La storia di Álvaro

A good friend of Álvaro traveled to work in Holland in March, returned in the summer and shared his experience with Álvaro. He explained in detail what his experience had been like, what documents he needed to be able to travel and his work experience.

Once the information had been digested, Álvaro contacted the agency TenS Holanda to apply for job offers and to be able to live the same experience as his friend.

His selection consultant was Lucía, who interviewed him and advised him on his way to the Netherlands. Álvaro tells us that the selection process was really fast and they made it all very easy.

His objective in this adventure was to save money to be able to pay for a course that he is studying in computer programming.

Álvaro confesses that his first days were not entirely easy and it took him a bit to adapt to the change of country and culture. He also assures that a few days later he was already integrated and adapted.

In the middle of his adventure, he has returned to Spain to take an exam for his programming course, but once he has passed this procedure, he wants to return to the Netherlands.

Regarding the workplace, Álvaro is very happy with the experience. He highlights the company, the good atmosphere among colleagues and recognizes that the tasks were simple for him, which is why he was very bearable.

Álvaro has been living in Breda together with the friend who recommended this adventure. The only negative aspect that he wanted to highlight was that they lived in a hotel and on the days they were late from working the kitchen was closed and they couldn’t eat anything.

On the other hand, his friend was given a car with which they would travel to work and to the supermarket.

On days off, Álvaro took the opportunity to visit cities like Tilburg or Rotterdam (whenever the weather was good). He was struck by the beauty of these cities and the high level of life that is breathed.

Finally, Álvaro recommends this experience to his friends and even his brother. We from TenS Holanda, we want to wish you the best in your computer course and how long you want to return, here we will be!

La storia di Jeanette

With her older and independent children, Jeanette believed it was her time. She used to work half a year in Sweden and the other half in Tenerife, suddenly the pandemic arrived and this kept her locked up at home for 8 months, generating a depression and the need to change of scene.

One fine day, she came across an offer to work in the Netherlands on InfoJobs, and from then on everything changed.

She applied to the offer and, from one week to the next, she was already in Holland. Jeanette wants to highlight the work of Alessandra, who was the recruitment consultant who interviewed her and has helped her in this experience.

Now, months later, she couldn’t be happier with the decision she made to live this adventure.

As for the accommodation, at first she was not happy with the homes that she received, but they quickly moved her to the new accommodations. She acknowledges that the facilities are very good, but she had some problems living with colleagues since she did not pick up and she had to chase them.

 

Later, her daughter came to work with T&S Holanda, and asked the agency to allow her to go live with her. Her wish was granted and she could be living with her daughter and a friend of hers. Currently, her daughter is gone, but she lives in a house 5 minutes from work, with 4 wonderful people with whom the coexistence is very good. She also highlights the good relationship she has with Juanjo with whom she also works.

As for the workplace, at first it was difficult for her to adapt to the position and for them to adapt to it as well. Once the adaptation process is over, she tells us that the work environment is very good.

Jeanette tells us: “I know colleagues from the agency who are working in other companies, and they say that as in my company, in none.”

Also, Jeanette is going to start hanging out with her co-workers and doing a little social life with them. She also admits to us that she is a very calm and homely person.

Finally, Jeanette recommends this experience to everyone, her friend Yolanda is now in the selection process and her son is thinking about it too. She wants to achieve the goal of staying there indefinitely, getting a house for herself and returning to Tenerife just to visit.

From T&S Holanda, we want all your goals to be met and we are happy that you are enjoying this new stage of your life.

LA STORIA DI JORGE

Jorge was looking for a change of scene and contacted a friend of hers who was living in the Netherlands. She told him that she was hesitating between studying for a higher degree or going abroad to work. His first option was to go to the United States, but his friend invited him to try the experience of living and working in Holland.

Her friend has an acquaintance who is working with TenS Holanda, and since he is very happy, she recommended to Jorge that he apply through this temporary work agency.

He sent his CV and in just two days, he received a call where they informed him of the conditions of the offers and others. After conducting the interview, it only took him a week to get to Holland.

Now he is very happy with his decision to go to Holland, although he admits that at first it was difficult for him to adapt. Jorge was very used to his routines in Spain and he was afraid of arriving in a country unknown to him.

His goal with this experience has been to work as much as he can and save, to come back for Christmas and enjoy his family.

After Christmas is over, he wants to go back to the Netherlands and look for accommodation closer to work.

Regarding his current accommodation, he admits that he was very lucky, since four people live in a house and there are four rooms. Jorge has not had to share a room, which is usually the case.

In relation to moving from his house to work and vice versa, Jorge used to travel by car with the transport service, where a driver would pick him up, but now, this has changed and he is riding his bike and it takes a little over half an hour . His bike was lent to her by a friend and it doesn’t work very well.

In the workplace, he tells us the following: “I’m not lying to you, I love my job, for me it’s like playing Tetris”. He tells us that his supervisor asked him if he thought his work was hard and Jorge replied: “It doesn’t seem hard to me, I think it is very funny.”

He also loves the work environment and the relationship with colleagues. Now they have changed his shift, but he has quickly bonded with his new teammates.

After work, Jorge takes the opportunity to rest and took his console so he could disconnect.

On a day off, he takes the opportunity to go with some friends for a walk, go to bars and, if he has to go out partying later, then too.

On the other hand, he likes to photograph landscapes and is enjoying the wonders of Holland.

He has two friends who are unhappy with another agency and Jorge has recommended that they switch to his, since he is very happy. He has also recommended that his father take the opportunity to live this experience.

We greatly appreciate your time in the interview and we are glad that you are enjoying this adventure. We are waiting for you around Christmas and we hope that everything continues to go just as well.

La storia di Ana

The way Ana started her adventure with us can be considered comical and fortuitous. A friend of her boyfriend was working in Germany, and both Ana and her boyfriend started looking for agencies to follow in the footsteps of her friend and work in Germany.

Looking for offers to emigrate to German lands, they found an offer from TenS Holanda to work in the Netherlands and applied.

From the agency we received the CVs of Ana and her partner and we got ready to call them to explain the offers and more. Ana, she did not recall applying for her, so she declined the call. Right away, she realized the mistake and called back. Once they explained everything to her, she thought about it for a few days.

Luckily, Ana found an acquaintance who had gone with our agency to work in Holland and this person gave her confidence to make the decision to live the adventure.

When Ana conducted the interview she was 20 years old and the vacancy required a minimum age of 21 years. According to her, she turned 21, she sent all the documentation and remembers that the process was very simple and fast.

Once she arrived in the Netherlands, she had to adapt to a new culture and she confesses to us that this was something that she took a bit of trouble at first.

Once the adaptation process is over, she is very well. She has an apartment in Hoeven that she loves, where she lives with friends and also has a backyard.

Ana tells us that, at the beginning in her accommodation, there were two people with whom she had no relationship, but they left. At that time, Ana and her partner took the opportunity to ask the agency if a friend could go live there with them. Luckily, it was possible. Then another boy came in, and now they have formed a group that is like a family there.

The work that she is doing is very monotonous and at the time of the interview she has requested a change of job, with the aim of finding a company where she feels more motivated. Now, a week after the interview, we have found a company for Ana and her partner, where we wish everything to go smoothly.

His main objectives are: save money, live the adventure and discover a country that he did not know.

In general, they usually get around on foot or by public transport, and he tells us that once they went to visit the city of Antwerp (Belgium) by bus and it only cost them 11 euros.

Ana recommends living this experience, since if your goal is to work abroad, this is the easiest way to leave your country. You arrive at your new destination and you already have a job, accommodation and even medical insurance. As Ana says: «they give you many facilities».

Ana, we greatly appreciate your time dedicated to the interview and we sincerely hope that everything continues to progress as well as it has up to now. We are sure that you will continue to enjoy this experience!

La storia di Sandra

“Chance” that was what led our candidate today, Sandra, from Lanzarote, to undertake a new adventure with T&S.

 

 

Our islander, is a nomad passionate about traveling so it was not the first time that she began a new life outside of Spain. Norway, Canada or England are some of the many places where she had have the opportunity to work throughout her entire life.

At first, Sandra tells us that her goal was to settle permanently on her island, but the coronavirus turned all her plans upside down. Looking through the job offers, she found ours and thought “why not?”. And today, she has been living in Waalwijk for three months now.

 

She is very comfortable in her company, Bresc, which she defines as “very familiar.” On the other hand, regarding T & S, she affirms that she cannot say anything bad: “everything they told me at the beginning is 100% accurate”.

 

 

Regarding the accommodation, she lives in the center of the city together with three colleagues of Polish origin with whom she is very comfortable despite not being able to communicate, as they hardly speak English. She affirms that it is difficult for her to find people like her since the vast majority of them are very young, even so, she is happy with her because she considers herself a very independent person: “I do what I want”.

 

 

 

 She a few weeks ago she brought her car from the Canary Islands, allowing her to visit different Dutch cities that she considers almost identical. Finally, she highlights the Dutch way of life: “they work and go straight to bars.”

She still does not know how long she wants to stay in the Netherlands. Don’t worry Sandra you’ll find out. Keep enjoying this experience and good luck!

 

 

And you? Would you like to live a similar experience? We will be delighted to welcome you so you can enjoy the same opportunity as Sandra. Do not wait more!

La storia di Mario

Mario from Lanzarote was looking for a job opportunity that never came. At that time some of his friends traveled to Holland to work and that prompted him to look for work abroad.

He was so eager that he did the interview on a Thursday and by Tuesday he was already there ready to work.

Mario confesses to us that at the beginning he did not have all the confidence in the world and he was counting on the fact that he could come back at any moment if it went wrong.

He remembers how the day before the flight, due to the speed of the events, he still did not have the information about picking him up at the airport or the exact point. This made for a bit of an agonizing day for him, but the next morning he already had all the information.

When he landed in the Netherlands, he arrived at his accommodation and had nothing to shower. At that moment, the one who is now his friend, Fran, appeared. Without hesitation, she lent him soap and deodorant and told him that whatever he needed he was there.

Since then, every time a new person arrives, Mario tries to receive them with the same affection that they received him.

His goals at the beginning of this experience were to spend as little as possible and save as much money as possible. Now, after a while he confesses to us that she has changed a bit and gives himself a whim.

His current goal is to be able to spend as long as possible in the Netherlands and he is even considering buying a car to have greater independence.

As for work, he highlights how automated, advanced and modern his company is. He is proud to be part of such a sophisticated company. He has recently changed departments and the change is not convincing him, although there is always a period of adaptation that can make you feel better in the future.

Regarding the Dutch culture, he is delighted and has even gotten used to their meal times. On breaks from work at 12:00 he usually eats and that makes him want to have dinner early.

Before arriving he expected it to be a bit boring, but he has been surprised that there is more atmosphere than he imagined.

Finally, he proposes that they build a soccer field in Workinn’s accommodations so that new candidates can socialize more quickly, meet people from other countries through sports and even organize small Sunday league matches. An initiative that will be taken into account.

We want to thank Mario for his time in the interview, it has been a pleasure to hear your experience and we hope that everything continues to go as well as it has been up to now.

La storia di Rafael

A good friend of Rafael’s recommended that he go to work with him in the Netherlands. At that time, Rafael didn’t even think about it and his friend put him in contact with T & S Holanda.

He remembers the selection process as a quick process and from one day to the next he found himself landing in the Netherlands. Rafael affirms that from the first moment he has been at ease and has not had moments of doubt or mistrust, after all, his friend had recommended it to him.

His adaptation was quick and Rafael tells us that, in large part, it was thanks to the fact that he lived with other Spaniards in his accommodation and they made a pineapple. This initial situation gave him a lot of strength, since Rafael arrived in the country without much level of English and was afraid of not knowing how to express himself at the beginning of it.

He tells us an anecdote shortly after his arrival that serves as an example to see that this group of friends are like a family for Rafael. He confesses that when he arrived he did not have much money, so he had to resort to borrowing from some of his companions, they did not hesitate to lend it to him and show him that they are there to help each other

Rafael’s goals for this adventure were: learn English and save money for his son.

To achieve them, he is working at Ingram Micro and, in turn, is looking for an academy to improve his English.

In the workplace he says the following: “I really enjoy it, it has nothing to do with other companies I have worked for in Spain. Here we have three breaks and although it is a physically demanding job, it is enjoyable. “

In addition, he takes advantage of the days off and meets some colleagues from work and they go to tour the country and discover the beauty of the Netherlands.

The day he conducts this interview is his day off and he tells us that he is just going to visit a city.

Rafael misses his son a lot and one of his priorities is to be able to return for his son’s birthday and enjoy such a special day with him.

He also tells us that at first he wanted to go for a short time, but now he is beginning to consider staying there for a longer time.

Finally, Rafael surprises us by commenting that, just as he was convinced by a friend, he has now convinced 7 or 8 friends who are already there working very happy.

We greatly appreciate your time in the interview and we are happy to know that your experience has been wonderful. We hope everything continues just as well.

La storia di Sara

Sara is very nice and pleasant at the beginning of the interview to tell us about her experience in the Netherlands.

She chose this country to experience the adventure for various reasons. At first, she considered going to Germany, but the agencies she found did not give her enough confidence to make the decision for her.

On the Internet, she found TenS Holanda, and after reading her reviews, she decided to write in various Facebook groups made up of Spaniards in the Netherlands. She posted a message seeking opinions about the agency and many candidates who are there told her that they were happy and received good treatment from the agency.

This was essential for Sara to decide to live this adventure with us.

All of the above happened 3 years ago, then she returned to Spain and four months ago she decided that she had to live the same experience again.

Her objectives have always been: to grow financially, improve the language and live the experience.

To this day, she confirms to us that she arrived with zero English and now she speaks it fluently every day. She is also trying to learn Dutch, although she admits to us that it is complicated and at the moment she is picking up words.

As for the workplace, Sara is very happy. She started in a company where she was not very motivated either, but then we offered to change to another company and she could not be more satisfied with the change. Now, she goes every day to work with her friend Laura hers (previously interviewed).

They go to work by car, although she later uses a bicycle to do the shopping and tour the city.

On her days off, Sara tells us that they have had barbecues with friends, they also go shopping or just go for a drink downtown.

In short, she confirms that she has adapted very quickly to her country and culture, that she has not thought of returning to Spain for a season and she always recommends this experience to her friends, with whom she would be delighted to share this adventure.

We greatly appreciate that you have volunteered to conduct this interview and we sincerely hope that everything continues to go just as well.

La storia di Ivan

Coming from the beautiful Jaén, our today’s candidate, Iván, decided to embark on a new adventure in the Netherlands with the help of TenS Holland to remove a thorn that he had nailed for some time.

 

In fact, together with a friend, he had already left everything behind to move to Holland two years ago, however, what was going to be a great adventure ended up being a bad experience due to the management of the company.

Eager to return since he was in love with the country, he ran into us. Our international recruiter Lucia guided him throughout the process and found a perfect vacancy for Iván, in which he fit in and was comfortable. From the first moment he felt calm with us, because he fully trusted our services.

 

His first days in the Netherlands were very different from those of his first arrival, he tells us that this time he felt prepared for everything, the worst was over. In addition, he undertook this adventure together with his friend Carlos, so he was not alone.

He is staying in a large house with a garden that he defines as “a vacation spot”, and that he shares with a boy from Barcelona and a Canarian couple. At first, he clashed a bit with his colleagues since they had very different schedules, but they quickly resolved their differences. He’s really getting along with his colleague from Barcelona and together with his friend Carlos want to move on their own closer to work, where they feel very comfortable despite not speaking much English, because there is a very good atmosphere among all.

Unlike many other Spanish candidates, Ivan does not miss the good weather in southern Spain, he is a cold Andalusian. However, he misses his family, his friends and the fried fish.

 

Finally, he does not plan to put an end to this experience: “I want to spend a long time, whatever it takes since they give me the opportunity here that they don’t give me in Spain.” And the thing is, what would stand out the most from his life there is “how well one is at work.”

We wish you the best in this adventure, Iván, we hope you continue to enjoy it as much as you have until now.

 

And you? Would you like to live a similar experience? We will be delighted to receive you so that you can enjoy the same opportunity as Iván. Do not wait more!

La storia di Laura

Laura, a native of Sevilha and with a typical joy of her city, tell us about her experience in Holland. Laura was working in Sevilha, but her conditions were not satisfied. Details such as not to charge for the hours in which she has overtime, for a significant reason in her decision to move from her dining room.

So, in search of offers at InfoJobs, she found a vacancy to work in the Netherlands at TenS Holland. Happily, Laura has friends in the Netherlands, who have decided that she needed to do the bad things and live this experience.

She confesses that before landing, she had fears and doubts. She assumed that she was going to be all very negative and that she had to be strong. When she arrived, she was the opposite.

She highlights that she feels supported by the agency and that she has been very lucky with the people she has found there.

The first two weeks she had bad luck with her roommates, who did not respect the basic rules of coexistence. These were expelled and since then she lives with what she calls her family there. They are a group of friends who do everything together and help each other.

About her goals, Laura tells us the following: “My goal was to be very long-term, start a new life and grow. Finding accommodation in Holland is very difficult, but the agency helps a lot and with transport too. It is the push that you need to get started. “

She has never considered going back and having previously lived in London for a year, she quickly adapted to a similar culture in terms of food and sleep schedules.

In the workplace, Laura tells us that she has one week in the morning and the next one in the afternoon. He likes this because she allows him to organize and also, she allows him to have the weekends free. She also confesses to us that work is very tiring and there are days that it costs her a bit.

The positive is that her salary is good, she works at least 40 hours a week, they pay her overtime and they are happy with her.

Right now, she prioritizes enjoying this time there, than the mere fact of saving.

Finally, she summarizes for us a normal weekend there with her friends. On Fridays they usually meet after work to have a drink and disconnect from work. On Saturday morning they clean up what they have stained the day before, pack their backpacks and go on a group excursion and discover the beauty of the Netherlands. Finally, on Sunday they make what they call: “family meal”. They all meet together and each one brings a meal to share with the rest. Isn’t it fantastic?