30 Christine Fitzgerald, Senior Learning Coach at Global School for Entrepreneurship, program director Business Psychology at Haarlem Campus| Emotional Intelligence
4:30-4:45 Inge Echterhölter of oodles and pinches | You want to have a positive impact on the environment and on your health? Find out how to do that despite your busy schedule
4:45-5:00 Megaidi Pinas-Pieroelie of Borrow a Brand | Look good, do good, feel great! Did you know that we can change the world through fashion together? In this session I will learn you how and why. Fair offer: Rent one get one rental for free.

ROUND TABLES – EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH & COACHING

2:30 -3:15, Ivo Neuvel, Projob | How to apply the Dutch way
4:10-4:40, Vivian Chiona, Expat Nest, that provides emotional support to families through online counselling services, Child & Adolescent Psychology and Health Psychology. Lift Your Mood Now.

Haarlem & Haarlemmermeer Housing & Career Event | Speakers

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18 Exhibitors

HOUSING

Mie-Lan Kok Estate Agency; Expat Mortgages; Lighthouse Property Services; SZldesign; Isabelle Cajfinger slow fashion and Home Decor

EDUCATION

ISH (International School Haarlem); ROC Amsterdam; Nova College Haarlem; Haarlem Campus; Hogeschool InHolland Haarlem

EMPLOYMENT

Carrière Coach Café

HEALTH

Expat Nest

FOOD

VIQH / Wine2B; The Italians Federico & Luca. Taste the real espresso, taglieri, stuzzichini, assaggini at the best barista popup in Haarlem and be culinary pampered in Italian Style.

MEDIA AND SOCIAL

expatsHaarlem, expatsHaarlemmermeer, marketingSpark, Holland Times.

Haarlem & Haarlemmermeer Housing & Career Event

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Entertainment Program – Koepel Comedy

Join also our evening entertainment program, the Koepel Comedy, with GREG SHAPIRO, one of the best comedians in the Netherlands, The voice of Trump in the ‘Netherlands Second’ video with over 50 million views all over the world. Together with hilarious La Hager, Anthony Ramos, Mikaela Burch and Maeva Dolle. They all come to Haarlem to give you the best Saturday Night Live Show. Read more and get your tickets (€15) here. You need to buy separate tickets for the Comedy Show. Ticket price: € 15.

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Partners

Gemeente Haarlem and Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, Expat Nest.

Media Partners

Access, Haarlem Marketing, Haerlems Bodem, Holland Times.

Venue

The Haarlem Housing & Job Fair will take place on Saturday 21 May from 2 to 6 PM in the national monument De Koepel in Haarlem.

The Koepelgevangenis van Haarlem, also popularly known as the Koepel, is a former penal prison in the city of Haarlem. The Koepelgevangenis in Haarlem was built from 1899 to 1901 by justice architect W.C. mason. The Koepel Dome in Haarlem is a national monument. The Dome contains four stacked cell rings with a total of 400 cells. With startup offices, a University College and art cinema, this City Campus is the ideal setting for bustling events in the city.

The building is within walking distance of the center of Haarlem and the train station. There is parking available around the Koepel for cars and bicycles. The car parking area is managed by Parkbee and can be reached from the Papentorenvest. Do you want to make sure you have a parking space? Book one via the Parkbee website or via the Parkmobile app.