Careers & Development Services
from Outpost The Hague
"Helping
partners help themselves"
Personal
Consultancy
Through
a personal consultancy service,
expatriate and repatriated partners
are provided with information,
advice, and guidance to help
meet their career and development
needs. Careers
& Development consultants
can assist with the main steps
of a career review at a time
of significant change in your
life.
In broad terms, this involves:
- Developing
a clear picture of your life
and career goals. We consider
the concept of career in broad
terms. No two persons
needs are the same and you
decide how you define success.
- Clarifying
your options in the light
of your skills and experience
and also the opportunities
and constraints available
to you in The Netherlands.
The options usually lie in
the area of employment,
self-employment, study,
voluntary work or even
time out
for family or oneself. We
encourage you to consider
both the short and long term
and how your plans fit with
your partners career
in Shell.
- Implementing
your plan. For example,
if your goal is employment,
we can advise you on writing
or improving your CV, active
job search, networking and
interview skills.
This
process is supported by access
to a wide range of information,
including links on this site,
external services, and network
contacts with previous clients
and other organisations.
Each
member of our team works with
individual clients wherever
possible so that you have a
consistent contact for support
over an extended period.
If
we do not have sufficient resources
to meet all your needs, we may
refer you to other external
services. For example, we do
not provide psychological or
aptitude testing facilities.
We can refer you to our
recommended reading list
and web
sites, and to individual
career coaches/counsellors in
The Netherlands.
Career
workshops
We supplement the one-to-one
support available through a
series of career workshops
for partners which
take you through the broad process
of self awareness,
opportunity awareness
and transition skills.
Specific modules are:
- Unlocking
the Potential Within - self
awareness
- Your
CV - A Marketing Tool - transition
skills
- Tell
Me About Yourself - transition
skills
Click
here
for further details of the Career
Workshops and how to register.
Job
vacancies and networking
Careers
& Development is not
a job agency and we take no
direct part in recruitment processes.
Underlying how we work is a
philosophy of helping
partners to help themselves.
Detailed information about job
search in The Netherlands can
be found under Job
Search. We also operate
a Job
Club and organise networking
events. See Outpost The Hague
Calendar
Events for details on our
upcoming events. We are also
a member of partnerjob.com
Confidentiality
We
treat all enquiries confidentially.
No personal information is passed
to Shell or any other party
without your agreement. We keep
basic records in a secure computer
database so that we can provide
you the service you require.
We also retain electronic copies
of correspondence and your CV.
.
When to contact us:
- Whenever
you are considering an expatriate
assignment in The Hague. You
may have general questions
or concerns about continuing,
developing, adapting, giving
up or re-starting your career.
At this stage we help many
spouses/partners by phone
or email.
- When
you actually arrive in The
Hague or at a later stage
during your assignment in
The Hague. You can arrange
an individual meeting with
a career consultant to discuss
your options in more detail.
- Whenever
you are considering your next
expatriate assignment in another
location and again have questions
or concerns about continuing
your career in another location.
Code
of practice
Careers
& Development operates in
line with the principles of
the UK National Advisory Council
for Careers and Educational
Guidance. The Guidance
Council's Code of Principles
may be viewed at:
www.guidancecouncil.com
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